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a tin ar t least; ef the,Orders hi Council, until
it could have been seen Whether the next-intercourse
law would or would not have been continued against
France ? Such a suspension could net have given, in
any point of view, more advantage to the United
States, than was given to Great Britain by the repeal,
which had taken place on their Irt.
If this reasonable course could not have been sub.
stituted for the disavowal, why was not a final Cs,
avowal suspended with a proposition, that the ar-
rangement would be executed by Great Britain, in
the event of a compliance on the part of the United
States with the condition required as to France ?
I am not unaware, you may be told, that the non.
intercourse law of the United States did not extend to
Holland, though so intimately connected with France,
Ind so subservient to her decrees against neutral corn.
erce. /
i It would not be improper on this occasion to ob.
!serve, that this objection can be the less urged by
' Great Britain, as she has herself never in her al edged
retaliations adhered to the principle on which they
were founded.

Thus she has from the date of them, until very
lately, directed them against the American trade
even to Russia, although Russia had never adopted
the French decrees, nor otherwise violated our neu-
tral trade with Great Britain. So, in her order of
April last, she has discriminated, not only bete et
the countries devoted to France by the ties of blood,
and other powers, but between Holland, Westpha-
lia, and Naples, in enforcing her prohibitory order
against the first and not the two last. Whilst, there-
fore, she finds it expedient to make these distinctions,
she ought to presume, that we too may perceive
equal propriety an the distinctions we have made.
But it may be of more importance here, to com-
pare the British Order in Council of April last, with
the arrangement of April, made by Mr. Erskine. It
will thence be seen how little is the real difference,
and how trivial it is when compared to the extensive
and serious consequences of the disavowal. •
Under the Order in Council of April, all the ions
of Europe, except Franco, including the kingdom of
Italy and Holland, with their dependencies, arc
opened to our commerce.
Under the arrangement of April, combined with
our Act of Non-Intercourse, all the ports of Europe,
except France and her dependenci
es,including the
kingdom of Italy, would have been opened to out
commerce.
The difference then is reduced merely to }Wand,
and that again is reduced to the difference bowel a
direct trade to the ports of Holland, mid an indirect
trade to Holland through Tonningen, H* burgh,
Bremen, and Embden.
Now, as the injuring of the enemies of Ortetlci,
min is the only avowed object of her inordiedng
order against our trade, let a computation be abet
of the effect which this difference between the '
Order in Council and the arrangement could pomibit
have in producing such an injury. And then /at the
question be candidly answered, whether, laying aside
all considerations of right and justice, losdkese4ls
ducements could have been found in desereseitio
rejecting the arrangement, and for pesolube.tall
sequent embarrassments, as well to Greg ES
to the United States.
2f it be necessary, at Mr. Jackson his stated. to
set bounds to a spirit of encroachment Isnd universal
dominion, which would bind al things_ to its own
standard ; and to falsify, by bothnraMe and merely
resistance, an annunciation that all Europe is saw
dug by degrees! effort must be feeble indeed, which
is to be found an the inconvenience I=l*t IP the
formidable foe from the operation of tlds Mkt in
Council ; and especially when we combine with it the
strange phenomenon of substituting for the Imisi
trade of the T,lnited States, a trade of Bodsla sok-
je,ete. contrary to the lays of the adverse party, anti
amounting, without a special licence, in the eye ti
British law, to high treason. •
Thus much for .be Orders in Council. What ins
taken place with respect to the case of the Chensrah
will equally engage your attention,
You will perceive, that throughout the MIT star
of the correspondence, this case was, in some
improperly confounded with, in others im pra y
parated from, that of the Orders in Council ; and pat.
titularly that pains had been taken by Mr. Jackson
to substitute verbal and vague observations on the
disavowal of this part of the arrangmmt, for an em
plicit and formal explanation suck as was obviossll
due. It will be seen also, that, when fi hast
to the point, he referred for a justiScationnalbe
vowel to the departure of Mr. Erskine from his is-
structions, without shelving what those instruction
were, and to allusions to an expulsion in.tbe artier
meet, without giving to hisaaemung the
pre-requisite to a Just reply.
It appears, however, that he lays eposit AMMO es
the proposal enclosed in his letter of therthiffashr,
as at once indicating the departure of Mr. Erskine
flonis his instructions ; andas containing- the condi,
dons op the basis of which he was ready to enter en
an adjustment. And from a note from the Secretary
of the British Legation, it apron that he has caw
pleined of not having received• an answer to hit puo
papal, as be bad before complained that no mug
bad he.en given to his verbal disclosure on this hod
in his interviews with me.
With respect to his intimations in conversation, as
they were preceded by nu proper suairment of the
reasons for not having executed the original adjust.
meat ; kt cannot be necessary to remark, that no sack
notice, as he wished to obtain, Could, with any get
of ropriery, have been taken of them,
with respect to his written project, it will suffice to
I remark :
Ist, That, besides bis reinmest and indistinct et-
planation of the disavowal ofdieoriginal adjustment.
he did not present his proposal, estl be had made
such progress in his efaiiive insinbation as Made it
proper to wait the issue of the reply about to
be
given to it; and that this issue had necessarily put s
atop to further communications.
Wly, That aldso be had given us to understand
that the ordinary .athth, such plait as he bad ile•
-contd oat hind his Gooscoment in such s
case, his oinil had neither Wes preakied by na
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