The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-12-30 00:00:00

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(rust sue rcnt.a.t t larestac 4st Aro commit.
CIAL OAZAVTII.
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ii pdesonal &ink
greenest hots/side trla • ',Mists Minister and Mr.
Smith, before svoijte poisessed of all the facts,
and perils the euriespondente butweett them,
would be preset:lomoms suit unjust. It woeld be
etleally indiscreet and unfair., to sulier oar pas-
sions to be in:lamed by the false coluuring of an
experte statement.
But let us take the statement in the Nationut
Intelligencsr to its utmost cum.', and what ap.
pears ? A disagreement as to matters of fact. '1 he
British Minister spoke of Mr. Canning's dispatch
to Mr. Erskine of the 123i1 of January, n itli A re.
mute intimation that the disimtch html been coin.
municated to our Cabinet. Mr. Smith, positively
denied that the contents of the dispaith ‘I ere cutn.
intinicated to him. " Mr. J4cksuiv," says the in-
telligenccr,." in his neat letter indecorQiisly used a
language idyls/es that Mr. Erskitse's instructions
were at the firm, made known to this Government."
Mr. Smith, in his aiiswer, " distluctly intimitesi,"
that such " insinuetions were inadtuissiLle.') 4ilr.
Jackson again repeated his insinuetfossi ague
which he was precipitately dismissed.
Such are the simple facts, as stated in the cp.
vernment pape:, which, it cannot be presumed,
would ' attenuate ought' in, favour of the Britiela
Minister. The main trtestion which presents it.
self, is, whether a disagreement as to fads is
good ground for the dismissal qf is Minister.
Even admitting that Mr. Erskine never did COP 4
nitinicato his dispatches to the American Clove .
silent, was it politic, or did the _interest •anti, a
Dour of the nation demand, that the British . .
nicer should he dismissed for using language i iirs.
plying' what was stated to he an error, aiiitaferr.
wards repeating that implication, Thy roil nio.
-ter of contest will prove to he, a dispute as to fee
racily between Mr. Erskine mid Mr. Smith ; late
the precut British Minister knees nuthiug et joie
own knowledge, but derived all his leferinativas
from Mr. Erskine.

But it seems that the avowed caws' of Mr. leek.
sou's dismissal is, that he inibeerouals toottsdisit.
ed Secretary Smith by fasplisation.
Will any one ba sn bold as to dolltend, thit
a mere disagreement as ti facts witliblr.)Jotitk, I,&
sufZicirnt ju,tillealion for sech alt ispoeisst stipp
as the hasty sod Welting dismilision of a Forn4ia
Ambassador ? Is a Foreign Minister, because ND
comes upon the territories of ateether nation to
treat with it, to have no tilt? Ii Ire to WO
the represontaties of s her 'igen for igionted,
and to assent to wbateveecolourisig au* bo(itin
to things, opal the pain of having his functions
eusputided? This, 1116 be sere, II a vet) ,hie add
magnanimous rule of setiou. But let et m*
tiler it has been Adopted by any other Government
than the American.

'f ha cue of Mr. Pinckney eat! Mr. Canals.;
is precisely in point. The formet communicated
tim Guierinnent the stahstencs .t his coact-
ences With the !utter, and diJ it in language which
nes mouldered Ojai'. Mifflin itt Mit *ilftlittla
by Net, an I coe tel nig » metiniog entirely tlllreretit
front that Intended. Tht• M Inver' very politely
cout"ra.dicted each other, and ?.et Mr. Polcku,'.l
was permitted :o remain ut the Court uf St. James's,
and was neset threatened it ith a dismissal.

But let us go a little further. As trio
Brititft Minister has been dismissed fur implierl-
- tontradictlnit Secretary Smith, and thereby
insulting the Government, it savor be well Cu
look a little into the behaviour of the 'Minis-
ter. of other Gueernmcn!s. It is soppri.odtlidt uus
have furgotten the conduct of the Spanish Minister,
Yriijo.! Spahr was then-thially of lire Emperor of
Prance, and the :Marquis was quietly pernsittid
to abuse and insult our Government with inspif..
Wty. Turn to the papen of 1800, and readhe
publications, whence it will appear what bagel-
tits were borne patiently wheru Napoleon was
concerned, even atter a brulum fesintem had hwa
discharge.!, which threatened mighty resentments.
\lc. Randolpii, on the floor of Congress,
that the Marquis Yrujo had bearded the,Prear.
dent at his Capitol.' And yet we discover sin
of the genuine consequences of that,
lively sensibility to the touch of himi;s44
Mr. Madison has now manifested. •
In precipitately discarding Mr. Jackets., lilts
reflectiag part of the trommusity may thisk wkk
one accord, that the American Goeerstaseet has
been guilty of reprehensible rashness se. Wis.
cretion. But the hasty publication of the meptere
is not less impolitic. Possibly the WNW g-
hats been heeled ; hat by giviarg
end hasty pnblicity te the dissgreonseuts-Abs-essesk,
to adjustment elf 'inteutionaily clessedi tam 'tie
relatives with ad placed in a
greateediffienityllial eutbatresseseutilses *see he.
fore wasted.

The Atte frigate carne into Plyntoeth gmerW.
ncsd.ty, altrr a t%rec months' cenhte In;
For the last three weeks she expesitisied
heavy gales, in one of which ne war pa
iremeedous see, whisk !twee in her deed '
v and shook bee like en aerts !esti h i
being a strong ship; she wcatheeed all the. Wes ka.
safuly.

A new piece leas robeaned irr Cows' Gir-
ds?: Theatre, the production of Mr. Itarnut.iss,
in the style of at, opetatical Meto-Drame. '1 he
music is composed by Mabtesione.
Mr. C. Ktisawe's wife/Wince of Shybck,
Thursday night, at the Ciaant.garJeli
waste a trio may. Ile his pttfurased (he part
at ehe flayniarkaThestre.

Signatures Ida great number hare been affixed
to the Cprk auct county of Cork Pealions fur
Emfmcipations which are to be presented to Para
!lament by the County and Cay Membcrs.

There *been an Wee of several thousand dol.
fbil track from the Bunk, but they have
ham ilivrt for some time pest, at they arc of. ?he

date dl 1901. They are a very rust C 0111•0111.
ante to the public in censevletsce of the scakiri
uf silver change, and the disappeariace of guM

coin.

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