The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-12-27 00:00:00

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1" Fellow Citizens of the Senate, sad of the Mane of lea:
presentati vas,
gg At the period of our last Meeting, I had th•
satisfaction of communicating an adjustment with
one of the principal belligerent nations, highly
important in itself, and still more so, as presag..
ing a more extended accommodation. It is with
deep concern I am now to infi thr
favourable prospect has been
refusal of the British Governmi

act of its Minister Plcnipoteni

suing policy towards the Uni

through the co.—
to replace him.
" Whatever pleas may be .
of engagements formed by dii
ries, in cases where, by the terms of the engage-
ments, a mutual ratification is reserved ; or where
notice at the time may have been ;given of a de-
parture from instructions ; or in extraerdinacy
cases, essentially violating the principles of qui.
ty, a disavowal could not have been apprehended
in a case where no such notice or violation existed,
where no such ratification was ;Peened, and
more especially, where, as is now in proof, an
engagement, to be executed without any such rati-
fication, was contemplated by the instructions
given, and where it had, with good faith, been
carried into immediate execution on the part of
the United States.

" These considerations not having restrained I
the British Government from disavowing the ar-
rangement by virtue of which its Orders in Coen.
cil 'sere to be revoked, and the event authorising
the renewal of outnniercial intercourse having thus
not taken plafe, it necessarily became a qaestion
of equal urgetcy and importance, whether the act
prohibiting that intercourse was not to be consi-
dered as remaining in legal force. This question be-
ing, after due deliberation, determined in the affir-
mative, a proclamation to that effect was issued.. It
could not but happen, however, that a return' to
this state of things, from that which had follesellid
an execution of the arrangement by the'United
States, would involvedifficulties. With a view to
diminish these as much as possible, the instrec.
lions from the Secretary of the Treasury, now laid
before yew, were transmitted to the Collectors of
the several ports. if in permitting British vessels
to depart, wiebentgiviag bond& not to proceed to
their own ports, it should appear that the tenor
of legal authority has not been strictly pursued
it is to be ascribed to the anxious desire which
was felt, that no individuals should be injured by
so unforeseen an occurrence: and I rely on the
regard of Cyngress, fur the equitable interests of
our own citizens, to adopt whatever further pro.
visions may be foetid requisite for a general re.
mision of penalties involuntarily incurred.
" The recal of the disavowed Minister haring been
followed by the appointment of a successor, hopes
were indulged that the new Minister would contri-
bute to alleviate the disappointment which had been
produced, and to remove the causes which had so
lung embarrassed the good understanding of the
two nations. It could nut hedoubtcd, that it would
at least be charged with conciliatory explanations of
the steps which had been taken, and with proposals
1 to be substituted for the rejected arrangement. Rea-
sonable and universal as this expectation was, it also
has not been fulfilled. From the first official discio.
sums of the new Minister, it was found that he had
received no authority teenier in explanations relative
to either branch of the arrangement disavowed; nor
any authority to substitute proposals, as to that
branch, which concerned the British Orders in
i Council : and finally, that his proposals with respect
! to the other branch, the attack on the frigate Cher-
i apeake, were founded an a presumption, repeatedly
declared to be inadmissible by.the United States;
that the first step toward.. adjustment seas due from
them ; tile proposals, at the same time, umittiug
even a refereitc4l6 'the officer anrerable•' r the
1
murderous aggression,' and asscrtinia claim lot less
contrary to the British laws, and British practice,
than to the principles and obligations of the United
States.
" Tbe correspondence between 41/e'department of
State and this Minister will she's:o.l4,w issesseotially
the features presented its its consrnencemeiit have
been varied ie its progress. It will show also,
that forgetting the respect due to all governments,
he did nut refrain from imputations un this,
which required that so further communications
should be received from him. The necessity of
`this stop will be made known to his Britannic
Majesty through the Minister Plenipotentiaryuf
the United States in Loathes. And it would in-
dicate a want of confideos• due to a government
which so well understands and exacts what
becomes Foreign Ministers near it, not to infer
that the misconduct of its own Representative will
be viewed in the same light in which it has been
regarded here. The British Government will
learn, at the same lime, that a ready attention will
be given to cominunicatiuus, through any channel
which may be substituted. It will be happy, if
the change is this respect should be accompanied
by a favourable revision of the unfriendly policy
which has been so long pursued towards the
United States.

64 With France, the other belligerent, whose
trespasses on our commercial rights have long been
the subject of our just remonstrances, the posture
of our relation does nut.correspuud with, the tura.
cures taken on the put of the United Stites, to
cifect a favourable change. The result of the se.

veral communications made to her Government',
in pursuance of the authorities vested by Congress
in the Erecntixe, is contained in the correspon.
dence of our Minister at Paris, now laid beforeme:
" By some pf the other belligerents, although
professing just and amicable dispositions, injeriel
materially affecting our commerce have not bees!.
duly controuled or repressed. In these cases, thy..
interpositions deemed proper on our part have sot.
begs omitted. But it well deserves the censiderai..
tioA of the Legislature, how far both the satody,
id thcbonr ,f the American kg be
' by

to inspire _ distrust
as to the continuance of the existing amity. With,
our Indian neighbours, the just and benevolent
system continued toward them has also preserved
peace, and is more and more advancing habits fa-
vourable to their civilization and happiness.
" From a statement which will be made by. the
Secretary of IVar, it will be seen that the fortica.
Lions yn our maritime frontier are in many of the
ports completed, affording the defence which was
contemplated, and that further time will be re-
quired to render complete the works in the her.
liner of New York, and in some other places.—
fly the enlargement of the works, and the cm-
rloyment of a greater number of hands at the
public armouries, the supply of small arms, of
an improving quality, appears to be annually iu-
creasing, at a rate, that with those made on pri-
vate contracts may be expected to go far towards
providing for the public exigency.
" The Acts of Congress, providing foe Abe
equipment of our vessels of war, having been.
fully carried into executieu, I refer to the state.
silent of the Secretary of the Navy for the in for.
mation which may be proper on that subject.—
To that stateinent is added a view of the transfers
of appropriations, authorised by tie Act of the
Session preceding the last, and of the grounds GA
which the transfers were made.
64 Whatever may be the course of yogi chute.
rations on the subject of our military establish.•
meats, I should fail in my duty in not recom-
mending to your serious attention the importance
pf giviug to osor ryilitie, time great Windt or
our security, and resource of our power, an or..
puizstion the best adapted to eventual siisa.
Lions for which the United States ought to be
prepared.
" The sums which had been previously accu.
updated in the Treasury, together with the receipts
during the year ending on the 30th of September
last (and amounting to more than 9 millionsof dol.
la's), have enabled us to fulfil all our engage.
ments, and to defray the current expences of Go-
vernment without recurring .to any loan. But
the insecurity of our commerce, and the come-
roost dimiuution of the public revenue, will pro.
bably produce a deficiency in the receipts of the
ensuing year. for which, and for other details, I
refer the statements which will be transmitted
from the treasury.
" In the state which has been presented of our.
affairs with the great parties to a disastrous aiel
protracted war, carried on in a mode equally in-
jurious and unjust to the United States as a neutral
nation, the wisdom of the 'National Legislature
will be again summoned to the important decision
of the alternatives before them. That these will
be met in a spirit worthy the councils of a nation,
conscious both of its rectitude and of its rights,
and careful as well of its honour as of its peace, I
have an entire confidence. And that the result
will be stamped by a unanimity becoming the oc-
casion, and be supported by every portion of our
citizens, with a patriotism enlightened and invigor.
sued by experience, ought as little to be doubted.
" In the midst of the wrongs and vexations
eaperienced from external causes, there is much,
room for ceqgratrlation on the prosperity and
happiness floiiug from our situation at home._._
The blessing of Willa has never been more uni.
versal. The fruits of the seasons, though in par.
ticular articles and districts short of their usual
redundancy, are more than sufficient fur our wants
and our comforts. The face of our country
every where presents the evidence of laudable
enterprise, of extensive capital, and of dura-
ble improvement. In a cultivation of the ma-
terials, and the extension of useful manufactures,
inure especially,io the general application to house-
hold fabrics, we behold a rapid diminution of our
dependence on foreign supplies.—Nor is it unwor-
thy of reflection, that the revolution in our pursuits
wed habits is its no slight degree a consequence of
of those impolitic and arbitray edicts, by which the
contending nations, iu endeavouring each of them
to obstruct our trade with the other, have to far
abridged our means of procuring the prothietions
and manufactures, of which our own are now
taking the place.
46 Recollecting always, that for every Oven-
tage which may cudtribute to distinguish our lot
from that to which others are doomed by the un.;
happy spirit of the times, we arc indebted to that
Divine Providence, whi,sse goodness has been so
remarkably eateutled to this rising nation, it be.
cones us to cherish a devout gratitude, and to im.
plore from the same omnipotent source a blessing
un the consultations and measures about to be un.
dertaken fur the welfare of our beloved country.
" JAMLS MADISON."

nform you, that the and thq honour of the American kg may be coon
n overclouded, by a
suited, by adequate provisions against that cotlut
nment to abide by the sive prostitution of it, by individual's-unworthy ofi
ntiary, and by its ea-
the American name, which has so much fasoareit
nited States
the real or pretended suspicions us* which tbes.
1 as soon ,
et ho. Isliniatatonsa b °se" SOISSWIRVItAtit fdl. SatisisSMlNAo6o3
fermi:
urged for a disavowal "in reietion to the power. on the coast of
iiphmeatic fu.diena. Barbary, sothing has occurred which is not of a
terms of the engage-
, nature rather to inspire confidence than distrust',