The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-06-28 00:00:00


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surplus I haye croubled your Lordship; in eon-
venation, with a few. remarks front tity4uslrue...
tions, upon ono of those reasons, which •I . will
take the liberty to repeat. The paper 'in- noes:.
lion states, that Mr. J. " had already been once
lest gross!' insolted by the inhabitants of Wimp.
Ste; Ati 'the naproeisked language of abase held by'
hertilto Sereeal Officers bearing 'the King's uni.
'rnii• Oen till* Officers were themselves lip.
• assaulted and put in imminent danger."
firnstiven 'to understand, my •Lord, that the
insult, hero alluded to, was lot die first time
brougitt tinder the notice of the American Govern.
merit by this piper ; that ii fittlindeed been among
'Ahe rumours of -the day- that some unbecoming
I scene.had taken-:place at Hampton- or Norfolk,
between some oflicertes belonging to the --ffricoine
frigate- and some of. the inhabitants,' and that it
look. ate rise in. the indiscretion of the former ;
that utv attention to the circumstance hiving been
calltd.for, and no enquiry having been matte, the
truth of the case la unknown; but that it was ne*r
supposed. that Mr. Jackson' himself, who was on
board the .feigate, had been personally iosolteit
nor is it yet understood in *what way he supposes'
that heves so. lam authorized tumid, that any
complaint for representation on the subject would
instantly hovel received every proper attention:
Tho other communication (or which the sub-
stauct wah soon afterwards published to the Arne.,
rican•people; in the form of a circular letter frotiC
Mr. Jackson to the British Consuls in the• United
States) seeing-to have been intended as a fissitficii;
lion oghis conduct in that part if his eortispott.
deneelfw Melt had gifbn umbrage to the American •
'Government. This paper (bearing date the' 13th.
of November) is not very explicit; but itleotild'
appear to be calculated to give rather a rte.:form
to the statements, which Mr...14410104d Suffered!
the Government of the United Stites to view it,
_another light, until it had no, chuleb.hat to aetj
Ifissatv'the obvious and natural intettointstlon ofd
.them,sauctioned hy•hintself. • ,
. It was never objected to Me. %hasten (as -this I
aeetas to suggest) that • he' tsahrstateksidtat. the:
-tbrae.plropositions, inltir. &laxities original in.
ttrhatlans, were submitted to Mr.'iMith by that':
'gentleman ; or that he had stated 'it as made
,itaoira to,him by itt. : Canning, that the instric.
Moil to Mr. Erskine, ' containing those three con.•
dititstfs,- was the only one•from which his adtho.
-city wan derived for the conclusion. of an ertsknge-
ment on the matter to which it' related. . -
The objection was, that he had ascribe& tiii.
the American Government a knowlege, that-the
propositions submitted to its consideration by Mr. r
Erskine, were indispensable conditions ; and that
he did so, even after that knowledge had heen die-1
thinly disclaimed, inutile had been made to per. 1
ceive that a repetition of the allegation coals! not
be suffered. I willingly leave your Lordship y(4
judge, whether' Air.. Jackson's .correspondence
twill hear any Other•cotiatruction 'Ann I in fact re.'
i caged ; awl whether, supposing it to have been
erroneously construed, his letter of the .nth.-oft
1 Nove:olier should not have corrected-the mistake,
I•instead of confirming and establishing it.' •• . -*
As an explanation, this paper was even worm,
'titan nothing.—lt haul not the appearante of an
altempt to rectify tnisapprehensiou. It sought to
pet the American Government in the strong, by
assenting that what had given so much umbrage',
ought net to have given any. It imported. re-
preach, rather than explanation. It kept out of
sight the real•offence, and, introducing a new' and
imieflicient one in its place, seemed to disclose no
other wish than to ssithdraw from the Government
of the United Sta,es the grounds upon which it,'
had proceeded. Its apparent purpose, in *word,
was 'to fix a charge of knjitilice upon the past, not
to
.produce a beneficial effect upon the future..
In this view,' and in lids only,. it was perfectly'
iconsistent that it shoeld announce Mr: Jacksothl
. determination to retire to New York.. • 4
The time when this paper; was presented will
•not have escaped your LOtdship'sobservations.—:,
It followed•the demand, already motioned, of ..a
safeguard for " Mr. Jacksqn, his family, and the'
'Gentlemen .atteched to- his mission,', a debuted
which cannot be regarded, especially if We loOlt
to the indecernesate to which it was referred, as
either conciliatory or respectful. It followed;
toe, the letter of the 4th of November, which,
had explanation been intended, ought undoubi.
' edly to hate contained it, but which,' in lieu of
it, 'contained: fresh 'Matter of provocation. It
was itself renewed by the publication of its own
substance hi another garb. On the very day of
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its date, when Mr. Jackson; it he meant itt as-an
,teplanation, could net be justified in tonelading
that it weeld not be satisfactory, it way nsoukled
by him into the.cirdularaddress to Which I have
(before ensiled ; and immediate steps 'appear to
have been takuo,to give to it, in! that sibape, the
• oftwo'it publicity.. '1 have no wish, my Lord, to
Make any strong remarks upon that proceeding...-.
It will be:admitted,. thit •it was a greet irrcga...
Isrity.;• and that, if -Mr. Jackson•had been parti.
'elderly anxious to close every avenne to *con:
,ciliation bets*iff7die-Iftnerican government and.
'himself,, be'couldnot have fallen upon a butter
gipediont.:,:. ,: i - , , .
." 1 havendwonly.to add, my !Joni, theisi.
premien( of my owls most 'ardent wish, that. out
-of the, accidedt which itampeotlecet tins letter, an
occasion may be made to MK, whit*, improved.
as it voght to be, and.' trasstavißbe, by our re.'
spective Governments, tau, conduct them to. eel.:
dial and lasting' friendship.• "1 es to endeavour le
bring. good., as t of evil,. would- -be worthy Oaf the
riders of two nations, that.are.onlY•in'their tato,
rat position when 'they, are tamed -int4 offices of
'mutual kindoess,;and largely contributing to tbi
happiness and presperity al.eastiretbetv • • - '
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