Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-03-27

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inatof 10 -wtlaua We atsudt could des
seend TO misiutorn Us, and Thereby mis-
| lead tte Mcrckants. 4 ~ > - ...:4
How fxr these rneasureS may affect
nercantiie Upsraiions, msrcsndle. men
can themselves calculate /, We owe Il to
| them. - . high duty, (the performance
of (which Is always pleasing TO ourselves}
and ofthe first consideration, 70 place
| within their reach the earliest possible
information relative 10 their own .inte.
| rests, or events which may involve,
| with theirs, the FIRST interests of our
| country. We accordingly waited on
| both ofths senators. (she hoo. s. White,
and hon. !. A. Bayard1 atthsir lodgings
this morning; when with that politensss
and ingenuous6ess, which characterize
the true gentleman, they freely impaired
| ill the information relative ID the subject
| of our pursuit, which had been commit
nicated by Mr.. Jefsersou. u =. K u
The FIRST ntehtioaed gentlenAan, whose
meaning was In an immaterial point)
misunderstood by Us yesterday, gave
me the folloving: l!.><t 49,
I" He did not mean to express any
opinion OF his own, in relation to the
treaty, a. he had no knowledge Of It's
eoptents>- or whether its Is eohditi-
ons" were" hard" or Otherwise, except
such IS had been contaminated to him
( with many others, the day before, by
DR.. Mitchell Of the senate, and other
gentlemen, who had received their in.
formation personally from Mr.. Jefferson
with permission 70 mention it geHerally,
and which was substantially as follows -
That the treaty would not render a call
Of the senate necessary, during the re.
| cess, as he (thc Presidency hid deter.
mined 70 send II back to England, with
out submitting il to the senate. The
chief reasons he. assigned. were, 1st.
That il contained NO stipulation ON the
subject Of The imprcssment Of s'seamen,
and 2diy, That annexed 70, or accom-
panying IL, was q note which went to
declare, that If the governments Of The
United States ratified the treaty, II was
understood they were to unite with
England in 'resisting the decree, Of the
French Etnperor, relative 70 hethral
commerce, Of that notwithstanding the
treaty, his M jesty W.T. at Liberty to pur.
sue such measures Of retdila,iun ca thar
subject, ~ liz skod,d deem II and pro!
per-" 7a>a& >.>s !, y . #>t - -
| rFtom the Information nov before the
reader, it is confidently hoped that the
! reportsin circulation this morning will
not be credited. Some Ltisy bodies, fond
Of contradiction and Of anarchy, have
| said that 40 treaty has hren yst recei.
| we'd BY our government" Although Pc
| cnliarly attached 70 peace and harmony,
in all our various pursuits, and ever
disposed TO avoid seeming harshness <ot
language, yet j. becomes an indispensi.
bic duty 20 deslare, that the above asscr-
ton is untrue. However, cavillsrs may
quibble, or interested men may misre.
! present, still the undeniabie faet il, thai
M. Eyskiae did showt to ne. Jefferson a
copy efthe prefsrei treaty. Aad it is
true, that our statement, in every ma
,erial poinr, WIN be found correct.
We may add here, that the cosy in
;; possession of the British minister at
! Washington, is not the treaty itself,
which should have 6esn in the hsnds of
Our own government.
/ We have been fasoursd with tho fol.
! lowing remarks apon the British trsi.
" lately signsd IN Londor,, and be.
lieye that the view which the writer,
takes Of The subject IS eprree.. 80 :
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The treaty win not Be. laid before The
senate, unless satisfactory explanations
should be received BY government res
posting the point of impressment of sea-
men out Of Ameriean ships, which is not
mentioned in any OF the articles Of the
copy Of the treaty, received by Erskine.
but,. CONCERNING which there may be
some understanding between The res.
pective commissioners. Fl t..@@S7