The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-03-22
February. 2.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
NMERIcAN TRrAry

hMERIcAE TREATY.
MI. Eden rose, in pursuance OF his notice, tc
InoNefor an address 10 his maiesty Drawing tn,
he would be hrciously pleased 10 order 70 b,
iaid before the house authentic cory OF the
message OF the President of the u 5 OF Ameri.
ca 10 both houses of Congress, communicate
ms refusal to iatify the Treaty concluded between
uie cohiml saioners appointed on the part of IFS
majesty and the United States, about wear sin. e
HE hon gentleman made afcw brief observaii.
o.is, tending To shew the schieft that oros tro,,
0ie hon-i'tiiieation, and expressiu;r hope that
all anne able arrangement was not ,,,Dr,ctrcable
concluded with a motion according. to i,;s nGticc
Mr.. Secretary Canning was apprehersye q dif.
i'c"Iy oi form might have arisen (for there coulc,
nave oeeh II" other diifculty, Us TO t,eprod II
oi q, .he paper referred to IN tie non. gentle
man S motion. There WAS nothing in America
that correspondent viii, our Gazette and the 20.
Ply OF the Presidents message sent to this coun-
Try by ms malestys ambassador, was i'm fact. Only
extracted from Il newspaper. On this day. how
ever, be MIR. Canningl had seen the American
MINISTER, who had promised to furnish him wi,
an authentic copy, which might enable hi, ma
JestyS government 20 fulfil the object of the hon.
Senteman's mOtion.-Whether or not the presi
dcrt could rauiy, or refuse to ratify The: treaty.
without tie consent of Congress, WAS :, qucst,on
arising out of the American cohstitutinn with
winch the Parliament of this country had nJtbncr
to do The Congress could do nothing till the
them
ana The power OF transmitting or not transmit
ting was IN effect equal 10 a power to ratifv or
not, as his discretion should direct The treaty
was returned is this country by the President un-
ratified.
Mr.. Tierney adverted TO the unguardcd ex-
PfeeSsionS Ill the Speech from the Throne in
w!ich his ma jcsty was made to comment on the
PRESIDENTS message on the authority of Il lie VS.
paper report. The effect OF these comments WAS
70 excite belief, that the treaty had been ,bso-
iute!y rejected; whereas in fact it NAV vet be
ratified -
Mr.. Canning explained. The honorable gen.
ueman was under complete misunderstanding
Us to facts. ..
The address moved for by MIR. Eden was or.
dered.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, Jan. %.
american Intercourse BW-Mr Eden
thought It extremely precipitant to renew
this bill at present, before we knew the real
sentiments of Amcrica.-Were Ministers
prepared to say, that America was Inclined
TO join with us in our present conteste If not.
he thought the measure an anticipation not
at all warranted from the late conduct of A.
merlca-lt was, at least, an anticipation of
what ought to be the result OF our negociati-
onS.
MIR. Rose, IN answer, said, he admitted A.
merlca had acted very rashly In adopting
o Va I'M Aa'S ihSaouiSo he was anxious
however, not to close the door of Cancellation
and he was DESTROYS to meet her precipi-
fancy with moderation on our part. He could
nothledse himself as 10 tire tacifc disho-
sitfors OF America, yet he thought it advise
able this bill should be renewed for fczv
D1onthS-it would be recollected, that if not
renewed, no American ship could enter our
harbors after one month expires. He was
anxious, therefore, to hold out moderation &c
Cancellation to the last extremity, and if we
erred at all, he wished it should be on the side
of moderation.
The Bill went through the Committee.