Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1808-11-25
From Mr. PiHksEs % Mr.. oxxstso.
Gssaf Eambtrisnd Rsaee,

AHelisf 23d, 1905.

AHg1Se sd, 1909. u,
SfR-I have had the honouf.
ID cpusequencc of the ordcrs 81
ths Presidsnt, 20 recslyour atten.
ton, la he course 81 several e.
ceiig interviews, tothe Dritish az.
derS ID council Of he 5th Iahdary
md I1lh of Noyembet, 1901, sd
10 the various ordefs founded ,ip.
on, OF ID execution Of ;hem and
Inow tAks'the liberty 20 rehe,l,
ii he mod ! which I have urdet.
stood 10 be Indispensable, my d,
'stsnees pns tnt sGbi set. Z
] needsearcely remind YOU, sir,
that the government Of tie Uni.
ted States has never ceased 70 con-
slider these orders 40 violatsnf in
rights, aud affecting most des.
structively i,s interests, upon
grounds wholly inadmissible both
In principle and fact. . =
The letters Of Mr.. Madison 10
Mr.. Erskine, ofthe 2oth and 2oth
OF March, 1907, produced BY the
Official colnmunication Of thatmia-
lister Of the orders Of 7thof Janua-
'ry, and the answer OF Mr.. Madi-
son, Of the Goth Of March, fSos,
70 . Ike communication ofthe Or
ders Of the nth November, con.
tanned the most direct remcnstran-
ces against the system which these
orders Introduce and execute, and
expressed the confident expecta.
don Of the President thar Il would
not be persisted TO-. : u
= That expectation has not YET
been fulfilled, but il has, notwith-
standing, not been relinquished.
The President il still persuade ed,
that its accomplishment will res
suit from . careful review by. his
niajesty'a government, made In
the spirit Of moderation and eqni-
~, ofthe facts and considerations
which belong 70 the occasions. &
Its NOT my purpose to recanitd-
late ia this note tie srztements Ind
reason;ngs contained in the above-
mentionedletter, Of Mr.. Madison,
IN support; Of the claim OF the gov
eminent Of the q. States, that the
British orders be revoked. Icon
tent myself with referring % those
letters for proofs which Ii Is NOT
neeessaryto repeat, and for argu-
ments which I could NOT hope 10
improve. = - 9@ y = MI
But there are explanations which
those letters do no contain, and
which it is proper for me now toF
make. Even these, however,
may be very briefly given, SINCE
you have already been made ac-
quainted IN our late conversations,
with IN their bearings and details.
These explanatio ns So % shews
that while every motive Of Justice
conspires 20 produce q Disposition
70 recall the order Of which my
government complains, it Is Be-
come apparent, thar even their
professed object win Be best at
tanned ~ their revocation. 8. y. \
I had he honour 70 state 10 you,
Sill, that Ii was the intsntion 81
the President, ia case Great Bril-
tain repealed her orders, IS re-
Garded the United States, to En-.
ereise the power vested 10 him BY
the aes Of the Last session Of Con.
kress, entitled !" An act TO authot-
ise die resilient of the United
States, under certain conditions.
ID suspend the operation ofthe act
laying an embargo on al ships and
vessels ia the ports and harbonrs
Of The United States, and the
several supplementary acts there.
to- 2 81 saspending the embargo
law and is supplements, regards
Great. britain. *t g 4.