Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-04-29


ted o a third nation, in CONSIDERABLE Sc
privileges IT received, The privileges c.,,,.,t
ue c'a;m med under The siiDulation. w,,hS,,.
return OF the SAM or of equivalent priy;-
leges. The condi''on IS certainly not win
out q fhsultses IN the execution, but /: avoids
greater EVIL. Snnuld Spain or Franceo-
pen her colonies u eur ships and sra dnct;-
ons, Oh our granting certain privileges RI
her trats these could no. be claimed az.
expected ny the mos, friendly nation who
would not pay the priLe of them.
ArficLe "a and % are entirely rrop.r
drfiele 70. ltis partcula. iy desi,ab 3 ina, ,ha
ourAion OF the uea,y show1 6e abridged. ~ the
term limited in the ms ruencns Of the -, ,a,,,N
AIRY, 1854
Having taken this view Of the sub;.c, vnh
reference 10 formal treaty under new r,o,,;e.
cations,t is necessary TO recole ct th,l ,-e,-
authorized by my ieuer OF Feb uary 6 10 rote-
INTO Internal arrangements. aud tha, before ,i,s
feceipt OF my letter ct mach Is, a plan of t.,,,
sor' may have been dsfaisiyc'y sstled IL -.ch
axe vi 'hhS'h = impossible 10 do bsiies t,.,n
TO leave your cwn Judgments ,i'td Nv "A Kno,,..
ledge ct eircunis anceS unknown here arr, n. lie
sentiments of the President now comn,.,nic,,.J
10 eecide now tar II ma. be eligible, or o,her2yi...
10 attempt TO superseoc tha, informal as,anee.
msns by opsnug the negotiation herein con en-.
plated.
Should on The other hand, the negotiation he
round IN the safe au hosiscd by my Iere, os
N."'cn ioh' INST 10 to say. natursd prcyisicnal-
y on'y' e consequently leaving the door orer, for
The experiment row provided for. i, mus, eoy,llx
'en'a'n with your own judgments, guided by .
comparison Of The ;e ms OF he urovisiona, A..
anSenent. with the present instructions tn de.
eide how Tar 1t may be best to close the former
or to pir:ue ths objects the latter, with view.
IN Case OF failure, TO teiun TO, and close the for
n,e-.
Whatever may be the course recommended b.,
me actnsi state OF things, You VIII feel the pro-
prir'y OF smoothing tho way for y, by the cxpla.
nations which will hest satisfy the B,;i,h GOV.
ernr,cnt thar the several steps taken on the Iart
OF the United States, have rooeoded from their
soiicilude to md some giounJ, on which the diff.
hculfeS and differences existing between the Two
countr'e', might be aniicably aud permanently
terminated You will be eoual aware of the
importance OF transmitting niihev, as early and
rs c'cum.tan.isl informa ticn of your prooesdipys
and prospects, as opportunities will permit; and
VIII particularly keep in nsind, the earn. 5, desire
or The president, to possess, in due time, every
materiai, prePai atoiy 20 the communications re-
iating 20 our affairs with Great BRIAN, which
VIII be so anxiously expected, on the meeting of
Cong'e's, the hrst Monday in December
Such ethe instructions and explanations un-
der which The task is consigned 10 you, cf renew.
The president is well assured tina, il will be sx-
eouted with all the advantage which talents ard
patriotism can contribute and he is unwilling
10 believe that that government viii finally pre-.
Ter 10 ths reasonable terms proposed the seriops
si7'e ct hing. which will be lief, 6y rniscar.
mage OF this ulteror appeal TO the motives which
oush' TO govern jus. and friendly na,ion AS il
rs possible, however, that this favorable csleuIs-
ION nay not be verified, and it will necessarily
fO ne tda1 .,,bet
things can be obviaied by any additional propo.
slsi'n, not beyond the jusrifiaLle limits of conces-
sicni the president has taken the care into lis
Serious deiheration, and has concluded 10 aushs-
rise you, in the event OF rejection of every ar
rangement already authorised, but in that event
only, 20 admit an article to ,he following effect:
" It is agreed that after the term of
months computed from the exchange of ratiH-
cations and during 4 war in which either Of
the parties may be engaged, neither of them
"il permit any seaman, not being its own ci-
uzen or subject, and being citizen or subject
OF the other party, who snail not have been
fortwo years at least prior TO that date, con-
stanuy, and voluntarily, in the service, or with
IN the jurisdiction of the parties respectively,
to enter, or be employed on board any of It's
vessels navigating the high seas and proper
regulations, enforced by adequate penalties,
Shalt be mutually established, For distinguish
rug ne seaInen of he parties respectively. and
Tor giving fall effect to this stipulation"
You wall observe that the proposition is so
framed IS not TO comprehend smorg British
sesmen, those who have been made citizens
OF the United States and v no must necessarily
DC So regarded within them jurisdiction, and
under their flag. This modification of
tIc article cannot produce any real objection
on the part of Great Britain 1st Because
the legal prerequisites 10 naturalization in the
United States, imply what's sufficiently known,
that the number ofseamen actually naturalized
or iiSely to be so is too small to claim Attenti-
on IN any arrangement on this subject
III. Because the right Of British subjects to
nathra!lLe themselves in foreign trade and
navigation, as laid down by the judicial autho-
Fity of Great Britain, ought TO restrain the
point
II an attempt should be made to bind the
United States to deliver up the seamen To G..
Britain, instead ofcxcluding them merely from
ttheir own service, you are 70 say at once, that
1t would be inconsistent with our principles,
and cannot be scccded 10
IT will occur TO you that the period of two
years has been chosen, in slluson to the period
established BY Great Britain, as sufficiently in
cooperating alien, with British seamen. Her
own examDle AZ least must have weight with
neT, and the implied appeal % it, may be OF
use IN shielding the measure against public
PFcJudices, 70 Which the government may
not wish to expose iself
II nc British government be not predeter.
mined sgainst friendly adjustment, it is con-
hGsEtly presumed that the copccaaiff, r,ro~c-