Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1808-04-29

gresston on ne American Tigl,e, ~
wen as for this particular sgsrs ssion,
and that efFe ctual controul be inttFpose
against repstitions of,hem. And as no
such redress has been givsnfor the past,
Notwithstanding the lapse Of time which
has taken place, nor spy such security
for the future, notwithstanding the un-
diminished reasonableness of it, It fol.
lows, that continuance Of the procla-
nation would be consistent with an en-
tire discontinuance Of enc only Of the
occurreneeefra sskieh it proceeded.
Eut it is not necessary to avail the ar
gument Of this view of the case, al.
though Of itself entirely conclusive.
Had the proclamation been founded on
the single aggression comrniued ON the
Chesapeake. and were it admitted tina,
the discon.iuuance Of that aggression
merely, gave a claim to the discontinu.
ance Of the proclamation, the claim
would be defeated by the ineontes ,ible
TACT, that that aggression has no. been
discontinued. EA
hhas never ceased 70 exist andis il
existence At this moment. Need l re-
mind you, sir, that the seizure and
asPortation Of the seamen belonging to
the crew Of the Chesapeake, entered 10.
to .ae very essence Of that aggression,
that with nh exception Of the victim TO
atrial forbidden by the most solemn con-
siderations, and greatly aggrava.ing the
guilt bits author, the seamen 10 quss-
ton are still retained, and conse queu,lv
that the aggression, fin no other res
pect, is by that act alone continued and
10 force ~, -.
f,he views which have been taken Of
the subject have the business which thew
claim, they viii have shewu tina, on no
ground whatever can an ,annulment cf
the Proclamation Of July Sd, be reason.
ably required, As . preliminary to the
negotiation with which you IRE charged.
On the CONTRARY, it clearly results, from
recurrence to The causes and object of
the proclamation, that, Is was At 6rst
intimated, the strongest sanctions III
Greas-Bri,ain herself. would suppor,
the demand, that previoas to a discus.
sion OF the proclamation. due satisfac-
tioH should be made to the United.
States !, that this satisfaction ought 70
extend to all the wrongs which preceded
and produced that act /; and that even
limiting the merits Of the question to.
the single relation of the proclamation
to the wrong com mitted ip,he s.tack ON
the American frigate, and de Gliding the
question on the principle that a discon.
''nuance OF the latter required of RICH,
d'scontinuance Of the former, nothing
appears that does not leave such a pre-
urinary destitute Of every foundation
which could be assumed for it. =:
With right to draw this conclusion.
he President might have instructed me
o close this communication, with the
'eply stated in the beginning Gift; and
perhaps in taking this course, he would
'nly have consulted a, sensibility. to.
which most governments would, in such
ease. have yielded. But adhsrine to
he moderation BY which he has bee id.
'ariably guided, and anxious Is rescue
he two nations from the circumstances.
lnder which az sberiive issue 10 your
mission necessarily places them, he ha.
authorised me, in the svenspf your dis.
losing the terms Of repafasion which YOU
'elisys will be satisfactory, and on Ice
that they are 90, to consider
his evidences Of justice of his Britannia
majesty as pledge for an e4Festual i'm
exposition with respect to all the abuses
'sainst a recurrence ofwhieh the proela-
nation was meant to provide. and to
proceed to concert with you q revocation
IT that oct bearing the same date with
heact OF reParation to which Ii. United
states are eutitled. :s~
am not unaware, sir, that according
Q the view which you appear 10 have
aiken OF your instructions, such course
i proceeding has not been eouts mplatsd
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