Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-22

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would be given us 10 the course Of the bu
siuess, of the view, of their government
10 regard to il. Aod if sn arrangemeatby
Informal understanding is admissible in any
case between uations,it was oar duty 70 e,
ceiye those explanations, to give them the
weight to which they were justly entitled.
and to communicate them TO you, with cur
impression of the extent OF the obligation
which they imposed. Il is 10 that mode
only that what is called al informal under.
standing between nations can be entered
into. Ii presumes want OF precision IN
the written documents connected with it,
which is supplied by mutual explanations
and confidence. Reduce The transaction
TO form aud it becomes treaty. That an
informal understanding was 40 admissible
mode Of arranging the insefes, with Great
Britain is made soffi ciently evident by your
letter OF February Sd, 1907, 10 reply to
ours OF November II, Of the preceding
year.
Without relying, however, on the espia.
nations, that were given by 'he British
commissioners of the import OF saai paper,
or Of the course which their government
intended TO pursue ucder it, it is fsie to re-
mark on the paper itself, that as by it the
rights Of the parties were reserved, and he
negotiation might be continued on this par.
ticulae topic; after a treaty should bs torn.
e,l on the Others, Great Britain ives bound
pot 20 ,respass 90 those rights while tha,
ntgo,ia,iop was depending and ID case she
did ,,espass 90 them, in any the siighsest
degree, the U. S. would BE- jussi6-bie 10
breaking off the negotiation ADD appealog
10 force in viodication Of their right. Ihe
mere circumstance of entertaining an ami,
cable negotiation BY one parry tor Tie al,
iastmert Of controversy, where no righs
had been acknowledged IN IL by the other,
gives 10 the latter just CLAIM to such
fo,bsasauce % the part OF the former. But
the entertainment Of negotiation Tor tue
express purpose OF securing interests sane
toned By acknowledged tights, makes such
claim irresistible. We were, therefore,
decidedly Of opinion, tha, shc paper OF the
British commissioners placed the interest
0! impre.smeol upon ground which II was
bo;h safe aud Aooorab.e for the y S. TO
adqi, that in shor, il gave their govero.
.aen, the command Of the subject tor every
necessary and useful purpose.
Arachrd to the treaty il was The basis or
condition, On which the ueaIy rested
Strong 10 its character 10 their favor on ne
great question OF right, anc admitting q IA
vorsbie construction 90 others, It placed
.ten 90 more elevated grorad 10 thase
respec,s than they had held before andy
keeping the nego'iallon open TO obtain
more complies adjustment, the admins
uation was arm-d with tn mos. eitcciuai
mesos OF securing II. BY this arrange
mtai the goverprncut possessed power TO
coerce without being compelled 10 assume
the character belonging 10 coercion, and II
was adj: to give ettec: to shatPow1r With
GOT violating the relations of amiiy be
twsen The countries. The right 70 break
OF the negotiation and appeal TO force,
could never be los. sight OF IA any discus
sioc 90 the subject whi!- ;herc was no 0,
biiga,ion TO cake ,haN til! necessity con'.
PEELED If. Ii Gfeai Britain conto'mes her
prscsce 10 the rule prescribed b. the Pap
Of November 8, sod so she eaPisna''oas
which accompanied it, our goseeumeas
might rest on iha; Sround S';h advantage,
bu. if ahe departed srcm that rule and
favsrabIe opportunity offered for the &C
coalp,i.ameog OF more complete aud
satisfactory arrangement, by dscsite
effort, it would be at liberty to se'z- such
opportunity for the advantage of the coun'
Try.
These considerations, fouudetl on view
O! The propc sed aryaogeme ut ITSELF farnslssh
ed ssroog indeccmees to us to proeeedsto
Me o,het objects Of the negotiation. -