The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-07
Mr.. jackson 10 Mr. su,itb.
IKnsLinn,nn In A..

WashinSion. 4th Nov. 1909.
SIR-When forwarded TO my court your
letter OF the 10Th ultimO and the answer
which returned to ii. ] imagined, and I
may add. hoped that the retrospective cor
resPondence, into which you thought it ne.
cassary to enter with me, had be en- closed
You will, no doubt, recollect with what re-
luctancs acquiesced in your intination Oh
Tins mead; not, as believe has been seen.
from any difficulty in maintaining the jus
tee OF the cause which is entrusted to mo.
but because was and still am of opinion,
that THIS sort OF correspondence is not calcu-
lated to remove differences and soctbc irri-
tations of the most unfortunate tendency -.
AS, however, l had no choice but TO re-
nounce, tor the present, the hope of effectu-
at'ng this desirable object, or'to pursue it in
the manner prescribed in your letter Of the
9th ultimo, so am now unwillingly compel
led TO enter upon the consideration of ano-
ther letter from you under date of the 1st
inst which but too strongly confirms the O.
pinion before entertained.
oIncc, SIR 1t has been judged expedient to
conflDe to written form this important and
interesting discussion since that mode has
been declared by You to be Indispensable I
will first appeal to the written communica-
ticns whichshave passed between US; and
do this with the greater satisfaction, because
= y
sent remarkable state of things, that in
speaking of engagements contracted OF.
supposed to have been contracted between
the two countries, understandings or imf,Hek
engagements have been allowed 10 take
place OF written cOmpacts, and have been
considered, in some instances, as having the
same validity. Ii is furthermore necessary
to place IN the most unequivocal light 20
pic, which l observe to be constantly and
prominently restated in your letters, not
withstanding the repeated, but, as it should
seem. fruitless endeayors used in mine, to
clear it from the slightest shadow If OBSCURE
V
You say tat II is understood that His
Britannicmajesty persevefes in requiring as
4" indispensable conditions on the part OF the
I" u. States, an entire REIMBURSEMENT of the
% right to trade with the enemies colonies
" and also permission 10 the British navy
" TO aid in executing 4 law Of Congress-"
This same statement is contained in your
letter of the 9th inst. and represented as the
substance of what had fallen from me in our
previous conferences. In my answer to that
letter, / took the liberty Of showing that
such supposition was erroneous, and have
looked in vain to- my letter of the 23d, 70 find
in it any suggestion Of a 81 milar tenor. /
believe, therefore, that by reference Co NY
two letters YOU will 6nd, that the statement
now again brougAt forward is contained in
neither of them, that it made no part of VI
previous conversations with you, aud that 1
have in no way given room to'supp use, that
ever made any such statement &t all.
That before the orders in council can be
revoked, their object must be Obtained IA
some other way, j, unique 5iionabIy true bot
you may he assured, sir, thSt there is nc wish
whatever entertained in Lngland, that the
British navy should be erg;Jloycd ~ execu-
ting law Of CoBgress--If the proposal that
was made upon that SUBJECT. aud made. "a
you now know secauSe IL was believed 10 be