Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-12-23

! 49, 81. S-ace. He had said thus much %
3, ,l,osi ii was not from the ssncsr'so
ssysa, ,iitain 10 aid Us in ihr execution J, q q
a,,r laws. that The present subJecss o. ols-S
| rn,. or;rinasrd, but because she had mani s
sfs...J Total want Of good faith IN refusing
80. ;;r,eo effect an arrangement tornlai-
n sarciaesd. and authorised by her and
~ making offensive propositions which she
! knew must be rejected because they could
not be honorably accepted. Il one were we're 70 70
;adoe from the observations OF tse gen
ilsnoan from New York, it would be tho, T
| that the whole subject Of dispute WAS eon N:
| ,s;;n,.d in his statemento of the proposition
| rrsnrc,inethe British navy and ne sup
| n,srl the observations of the gentleman
ser,e rxpressly calculated to give the Pco-
ME a largesome idea OF the ground on
| which the affair. Of the nation now stood.
I, Asto the resolution before the house he
| cred very little about it. He would vote
for and resolution which might be offered
ealing for information, if that iniormauon
was such as was in the possession ct the
executive and could with propricty be oh
tanned. He believed if gentleman would
take the trouble to examine the documents
presented at the last session, they would
find the paper they had desired: But that
no gentle mean might have it in his power
to say, that any information he might de-
sire had been denied him, he could vote
for the resolution.
Mr.. KEY said that whatever the repre-
sentatives of the nation were called upon
TO act on any momentoIs occasion, as the
present one undoubtedly was, 1t must be
ali important to the house and TO the nation
At LARGE to have all The information in re-
| la,;on to the subec! compatible with the
government. lie would make no obser-
yatiops on thcques.iun except such as re-
lated to the propriety of obtaining the 10
formation. He said it was evident the
executive was possessed of Information
! which might be uTeful to the house in the
discussion Of Nhc question now before
it, and it ought therefore to be commun''
! cated. Az tn the convs rsaton, alluded 70
ia the resolution of the gentleman from II.
York, (Mr. Gold) he knew nothing OF it.
| He did not even know whether it was pro-
per 10 be communicated at all. But it would
| he percrived that the resolution, III this par
ticular was wordsd in the most respectful
manner. It only required tn: information
| w,rs, difference te III. president, Judgment.
! Rut he wished to see what this cu5.vcrss'
,;on WAS, and what were the views taken by
Mr.. pinkney Of the conference mentioned
Ev Mr., Canning in his note to the former,
of May 81, which would be found at folio
T of,he printed document. before the house.
Mr.. Canning says, "having had tn: honor
| 10 read to you, in entenS0, the Instructions
| with which Mr.. Erskins was furnished"
! He had no where seen an account OF the
| views taken by our minister of the instruc-
| ton which had been read to him by Mr..
| Canning. Having had the honor af an &C
ouaiu,ance with Mr.. Pinkney, and we'll
| knowing his high character, his great tn
| Tents, and unquestioned zeal for the hencr
and prosperity of his country he could not
believe it possible shat he would have lost
momen: in communicating to his govern
! ment here what were his views OF the dis
position Of that power which he was mi
mister. He could never have omitted to
communicate SO important conference, as
that mentioned BY Mr.. Canning. He wish
ed to see whether Mr.. Canning had correct
" stated what had passed, and 10 what man
ner Mr.. Pinkney had communicated it to
our government. He had confidence e.
nourh in the executive to rely upon his dis
cretiou in laying before the house such part
of our. minister's communication as he
might think proper. lfno such conference
had taken place, let it sppsar so, and let the
minister of England be charged with the
mistatement /; it,it had taken place, it was
impossible Mr.. Pnkney should nor have