The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-12-09

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of tais st.p. we presume 10 ,intib, cat he n,
tc?.4inrd. We are certain. at any rate, ltat n,
artn,nent No ud be los, upon those Who chez.
ISL such DOUBT. 1t is perhaps fortunate ths,
the ,nduct Of the British envoy, on this head
conveys a bold appeal, not merely to the under.
standings, hut likewise to the feelings of the
American people, who, II will be seen, Ike
every other free people, will he even less pa
tient under insults than injuries. The mos,
important question that naturally flows flom
perusal Of these documents IS had no such
obstacle occurred as that which arose from the
wan,on and useless language Of Mr.. Jackson.
! was the { the least prospect OF the negotiation
issuing in any arrangement Of substantial utili-
t. !? Even this is no otherwise important. but
by enabling us to understand the precise ground
on which we stand, 10 lead TO the atlop,icn Of
| such measures as shall most ctfectually guard
our interest from the unprincipled ourages now
| habitualiy pcrpe,racd against tlrm
| On this enquiry, these facts Otter themselves
al the very threshold.
| An arrangement was made between our 90.
vernment and Mr. Ershne, who had Constant
| ~ enioyed the confidence Of his government.
THIS arrangement was made Oh terms MI.
4 tually equitable and liberal terms, which gave
as nothing but what we had perfect right d
| claim, and deprived Great ErHain Of nothing
which coul be beneficial to her.
! 1t is not, therefore, unfair to infer that these
| terms are substantially those on which, and IN
which alone, the American government can a.
| any time make arrangement with Great
Bntain.
The arrangement Of Mr. Erssine concluded
on these TERMS is uisayowed and we are ,old
BY Mr.. Jackson that it is Jisavowe;l, because
they are such as lis goyelnmeni will not, cam
not agree to, by whom, he adds, he is not All.
ihor.sed to make any proposition 10 our govern
ment SO far as relates to general concerns.
Was there, then, under these circumstances.
the falutest chance Of concluding any sa,issaa
tory arrangement with him
Let It, moreover, BE- considered that lie ar
rangemcnt with Mr. Eistine consisted Of TWO
branches; one respecting the Chesapeake the
other respecting the general affairs of the two
countries; and that even had the terms OF tho
latter been settled, the former still renamed as
an insupeiablc barrier. ifor there car be M
dsubt, that due repllation FER the outrage CT
the Chesapeake must precede satisfactory ar.
rangenient of the general concerns.
. What then were the disposition and power;
of Mr.. jackson on the affair OF the Chesa-
J peake
l simply thesc-wi,hout Offering the leas'
{ apology for the disayowal of this part OF Mr.
: E.rskine's arrangement without shelving in
how much that arrangement. varied from Mr.
, Erskine's Instructions. he declares himsei
:, | merely empowered to restore the seamen ia
. ken from the Chesapeake and to make PROV
= sion for the families Of the slain, o. conGaio
: that the recognition Of the annuliing of tn:
6 presidents proclamation of July 1907 shtuI
e precede this stipulation Of the British govern
e Taent. and Q" condition that right might he re
= served to claim the discharge of such Ct tn
Is restored seamen, ard TO withhold the promise
II bounty from the families of such Of the sal
!. sean,en, Is were either natural born subject
;. of his ma esty or deseiters from his majesty
i service"
" Ii must have bee known to the British soy
: ernment that reparaton, clogged by sue
=" degrading conditions, never would be accep'e
by our government, and consequently not te
TX inmate in any arrangements propitious TO s.
tlstactory accommodation OF tle differences b.
tween the two nations. Had, then, Tie mann
in which Mr.. Jcc..son dcmeaned' himself be-
= perfectly respectful, tie refy tclms Of his II
structions must have rendered his mission
together abortiye.
81 Il was our purpose TO have gone somewl
he more fully into this subj ect but the estensi
arc view taken in the article in our preceding, c
'n- lumns induces us here ior the present TO clio
are our remarks.
IN 1t is our intcnton after getting through "
- the documents accompanying the Presder
ef' message Congress, to publish the article refer
rs rs, to IN the preceding paragraph.
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