Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-12-05
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ddy'S ArgUS.)

,sual. the object Of CUE conferences and ~
Imagined that the papers To be signed by
us, respectively, wovd be the result of
these sentiments 50 communicated, and that
BY being reciproca'y corrected and modi-
6ed. and simultaneously delivered. they
would form one compact by which the
two countries would be equally bound.
This cours= IF proceedings cons1Sn able
IN the practice of the courts of Europe nnl
siroilsr cccasinns. You did not at the time
apnear 10 object to it; you even requested
me 10 come the next day, prepared with a.
draft or project of paper, framed in pur7
Stance to t,ese IDEAS md although ynu,
desired to reyer the subject to the Presi-
dent for his appreciation, do NOT haa m
your letter either an expression II his SEN
siments upon "a, or ths substitution u any
oJ..t form that M ght be more agreeable
60 him, than the one which l have prepo-
sed.
touch With considerable and very 81
cere reluctance upon dat part of your let-
ter, in whic, You state that had not as
sjened s.anv re son Whatever whv the rea =
sonabls terms Of satsf' ctiOn rendered and
acceoted have not been carried into ettect :"
! believed that | had r,s-rved te you, iu
tho words 81 my instructions, that i Ms ma
ies.y wer, capable OF bcr'g acuated BY any
desire 10 rstract an uhcr of TeparatiOn
which he rad once made, his majesiy might
be well warranted IN doing so both by the
form in which his acCTSd.t, MINISTER had
rendered Chat veparaton, and by the man
ner ~ which that teRter had been reCeiv.
ed. I believe that | elucidatsd ths ooser.
walton by references to the particular eX.
prcssious which mads tue terms OF sat's-
faction appear TO be unacceptable even to
the American government, at 'he very mo-
mtnt when they were accS pied, and which
iFt IL nFl irc
tvs power to ratify and confirm any act IN
which such expressions were conta 'ned
Un the subject of his majesty's orders in
coui Gil / have had the homer OF Informing
vou ,h-t his N s,v having caused 10 lie
made to the government of the U. States
certain proposals founded upon principles,
sou.e OF wMch were understood TO originate
il AmeTic an authorities, and others 10 be
aCqujesCed in by them; and having aiteI-
wards ascrrtaned, in the manner mention.
ed n 4 former par, of this letter, that the
Sentiments Of the American government
wee so dfierent from what they were a.
FIRST understood 10 Ut, was not instructed
TO renew 10 You those proposals, nor to
pro S. uECuyour ace pfauce an arrangement
which had been 50 recently declined, espe.
ciady 5t-thc atyunEv Dent itself Is become
less iniptT ant, and the terms OF it less sp-
pl,abie TO ti,e STATE OF 6n.rgs now existing.
F! ntse tGs,s:uera,iOns Wi!lcn woIe irst ln-
tin a,ed ~ Mir { unmg's Official Letter to
M. Pirkncy cE tive 92d September, 1909,
and which ~ the process ot the iolowing
si7. moniaS. ncqui,ed greater weight and
in!utLce, HCGLsd his majesty, before tue
Ttsril q Mi. En- k.He's neg cla-ion was
&rnvu, to modIy he ords5s in council o
$" nbey 1907, by tina, of the 26th Of a.
prl, 1899.
! ne feet ct this new order is to relieve
til = stcn, nnder which the former orde r,
Nele is. ued, from tia which has aiwayi
been GCIIescuted N this country, IS tn.
n 's' Objectionable and offensive part oft
ia IlIOn given 10 Bentrals TO trade will
tkc euem,es Of Great Britain through Bri
t'h ports 90 payment OF transit duty
lis Was org nally devised and gntendct
IS u tig lion Of what is certainly more
G. rect hu, more rig d IN princpies=,be to
tai ana uuCuolihed iptCrdiction OF al trad,
with thv ctemy. IL, however, this mtiga
tiCn wfs !elt as an aggrGVation, and, as la
Teen sometimes warmly asserted. % an in
suit. that cau,s OF complaint IS nov entire
ly removed. By the order in council 0
the sc 8prii, 1909, al! trace with Franc
aud Holland, and the ports Of LAZY, com
pIehcn@ed under the discrimination Of th
kingdom ct Italy, is simply prohibited nj
tog etEtr. No option IS afford, d, anu consc
p.id. H. another IsSpect the tdeU ia coun
c. o. the 96th April must be admitted {
be ncrc restrictive than those OF Hovenbe
1So7.
re TT de with enemies colonies wbicl
Ms cItntC 70 neutrais 1T the commence
T.,u. .cf he present war by the order ii
C.lucil Of 3d.. - b June 1905, WAS cont
ru' O. &C. be i,it orcn by these OF Rovcmbe
lGt2 Tie order 10 council OF The 26u
hWd Tetracts tnisiuduig,uce Blu it IS q
Re .bsU2eu. tha,, since the period, whel
tb, ~ csc in council Of November 1907
were issued, the opening Of the pous O
Span, g Portugal, Of tn soUtb oi Italy AM
q tsihcj las afforded more ample scop
81 rtG'fai commerce, AMI that by he cap
turc ci hrrBn.quc, 100 addition to that O
a,toust aE Jhe colonies ui The enemiss ct G.
BfaIr, together with the blockade OF Qua
c..cure, the extent 20 which the hb, rty q
cp1.,",sict wish eutu ucs' colon Is apple,
ha. been 60 trv narrowed, that q. re IS 90;
ue tt Iia.Ic-l hasush.p in occurring t
tf' ,ue wi.cE, however .ccas,onaiy IN
zig ,ec in It's apptcaton on, On, at Britain ca
nev Crase o. prucPis go maintain. j.
iurjn'v Lc observed, tnat ,n4 order