The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-12
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Po"os"Ces. lt ~ style peculiarly uaiot2-
nate for a British ,ninistei'. and. as already
remarked, especially mapplicaise TO the
Onitcd , ates OF America. 81 all ,j,e ua.
tiohs on the globe, the people oi the y uitcd
o1ates, as well as ttc.r goternr. ent, are the
ieast hahie OF any 70 satiricai rtpcoach II
requires no great degree VI historical know
ieoge |" ascertain, th..t ia every Wal in mhioii
tney nave been engaged, tive American peo-
:! PIE nave been victo,ious. Their annals are
extremely pure, unsranCd BY . single act of
injustice. IL the sight of God and man here.
I9'c, IN the two grua, points CT equity and
successful ralor, tine United States are n,.
perior TO Great britain. Why, then should
bef minister taunt them With the snccr that.
the Eng'tsh government has SMITH hro-
htd"cF heir Srade altogether 90 Some os
! me British l''Gs are vel convinced, tac
America IN AREAS IS no cun,cmpt.b;e ice.
aud that it's easier for u. Britain to seq
! SIC VII piohlbit tue Trade cf This cour,try
entreiy, than for her tu do it. In truth. il
| is staggering boast. sc u.iuglv Y: die i've ::
and Hrt:sh ambassadors should he c;ruj ions
how they iuuige Is th. sc rude saili,s les. it
might be supposed. thar Great Britain has
! not yet forgiven the Americans for co, Quer-
I ing her.
! The wide difference, so very r;..,ifes+
between what Mr.. jackson represents to he
| the friendly disposition of his sovereign and
tne unpropltIuus coup exiun IF his own sen
tmentS, IS either positive proof Of the an
, htness OF the new envoy for the mission or
Conclusive evidence Of his preearfcauon. II
Is stu hoped, that the feelings of the Bri-
trsh ~ onarchy are-in favor at peace Hut
Nit. Jackson is certainty iuvo.ved in a dis.
graceful dilemma ioi if he ing and his
MINISTRY are DESTROYS ef reconciliation, hen
Mr., Jackson is an improper agent 70 eject
IT. ana .he A"ercan administration is com
piete,, JUS I:itG IL di>ce.rGiug him and if
IL Rru-a. 4, - Z
to an eVoiEuai adjustment Of differences,
then MT Jackson has officially altered. in
thai respect, What is not .-trae and The. go
ternment OF the United States is EQUALLY
jus,iiigd. :,
In conclusion, Mr. Jackson cone,s in
has letter ot the IL N Of Oc,ober ,hIt he is
not instructed ito }.o1cse to the govern
meht OF the y States any formal az, cement
70 De substituted for thai which H. Maiesty
had been undcr che necessity of di,avuys iiuq."
and mat, As TO the orders in Council, lit is
matter OF ind ference to Great Britain.
whrthsr the orderin council be continued
or AN arrangement b, mutual consent suusti-
tuted IN its 'o"rI" This, With his pr, cedA
Ing observations. furnished ~nearly om-
piete deveiopement Of the nature and ten-
dency ct Mr.. jacksons n,issio.i. The TO-
fal and n"9Nat. fed interdie ron Of all fiGas
win the euet"y ne COME hdtu to be co,.zect
M Trtncifie, declared it 10 be a doctrine
winch GrGat Britain would never cease Ia
m,intain, admitted that h had no new pro
positions to make, and that his sovereign
ahi!ermS TO the spirit of the order, IN cum
eli, was totally Indifferent as to the form,
opt could by no Tnarns relinquish the su5- .
stance OF them; or, in other words. il the
U"ted States would hy Compact accede to
the proVIsioDS OF the orders, then Indeed,
His Ellt.-:.iiC H. jtsty w.uO agree to sub
>tItutc SUCH compac. iur the orders IL, conn
Gu. 30 lar from this beng rc/ital of ths
orders in Council, it was Gen,af,S on me
iagV
At this point Of the discussions. the Pres.
dent wGud nave acted perfectly cor,ec' in.
TetinQulshing All correspondence with iIr.
Jackson on ihe subject of reconciliation -
Grcar Britain was resolved 70 maintain her
ami neutral system, MIR jackson had no
thing new to offer. he did not even come pre-
pared to make an exp anatiou; his STYLE of
correspoldei &c wa super cIIl,u his predc.
mInau temper ITritat0g. AID the whole
train OF his logic rePul,ivc 10 . good under
standing between The tive Countries He WAS
to he sure, ii that which he says he true
directed to receive and discuss proposals
which the Secretary Of State might be an
thorlzed to make to him." In other words.
he was to Constitute himself tribunal Z
deciding upon the propositions of the Nme-
/
discuss proposals." just al the war Office or
post Office of the United States would receive
and discuss proposals Tor supplying Inc troops
with provisions. or for CARRYING the mails.
add the sum total OF his instructions seems
, to haze been to advertise the Secretary oil
STATE, thdt Mr. Jackson would thus receive
and discuss proposals." aud by family init
mating, that hc was authorized 'r7,Fntn1I-
! iy' to conclude convention, 70 enc The
President bid up for "A contract. Mr. JACK
! son would not come oul Forthwith and declare
what wcud be acceptable to him but (
MIR. Smith could re- ,ch his naik If he ca. III
guess (tor 1t amounts TO .h,s.) what the IN.
stIuc.io6S "a the new envoy were thcu Mr..
/ Jackson would unfold the true object Of his
mission ; lie would Conoe sCeud to cpe, his
porL folio aud expose his scc,e, His C.u-
| duct ~ this particular, is precisely as if
man should lay, IL have nn.hine ~ offer i'm
bchaif of peace, nor can /, indeed sag ex.
actiy what VIII agree 20 {; bu, you may go
OF proposing, and it he z es;deLl gives re
enough for it, will self iir convention"
Even admitting that tha 7 csidcnl co,,ld
/ have dtmeanCd hi!oselfto his species a. d.
piomatic ltgerGemain TO tai, k'ud 81 tlde
aud seek COZ dependence, what prcsyeet q id
! Nj Jackson actual intima,ipua 10 d orr to
hin! Ncne, that was at al Consoles. ths
whole poilIicl iand,csps painted by The new
miister was barren al GrcarY although
the successor Of MIR Frskiue ,uo,,id -, r.