The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-12

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Mr.. Gnith and Mr.. Erskiue.l tnat thcs
latter were an equivalent for the origina
conditions. il certainly required, or, til,
| part OF the government of the United States
considerable for,earance, to peruse wild
caImness and discuss with composure. IN m
amicab!c way, the contents of a letter con
tanning such gross and offensive aliusions.--
| The meaning Of Mr.. Jackson's language is
palpabic: It propagates the idea that Mr.
omith, with the knowledge and consent o!
the President and in behalf of the sovereign
power ofthe ". S. descended to clandcst,nc
cnnHivance with Mr.. Erskine, and urged
the tat,erto substitute conditions of aIra.i.c-
! ment tor which he had no authority ia the
place OF those coptaiued IN his Instructions
winch he was iinperativeiy bound to b:y.
The Introduction Of such destinations into
ms correspondence was add .io1a, proof thu t
Mr. Iacksons thoughts wore not attuued 20
harmony. IL was surely unpleasant enough
| TOR the American administration to learn
that the arrangement had been disavoged
under the pretext that the minister had de
parted from the tenor Of his irstructrons I.
there wasno necessity to insult the feeling,
of MIR. Madison and Mr.. Smith by charging
tkem with AN open departure from the dig
nity ct their stations. and with ; secret and
corrupt understanding with Mr.. Erskiue.
II would BIZ useless 30 go extensively into
the exposure of the equivocation " aich is
manifested by Mr.. lack 400, when ne solemn
ly declares thar MI. Erskine had bul are
paper of Instructions; for Ihe assertion t.,s
the despatch from Mr. Canni.. 20 M a..
f,rskIne GOT the Esd OF January 1907 is the
only despatch by which the conditions were
Prescribed TO MIR. Ers6ine or the con..n-
SION OF aD arrange ment with this country OH
the matters TO which 1t relates" does noS in
validate the fact, thai. although there mirht
have been no other despatch which IRE
Scr6ed" the cond tons ther. were d,s
patches or letters which m9difed them. or.
gave Mr. Erskine discretionary hover in
relation 10 them ME-. Ersk;ne officially "A.
vows that a. Mr.. Cannine's lie snatch az the
Esd OF January formed but one hurt of his in
structions,' and tnar he had in effect ON
chat subject " sevcyai letters Of instructions -.
in point of credibiliLy. Mr. Ersk,ut's evi.
dencc IS certainly Is respectable aud weigh
ty as chat OF MIR Jackson. There NAV I've
those who will think it more so The Gun
ming which endeav ,cs.to weaken it. betravs
its own designs. Mr. Erskine has never, ct
beta kEawn IS the voluu AIRY agent of mi.
qiIty, or given the world cause to call his
Ver1city IN questions:
In the assertion that Mr.. Erskine made
known 10 Mr. Smith the conditions of his in
structIons, there is also u verbal qubb,e. by
which MIR. jackson artfully cnueavars 10
perplsX the understanding He speaks or
the conditions as if they were the deshukch
itself In no form 7vhaiever was the DIES
pa CIR ever communicated by Mr.. Erskinc
To the American government aud the con.
ditions which IC embraces and winch were
submitted Tor consideration to Mr. Smith,
We're delivered crafty. This is what the
Secretary Of State evidently means when he
says he three conditions were made known
TO him.
III relation to he principle assumed BY the
orders in Council, Mr. Jackson is explicit
aud peremptofy There can be nothng
more categorical He markedly maintains
the right a the British cabinet co blockade
by proclamation the w.o.c coasts of a belh-
gercnt pow er, to cui off entirely all commu-
hlcaiieh between the colonies and parcut
coUhuy ct nation AT war. and in fact, he
Substantially & unequivocally asserts a pre-
rogativc in the British privy council, to sr.
ect itself into sovereign legislative BODY to
enact laws for the regulation cf the com
MERGE OF the world in time or war This ia
precisely the doctrine maintained By Mr.
Jackson, whenhe says, {" The to'al aud IN,
IqMaEfcd interdfcfion Of nil frgde With the
ehemy IS correct in hrincihke - and This
principle he boldly declares, "nowever &C
casionaily mitigated in It's application, Great
Britain can neDer cease 10 DiGiRtain."
| After the impudent avowa OF a doctrine
so utterly subversiye of all national law, of
all moral obligation TO respect the rights of a
neutrai power, it was but natural for Mr..
jackson 20 proceed. as he has done, to en-.
deavor to persuade the American govern
ment that the assumption of 80 despotic and
tyrannical a principle was an amelioration
! OF AN ottious feature of :he orders in council
! OF November, 1907. He might, however,
! nave very well spared the sneer which he
| lmpertlnentiy puts on when he informs the
Secretary of STATE, that " all trade with
France and Holland, and Che kingdom of It,
| ally, is simply prohibited altogether" be
cause a sueer does not come with the least
grace in the world from Briton 10 an Anne.
rican. Had he consulted the Burgcynes ana
the Coruwal!isses, they would have id iseu
him better
IL, as nv. Jackson AYERS IN his letter Of
the ilth OF October, Ellis Majesty is very
Isincerely DESTROYS Of maintaining perfect
and cordial understanding with the United
States" it is very certain, that the AFRO
gance displayed 6y Ills Mjjesty's represen.
the views of the sovereign The real dis
positions Of men are commonly apparent in
their manner of conducting hh,inrss When
it is desrable to conciiate Il minister does
not suffer trihes to interfere with essential
points in discussion ne smooths the way &c
p2cification ty mild and gentle Language by
anenty OF style. By an uGassuming temper
and by all those Establishments which sof
ten the aspcrily of conflicting interests. and
greatly assist in converting TiyaIs or enc