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

States while those OF Erance were peg 4
nitted to enter--5ut that by the non-t
law, both powers were pia-
ced on the same footing. lie did no,
pretend TO say this measure had been
taken from any motives OF concession
to Great Britain but as, in fact, those !
followed, he conceived
they might be considered as removing
the two great obstacles to a conciliati
on.
He adverted also TO the probability
of an adjustment OF another importart
point in dispute between the two coup-
tries, as he said he knew that it was iny
tended by the u. States TO abandon
the attempt to carry on a trade with
the colonies of belligerents in time ofl
war, which was not allowed in the slime
ofpeace, & to trust To the being permit
ted by the French to carry on such
trade In peace, SO As to entttle them to
a continuance oft in time OF war
AS it may be very material to ascere
tain what ''trade with thc colonies of
belligerents" was, in my conception,
meant by Mr.. Galatin, Is intended TO
be abandoned by The United States,
feel no hesitation "a declaring, that !
supposed he alluded TO the trade from
the colonies Of belligerents direc. from
their mother country, or TO the ports
of other belligerentS, because the right
to such trade had been the point iii dii-
pute whereas, the right TO carry on
a trade from the colonies of bellige.
rents so the United States had never
been called in question, and had been
recognised by his majesty's supreme
court of admiralty and the terms e.
ven upon which such colonial produce
might be re-exported from the United
States had been formally arranged in a
treaty signed in London by the minis
ters flenipotentiarv of both countries,
which was not indeed ratified by the
President of the United States but
was not objected to as 10 that article Of
it which settled the terms upon which
such trade was to be permitted.
Such was the substance, sir, OF the
unOiiicia! conversations which I had
held with Mr.. Madison, Mr.. Galiutin,
and yourself, which did not consider
or represent 10 his maiestY's govern
Iment as intended with any other viey
than to endeavor to bring about the
repeal Of tine orders in council by shew-
ing that many of the obstacles which
had stood In the way of an amicable
adjustment of the differences between
the two countries-were already remov-
ed, and that fair prospect existed OF
settling what, remained since The u
United States had exhibited determi-
nation to resist the unjust aggressiops
upon her neutral rights, which was all
that Great Britain had ever required /;
but | certainly never received any as
surances from the American govern
ment thatthey would pledge themselves
to adopt the conditions specified in Mr..
Canning's instructions as prelimina-
ries nor did I eyer hold out such an
expectation to his maiesty's govern
ment; having always stated to them
that in the event of his maiesty's think
! ing it Just or expedient to cause his
orders in council to be Withdrawn that
the President would take off the en-
barge as respected England, leaving it
in operation against France and the
powers which adopted, or acted under,
her DEGREES; according to the authori-
ty which was vested in him at that
time by the Congress of the United
States, and that there was every rea-
son to expect that satisfactory ar
rangement might be made upon the
points of the colonial trade which had
been SO long in dispute between the
two countries.
AS to the third condition referred to
by you, specified in Mr.. Canning's in
| structions, l have only to remark that
| never held any conversation with
the members Of the government of the
United States, relative to it, until my
late negociation--or had ever menti-
oned the subject to his maiesty's go.
vernment--it having, for the 6rst time,
been presented to my consideration in
Mr.. Canning's despatch 10 nae Of the
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