The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-19

"~.' nAuey ndu ever proposed or asscntco
toit! MIR. Rhea's opinion OF him was such.
he said. that he could not permit himsct to
suppose that he would assent To such a pro-
position: and IL w2s not treating HIM With
Justice to SUPPOSE so. Mr.. r. said it was not
tor him TO say, whether or NOT war woald
result from the present state of things-he
wished not for war-but this consideration
had nc connection with the resolution; a
gsinst which he should vote for reasons some
OF which he had assigned.
Mr.. God said that he had examined RI.
documents communicated ut the last session.
aud found uo such despatch as that alludc.l
! to uy the gentleman from Virginia: and Il
that gentleman, whom he always heard viii,
/ pleasure, would reculicct ,he stare Of thiprs
at the lasI session, he would hardly believe
| that the Executive would have been justifi;..
bic Ia communicating any correspondence
which might recall hos lie sentiments. rbae
| cause for forbearauce did ia, ROW ..xis.. ~.
| wished Dfcr:natim from the four..in head.
from Mr.. Pinkney himself. who had b.en a
party IN THE conversation alluded tn; an:i In.
Could perceive no reason WHY gentlemen
! should oppose it. He thanked th9 gentleman
fr' m Virginia tor not limiting the discus.ieu
to that narrow point to which it was attempt
ed to be confined by the gentleman from Mas
sachusetss (Mr Bacon) Gentlemen would
see mat they had arrived 1T a point at which
| the whole correspondence on this odious of.
tahsive despatch from Mr. Canning sho.u
be communicated.
Mr.. Vninccy stated the motion before The
House in one point of view, to shew its con.
! nection with the resolution from the Senate
we are called upon, said he. to state that il
was the intention OF Mr.. Jackson to excite
dissention: among the people through false
ana failacious DISCUSSES. In making up- this
argument, as understand it has been arnu.
ed, Il is stated that one of these DISCUSSES was
tha' he had stated To the penple OF the y s.
that ne had commenced an important ncgu-
citation, when, in fact. lie was only authori-
sed to propose certain conditions, the acces-
tance ct one OF which would be tiissracetul
to this country. L. is almost impossible to
enter into an examination o! these DISCUSSES
without taking up that condition and the
circumstances under which it was prop osed:
| tor nDquestiolably it is false ,lisetsise if
proposition be stated to have been oripi,a,,v
proposed by our minister in London, wnich
he never even asscnteu to. The House
| ought not, however, to refuse the d roduc-
ton OF any puper thought necessary by any
me ''ber IN n,HNiag up his opinion On matters
befare the House
Mr.. Bacon said that he now understand
the specific ground on which the motion was
introduced To be abandoned, and the paper
called tor was admitted not to be necessary
to the consd ration of the resolution from
the Senate. The gentleman from N York,
(Mr Gardcnier) had supported it on The
ground that the paper might be necessary
Tor the Justification Of administration. How.
No impdtation had been ai.edged against the
British government by the Executive for
n, sking this Sd proposition it had boen SIM
ply rejected as all admitted, on correct
grounds. So far from being made the ground
u any imputation against that government,
1t was expressly imputed to "a mistake of
Mr., Canning, not to a wiiful misnterDreta-
ton, but misapprchension OF what had
passed between him and AR. Pinkney. The
sole imputation Of blame made On Mr.. Can
ming is not that he originally proposed it, be.
cause he might in SO ding have acted under
a mistake. but that it was urged by Mr..
Canning after the refusal by this governmenS
to admit IL Neither could Mr. = see how
the paper to be called for was necessary for
the justification of Mr.. Canning; for NO
charge had been Brought against him on &C
count OF il. No supposition had ever been
uttered in or out Of the House that our mi
nisterha ever been authorised to assent to
such proposition; and if he had douc ~.
the affair Concerned only him. Mr. b. said
II : Could not see how administration were:
concerned in 1t. Whether the nat on WIS.,; 10
go to war ~ not. word not at all depend Oh
that point. lie saw noretson 10 call for the.
paper. IL miglt be necessary, as the gentle
''hH iroi'i ~. xI'k, Hr. tIardc :ilcJ) STD
posed, to stop the caviilinss of capiinus fele-
raiists Inc gentleman (sad Mr.. 3 IS bet
ger acquainted with gen. ic'ncG OF that de
scrii,uon than ain, and therefore no aoubc-
las characterised them correctly. 1t is not
fnr me to say whether he has mistaken .he
character OF his fiiends. Rut on that acco mt
see no reason to vote Tor The motion.
Mr. Kry said, the gentleman from Ten.
nessee, (Mr Rhea.) had seemed to SUPPOSE
because Mr.. Cannings letter Of the S7th,
OF May, was subsequent to the arrangement.
that the COMM dicatlon of the instructions
to Mr.. r. could have no bearing ON the.
questions 10 be discussed M. II. said,
TINT he did not andcrs' and this to have been
the first communication of the instructions.
tor MIR. Canning writes to Mr.. l.. on the
27th May, "HaUfng had the honor to read
90 you IN erten8o the instructions. &c" Mr..
said it was because the time when he
first read them was not stated, that he
wished to see Mr.. Pinkney's letter on the
subject. That gentleman, if he correctly
recoilected the nature OF the communicate
ons from him, usually detailed the periods
OF time and substance of conversations in a
clear and luminous manner. Not TO travel
yer ground occupied by other gentlemen,
Mr. Key said, he justified the call OH the
ground that the time at which the instruc-
Tons given to Mr. Erskinc wcr first read
20 ar. p. was uncertain.
Mr.. Gardener said, he had JUS. heard srcms
a pc mt e.uau from Viryinio INf,. R,,,... y -