Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-11-24
.7frginta Aren8.
RIC II M O N ID,
FRIDAY, Nov msKR "a, 1909.

Eriraet OF a letter from our Correshondeaf,
dated Washington City, Ao0em6cr 21,l
. 1909.
{. THE Independent Americ an" has ga :.
we'd ne the trouble of copying for your use
the Attcai of Mr.. Jackson to the public.
The subjoined s' circular, is that appeal,
in the form of an address to the English
agents residing in the United States. IT
is sort of General Orders to the British
party in America how 60 act in the pre-.
sent exigency. That il is an afthsaI there
can be no doubt because, If the object
were merely TO inform his Britannia ma
jesty's conspls aud others, that Nc. Jack
son was about to remove to New York and
that they must address their letters to HIN
at that place, it was by no means necessA-
ny to enter into statement of the Incl.
dents which had led to the repils;on of
Mr.. Jackson. The circular was ssemi-
mated pretty widely in n,annscrih, before
1t got into fsrflt, and there was species
OF shyness to publish it manifested by the
opposition prints, which clearly indicates
that there has been some information from
Mr.. Jackson on the subject, and, by un.
deniable inference, proves that there is an
understanding between him and at least
fome OF the newspaper printers ia this
country. he wished, beyond all doubt
that the Gazetes friendly to che adminis.
sration should first publish the circular,
py which means he may have hoped to-
nave escaped the stigma of being the rsb-'
fisher. But his imfaResee has got the
better of his diacret,on-for, fading that
no republican paper was in very great
hurry to insult the government, the thing
his been published under his very nose at
Georgetewn, in this District. In point of
ipdecorum and outrage to the government,
by this act of writing and publishing, per-
haps the offence was greater and the con-.
duct OF Jackson more insidious; by circula.
ting the appeal in friUase way, than if
he had come out openly in the first instance.
1t there were no other act Of iniQuity ON
record against him, this circular would
convict him of being shutting, conteno..
tible knave. You will perceive that he
represents himself as beng charged with
a very important and interesting neeocias
ton. understand, from cool authority.
that this representation of the case is a
scandalous fslsehood that he not only had
nothing new to Offer, but that his whole
behavior towards the government in his
correspondence has been insolent from
beginning to end, and that it mas been an
act of very great forbearancs in the ex-
ecutive that he was not dismissed long a..
so. The overture, which he says was nc,
answered, is believed TO have oeen, both
IN its nature and in the form of its pre-
sentation, gross aggrayation Of the point
which 1t proposed to adjust. Respecting the
submission of the conditions by Mr. Ersk
inc, rely upon it that Jackson is guilty. Of
base equiVocaton and liz relation To- the
statement that Mr. Smith was made &C.
quainted with that view of the subiect
which represents that Mr.. Jackson meant
not TO offend the government of the United
states, will only oberye to you, that q
man Who insults another, repeats aud ad
heres to the insult, does NOS, by merely
saying that he meant no off nee, and with
OUT retrscting the insulting words, make
proper atonement---he rather adds to the
outra9e-more particularly when, as it is
b. ieved was the case With MIR. Jackson,
the person insulting, at the very moment
OF declaring, and in the very terms of the
declaration of the non intention, insists
upon the offensive points.
"What number of manuscript copies OF
the circplar Jackson has sent to the A me
rican tories, is not certainly known. A
deputy OF old HamIlton's tconsui at Nor.
tolk,) who resides in Alexandria, is said
to have been very busy in putting them a.
bout. l do not vouch for the fact that ne
did SO; but it is asserted by very respecla.
bic authority that he DID DC 1t. The go
vernment ought ito be made acquainted with
these meddling agents of Jackson's. The
duties of British coasuls aud their depu re:
IS eonlnlereiab not toLiEcaL, and if they
assist IN tue dissemination OF calu nnIes
against the government to which they art
accredited they deserve to lose their com
mi ssions.
"l conclude, by informing you that il
is now said that Jackson win remain il
this city until the commencement OF tn.
congressional session THIS is quite &C
commodafIng; Mr. Pickering anu some o.
theirs OF his stamp might not find It so con
yentent to consult him il Jackson went [,
Nev-York before the old tory gets here
II is reported that Mr. Okely has departed
hence for England"
CIRCULAR.