Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-12-21

/ tradc.ion. But, sir, this is not all, he here
reiterates this ,nsinuaiion by referring 20
"hat he calls the Sc obvious deduction" ne
took the liberty of making in his letter OF
the lith of October which | have before
lanimadycited on to the Senate this rel.
teration demonstrates the propriety OF my
animadversions on that letter; the whole
OF which are equally applicable to the let
ter of the Esd of October now under
consideration, and noticed in the resoIu'
ton before you with this additional ag.
JgraVatiog circumstances that at the time
of writing this last letter Mr.. Jackson knew
that hewrote the first under false or mis-.
taken impressions. Nor, sir, can it es-
cape observation that he here again renews
his in sinuaiions dsduced from his rldcu-
lous aud contemplate Interpretation OF
what he calls the aet of substitution.
Let me now, sir, proceed to Mr. Smiths
letter to M. Jackson, of LIST of November,
replying to these reiterated and aggravat.
I'd insults. II will be found in pages 60,
! 81, of the printed documents, in The fol.
lowing words:
But it would be improper to conclude
the few observations, TO which purpose
REPETITION ola language implying knowl
edge on the par, of this government that
the instructions of your predecessor did
not authorize the arrangement formed by
him. After the explicit and peremptory
asseveration that this government had no
such knowledge, and that with such
knowledge no SUCH arrangement would
have been entered into, the view, WHICH
you have again presented of the subject,
makes it my duty to apprise you, that
such insinuatIons are inadnissible in The
intercourse of foreign minister with a
government that understands what i owes
! % Itself"
This language is also too perspicuous
nd correct in itself, to require any ex
plana,ion from me. But l cannot help
remarking, sir, thai surely every Ameri-
can patrio. must feel smile of confidence
and complacency towards his own gov
j >rmenl, whsu he behoIds the opsnness,
he i.ankness, the candor aud the intelli-
/ sence with whica it gets az the tru h,
compared the miserable and contemp
libls concsits and sub enfuges, with which
I Inc E'itish minister attempts 10 disguise
AID obscure il.
After ihis admonition, made with dig
nifisd decision and mode a,Ion, let me
urn yaur a Ien,on to Mr.. Jack sons re
ply. Il will be found in his letter to Mr..
5 Smith of the 4th November, page r. oil
he printed documents, in the following
words:
, You will find that in my correspon'
5 dence with you, have carefully avoided
drawing conclusions that did no. necessa'
? rily follow from The premises advanced
by me, and last of all should l think o.
:, uttering ar insinuation, where / was un.
able to subsiantiate fact, TO facts, sucf
as / have become acquainted with them
q / have scruPulousiy adhered, and in s'
: doing must continue, whenever The goos
: faith of his Majesty's government is call
t ed IN question, 10 vindlcale its honor an'
= ldguity, in the manner that appears 10 ms
j.. b-sl calculated for that purpose"
e II cannot have escaped your observation
1 sir, that the Executive government, wi.i
IS a moderation and forbearance almost pc
!. cIlIar to itself, would not impose upo
c Mr.. Jackson the pain either Of expIanas
n on or reiraction. Notwithstanding his re
. iteTa,ed alf'ronls, il made no demand of Ell
J AhCl' II nPpSdtCu O1ty W OSS'S W AhtO'
. out of the way these offensive insnua.ior'
n And how, sir, has il been requtsd f.
n this moderation and forbeatance VIII,
I, sir, instead Of dropping subject in whic
l. Mr.. Jackson was so clearly in the wrong
y he again reBews it with still further
Re gravauons, He tells Mr. Smith that h
l. mad carefully avoided in all his precedin
10 correspondence drawing conclusions, III,
Is did not necessarily follow from premise
r. advanced by him or uuering an insiru
- aJOD, where he was unable to substant
is ate fa5l; That he had scrupu!ously a.
is hysrsd 60 such la6ls as he had become ~
d,i quam:cd with, and that he should CT
b. ,mvs 20 90 SO, whenever the good l,ith
~ his Maie5iy's government was called
loj question, 10 vndicsts his honor aud dl
ne nity, 10 the manner he thought bcsI C.
=, c0lst.d ior 'ha, pufross.
e Nov, slr. p=rmC ine 90 ask you, il q
Oh Executive government had gone on 20 =
% ceive any further COMMUNICATIONS trJ
TO VIC. Jack,Oh alter these declaration,
~ VIA, situation would ths American >
%. cFstary OF State have been placed Whe