Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-12-26

ed IN 1t, were the ONLY cnes on which he
was authorised 10 make an arrsng.m, " !,
ths arrangement would MT have heen
made.
In my letter Of The lst instant, ad
verling o he repetition in yonr letter oi
he Esd ultino Of language implying a
knowledge IN this government ibat the
instructions of ypur predeces did not
au horise he arrangeme formed by him,
an intimation was dis.inGAly given 10 YOU
ha', after III. explicit and p:re np.orv a.
severa ion that Ibis government had ~
any such knowledge. and tba, with such q
knowledge .uch an ar. an rsm- woul not
have been made, no such ios nu ,,isn cou d
be admitted by this government
Finding that in youc reply of the 4 h
instant you have used Ian uaSe wh
| cannot be understood bu. as reitera ing ana
even aggravating the same oss insinu
alton, II only remains IN order TO precluds
opportunities which are thus abused, 10
inform you that no further conmun cati-
ons will be received from YOU, and that The
nsceSsy of this determination will with
out delay, be made knpwn to your govern.
men,."
Now, Sir, is it not most obvious, that
the grounds OF complaint against Mr.. Jack
son winch caused The rupture in the ne
gociauon, are very different from what he
states them 10 have been in his insidioua
appeal To the people; and if so, SIR, i
not The appeal false or fallaciousl or
Doth
Sir, another part Of this insid Gus appeal
deserves some animadversoas. lii IN
the following words
In stating these facts & in adherinF to
hem, as his duty imperiously enioined
him to do, Mr.. Jackson could not imagine
that ofence would be taken a il BY the
American government, as most certainly
none could be Intended on h.s part"
Sir, It IS painful 10 me TO be so Of se
compelled to quesliln the candor of anv
gentleman, particularly one cloathed win
ne high functions Of Mnis'er P.enipo
entlsry of his Britannc Maiasy; Bn
permit me 10 ask you, Sir, iioa il g oos,i
Ole Tor Me- Jackson not TO conceive tina,
offence would b. taken at his offeasv.
'nsinua;ioas after Mr.. Smiths letter of the
lst Of November telling him in strong anG
lescisiVe terms that offence had been "a
ken az them /! Or how can M. Jackson
reconchs II to himself 10 say that in ad
herng 20 these gross insnuatons, he did
not in end 10 give offeacel LII me ask
YOU SIT, what else he did, or coald intend
cor my part / can see nothing else
that he could either nationally intend n
expect. Here then, sir,i another false or
Ia'lac'ous disguise thrown out before the
people oil the United States, as will al.
ways be the case in every appeal to them
calculated, or evidently intended, t. ex
cite their resen;ments and dis,rust = ram.
heir own government.
Now. sir, upon the most critical review
OF this exposition, is there a single gen
tIeman present, who is not prepared TO
say, that the fa6ls stated in the resolunon
are iully justified by the correspondence ?
And II they be, sir, what inducement can
POSSIBLY prevent unanimiiy on the present
occasion Surely those, who wish peace
with Great Britain, will find Immunity
upon his occasion the most likely to deter
from war; and surely, sir, every gen le.
! man must feel and see that the declara,
uons contained in the resoiu ion are i'm.
peFiously due 10 the dignity and honor of
our own government as well as 10 our
] ~NIN~N iS' viz pSOpiC db1 euT8EtTS9s OlT,
wha: would bs the effect or passing BIZ
unnouced .hese gross am insldlous in
SUITS TO bo,h the people and government :
why. STR, foreign ministers would begin
TO conceive, that an appeal 10 the people
vas amongst the most sacred Of their DR.
VIleges and Immuniles The frequency
OF them already is almost sufficient to es
tablisb, sanctfy the rule. The cases of
Genet, YroJo, the publication Of Mr.. Cen
!nlng's letter 10 one OF the Boston ne VS.
papers, sc. never received sufficient ami.
J msdyeTslops from Congress and If lhi
! most aggravated case Of all should pass
over unno iced, J should not be surpris.
cd o see Mr.. Jackson during the present
WINTER set himselfup as a British PRESIDED,
N New York contesting the point oil urls-
d'elIon before the people with the Amer.
Ican President at Washington ;--whils
/ Congress regardless of their own consd
tutIonal powers, sc. Sc. should stand b /,
and behold the extraordinary scene in a
state Of Pertect neutrality. Sir, is it POS
sl5le, that Cong sss can 50 faT forget thel
duties TO ,b- people aud their respect fgr
themselves Independently or the obu
,us ptoPristy OF this proceeding IN itself
| rave we, SIR, no examples OF the course oil