The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-12-09
Mr.. Jackson to Mr.. Smith,
Wasaingtoa, Esd OctoJer, 1905.

SrR---
Thr letter, which you did me the honor to
address TO me on the 18TH inst was Delivered
10 me ON the following day. ] shall without
loss OF tme transmit il to my court where the
various and important considerations which II
embraces will receive the attention due TO
them. In the interval, | would beg leave TO
submit to you the following observations as
hey arise out ofthe communications that nave
;lready occurred between us.
In fulfilling duty which | conceive to be
due 70 my public character, have never sug
gesttd, nor meant 10 suggest, that the mode OF
negotiating prescribedby you on this parucu-
lar occasion AN occasion selected Tor the pur-
pose of removing existing diierences--was
otherwise Objectionable, than as It appeared TO
me to be less calculated, than it does TO you, to
answer the prolesscd purpose oil our ne5ocla-
ton.
Ii was against the general principle OF de-
barring foreign minister, in the short space
Of one week after his arrival, and without any
previous misunderstanding with him from all
personal intercourse, that thought it right to
protest. Since, however, | find by your letter
that it is not intended to apply that principle to
me. will only observe, that in the case which
YOU mention TO have ocsurrcd between ME-
Canning and Mr.. Pnkney, the conferences
were held, under an expectation at least on the
part of The former OF their leading to writ
zen communication, whereas III ours, iron the
beginning, stated that had no such communi.
cation to make. There is also this essential
difference between the two cases that Mr.
Pukney was charged to convey an important
proposal to his najes,y's government, the par
tculars of which it might be very material to
have correctly stated whilst the object OF that
part of my conversation, to which you seem to
attach the most importance, was to say that
vas not charged to make any proposal what
ever.
it could not enter into my view to withhold
from you All exploration merely because 1t had
been already given, but because, having been
given could not imagine, until informed
by you, that rep, tiiion of it would be requir.
cd 1t my hands. am quite certain that his
maiesty's government having complied with
what was considered to be the substantial duty
imposed upon it on this occasion would, hae
this been fores.en have added to the proofs o
conci,iatory good faith already manifested, The
farther conp|acencv to the wishes Of the U
States Of adopting the form Of communication
most agre4ubly to them, and Of giving through
nc the explanation in question. have there
fore no hesitation in informing you, that hi
majesty WIS eased to diavow the agreemen
concluded b tween you and MIR. Erskinc, be
cause il WIS concluded ia violation OF that gen
sleman's Instructions, and altogether wlthon
authority 10 subscribe to the terms OF It, lhes'
Instructions now understand by your letter a
WILL as from the obvious deduction which
t,ok the berry Of making in mine Of the ~
INST. where at the TINS, in substance mad
known 10 you no stronger ILLUSTRATION there
fore be given of the deviation from then
which occurred, thar by reference to the term
If yoly agreement.