The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-21

limpudcnt contraction. But, sir, this is
not all, he ereitcrates this insinuation
by referring to x he calls the obvious
deduction" he ID the liberty Of making in
MS letter of the tn of October which
have before anirverted on to the Senate
this rciteration illustrates the propricty |
OF my animadvdons on that letter; the
whole of which dequally applicable to the
letter of the 23d October, now under con-
sideration, and Eiced in the resolution be-
tore you; with additional aggravating |
circumstance, Il at the time of writing |
this last letter, I. Jackson knew that he |
wrote the first ser false or mistaken i'm |
pressions. NorEr, can it escape observa-
ton that he hercgain renews his insinua- |
tons tieduced fri his ridiculous and con- |
temptib!e Interpolation Of what he calls the
act of Substitution
Let me now, proceed to Mr.. Smiths
letter to Mr.. Jacbn, of Est November, re-
plying to these tterated and aggravated
insults. 1t will /, found in page e6, 81, of
the printed doc4arts. in the following
words: ~ IN
| +" But it Iniild be Improper e, conclude
the few ob$rvatiopi, 10 which I hMrfosety
timit myself without adverting to your re
hefifion of Language iartiying knowledge
on the hayf Of thi government thar the in
sfruefonsot ysu;hredecesser, did nor Az
thoriie fhc arro,yemcnt fornted By him
Afte' the explicitlnd peremptory assevera-
tion hat this government had no such know
ledg,, aud that nth such knowledge no
sucl arrangement would have been entered
into, the view Fhich you have again pre-
sened of the SUBJECT, makes it my duty to
apprise you that Lch insiauations are mad
Missile in the Intercourse Of foreign mi
nister7with a goernnent that understands
what it owes to i5eif."
| This Languages also too pcrspicuous and
correct in itse B require any explanation
from me. But cannot help remarking,
sir, that surely every American patriot
must feel smit of Confidence and compla
ccncy towards lis own government, when he
beholds the oIeaness, the frankness, the
candor and til. intelligence with which it
gets at the truth, compared with the mise-
rable and contemplate cunceits and subter
ltuges. with which the British minister at
tempts to disguise and obscure it.
| After this aimonition, made with digni-
fed decision & moderation, lat me turn J iur
attention to Mr.. Jackson's reply. 1t will
be found in his letter to Mr.. Smith of the
4th November, page 70, Of the printed do
currents, in the following words:
You will find that in my correspondence
with.you, l have carefully avoided drawing
conclusions that did not necessarily follow
rem the premises advanced by me, & as
of all should think of uttering an insinua
ton, where i was unable to substantiate
fact. To facts, SUCH as have become &C.
quainted with them have scrupulously ad
hered, and in so dsing 1 must continue
Whenever the good faith of his Majesty
government is called in question, to vindi
cate its honor and dignity, in the name
70 ~ al tz,I &C., eI,
purpose"
1t cannot have escaped your observation
Sir, that the Executive government, with
moderation and forbearance almost psculia
TO Itself, would not impose upon Mr.. Jack
son the pain either of explanation or retrac
ton. Notwithstanding his reiterated afIroht
Ii made DO demand of either. II appeaIre
only 10 desire TO throw out of the way tn cs
offensive ins,nuations. And how, sir, has
been requited for this moderation and 70,
bearance. Why, sir, instead of droppin
a subject in which MIR. Jackson was so clear
ly in the wrong, he again renews it wit
still further aggravations. He tells NJ
Smith that he had carefully avoided in a.
his preceding correspondence drawing cor
illusions, that did not necessarily follow fror
premises advanced by him; or uttcring a
insinuation, where he was unable to substau
tate fact: That he had scrupu!ously ad
hered to such facts as he had become &C
quainted with. and that he should coDtiau
ITO do so. whenever the good faith of his Ma
IJesty's government was called in question,
I indicate his honor and dignity, in the mar
ner he thought best calculated for that pui
pesc.
| Now, sir, permit me to ask you, il the En-
ecutive government had gose on to rcceiv
any further communications from Mr. Jack
son after these declarations in what situa
ton would the American Secretary of Stat
have been placed! When Mr.. Jackson i
substance, here tells him with a supercil
BUSINESS bordering On mental infatuation,
have insulted you, ] here repeat the insu
and now give you notice that / will continu
to repcat IL, whenever may think propeI
J durlng the Whole Course of our future neg,
ciations. For, sir, at the time of writing tn
letter, you will be pleased TO remark, tn;
there remained no dguot of the true meanir
OF tho offensive insinuations; because rI
smith had put an Interpretation upon the
in his letter of the LIST November, whic
was plain and explicit, and which could n
be misunderstood. Mr.. Smith then tells M
Jackson, that his, Mr.. Jackson's languas
imp'';d knowledge on the part of the 4
mcff an government, that the instructions
mis- predecessor did not authorize the "a
arrangement formed by bin. That after Il
explicit aud peremptory asseveration til
this government had no such knowledge, az
that with such knowledge no such arrang
meat would have been entered into, &,
such iniu Iatious are inadmissiblc, &c G.
This Interpretation Of the meaning Of N
Jackson'5 inslnuations is not denied, al
therefore admitted by Mr.. Jackson and wi
that admission he gees on superciliously
rcpcat them, ard 20 declare that he Will CO