The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-12-20
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RICHMOND. DECEMBER 90. 1914
COOL AND STUDIED INSULT n,
Turn ,hy COMPLEXION there

Patience, thou Young s. rose ipp'd chernbim I
sHAK EARE.
Or. Gentle Reader, if plain prose please
thee better let US take our Motto from the
source. from which we shall like wise draw
our commeni8:
T" These things require a large stock ef Pati.
ence"
Mr.. P1NxNEr to Mr.. Smith. Sept. %.
1910.
He must indeed be Man of Job-like Pa.
tience, who does MOI feel rufhcd by a peru
sal of the correspondence OF our Minister at
the British Court. now laid before us. He
must be dead TO the dignity of his country,
who does not feel the cool and deliberate in
suit which has been aimed at her through
Ter Ministerial the Court Of ST. James's-
The following simple narrative, will speak
for itself--We appea. for its truth to the
Oncumcnts which are now before us.
The case of Mr.. Jackson is before the
World On the second ofJanuary. 1910,
Mr.. Pinkney addresses letter to Lord
Wellesley, in which he eXpa hates on his
conduct, and winds. up with reguest',
In the name OF he President. that he be
recalled" at the same time assuring him.
Z" that. in requiring therecall of Mr.. J the
y >. wish not 10 be understood, as, in any
degree, obstructiHg Com Uunications, which
may lead to a friendly accommodation :;
but that, on tie contrary, they sincerely
'reiain the desire, which they have Constant
ly protested, 10 facilitate SO happy an e.
vent; and that nothing will he more agreea
ole to them, than to find the minister who
has rendered himself SO Justly obnoxious,
Trfiaced 6y another, who, with different
Ci,aracter, may Carry with aim all the au-
shorities and instructions requisite for the
csmpete success of his MISSION, &c"
+Mr. j. !" the justly obnoxious" minister,
was sullin This country-it was therefore
TAR tGexpect, that the request would be
sssmedfateiy noticed, the minister, as soon
as possible. recalled. and competent sue
cssSor -ent z! his room. But in ali these
respects. the British Cabinet fell short of
our wishes aud expectations.
For ten geee&S. was he letter of our mi
MISTER neglected. land. ii we may antici-
PATE the order of our narrative, for eight
yrnnths was MIR. jackson retained in the
y S. and 10 this day. no successor has
been sent nor perhaps even named.
On the 18th March, our minister receiv-
cd the long looked for reply to his letter of
the ID January. 1t is couched in general
and evasive terms----tVithous touching the
point at issue, or giving either praise or
ceusure to Mr.. jackson for his insults to
wards US, the Marquis promises to recall
him, merely from. the force of that DISPOSE.
sion which his majesty always feels .' to pay
the utmost attention to The wishes and sen
sinients OF states IN amity with him"--but
without g marking, with any expression OF
his pleasure, The conduc, al Mr. J." The
lurking resentment Of his majesty, howe yer,
peeps through this disguise for instead OF
3neeting our wishes for a new minister, the
Marquis very cody dismisses the subject
by saying, ' that Mr.. J. is ordered to deliver
y oh s. l.. G..
America, TO person properly qua fed to
Carry on the ordinary Intercourse between
the two governments. which his Majesty is
.sincetely DESTROYS Of Cultivating on the most
friendly terms" In plain English, e" since
you have rejected the minister we have
;scnt YOU. we shall not send you any other"
Tue pque and the contempt which were
Visible in this proceeding, must have been
apparent toevery eye Mr.. Pinkney howe
ver, has the modesty to say to Mr.. Smith
- In 7uhaf light, the President will view
abe course which, after 80 much deliberate
ON, this government has adopted, it would
s'ot become ne even to conjecture" But it
Was impossible for others not only to con-.
lecture, but TO speak out--for it was clear
'ifiat there was but one light in which the
president could view 1t.
Before these documents, however, were
received BY our government, or before they
fssnld even suspect that 1t was the wish of
che British Cabinet to close the doors upon
VS. fresh Instructions were sent out to Mr.
Rlnkney. to assure the British government
of our desireto facilitate friendly accom-
mediation of all the existing differences be-
tween us--to leave it to- their choice, to
Bring it about either through NJ is success
sor here, or our minister there; and to pave
the way for the latter course, Mr.. p. was
charged with full powers for this purpose. -
On the indispensable ground however, that
no adjustment on points of interest could be
thought Of. until the stain on our national
honor had been zvihed of, he was instructed
not even to commence tni. negotiation. "un
nj the requisite satisfaction had been madein
the affar~of the Chesapeake and to ate mpt
Some arrangement for the revocation of the
Orders in Council, preparatory to treaty
r but this last point was by no means to be
made sine qua non
In this frame of mind, what must have
been the feelings Of our government on re-
oeiving the Despai cbes Of Mr.. Pinkney -
They Ielt as they ought TO have done-they
saw that the answer Of lord Wellesley man
itested dissatisfaction az .he step necessa-
lily taken in regard to Mr. Jack son, and at
The same time djmnnfjon Of the reshect
heretofore attached to the diplomatic reia-
tons bit yscn the Two countries" They felt,
ststy tic appointment OF = charge d'a6aues
Tsse, be an sbsolu.e>instead 81 prov isioual