The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-01-06
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lated his most positive instructions. and thar
the King would not be- bound by the arrange
ment The member from Connecticut MIR
Dana,) states, that Mr.. Madison failed in
the performance OF an incumbent duty in
not demanding the authority of Mr.. ErsLine.
thereby Including in tina. expression his she-
cial instructions at the time Of the arrange.
Went; and that there fore G.Britain was not
10 DIANE ~ diSavo~iug an unauthorized acr
| i am sick o. this subject, aud return Ia
the mission OF Mr.. Jackson. He is received
as tae minister resident and the succes,ar
or MT. l. kline. His conduct soon Induced
the President to require Of him written
communications to prevent his equyocati,
ons. lie VAS vested with no ex.raordipary
power--he had no propositions .omake upon
| the subject OF commercial intercourse. in
| c,Eding the orders in council; but he was
authorized to receive, for consideration, pro-.
positions from US. We, the injured party.
mast make overtures. ard he would listen
| to them and get the final answer from his
master in the mean time! ~. N
| He stated to our government in addition
that the orders in council would not be re-,
voked, but upon three conditions. / almost
blush TO state those conditions, which were,
to purchase rights that belonged to us as =
neutral nation.
| L. The u. States must abandon their res
trictive system, non intercourse, &C. against
Great Britain-admit the British navy TO our,
ports and harbors-and cnntnue this system,
against the commerce of France, her allies
and dependencies
2. That the u. States must abandon the
colonial trade, during the war, direct and
circuitous.
8 The British navy must be called in 70,
execute the laws of Congress against our
own citizens, viz the non,intercourses
against France, and to capture our merchant,
vessels going to France, with a declared in
tenuon. that this measure would be necessa-
ry 70 secure the bona fide intention of the
Z. States.
And where did these conditions originated.
w hose mind, SO sickly and teverish at the
prosperity of the u States as to propose
them, particularly the last, which asks a
formal surrender of one ofithe attributes Of;
sovereignty! Ii wa, first attempted to fix
the origin of these propositions on conversa-f
lions which Mr.. Erskiae had with Messrs.s
Madison, Galiatin and Smith, then heads Of
departments. This was denied BY Mr. En-. -
kine, In positive terms. i'll answer to the er -
quiries OF this government. He denies that
ANY such Concessions OF conditions were
made or mentioned. II then is attemptet.to to
tix the blame of calling in the British navy
toexecute our laws, upon Mr.. Pinkncy. To q
prove 1t, we call for papers, and how does
liz appeari That Canning made the prbonA
siton TO Pinkney, who never sanctioned, in
any manner. such degrading proposal
The truth is. that these propositions Originate.
ed and we're Matched in the brain of Cam
ming. No other mind, hope and trust in
God, would have been so corrupt nd auda-e
ciouS. Lo We MIKE great struggle tc fx2
every blame on our administration, aud wbeh
that cannot be done, no Censur. is attached
to the foreign government! Our admins :
Itc4tJOD n TO fr,,f
be in the right with some politicians, and
some forega governments never to be in the
wrong. We are thus told, that we are not
able to execute our laws. and that British ,
cruizers in all their RIGHTEOUSNESS. must be
permitted to capture our own merchantmen
--aod / suppose the next condition would
be, that we should get the British Parlia
ment to make the laws for us, and then the
British navy might better execute them
and that we should send our soldiers to the
continent to fight her bastles. Omnpotent
Orders in Council! 7'f
Thus the door to negotiation was cIoseI.
unless, indeed, some Should suppose. that
these conditions should be complied with on
our part. These conditions being urged
second time. after they had been rejected
with Indignation by the executive, was coed
cause ohaye dismissed the British emissary.
without waiting for personal insult His Of
ier In the case OF the Chesapeake, was also
disgraceful and unacceptable. Keeping in
view what has been said come to the STAR
derous charge made by jackson, the British
| minister, against the President of the United
States. The British minister is called On
| repeatedly to give explanations and reasons
tor the disavowal Of the arrangement with
his predecessor. After much euuivocatiop.
he commences his task. Not satisfied with
charging the disavowal to the mistake or
Mr.. Erskine, in the violation Of his inst,uc.
tons, he expressly charges the President
| with complete knowledge, that Mr. Frs.
kne at the time violated his instructions
and that the President knew it would not be
binding on the king his master. He saws.
that no distinct compiaint had been made of
the disavowal That he attributes to the
candor ofthe President, to thar forl,e araarc
arising from belief, that such couuplainr
would be unreasonable. Page 80, 80 of the
printed documents, contain the sub caoce OF
TINS Charge. This charge was NE Nv the
secretary of State with positive de II 4. and
with declaration, that the arraagemeu,,
would not have been made, if Mr.. r. skire
haa informed the President, that the three.
conditions before stated were the only term,
upon which the compact was 10 be male
Notwithstanding this denial and dsfIara
tion' the charge is again repeated. The Sc
cretary OF STATE, feeling just indicna .in., at
the dishonorable insiEuation or char-p
states 1t Hpre,Sly, in such away THAI il ca, =
not be misunderstood, and declares to NJ
! Jackson that such language was inado,ig .il,l..