The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-05-22

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irritate where he could not arrange. and
sharpen disappointment by studied AID un.
provoked indign'ty.
he course. which the government OF the
United States adopted o.. this painful occasi !
on, was such as AZ once demonstrated a sin.
cere respect for the public character with
witch Mr.. Jackson was invested. and due
sense OF its own dignity Mr.. yackson's con-
Duct had left feeble hope that further in
terCourse with him, unproductive of good as
IL must be, might still be reconcleabe with
.he honor OF the American government A
'air opportunity was sccoriinglv presented
70 nm OF making it SO. by Mr. Smiths letter
OF the Isl OF November, of which beg leave
60 insert the concluding paragraph -
" abstain, sir, from making any parti-
GUAR ammaGversions on several irrelevant
"nd improper illusions in your letter. not AZ
all COMFORTING with the protested dispnsi
to adjust in an amicahle manner the dlfIeren:
ces uhnlp!y subsisting between the two coun-
tries. But it would DE improper to conclude
the lew observations, TO which purpesely
limit myself. without adverting to your re-.
petition ct language, implying knowledge
On the part OF this government ,hat the in
structions OF your Predecessor did NOT autho-
rise the arrangement formed by him. After
the explicit & peremptory asseveration. that
TINS government had no such knowledge
and that with such knowledge no such ar
rauSenent would have been entered into.
the view, which you again presented of the
SUBJECT. makes It my duty to apprize YOU.
that such insinuations are inadmissibIe
IN The Intercourse Of foreign minister with
"a government that understands what it owes
to itself.''
Whatever was the sense, in which Mr..
j iCkson had used the expressions to which
the American government took exception.
he was now aware of the sense in which
they were understood ami, CONSEQUENTLY
was Called upon, If he had been misappre-
hended, to say 81. His expressions convey.
ed an injurious meaning, supported mo,eo
yer by the context /; and the notice taken os
them had not exceeded the bounds of lust
adflonition. 10 have explained away even
an imaginary aifront, would have been no
degradation !; but when an occasion was thus
offered to qualify real and severe imputati-
ons upon the government to which he was
accredited, it could scarcely be otherwise
than duty 10 take immediate advantage Of
il.
Such however was not Mr.. Jackson's OPT
mon. lie preferred answering the appeal,
which had been made to him, by reicerating
with aggravatons the offensive insuuation.
He says in the last paragraph of his letter
OF the 4,h of November TO Mr.. Smith
:" You Will find that. i'll my correspondence
with you, have carefully avoided drawing
conclusions fhot did nor necessarily foi2osD
from me Premises Qdvanced 6y me and
least ciaH should think of uttering an in
sinuatinn where | was unable to su6Stanti-
ate a feet. To facts. such as have become
acquainted with them, have scfupulrusly
adhered. In 50 DONG I nus, continue,
Whenever the good faith of his NJaies,y's
government is called in question, to vindicate
It's honor and dignity, in the manner that
appears to me best calculated for that pur-
pose"
10 this, my lord, there could be bat one
reply. Official intercourse with Mr.. Jack.
son could no longer be productive Of anv ef-
fects shat were not rather 70 be avoided than
desired and il was plainly Impossible that
it should continue. He was, therefore. in.
formed by Mr.. Smith, in letter Of ,he sth cf >.
November, which reCapitulated the induce
'nents To this unavoidable step, that no fur
ther communications would be received from
him that the necessity of this deteIrninati-
on would without delay be made knosn to
his government and that, in the meantime,
a ready attention would be given 10 any COM
municatlon, affecting the interests OF the Two.
nations, through any other channel that
might be substituted.
The President has been pleased to dirscs
that should make known this necessity 10
his Majesty's government, and st the SANG
time request that Mr.. Jackson be recalled.
And am particularly instructed 10 do this
IN m;fnner that viii leave no duubt of the
undiminished desire of the United States tu
unite IN all the means the best calculated to
establish the relations OF the two countries
on the solid foundations Of justice, OF friend
ship, and of mutual interest. ! am further
particularly Instructed my Lord, to make
mis- majesty's government sensible, that, in
requiring the recall of Mr.. Jackson, the u.
States wish not TO be understood rs in any de-
gee obstrucung communications which may
lead to d friendly accommodation but that
on the contrary, they sincerely retain ,he de-
sire, which they have Constantly profesSed,
to facilitate 50 happy an event, and that no.
thing will be more agreeable to them than
to find the minister, who has rendered him
self so justly ornozious. replaced by another,
Who with different character, may Carry
with him all the autrori,ies and instructions
requisite for the complete success of his mis-
sion, or, If the attainment OF this object thro'
my agency should he considered more expe-
dtious, or otherwise preferable, that it will
be a course entirely satisfactory to the u.
States.
These Instructions, which / Law before
your Lordship without d;guise, require no
comment.
Before conclude this letter it may be pro-
per very shortly to- advert to two communi-
cations, received by Mr.. Secretary Smith
from Mr.. Oakley after the correspondence
with Mr. Jackson had ceased.