Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-01-20
sNoM TEE sesroH cAsErTE.
THE DIPLOMATIC POLICY OF
Mr.. MADISoNFUNvElLED.
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NO. vi. :.
The Origin Prcgress and Issue Of III. Err
skine's arrangement. O.. ...J

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skine's arrangement. o. std 8.
ANOTHER circun,.tsncs, the esnden..
ey OF which is 10 prove the insincerity OF
our cabinet, ia tn: agreement, With Mr..
Erskine, is the appointment OF Mr.. Adams,
as minister to Russia. Fhave been aston
ished that so little consequence has been
attached TO this measure, which in any
country OF Europe, would have excited the
most curious enquiry, and the most serious
alarm. The time in which his nomination
was first made, the knowledge that seri-
Gus coalition had been just then formed to
destroy the commercial power of Great
Britsin-,he illegal and unauthorized up.
pointn.ent of Mr.. Short, by Mr.. Jefferson,
at such q iuncture the nearly unanimous
rrfusal TO sanction that appointment: the
solemn vote Of the senate On the motion OF
Mr.. Lloyd Zone OF the most intelligent mer-
chants m either branch) 6 that any mission
TO Russia ryas inexpedEent and unnecessary
The convictions in the mind OF every ~
triligent man, that this vote Of the senate
was correct, arc all Of them proofs that
this measure has some other object beyond
its first appearance. Wehavcpassed th'r-
ty years safely and prosperously without
minister 70 Russia our trade to that eoun'
try ineonsidcrable, in itself was perfectly
welfrran,Ged without any consul, and was
certainly sufficiently secure with an able
consul general. Russia 10 not an important
naval power and il is on the ocean alone
that the thsea,re of American politics Is Z.
fecred. ~
When therefore Mr.. Jefferson, at a mo.
rssnt ofhostility witk Great Britain no'ni-
mated a minister to Rassia; when he &C.
leeted for,has purpose the man the most
completely pledged Of any citizen in the y.
Ssa.a,es The man who had justified the
Berlin DEGREES as merely resaliatory on'shs
British rule of1TSc, al prudent msn STOOD
appalled,. Even an obcdient Senate, 60
.eempiaissnt in general to the executive,
could nos discern the expedieney OF multi
plying Our foteign relations. A momcnta.
~ conjunction seemed TO tax possession OF
the party, which had tor SO many years OPP
posed the extension ofour diplomats con-
nsctions. 9
NIr. ], Eerson 1oas disgraced. Tn. Sen.
ate almos, unanimously voted that any mis-
sion 70 Russia was insxpedien,. Without
doubt msry of them thought that to- Inul,
tiplyand 70 draw closer our connections with
the allies OF France would tend 20 iaerease
che diifsuIties and impedimsnis 70 a goad
understanding with Great Britain. -
- An extraordinary man.. lie. The 1pssfer
efthis drficle, would have supposed 1t an
mach, IF not a-breaeh Of privilege, for pre-
sidsnt % repeat the same proposition IN
Asree or four months TO the same public
body which had rejected i,--itweuid seem
10 be stiA more extraordinary. shat mo-
-Tnent should be selected for this purpose,
when We had just concluded preliminary
treaty wstA Great Hritsin fifthe same i'ao
;Serp sisct,ety esnehaded and when We ex-
psEsed soor to- issuss and settle the remain.
ing dispute with that nation. No man
ls6uId i6ubs, that. the tendency of such a
su1easure was 60 excite the jealousy OF the
British court. What could British mi
mister nav, does America at the moment oi
,aendering TO US the eliye branch, arm the
Sieccidul stronger with The sharbesf t.orns'
!, IA she NOS content with the offensive and
indecorous language in which she has cloth.
: ed her Offers, boa does she At dis moment
: cont IN ensimacy With one OF our enemies.
wish whom during her whole posieal exist
enee, shehas hitherto bad no poLaeal CON.
nection ft
.The m;ss;ou ~ Russia, when considered
IN slliss views, does not saugny sinesr =
tsaisnositiou 40 ssueiliase Greak Bsisaln md
! ssnnos be dessnded ualess some Rerson G.
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