The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1810-01-24

August 9th, says -
"a As 60 the third eondiaoa rejered 10 BY
ysu, shsri6ed IN azr. canlag's irstrae,ions,
IAsvr only 10 rrmsrk Mas 1 SEvEk HEi-o
ASy coHvEasArIos WITH THk MEMBERS
OF THE GovEKSMENr OF THE UNITED
STATES, RELATIVE 70 TT ua,H my i9se neg
ciaiion, OR HAD EVER MENTIONED THE SUB
JEST TO MS MAJEsTy's GOVERNMENT, 1T
EAvINe FOR THE FIRST ZINE BEEN PRE-
sEsrED TO NY CONSIDERATION IS MR.. CAN
SiSG's DEsPArcH OF THE 23D OF JANuA-
ny, IN WHICH THE IDEA Is SUGGESTED.
Again--UNDER these circumstances, fherefoTe,
fndiag rhas 4 COULD NOT OBTAIN me RE-
cooSIrroN shecifrd la Alr. Canning's de-
snatch af ths esd Of January (sYkieh formed
our one harf Of his Instructions 20 m fa me
Jormat manner required, lcoasidered liaf II
WOULD BE IN VAIN TO LAY BEFORE THE
eogERNMESr OF THE UNITED sTArEs THE
DESPATCH IN QUESTION, svhicA svas AT f6-
cry 10 huve doae in extenso had fbcnyhf
frohrr" Once more-Mr. Pinkney in his
letter, dated June 6, TO MIR. Smith, states
thar. Mr.. Ginning TELLS NE that fhe CON-
vERsATgoNs detailed in Mr.. Erskiae's letter
DID nor as ] had supposed, suggest shaf
The eovRRsMENr OF THE UNITED STATES
WOULD ALLOW n TO BE UNDERSTOOD THAT
BRITIsH CRUISERS NIGHT STOP AMERICAN
Oesseis 0ttemjstiny 10 tUiolate fhe en6aiS1 and
non intercourse, continuing Gs 10 France, cr.
.af;er they should be uafhdraqon as 10 Creaf-
Britain" Thus we have the explicit and
uDeqnivocal ayowal Of Mr.. Erskine and Mr..
Canning. acquiting our government from SO
base, degrading, and ins0lent proposition.--
Not only the sagacity and Judgment OF Mr.
PoTTER is questionable. &g8
The harheS (says Mr.. PorrER) are novv
ia The same sitaaIion (ai'uding 10 the rejection
by the British government OF Mr.. Erskme's
provisional agreement, with Anerica) as 10
I5ho.ucrs, as before This desfatch arrived, a.
though Mr.. Smith informed Mfr. jackson, thar
he understood fAaf Mr.. Erskine had two sets
ef Instructions TO regulate his conduct and
thai u,aon one Of them, which neVer had been
communicated TO Mniseifor tie hRblsek, rested
lsAe- justification Of the terms finally agreed
Hton." ig. 4 -
Nothing can be more stupid and inconsist-
snt than 10 say fhr harties are in the same
sffHSsion "a ~ fosvers, as hcfore ths deSiafch
f.sAe 23d Of January arrived. Is Mr.. Por
TEN destitute of feeling, callous to wrongs,
indifferent to national injuries and insults,
and insensiblc to the sting of contempt g.
Great Britain is bound in duty to explain to
the American government the motives that
led her to the disavowal of Mr.. Erskine's
provisional agreement. Mr. Canning was
impressed with the import ance, and indis-
,pensible necessity of such an explanation,
and promised it should be made by the sue
acsssour Of Mr.. Erskine: hut has never COM
piled With his pronaise~~ zae teasf This couu-
f-y eeald erhscs was an ertkyra'i = from Greas
Britoin effhe disavoual, NOT through The min
lister disavosuea, Bur through Iris sxcceasour---
lRa erhtsnatien founded ON reasons sfrorg and
solid in fhemsetpes, and presented neither
s'baky mr. vagnely, bns in a form comforting
with Ghe> oecasion, and Nth resfeet dxe the
character and gosd fith Of tie disakhoirted.
This explanation Great Britain owes 70 her
self, to secure ia future, respect for her, ma
tional faith and national honour--She owes it
to America for her pcridious treathery, by
refusing to fulfil the solemn contract made
and repeated by her accredited minister.-.>It
is matter of deep concern, that Mr.. Jackson
/, was not charged with-such an explanation.
None has been, and none is intended to De
made. Are we thus to be treated--.5uf ffeted,
abused, AMI coute temptuorsiy sneered at, when
redress of our wrongs are demanded ?---
Where is our national spirit that once animat-
cd and nerved the soul Of an American--is it
lost Are we ready to yield and surrender
every thing dear to free.nen! If not--rise
and enforce our rights; and break fhe meek
Of fbose spbs sOoutd yoke ours. Until an son-
oSrable and sansfdcfoyy explanation is made,
the two nations of America aud Great Britain
lses sof stand in the sane sifHafion AZ to how-
er, Gs 6efore this deshafch arriped, unless we
are prepared to kiss the hind that stabs US,
and embrace the chain that enslAves us.
I Mr.. PoTTsR sneers with exultine pride at
the idea of Mr.. Erskine's having two sets of
instructions, one Of which had not been COM
municared to Mr.. Smith or the publick, and
,arroganily asks--.. Pray SIR, how did Mr..
Snih nsdtrsiand fhis? lie Gays d mas not
communicated TO himself or the tublck-iow
come ne by his Information !? In this ques-
fion Mr. Po1Tk z, like the mole, faneies him.