Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-01-03

tive :ais high shsrae.-r HE uniform ioyslssy
to his master ihe king, forhids such m idea.
IN addition to this I woy'd call 70 my asa
the docuinr of hAsran uasare, snsl ask
what po,ive could exist in, Alr.4 Etskias 70 e
deceive his own goyernncpt pc The Uniiea
Sta,es. A,mstivr for such eonduct does
NOT exist. Bo. on ihs oshsf hand every
honorable eons:deyxtioR, u well sss every
other rational motive, ins,ss have press.
cd upon his mind the nse rssity ct empty;
Ing with hid maisssY 8 vie IL stand.
ing as 4 nan as inis srily md insslIigsscsi
his coniinnancs as reipfstcT ip thiA coentfyI
all depend cd pp6h ii Sauien of
tie iras, conEdsd ID kis zsh IS sshlsts
.hasr Known thai d ots,icn sF gpetiors
wenllI pnis have fsaidsed has 6ssH tOA1ttyy:
and ne niisd Susss i, ip dneint dis
ayoxsl l.l;s iii oval tkerst ssssst
have Originated n tlis innor snt mise
tion Of ,sNf ! line, oE in taish
;, pss iSIs sssIs i .t;ai !. lss ssy
SELF; Leavinx on 81 M s events which would
20 20 cast "a iun 0ns slss Bsitish s2biost,
ie. me remind the committes that Mr. Erst..
kline !, q man of undsrssand;is, A man ofs
integrity, aud he still asserts that he acsed
agrecalay 70 his najesty's wishes AVID 70
the spirit Of the Instructions. yiyfn bin. ]:
must refrrto the declarations of Mr.. En-
kline in the printed document. Ia .
!. /" Under these circumsta,ces thfyeforek
finding that I could not obtain the rcrognI.
tons specified in Mr.. Gaming e despatch
of the esd January (Which formed bat enc
part ofhis instructions osnlr) in the for
NAL manner required, ] considered that IL
would be in vain to aybefors the govern
men. OF the United States the despatch ia
question, which was ii liberty to bsveg
done in extensa had I thought proper. But
as I had such strong grounds for believing
that the object OF his najrssy's governments
ould be attained, 'tho,tsh IN a different
manner, and the spirit, at least, Of nay Sc
reral letters constructions be fully comph- 4
ed with, I felt thorostgh consiction upon
4ny mind, that should be acting 10 con-
ta1Iniy with his ntajrsts's wishes and ac-
eordingly concluded the late PROVISIONAL a
,gseement on his nsajssty's behalf with the
government Of the United States. - 4
! He states with eandor and sincerity. that
when he entered into the arrangements he
felt thorough conviction upon bis mind,
tina. he was acting in conformity to hss mas,
ter's wishes, anu up 10 the spirit OF his Sc
yeral letters of Instructions, IL not TO the
litter of them. He alsu states thar he great
" laments thar an act Of his shosld produrc
cny embarrassment between the two couH.
tries. In a different letter he states that hs
had no intention to deceive the u. States,
and regrets the consequences which have
resulted from the rejection Of the arrange.
nent. will now speak of the conduct Of
the Executive, as to sl,e charge brought a.
gainst him, by Mr.. Jackson. l will NOT
condesccnd to v;ndica,e the Executive. He
stands, thank God |! aboys suspicion. His
talents, his veracity, his love OF ceanirv
are above snspicion-I will not speak OF
motives as APPLYING to him, or | would ask
wha, motive the Executive could have To |
enter into an arrangements which he knew !
would be rejected, and produce the mis-
chief which has resulted? 1st. Mr.. Frs
kline declares he did not laybetore the Ex-
ccuiive or the Secretary OF State his instrue,
tion.. end. On our, part the engagement
now disaypwed was promptly executed BY
the executive. All this was known By Mr..
Jackson, and every circumstance enume-
rated should BE recolleeted 70 interpret the
intention of the British government s0;in.
suit Us through their agrn, Mr.. Jackson
From this retrospective summary, lst q,
ny unprejudieed mind determine whether
the disavSwal originated in British psrfdy
or the mistake Of MI. Erskins. To ena.
bic US to judge sill more correctly, ,le, Us
attend to tl,x mission Of Mr.. Jackson--and |
am sorry here 10 ssste, that I understosd |
Inc gentleman from connecticut, (Nfr. pa.|
nay either by his express words, or from
Ike unavoidable conclusion drawn from his
premises, to charge the eh,eI executive MA,
Sistrste with the consequences Of the dma--l
yowal on the part Of C;sreas Britain OF N =.