Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-01-02

\ Mr.. Jackson by the president and secreta
Try OF stasc; thst Reputation ought 90 be
{respccici on such occasions by govern
}rrcnts THAI the style of the resolution was
rather that OF an auxiliary in boxing
fma'ch than otherwise that at Ire same
tiTe Te had yeqpeatel the rSca, ss the
I British m Per, We were ssncing a msu..
jace, coatainfng a conditional denupcia,ion
lof war against his goSernment--that the
lstatement IN the resolution te1dsd 10 nals4
Ian Impression, that other explanations
than were made respecting the disayowal
Tor the April eng igeynent ought to have
Peen given WHEREAS. the true enquiry WAS
why did not our government demand a
right os the po~s,s aud iassruct.ons under
win en- Mr.. Erskins actcd? That thu laws
! CT civilized s,iohs, from the tine Of G. O.
thus and the treay Of Westpha,a, as ws,:
as examples drawn from the diplomatic
history CT the ADeriSan government, un
der 81 it's ADMINISTRATIONS. automatically
established the doctrine, that general
letter of crejese. 20 a public ENJOY did
no. empower him. 10 make any psrt cdar
4; stipulation winch would be obligatory up
on his governmen that for this parpose,
fall power or special Instructions, to be
seen or exchanged with the govera ment
holding negeCIatiOa with such minister,
were essentially necessary ;that our gov
erar7ent Was wanting in its duty, when It
hiSi%tie the April arrangement, without :
/ knowledge OF the specific powers or inssrLo-
tons of Mr.. Eroline. In support CT these
lpos tions, Mr.. Daaa referred to Grciius,
lPuEendorf. Martens, ya,tel, sc. and made
ample Citations from the American state
J papers, especially from the correspondence
OF Mr. Jefferson with Mr.. Hammond, tbs
British min,.ier, during the administrali-
on OF Mr.. Washington, 10y which 1t APP
! peared this goyernmehs Is ID refused to en-
ter into negotiations with Mr.. Hammond,
when they iennd that he had not come to
TINS country with full & specific powers 10
lHegocla.c and conclude on any particuiat
tsubject.1 0a
When Mr.. Dana had concluded, the
lcommittee rose, and obtained leave TO sit
}again.
On motion Of Mr.. Montgomery, 5000
lcopies OF the message of the presidsnt.
with the exrracts from letter. nf Mr..
Pinkney, vas ordered to be printed.
And the house adjourned at three o..
CLOCK.
| "Wednesday. p-esn,ser 80.
Mr.. johnson from the committee o
!! ella ms reported rnfayorsb.y to the petit
o. OF Edward ruFpsr and Tho mas Brick
e'is The reports were sereraliy agreed
10.
! Mr. Lows reported bill TO authsriss
the removal OF slaves fFo4n one part to
no,her ofthe Diliria of Columtia--T wic,
read and referred tea c0mmitt4e of ths
WI .s.
4 The bill for the relief of William ant
elias Rector vas read q third time ane
passeds
Mr.. Love reported BIZ to amend The
charter of Alexandria; WHICH was tvic,
read and referred 10 COMMITTEES of th'
whole.
RUPTURE WITH Mr.. JACKSON.
Tho Hous. again resolved itself into I
copnite of che whole, M. Basset IN I'll,
Chair, on he resolution approving The COZ
duct Of toe Executive in refining 10 hole
fur her commune Yith Frahcis Jane
Jackson,
II Mr.. M'Kes replied to the remarks o
the gentleman rtop Connect GU (Atr Da
INA III relation 10 ghs similarity Of the re
solution now under Discussion 10 that OF
] fered by q ssn'Ieman from Virginia IN
Rondolph) al lie ezra session, and TO h
: Impulation of a want CT duly on he pan
: OF the Executive, iii not procuring sigh
? Of Mr ErskIns's INSTRUCTIONS previously {
the making he arrangement Of Apsl last
On this latter point he would not foil5,
: the gentleman back to sncent examples
. writer's on the laws OF nations; be woul
! Ionly psoduce an example from the Tecen
/ records Of British history. When Gu
r minister in London made proposition /
\ Mr Canning, in regard to the repeal of tn
: 1embsrgo and The orders in council, d.
: idr Canning ask him for his instructions
. No, sir. Our minisler told him tia, h
was AT, horised TO nuke the proposal on
. }ttal was satflcient.---There vas this di
L eace be weeD the resolution offered
n he sxtea session and the present-s1'h
former proposed simply TO approve III
] conduct sf the executive in performing
a ministerial act, an sa imperaiiveiy en-
: 10 ned by law. This resolution gives
{ 5oiemo pledge 20 The nation aad ia vol,
. ,bat Congress will stand by TIE execu u
= N any eyent which may happen from II
exclusion OF Ill communica.iVas from N
Jackson. IL it we're a mere vote OF Apr,
patton, he would oppose II. As 70 prs pt
b ra,Ions for war, he did nei think 1t po.i
q 20 en'er into them on every pJssible pro