Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-06-14

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Judge Tor themselves q fhr nisasptes~ hifp.,
these dispos;tions, h the sxistipg ssess CT
ihines. rscuire ,hsm TO take. e N5s. Srpith
i "a 6sd 80 quote D sinxIe expression 10 Par
l,asnsnf inaieasing ttpsrrs Of Nin JACK son,;
or - init nsiohi 70 sspiacs him with smother
= BIs; ths ishKusks Of The Brishh prints,
and ne Impression IN England, !" evidently
encouraged BY the ministry, is that .1hv
ne eotia.ions in relatio, 90 American stiaitss
were progressing in the most anNabls man
,nsr." ..s.'5.. -
Wheure does Mr. Smith collect his iu-
formation, that tbs language OF the prints,
and the Impressions existing in England,
are encouraged BY The minis,ry3 Hs does
not cordescrnd 10 give us the esldt nee 'on
which he bounds his .asssrtioR, ,ard'we my
search for it in vain. ItisEo,io be found.
f. Can i, be said, thar-we have right to
complain bttause their 'imPressH MS have
been removed by the minister? Had Cur
government even besn mtslt by them, tan
il be- pretended that any eonfde nee ought
TO have been placed in them, ortha' any'rn.
Jury has resulted or could result from their
crtduIity? But wiz Il or can IL BE- denied,
that our administTa alton has ever credited
them? Our executive Knows the powers
that have been given TO Mr.. Pinkney, and
does no, susptct,him Of uanseending them.
Mr.. Smith will not pretend, that ne him.
self has ever believed, that the rumor OF
.reasy to be received by the John Adams~is
true.
= He has then seized on impressions taken
Up by the people OF England, without cause,
and on opinions published in British prints
without authority, TO brand that gs1ve Vnrnens
with stigma which he knows to BE- unme.
r;,sd. But this conduc, in the National
Intepisenceris habiual, and sxcisss NO SUI,
rrize. ~<... -,
He has however published in his own>ps:
DER an extract from au influe ntial ms mbcr
Of parliament Ger graduating his CO rrspt.n,
den, on ,he generally received opinion, that
the John Adams would bring The ;m'csbir
outline of a mcgee ia,ion atljust d between
the brcrpi,. and the Nrn.Ii,an minister.
Ii this extract be g. nulne and not ollei'
mating the sarae pr, IS with the P'nkrsy
letter, what doesm prove {! Isn p,st,rn.
that this member Of paillam. n, " rs in tbs
confidence oil the administration ; or does
he sty that before this - amicable outline
for negotiation" should be sanctioned by
the American government; and before any
tiisposition should be manifested on our
par, TO- rtesde from terms known to be VII
sttainable, and which only an enemy would
demand, e minister of rank and talents
d&ould be uePut<A to rSctite hrst thv "~e
Ice, ,hen the personal abuse, "h'en were
finished ON Mr.. Jackson, as the precursors.
! OF his dis"'sslon' 80.
Mr.. Smith tells US, that no outline for q
negotiation has been marked cut, snd IN
this perhaps he has told US ,he truth. Th,,e
is too much reason"Io b iieve that MIR.
! Piukney die not feel hims,li authorised TO
agree on any amicable adjustment OF the
differences bttwttn the two counrrI' 5. But
does this circumstance justify the ~imru'x-
ton of duPli'i,y or guile which Mr. Smith
so literally insluuat. .."
But Mr.. Piukney, We are told in con-
e,sarion held with the marquis OF Wellss.
! lev, about ths I'd Of December, " fully sx.
planned the ground on which he Mss IN.
struc,ed to request the recall Of Mr.. Jack.
son." after which he left the marquis Z" with
a persuasion, Ihs, We should have no cause
to be dissatisfied with the final course OF
his government ON the subject OF their con-
| ference"
Nurdoes Mr.. Pinkney in his letter Of
the 2lst of March, SO lar as it published,
indicate that we have cause to be dissatish'
ed, or that the negotiation has taken torn
(which to him was unit expected.
Mr.. Pinkney does not insinuate that he
was disappointed on receiving the letter Of
the 18th March, or that the marquis OF
Wellesley in the conversations of the I'd Of
December, expressed any intention OF i'm
media,sy sending another minister to the
United States. or hinsed an opinion that
| Mr.. Jackson was ceRsurable. These> in.
siruaIious come from MIR Smith al.'ne:-
They are supported BY no aushori,y, and
are therefore iSirly imPutable to him.
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