Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-06-23
T From the Federal Republican.
A R M / N / u S,
No: VI.

lhe NatIonai AntellIgencer dWelIs WIN
much earnestness on the offence committed
by Britain in declining Immediately to send
out another minister; and, by way Of ag-
gravalion, adds that this 8" was promis ed"
When, by whom, and to whom was this
promise made! Until these questions be
satisfactorily answered. MIR. Smith must be
considered as alleging fact which has no
existence, for the unworthy purpose Of di.
rectiug against one nation, that resentment,
which accumulated injuries and unparallsI-
edindgnities ought long since to have rous.
ed against another. '''
Bur ought surprise to be excited, or in.
dienation to be felt, that some hesitation
takes place in the British cabinet respect.
ing the appointment Of a successor to Mr..
Jaet SON?
The impression obvious! y made on that
cabinet by the correspondence between Mr..
Smith and Mr.: Jackson, and by the event
in which that correspondence terminated,
is, that the whole transaction demonstrates
an uuwillingness on the part of the United
States to make any practicable arrangement
with England, and is deficient in that de-
corous respect, which friendly and indie
pendent nations are ACCUSTOMED to receive
from and pay 10 each other, and which
Britain would not fail in pay ing to The u.
States. While that government retained
these impressions, a successor to the recall-
ed minister could not be appointed. until
some foundation should be given for the ex-
pecta,ion that hr would be received more
tavorably than MS predecessor. While that
spirit is retained, which is now brea,hed in
the National Intellgencer, there is too
much reason to apprehend that the mission
of a new minister would produce no benrG
cial effects, and might tend still further to
embroil the two nations. The same hauch.
ty demands which were made on Mr.. lax.
son, might be repeated in the same haueh-
ty style, and the same consequences mi eht
follow. SO long as this is to be expected
by England, prudence & self respect com.
mand her to pause, and to wait for some
indications Of less hostile temper. These
may be given through our ministersin Lon
don, and through him may satisfactory ar.
engagements be made.
0ut TIC ScuLI1lSnpS communicated tnTO
the National Intelligencer, demonstrate,
that we cannot yet prevail on ourselves to
negotiate with England on the footing Of
equality. 1t would seem to be the opinion
of that party, to which our destiuies are
unhappily con6ded, that the intercourse
between nations m ust resemble that, which
takes place between master and slave and
that we may assume towards England, that
style of naughty superiority, which we al
low to France. That these pretensions are
resisted, and that England claims to rank
as an equal, wounds the pride of demoera.
ey much more deeply than all the degrad.
ing insults, which openly accompany the
injuries inflicted on Us by the disposer of
the two Americas" An attention to the
National Insslliseucer will justify these OBJ
serva,ions. -. :. - -, -.
The. object Of the remark now under re.
view, is to keep alive the reseu,ments O
the United States agains. England, by pre-,
senting to the Amerisan people fresh eau.
es for irritation. Examine those causes.
Does she. like France, seize and confis
cate our property trusted to her ports il