Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-01-10

To this call Mr.. Jackson in his istser of
the 4th Of Nov. answers :.
"It wiltnos, I dare say, have escaped
YOUR recollection tina, | informed you at a
~ery early period Of our communications;
tina; in addi,iod to he usual credensial let.
Ter. his majesty had been pleased to invest
me with full power underline great seal OF
hi. kingdom, for the express purpose o.
concluding a treaty or convention. we'll
remember your tessifying your satisfaction
at the circumstance, and have only now
TO ado thatI am ready, whenever it 'spi,s
YOUR convenience; TO exchange MY full
powers against tina. which you shall be pro-
vided, tor the progress of negotiation.
It's not necessary for me after the very
able and satisfactory explanation which has
been given BY my friend from Connecticut,
(Mr. Dana) Of what is intended by"a full
power" in diplomacy to show the authority
it creates. Suffice it to say, that if Mr..
Jackson had no such authorization ne
might have. concluded a treaty, and that ne
had, am satisfied. Henot only declared
that in addition to his letter of credence he
had full power under the great seal OF the
kingdom, but offered to produce it. Would
such offer have been made if the thing had
no existence. If the Executive entertain
ed suspicion of this kind why did ne not
take Mr.. Jackson at his word. Instead Of
doing this, the answer Of Mr.. Smith is a
dismissal of the negotiation with the nego.
ciator.
Butif"Mr. Jackson was empowered to
treat, it is suggested it was on terms dero.
gatory 10 the honor and inconsistent with
the interest of the country, inasmuch as
his instructions bound him to insist on the
" three conditions" as the basis OF his ne
sociation. One of these conditions you
will recolIect IS the absolute REIMBURSEMENT
of the colonial trade as we'll indirect as d.
rect, and auo,her is the authorization OF
the British navy to enforce our intercourse
system.
Now on these-terms I never would con-
clude treaty with Great Britain. Nay [
can hardly forgive our secretary for his of
fetal assurance to Mr.. .Erskine, as find
it in the letter of that gentleman to Mr.. S.
of The 9th of August" The third condi-
ton you certainly, very distinctly informed
me could not be recognised by the prssi-
dent, but you added, what had great
weight in my mind, that you did not see
why any great importance should be at.
tachsd to such recognition because it
would be impossible that q citizen of the
United States could prefer a complaint to
his government on account Of the capture
of his vessel while engaged in trade alb
solutely interdicted BY the laws Of his coun-
try"
This was certainly granting the right by
implication. Put is it true that Mr.. Jaek-
son was bound to insist on the three condi-
tons. lie, the correspondence answer the
question. | know that Mr.. Smith to the
end insisted that he was but in my judy
men., it is another OF his mistakes.
Mr.. Smith in his first letter Of the 9th Of
October, states among other things, that
the president had learned with surprise and
regret, that MIR. Jackson had avowed" that,
=. all events, it is not the disposition or the
intention of the British government to re-
woke their orders in council, as they re.
spect the United States, but upon formal
stipulation on the part Of the United
S, at, 10 accede to the following term: and
conditions, viz.
"1st. That the act Of Congress, com.
monty called the non-intercours. law, be
continued against France, SO long as she
shall continue her DEGREES.
90. That the navy of Great Britain be
authorised to aid in enforcing the provi-
sicns Of the said act of Congress.
3.sThat the United States shall expli-
city renounce, during the present war, the
right of carrying on any trade whatever,
direct or indirect, with any colony Of any
enemy Of Great. Britain, from which they
were excluded during peace and that this
renunciatiou must extend, not only to the
trade between the colony and the mother
country, but to the trade between tho colo.
nv and the United States" and requests
Mr.. Jackson to correct this statement Il he
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