Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-01-16

On HE JUN hEoobS AASNi
approving the caadsscs Of the Executive
inrriafion to the refusal to receive any
further communication franz Fraaeis 5as'
Jsckson. 49, 49,, .
EcoNTrSuEp.1
In committee of the whole Mr.. BAssET
in the chair .',
81 TAr. Ross's speech continued
Before proceed to state, sir, what con.
ceive necessary TO be understood, in order
40 come to correc, Judgment on these re-
solutions, permit me to premise that there
is more than presumption that Mr.. Err
skfne haci power TO enter into the arrange
NJ Mt which he made. 1st. Because he
iiim.tlf declared he had such power. 2dly.
Brcsuse he acted in conformity to that de-
. clara,itn and 3dly. because Mr.. Jackson
;ssh,rs not deny he had such power. MIR.
jackson doss not pretend to say that MIR.
Erskine had not other dispatches and other
a; instruct ions than those OF the Esd of anua.
nv, and that in them there were not other
CONDITIONS of adifferent grade and charac-
ter from those contained in that despa tch.
iisnce / think it Is fairly to be concluded
ihaS Mr.. Erskins had the power to enter
in.o the agreement. It has however been
ss.id by the gentleman from Connecticut
,(Mr. Dana) that this is not SO much ques-
aioh hftwhat our government was ignorant
: (, of, as Of what they knew, or what they
.pue btto have known and he has entered
Sinto lore examination OF the mode OF
administering diplomatic characters, whe.
,AAsther by leuers of credence or by full pow
isrts, aid has drawn distinction between
tlhs the. In the first place apprehend it
is IA ways material, to enable the house to
decide ON the resolusiou, whether the presi-
,xient did or did not know the nature Of Mr..
Ersliae's powers. But il is necessary to
1rescue him from the imputation which those
:are disposed to cast on him who are desr-
sous to pull down the administration. What
was the amount of the gentleman's showing
ION shis occasion That in all cases, in order
) no complete treaty, it is necessary there
{ Sshould be commission or full power. But
shas he shewn that it is necessary in order to
snake preliminary arrangement similar to
: r.has entered into? apprrhend he has not.
.On referring TO the letter quoted by him
from Mr.. Jefferson, then secretary OF state,
10 Mr.. Hammond, We find the former call
ing upon the latter, to exhibit his powers
Ito enter into negotiation; but Mr.. letter
son afterwards rstedes from that demand
aud receives the word of Mr.. Hammond
thar he 10 possessed of power to negociate
ms SUFFICIENT evidence of his being clothed
with the proper power without the exhibi-
!, 1,ibn thereof. But the ration was not with
held. as has 6e,n Justly said, because there
swss an. abs. nee Of full power on this oc.
y casion. Mr.. Jackson himself states that
.this Mas uct the ground on which the rasi6-
cation was;w ilhhsld. 1t must first be prov
= edtaat II was obligatory on the executive
: = 60 call for Mr.. Erskine's full power, and it
.saass ,hen be proved thar he did not, before
: his observations can be brought TO bear on
the question. Where 10 the proof that tho
aexseusiys did not call for those powers! II
8 Sc aot, preterdsd that Mr. cErskine had not
- q powersc make an arrangement. but that
I. IL was NOT concluded IN pursuance OF his
1 instructions. : therefore, IL he had produe-
ed ten thousand powers, unless his inssruc-
-<ions bad aushnrised him 10 do what he did,
The Bsisish hinistfy mould have rejected the
terms stipulated forthem As they have done.
e.Dls, slss Why b IL necessary % know on this
s OCCASION whether the president did call for
shess possefs o.. nosS sghe enquiry somposss
no rars sf me resolusions il is neither en-.
sbfessiy snsnt Oased nor giancrd ss and vhy
Z shR xnauifS Is raised 4 cSnSessI am usser-
IS h aea loss 70 tnow, nnlesssif was TO prove
thaf she presidsni Of che Us s. had q knott
! Hedge of the insHnctions, and thar they re-
aIsrissea ny. Erskines pcwerS Tie gen
slsIaaa has NOT sennrsd 20 ipfss chat the