Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-05-28
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On 1Gonday, tshs aa,h March, iishs SUB !,
joined paragraph sppesred.in the Nasipaal
Inselligtnesr, just ID time. 70 operate spon
the eastern elections. !: II was then very
much doubted whether such letter had
been received by the secretary Of stste-
but as the democrats ailedeed that. il MAS
high nisdsmsanor 10 doubt the henor Of
Mr.. Robert Smith, who was said % lave
received the letter, or thr honor of the s1i;;;.
tor Of the governmental paper, who pub.
lished the extract from il. the poor tede-
.ralists were forced 20 be silent, (lor. oil wha,
consequence were, theif doubts opposed 10
che honor and integrity Of the American
administration :! the thing passed currents.
the people swallowed the bnit, and the cleo.
.ions resulted miavor-of democracy.
1.-THE secretary Of nate has received
from Mn Pinkney- private letter of,hs
4,b January, detailing the particulars Of a
long conference at the, foreign ofiee with
Lord Wellesley. This letter taexptessly
states that the British minister did not al.
tempt TO vindica,e Mr.. Jackson: on the
contrary, he admitted that he was in The
wrong, that he must -retur,, and thar a
successor would be sent to the u. States"
That the above Yves. e6nsisered' ss bro.
eeediug Immediately from The secretary of
state, 10 evident for mex. day (Matth1s)
in the house Of representatives, Mr.. Liver
more, advocating the speedy adjournment
Of Congress, observed, :" Have not 81 nile,
men told US that the information from Eng
land was perfectly satisfactory 5 that there
was no difficulty whatever to be- sPpr.herd.
ed with that nations .hsrevery thirs would
be settled according ,o'sh.ir wishes : Have
you net 60, q suMMARYl 4 Abiding 10 a
summary said to have been bivenby The &c.
cre,ary'of state, of secret Dispatches from
Mr.. Piftney. What can g.n,iem.t want
uors than THIS suMMAsY! Taking it for
granted that this summary Is correct, and
that 'the, gentleman Gave bern since'c. we
want no further information from Eng,
land" -.
On the 2e,h Of March, MI; Livernscre,
keeping this extract ia view, offered The
following resolution: . -.
"Resofvrd, That the President of The y.
States be requested to cause to- be laid Be.
fore this tuuse, copies Of any letters or dss.,
patches which may have been received in
the department. OF sfatr, and do not require
secrecy, from Mr.. Pmknsy, cur minister
at the court Of London, since the receipt Of
the letter ofthe secretary Of state ofthe 23d
Move mbsrlss,, communicating this house
by the president, on the 29.h of said No
vember." .~..,> .~.''' -. -
This resolution was adopted. Ayes1e9,
Noes IA. B.. '.....--
Now it was natural to suPpose, that ifrhe
secretary of state could cause an extract of
a letter to- him from Mr.. Pinkney TO be
published in the newspapers, there could
be no improperly in giving the information
it contained, If it was Ct Importance, or if
the letter yeaAycontaines what was publish.
ed in the National In.eilige ncer to the con.
gross of the United States, who were then
hgis!afing in the dark. But behold tie re.
suit! Next day, March ~, the following
uSSodSS W 90 tSSCNSo I'LL dNWSIgs
/" To the House Of Representatives If the
United States. e..
Z" In consequence of your resolution of
the 26,h instant, an enquiry has been made
into the correspondence of our minister =,
the court OF London with the department,
Of state from which it appears that no Of.
fetal com municaticn has been received from
him since the receipt of,he ie,,e, Of the Esd
of November last, from the secretary of
state. A letter of January 4, 1910, has
been received from that minister bv. M.
Smith but being stated to be private and
unofficial, and involving moreover person.
al considerations of delicate nature. q co.
py 10 considered a. not within the power Of
The call made BY the house. =.
{" Ma,eAay, 1910" =, -
Hsxn NJ. Secreisvys of Ststs s,,.. 49,