Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-01-09
.Saturday December SO.


M Poindexier said, tha, on this oues.
"oa onani1niiy ougf,. universally 10 pre-.
vail lie pronounced he British minister
% be legal;zsd spy al best. And would
he housc place the chief ir,g .st-a.e on
Ia tociing os equaIi Y with this man /!
Gentlemen had manifested ruch ,cndSr.
ness for the repu. alton cf Ar. Jack
In what 81 ua.ion would that OF lie. ne.
isldent be placed, should This rcsa.ation
not be adopted! lie asserted lis belief,
thas Mr. Jsckson had been instructed by
his goyetnme mt to insult ours. He main,
famed thai this minister had clia,g d The
|eSscn'ive with collusiou with Mr Erskine;
and TIA; II vas by proving this collision
only, tina, The disayowal Of the asrapee.
ment could be justified. He said that
MY ckson's whole ob;ea was 10 prove
vaid upnn the secreta ofs.ale: and
thus 10 invo|ida,e the arrangement. he
cited Pothier on public law in svp,ort of
his doctrine on this point, in the sb;trata
fuifendo. q, Vatel and, in iru.h. all the
writer's on public law were explicit and
clear On the principle, that even If m;
mister did exceed his instructions; his on.
vefnmens was bound to perform the en-.
saSemeni into which he had entered far
otherwise, there could be no sscufi.y 70 q
government concluding an arrsny tmen,
with plen'po en,iary. Mr. Canning knew
before Mr. Jackson came 10 his county,
that tho flilh and honor of the Bsitish 60.
vsrhrnsn, were gone, unless the sigma of
traeo or collision could b. fix d on he
american cab A stain W 3uId have
been stamped upon them, which The de
yourng hand Of !ii,ie could 70, face
he urged the sine on betweer an sr
rang a;'d 1rea'y az cited the, au-
'hori,y O. Mr. Cam ng in support IF his
position, which gentlemen on he other
SIDE would no call in ques ion, un.ess they
mad very Ia ely changed.
he was one Of those WIN believed ,ha
The renewal OF he continental war h.
produced the disay.wal of he ar,anss
inert; ard the repcsl1f he er,Yarro bsd
inspired the British minister w;,h an idAs
OF |hs imhec;i.ty Of HIS eoyerDrent
which they wocld turn 10 lhei adyen ,e,~.
nc ss'S That 1t was the southern and was.
fern farmers who had, in this country, mo-,
lei; The pressure of,his measure. Some
OF the farmers of Ire norih had -fat-en-d
on It.
In rely tothe assertion Of he The ee,
t'emsn from Massachusetts (Mr QuincylI
relative 20 the time at eiiich The toow
lfdgs OF The jncompetency of NJ Frs.
KNEES instructions came to the execn.
tive, he said 'ha' MIR Jackson him elf had
not denied ;ha Mr. Smith correctly cam
pretended his insinuauon.
So far from The passage of this re.oJu
ton being a bar to further nepociaI;ons
with England, he believed that if il VA
not passed. she would SO much desn;ee
our pusiRan'miy, that she would no,
speak 10 us Whai shall we not stand
oy our executive in his refusal 10 & receive
further communications from Franc;s
James Jackson 2" Aod shall wa M.
pledge The legislature 10 call out the
whole force Of the nation, if necessary 10
support this determination of ,l,e eve,
live! He would raise his hands and n.
voice in favor OF he resolu.i n, 81 I.nc as
the vital sPa'k of palrotsm Continued in
animate his bosom.
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