Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-01-05

ioHSo Nne hoo-importaion ael, TIE non
I'nterconrse, the prcclswa- ion. in the cas-,
OF The Csesapeake, bad b.en done away
and she hadno pre,exs then for delayirr
ITO come TO u settlement of differences
But II was not sufficient that we should
prostra'e ourselves at lhe Foo,sool OF Bri
,ish insoence; we mist consent to dis.
FRANCHISE our na.Hral;z>d citizens, ard
| members ppon this pcor mus, be surren.
dered 10 iill up the saraucies in British
naval eplistmenis. we mis-, give bond
ADD secpri,y ia continue our commercial
restrictions against Esapce, and relinauisi
he risI. 70 trade with beIligeren, colonies.
But gentlemen rad now discovered, ths,
"the pronptitude and promp,ness with
which the presdeai had me, the over
lures OF Great BitainS' were all hollow
| profes sions. IcapnosT like the man in the
Sa;yr's cave, blow hot--blcw cold in tn
sane breath. Ieans5ee nothing in the
documents to cha gem opinion OF The
presidents conduSf--nothing 10 induce IN
to attach myself TO the pend llum of Mr.
Canning.
Mr. Eppcs entered extensively into re.
fu,atiop ofthsse positions Of a gentle nan
from CoSneslieut AZ Dana) list. That
null povet Of ysPecS AZ Instructions, to be
exhibited TO thsexeesSse, were essential
N the conclusion of re arrangement with
Mr. Erskine; ID. TIT the president had
right and was in day bound, TO demand
sight ofhis insirucG4ns and Sd. That
this Dot being dsffe; iie disavowai of he
arrangement must bSScbargei 10 the errors
of the president not tA.she per6dy CT The
British ministry. He qss8ted from Martens
Whjtwo n, Valtel. aEsf French au hor
whose name was rot distinctly heard, to
rove that full powers ware not necessary
20 the conclusion of aesFeaiy, much less Of
IN arrangement not Of The nature of 2
rea'y +; thai no COVE snment had a right
u demand the exhib ti9n Of minister's
instructions. He reasS an cxtiael from
ne aOnals'of British Diplomacy during The
eign oi Ellz abeth, ineThch is recorded
ne case OF an envoy sent 10 Scotland by
| he. queen, with special 4ssszrue hons 10 set
tie a tTe>ty on a Particular subject. The
government, of Scotland doubted he au,ho
rlty OF the eEvoy, and demanded his in
sttuctions. This vas refused the envoy
was recalled and the queen would no
receive special, mission sent to explain
the conduct Of The cabinet of Scotland.
The practice of giving full powers had il
some measure been discontinued in mo.
dern times. Letters of credence were
deemed sufficient.
but the gentleman had appealed to the
message president Madison to Congress
a. the extra session. How did it happen,
that az the very moment this message was
on The gentieman's table, he had supper
ted 4 motion approbatory OF the executive
in making the arrangement, tnat he had
not called in question the authority of Mr.
| Erskine!
When Mr. Rose came to this country
he had only a general letter of credence.
On the hapPe 'iny of the affair at Moo.
IA Sound the. British minister acted sole.
" UPON The authority he possessed as re-
sideDt minister. But to throw aside all
this learned lumber" what did common
sense say? A public vessel, bringing not
an ordinary messenger, but member of
The British legation in the confidence OF
he ministry, had arrived only few DAYS
| before Mr.. Erskine made the offers 10 the
executive, which we're accepted an ar
Management was made, and completely ex-
lecDled on our part under the full expec.
iaiieD that no re servatien existed as to
It's ratification by the British government
TO disavow an arrangement entered into
under such circumstances, required not
only "strong ard solid reasons" but it
must have contained some violation OF =
guilty and justice. Was this the faet in
The present case ? Gentlemen had not
!yenured 10 say it was.
MrCanning in his conversation with
Mr. Pinkney after the dissvowal took
iPlace, had given no reason WHY the
provision Of the arrangement, which
related to the AFFAIR Of the Chesapeake.
was not carried into effect. lie had
said that the second condition IN the
instructions to Mr.. Erskine had " no
necessary connection" with the orders
ia council; and he did not wish the
last condition to be formally recornie.
led by us. AS to The first, it had been
provided for in the arrangement
| There mus, then, have been some hid.
den reason for the disavnwal.
| Mr.. Jackson was sent here, not on
any special mission, as Mr. Canhine
had admitted but for the purpose ol