Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-05-01
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pro ciamation OF the President OF !a.y,
1907, - neither vi.hd rayn, noT : -
Peration declared to be ~ al end,
On explanation OF this poin-, b=r
leave TO remark, that the Son Letter.
course law abrogatcd even the ACT up
on which the President proclamation
was founded, by the words at the enI
OF the Cd section of tat act, inserted
by the Congress for thai purpose,
which circumstance I COMMUNICATE
TO you in my No. 1s, Of the ,Slh OF
March, and again in my No. 10, OF
the 18th of April, in which mrnsIon-
ed that the Secretary of State heclar-
ed to me, that the proclamation vas
merged in the non-intsrcourse. h.
lleve 1 omitted in No. 10, u infcrra
you, that Mr.. Smith added, that il WIS
impossible to issue proclamation 70
recall an edict, which wa, already reyo-
ked and could net be revived.
The third objection taken By Won
Is upon point of so delicate nature.
that proceed to an explanation of il
with the greatest caution and differ.
ence.
Permir ice, sir, to request that you
VIII lay before his majesty my most
earnest assurances, that l would not
have allowed any expressions which I
thought disrespectful towards his ma
Jesty to have remained unanswer, d In
any note, | may have received.
1t would De an inexeusable presump-
ton in me to attempt to put different
construction on the expressions COM
tanned in the latter part of Mr.. Smiths
hrst letter TO me, or 20 view the mean
ing oil the words in diiFerene Light
from that which you have been pleas
ed to inform me his males has done,
but l think 1t my duty to declare,
that | do not believe any intention
whatever existed in the niiad of the
President of the United States, to
convey dIsresPectful meaning to-
wards his m jesty by those exPressi-
ons.
Upon my being informed by the
Secretary OF State, that the Presidsne
would agree TO wave any demand or
further punishment of the British o.i-
Ger who had caused an at.a.k % De
made on the United States lriea,e
Chesapeake, but that 1t would be IN
possible to refrain from expressing an
opinion that he deserved il, / used all
my endeavors to persuade this govern
ment to give up such an iasinlatiop,
no. from any idea that | entertained
OF It's being disrespectful to his maies-
ty, but as 1T might seem less concilia.
tory than the disposition OF the Presi-
dent has been represented to me, and
OF the sincerity OF which was fully
persuaded.
Alter l had received Mr.. Smiths
note, l delioeraed upon the proprie.
~ OF making any observations in ar
swer to those expressions, bu 1 was
induced to forbear from aending any
reply by consideration OF the polly
and Prcpriety ofnot blending irrit ,tinr
discussion, with amicable adjustments.
L. appeared to me thai il any indie
corum could justly be attributed to the
expression in the oiheial note of this
government, the censurs due would
tall upon them, and that the public o.
plnion would condo mn their bad taste
or want OF Propriety, in coldly and un-
graciously giving up what they consi-
dered as right, but which they are
not In condition to enforce.
The feelings of his majesty upon
that point are sufficient proof that
have formed an erroneous Judgment
respecting it, and 1 have to lament nor
only that any act or omission on my
part seould have incurred his maiesty's
disPleasure, but that it should have
been the cause (though unintcntional-
ly) OF conveying any expression per-
sonally disagree cable, or even apparen.-
iy disresPectiul to the sovereign OF NY
country.
l have omitted to mention one cir
cumstaDee, winch is. that th- reason
Why did not put in claim on the
part OF his majesty TO recover from
ne American Government, d-srrters
from his majesty's service was, mar
hey had always declared thsmselve,
Wiling to be guided by the laws OF na.
ions, upon that subject.