Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-01-19
FROM TIE sosroS GAZETTE.

Hn >sg NO. ". 81
The Origin Preg.ess and Issue o Mr. Err
- ssins's arrangement. :
Il has leen shown tha. this arrangement
originated in proposals. transmitted Of Mr.
Erskine as fran our e1rn government -.
That The instructions were formed upon
basis supposed to have been proposed by
.them - ha, the convention itself affords
no evidence Of sincerity On the part OF our
administration, becai.e IL was concluded
not only withou. demand OF Mr.. Erskine's
full powers, without knowledge that such
power. existed, but with the express know
ledge that he violated What be had stated 70
be his instructions. We have endeoSored
70 shew good reason why our government
should he willing 70 take such hazardous
step with tbe full cenvictian that the agree
'mens would be rrjectec.---tha. the, tendency
Oft would be 20 widen the breach between
q. the two countries, and therefore would be
the most era,ef offering which Mr.. Ma
Olson could make 20 his own party, and
that as such it has been rcceived-as q
pledge Of bis devotion TO their views, OF
his dispositions TO crafty the most favorite
Wishes of Their hearts. -.
Mr., Madison had further motives sufii-
5eienily powerlulto induce him to take this
iiold and awful step.
The non intercourse with Great Britain,
es asubstisute to the embargo, pleased no
! parts IN the United States. 1t was an ex-
torsed compromise with the different par
: sies In orr country. Tothe southern states
il afforded Cat an imperfect relief. The ne
eess;,y Of transhipm-nt, Of circuitous
voyage in order 70 bring their staple pro-
stIucsions 10 their best marker, q. Britain,
afforded them only ra't;alremedy. What
ever rnay be the pretrnces Of Mr.. Madison,
that the United States have suffered 81" ir-
rcSarabie injury" by Mr.. Erskine's agree
ment. and that Great Britain has gained an
.rssen,i,l advantage, the people OF the y.
States know and feel the contrary to be the
fact. The most popular act therefore Mr..
Z Madison could have p rtormed was theo'
seainr of the direct trade with q. Britain.
This he well knew, and this the..expericnce
ct The saort intervsl of freedom abundant.
Improves. <F ~....
Another consideration powerfully opera
ed with Mr.. Madison. 1t had been con
knded by Mr.. Madison and his party from
the time of his famous resolutions in 1875,
tina, America held the des.inies of Great
Britain in the hollow Of her hand-that We
hadson,y to open our Sranaries and she en-
;ovel plrn,y- and to close them and she
starved. The embargo was the effect and
the experiment. of this policy. Although
il disappointed all the hopes of its friends,
We, The fols of Mr.. Erskine Ito use the
m;ldssi term seemed to offer them hope
of proving 10 their party, what experience
had already convinced the islers was no,
true, that their prophecies were correct. If
the second nation in Europe could be COM
IsI=d 10 rellnsuish her geaeral po!icy,wi,h-
OUT 4 substitute, nicely Ivy our restrictive
snsrgis Tie triumph If M-. Madison wa.
complete. .-... ....~'
Although, therefore, he nigh, have known
{ ard as we have shewn did know, that G..
Britain never meant to recede from her sys-
Gem of retaliation, but with substitute on
] our part, which would completely supereede
il and occupy Its place yet when he found
a feeble minister capable of being czjoled
by general professions, and Influenced by a
desire of assisting the party to which his Ca
$ ther and himself belonged in Great Britain
who always in opposition had particularly
!, obesss2 che British retalia,ing Orders "a il
! extraordinary, that Mr., Manson SHOULD
be willing 20 agree 10, an arrangement,
shcaeh persasded that IL would be rejected,
which would afford . ssnapsrary triumph TO
his psinsiplssH Lesa
( Hiseane wss q certain one---he could
30. be a loser, and hs' might gain ipmsrtal
glory. a s.