Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-03-14
Erem che Londoa Courier, Jan. 6.
49, IA Ministerial print.

hefore Congress contained in American
,spers of the ist of last month, have been
reecised. They bring down the cores
uondence between MIR. Jackson and the
American government, TO the abrupt ruP-
sure.of the negotiation, and Mr.. jacksons
subssauens removal from che scat OF 60.
yernment. ...- !,
We must coufess that this closing Fart OF
the correspondence is more satisfactory 20
.ns than we expected it would be--we shot.
Considering the Peremptory assertions OF
the, American government that Mr.. Jask'
sons conduct had been 90 gross and insult
ioG, that. 40 further negotiation could con.
sis,ensiy with dignity or decsney beseraried
On with him, chat some strong case would
be made on, agains. him--though even then
we should have thought the American 60.
veramens acted with it'll, wisdom in shut
tiag the door against negotiation, with
such perish abrupsncss. But really we
find no,hiog in Mr.. Jaekson's letters that
could more justify the American govern.
mene IN breaking of with him, than would
have ius.iEed Mr.. Jackson in breaking of
with the American government. The lat
ser pefpetually reeur to the disavowal Of
Mr.. Erskine's arrangement--Was our mi
Mister 20 .Sc,nain silent, and skulk from res.
cuing his court from the imputa,ion OF hav.
ing acted uniussly? Nozzle was to show
that the arrangement was disavowed be
cause il was made without authsrity---l'he
American government then recur with the
same frequency to the assertion, that if
Mr.. Erskine's instructions did not author
;xe him to conclude such an arrangement,
that fact should have been distinctly stated
Here too we suppose It will be argued, that
opr minister was 20 abandon his court, and
far fear Sf Offending the American govern.
msns, refrain from replying that the fact
was known to them. No, he acsed with
more fidelity to his court, and with the man
Illness becoming his country and his cha
racter. He stated that Mr.. Erskine's in
xtructions were in substance made known
"a the American government, aud he add
ed. that MIR. Erskine himself had stated
,he terms which he was actually induced TO
accent, were substituted by the American
minister in lieu Of those originally proposed
In pursuance ct his instructions.
Beatsn OF these two grounds, the Anne.
y;ean government have no resource left but
10 suppose that Mr.. Erskine had two sets
of INSTRUCTIONS, one, which he did shew,
not authori.ing him 70 do what he did, Sc.
eoad. which he did not shew, atfording him
complete authority and justification. The
absuraity Of this superstition is evident. Mr..
Ersk;ns of course, would not have conceal.
ed such an authority had he been in pos
aession Of IL; but Mr.. Jackson not stop
ping 60 rxpossiss absurdisy, contents him
seM with the more powerful answer. that
Mr.. Erskins had not twp sets Of inssruc-
,;ons that he had only obe, which was
made Known to the American government,
and which did not authorize MsA, to corr
elude the arrangements he did conclude.
To all these. points the Aaerican &C.
yernmens recur over and over again, and
we do therefore insist, thar MIR; Jackson
was perfectly right, nay, that he would
have violated his duty IL be had nOs, AZ Of
sra asshey were pressed, given that deci.
sive and convincing answer which he did
give. The soreness OF the America 60.
vernment upon thsse points IS something
like the sorsuess Of che woman in the play,
veho could not bear 20 have her want OF
chassisy alluded 70. " Touch any subject
bat that, and am as gentle as lamb but
whenever you provoke me upon that, ! am
!, ready 10 tsar your eyss out, villain" The
American governments seem to have ,ho's
fhsy had played most dsxscrous diplomat
&c sriek in inducing our minister 70 sign
en- arrangements so contrary TO bis in.
: ssruetions the advantages 1t afforded
chem aud then 6nding the trick of ne
-asail, they cry out sgainss Us because we
would Dol be the dupes of il. 9
0ut readers viii remark with the pride
!. Of Brstoua the manifest Advantage which
M,. Jssksur has IN argument and fact over
-sAs American assrssIy. The lsiser syi.