Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1810-01-22
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publick, language which rhe arit-
ih Parliament did not address to
their king. A refolution was moved
in the Houfe of Commons for an ad-
drefs /; and On that motion there was
obie6tion as to manner Of expreiIion,
although the relolution was Ultimate
ly carried without contradictory
vote. But in the Joint addrefs of
the Houfc of Parliament to the king,
the phrafeology was varied, and they
did not addrefs him in the fyle Of
boxing familiarity.
Thus far, fir. | have conGdered.
the refolution before us as not war
ranted by the official language of the
PRECEDENT of the United States and
the Secretary of State In addition
to what has already been obierved
with this view, It is TO be noted. that
the PRECEDENT in his mefIage to Con-
greis, has not even mentioned Mr..
Jackfon's circular letter to the Britifh
coniuls. This letter indeed, and ito
being put into circulation, are poti-
Ced, but not with laborious hardnefs
Of Phrafe, in the letter Of the 23d Of
November, from Secretary Smith to
Mr.. Pinkney. But the PreGdent of
the United States did not regard the
fubje6 as worthy to be named by
him when giving to Congreis infor-
nation Of the fate Of the union and
recommending the meafures necefa-
ry and expedient.
The Prefdent's meHagc and the
Secretary's letter appear exprefive of
! a difpoGtion to ufe language which
ihould not in its manner be offenfivs
! to the Britifh government itfelf, and
to fufpend proceedings of an hottie
character until an anfwer may be re-
ceived from that government. This
refolution appears TO be formed on
directly oppofite principles. What
Sir can Congrefs. can any men
think It necehary to fay that they will
fupport the Prefdent in refu6ng to
receive a communication from a
foreign minilfcr, or, that they viii
fupport him with the whole force of
the nation in 70 refufng ? You do
not expect the minifter to FORCE
communication on the Prefdent.-
This is too a5furd and cannot be the
real meaning of reiolution. The
only manly idea intended to be con.
veyed by the relolution in this ref
pet mutt be that the Congrefs mean
I to fupport the PreGdeRt in a con-
fiG with the Britifh government
eventually. Why, FIR, is fuch Ian
guage at the prcfent time propofed
for adoption, as if it were either nee
efary OF expedicnt ? The Britiih go-
vernment perhaps may not be per-
fecfly fatisfed with the conduit of
this administration towards the niin-
liter from Great Britain to the Un;-
ted States and yet it might be thought
proper to recall him bccauie unac-
ceptable to the President Of the Uni
ted States, bccaufe the President has
requeicd his recall, and becaufe un-
der exiting circumstances the further
continuance Of lnch minilter in
this country might not Be ufeful 70
the government that ient him. Do
you with to place the affair IL fuch a
fate as 70 render it peculiarly diti-
cult for the Briti(h government 70 re-
call him, except il prelude to war ?
Do you appreciate the procedure Of
the PRECEDENT in cauGng apPl'sifion
to be made by the Secretary OF State
in fyle Of guarded decoTnm, IN
ifru6ting the American miniitcT at
London to rcqueit the recaa of the
Britiih m.niher who has been here
received, and will you fen menace
to accompany the requeii? Ia this
view what is the propelled refolstion,
if il be any thing What is meanr
by iolemn pledge to the world for
calling into action the whole force of
a nation, eventually agaiuit foreign
power ? If language has certainly a
meaning. it is provisional defiance
of war, lolemnly made known to the
woriG-a national challenge to BAT