Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-02-09

T..
the letter to Mr.. Pinkney relative
thereto, the government Of Great Bri-
tam IS represented as adhering to re-
cognItion on the part of the United
States OF the three conditions that it
appears, the late minister, Mr.. Frs
kline, was instructed to offer to its ac.
ceptance.
Nor can this assembly reconcile ,tol
those rules OF decorum which should
especially be regarded in all diplomatic
intercourse the pertinacity with which,
the Secretary of State adheres, in his
correspondence with the British minis.
ter to the superstition that Great Bri-
tam still requires the recognition of
those propositions, as condition of
the revocation of the orders in coun-
eli, IN defiance Of that minister's re-
peatcd declarations, :" that in no wayI
had he given room for such suppose
tion, and that he was not instructed
to make any propositions to this 90
yernment, much less, to renew those
that had been already declared .unac-
|ceptable.
his assembly will forbear much re-
mark upon the unusual and unnecessa-
ry measure by which the executive of
the United States has considered il
proper and polite to vindicate the i'm.
puted outrage upon its dignity. The
insolence ascribed to the British minis
ter is unhaPpily not.without precedent
IN the intercourse of this government
with the ministers of France and of
Spain. Cases of the most aggravated
nature have heretofore occurred. ipI
none OF which has the then president
OF the United States conceived that his
dignity required the suspension of the
minister's functions in addition to an
application to his sovereign to recalIl
him. A:government strong in theconil
seriousness of its integrity, ,undernol
necessity of resorting for its vindicati-
on, IN cases such as this, to measure
SO violent IN itself, so Irritating to al
frendlyspowcr, as THE abrupt ilisnissall
OF its asrnI-W eigfity as IS this Con.
sideration at all times, it is pecuIiarlv3
so in Its application to the case now un. |
der the animadversion of this assem-
bly,. Motives of delicacy and of poll. !
cy, springing from the conduct, of this !
government in relation to minister of
dnother power and from the critical
state OF the friendly relations between
the United States and Great Britain.
should have dictated to the president
OF the United States, in the opinion Of
this assembly, the propriety of reSor.
ting solely to an application for the re-
call of the offender.
Resolved therefore, That this az.
sembiy is unable to discover in the late
correspondence the executive4of the
United States with the minister of his
Britannia majesty the evidence of that
sincerity with which this government
mas protested to seek an adjustment. Of
the differences that exist between the
United States and Great Britain. /
Resolved also, That the refusal of
the executive of the United States to
permit the minister of his Britannia
majesty to continue in the execution
OF his functions, as the accredited a.
gent OF his government, is, in the OPT
mon OF this assembly, measure unne-
cessay, impolitic and forbidden by the
regard which is due from this govern
ment to jtsAf. (.
Resolved farther, That this assem-
bly, is devoted to the maintenance of
the government offs choice, and to the
preservation of its perfect indepen-
dence Of every other power and that
although this assembly believes that
war might have been averted, vet i'll
this unhappily should be the result of
the present state Of things, the General
Assembly of Virginia, impelIed by ali
those motives and feelings that bind i'll
tn the government ofthe United States.
will exert all its energies in maintain
ing that government.
And the question being put on the
proposed amendment, it passed in the
negative.
The question being then put on the
amendment ed bv the commit.
tee, it was a ed toby the House. |
~ The ayes md noes mere n0t.1o-
Lea fIso