The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1810-01-10
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the more he convinced lhe Ameficln COW
eminent that he WAS either lhe. snischieyious
iss,ruaucnt gor peryerinr Tie good intentioas
OF has Sovereignty or the slippery toci oi u
designing Minister, whose c,l! schcrea ,.erc
too g.aslagio DC concealed BY his shallow arr
tihccs.s Woa .it stt~N t@w c sf #1
.-tIa the preceding part of this exposi,ion it
is rmarkcd, that = @ Raid cNsn.lnatson OF
the language aud spirit OF nir. Jacsson's let
tiers, would csincc thar the rscapi,u.ation OF
tie Secretary of State (esto wi4at passed IN
official verbal confcren0e)i Is substantially COR
rcCi.V Thcpe isno mahncrof doubt, that thes
three cos.-.iiions are the only terms upon
which Mr. jackson would accept tny ps ciser-
ed arrangement, however he might "reccivss
and discuss propositions OF any other descrip-
tons. He docs not ant where nehis lcucts
to the Secretary of State denyit. All that
he says is in eorroboralion of it, These three
conditions are enabras cd in the despatch from
MIR. Canning to Mr.. Erskinc Of the 25d Of
January, and require from the United States
q REIMBURSEMENT Of the catTying trade, a non
intercourse against France and dependencies,
and permission Tor Crcsst britain 10 enforce
the acts of Congress on the ocean. Nr.Jack-
son saws, ,indecd,that he was not tore
new these nor make any other proposals but
he assigns as the sole reasons for the absence
OF such instructions, LIST, that they had been
rejected by the American government; and
I'd, that Grca, Britain would sncycr cease to
maintain the principle recognized by those
conditions, to vii, I" the total and unquasiiied
introduction of al trace With the enemy" in
neutral bottoms ON American account de-
caring il to be s" matter of indifference 4,
Great Britain, whether the order in council
be continued, or ~ arrangement by
mutual consent substituted in its rooni."
In brief, Mr.. Jackson was not authorised to
renew the three conditions, because they
would not be accepted W the Presidcht and
he was instructed 10 propose NO new ones,
because the British government would yield
to nothing but the three conditions. Ifa doubt
exists upon the iubiect, let the reader inspect
the new Enyoy's letter Of the 4th OF Novcn,..
bor, wherein he says, g before the Orders la
Council can be revoked, their object must hs
Obtained In some otncr WY" And one OF
those Orders, to wit, thst OF the 26lh Of Ap-
ril, the one which is now in operative exis-
tence, Mr.. jackson afirns, is more rcstric-
tive ,han those Of Novcmbcr iso7." These
declarations on the part OF the discarded np,is-
tcrexplain what he means in his letter OF the
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structions, he announces that g they look to
substituting Cor NOTIONS of good understand
ing, erroneously entertained, practical s,ipu-
lations On which real concilifa,ion ~gs>3A
differences may be substantially founded"
Il hat il, the equitable and lawful claims Of the
United States are considered as mcgc " no.
tions,' for which notions Mr.. Jackscn's IN
s,ructons .cmrowcr him TO /" substitute"
practical stipula,icns," which practical stip-
ulati ,ns are the three conditors OF the des-
patch of the 23d OF January, or" the Order
| in Council OF the 26th Of April, which Is
| more restrictive than those Of November,
| 1907" and which, IN principle, (and In prAc-
| ticc too, with occasional vaiiations,) His
| Majesty a can never cease 10 maintaih."
Mr.. Smith, in his letter to MIR. pinkncy Of
! November the 23d, has placed the subject Of
| the eisavowal OF Mr.. Erskine's arrangement
! in so fair light, and exposed SO mtlctcly
the frivoliiy Of tho prc,enccs upon which il
| was disavowct, that but very few additional
structures, in that particular, will be int'cdue-
cd into this exposition and these will be
confined 70 the teriour Of the despatch CT the
2Sd OF january which Mr.. Erskine is said 70
have violated. One of the conditions pre-
scribcd in that despatch, was in the following
words sf
3D. Great Britain, for the purpose Of Sc
curing the operation OF the Embargo, ard oI
the bona fidc intention Of America TO ptc,eL
her citizens from trading with France, ans
the powers adopting and acting under The
French DEGREES, - TO be considcreda IS Being
at liberty to capture all such American sek
sells as may be found attempting TO trade viii
the ports Of rny Of those powers witaoul
which security for the observance OF the Em
largo, the raising It romirisIly with fnpy
to Great Britain alone, would, ia fact
with respect to all the world. -
"In ursing" this condition MR.
ry properly remarks, I" Mr. Cangt
ken ground forbidden by those
dccoram which regulate and me