Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1810-03-19
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1FcM 'be L11dsH C0HFfeFs
LONDON JANUARY II.
American papers to the 9th nit have ar
rived, containing, as was TO be expected, in
te'iigence of great importance-The Senate
have vosed the conduct of MIR. Jackfon, in
iIGauaiing ih7G the government of the United
States knew Mr. Er kline not TO be vei:ed with
fnfhgient powers to conclude th= arrangement
b dad conclude, 10 be highly indecorous and
infoIent-U Until, however, they can vote away
the conmonlenle of mankind and the mean
ing of words, they can never make The world
believe that the government of the United
State did nor know Mr.. Erfkine 70 have no.
power TO do what he did-fhey tep Us they
knew ii--ihey confels that MIR. Erikine's in
iructio1s were exhibited in fubhance 10 them
hey knew that they authorized him only
to conclude an arrangement en- certain
grounds, and that the arrangement they did
conclude with him was on grounds diametri-
caiiy oppoGte-Why then we fay that MIR.
FL kline having communicated bis initru6tlons,
the American government were bound 10 re-
gard them as his whole inltructions, and
mufl have done it Mr.. Jackfon therefore
was warranted in inhnuating that the gov
ernmen; might have inferred the extent Of
Mr. Erikines powers, from his never diiclo-
lng other inltt1ctions, which he would have
done had he had them, and had they jultihed
him in concluding the arrangement he did
conclude--Lel Us always remember too that
MIR. Iackfcn did not begin this diipute it
was pfeiIed upon him by the American gov
ernment. They began by charging US with
want of faith and OF iuaice in not abiding by
the agTeemen. our .m,nGter had figned Il was
therefore the bounden du:Y of MIR JackfOn
10 repel that charge, as often as il was made.
But the Senate have not contented them
felves with voting, thar the conduct of Mr..
Jacklon, in Caring the American government
40 know VIVA they proved thenieives they
did know was indecorous and inicent they
have pahed bill, au horzipg the Preiident
70 fend offending foreign Iniuilters out of the
country. This bill is entirely psrlonal 10
MIR Jack on, and ihouid the Houfe of Rep
refentatives pals ii, he will, we iuppote, be
FEM out Of the United States -" Ii was re-
ported Taft night, erroneouAy however that
he had actually arrived in the American fri
gaze which is come into the Downs. The in
PRODUCTION Of fuch bill, muh have been
dore foley TO fhow in more Deceive colours
ipirit Of holtility to this country-for no
fuch bill was necehary. The law of nations
vets in the government of every itate right
20 lend away an ambaiiador who demeans
himfeIf in an offeniive or inlolent manner TO
wards iuch government. But there. as in the
affair of the Cheispeske theAmerican govern
ment begin by taking the power of punifhing
into their own hands, before they demand
PREPARATION of our government. They had IN
itrucled MIR. Pinkney 10 demand Mr.. Jack
fon's REGAL bus they viii not wait for that
formaliry-they pai. bill for the purpofe OF
authorizing the executive governmant 10 le.ld
him out of the American territories.
Whill lheie things have been paling in The
Senate, TIE Houle of Representatives. have
been entertaining refnluticns, of which il i
dfhcuIg 10 fay, which is the more proninen
feature, hoitlIIy 70 this country, or abiurdity
che Object Of them is to flop and bring int
the American ports all Brtifll veifels witt
their c4rg0es, which may be bound 10 othcl
ports than thoie within the Briuih dominion
o. colonies The n.ealure purports TO be dl
rccfed equally sgain.t France but il is eviden
that il was framed particularly againlf thi
COUNTRY England" fays the e,ojsnas no
yer OF hefe reloluEons, +" gives out licence I,
American veiiels 10 trade to the oontinen;
WHY may not we levy duties and grant licen
ces 10 Britih vefiels 10 trade to the Braz
and she spanilh Main r But IS he 70 ltupi
as not 10 lee the difference Between the tw
cafes that we are a. war with the continent
bur that we are not a, war, nor IS America 4
war, either with Brszs.s or the Spsnil
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