Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-07-11
,.r.r.,t from what had been observed in

,;s.re,t from what had been observed in
ns arrangement with England; and il
.o,la have led to the embarrassment OF
,hEg;n. the executive, in case the British
s.overnment should be DESTROYS of opening
frs, trade with the United States by re.
healing its orders, to make it a prerequi.
f;,e that Great Britain should indemnify
I'm her retrospective spoliations.
while MIR. Smiths dealing ont his re
.u,s,s.t;,s charges and insinuations thu
n,sst;on again occurs. did he approve OF
,,;sannroye himself the proclamation o
NJ cd. which closed the arrangement
without any provision for indemnity Il
- a question which can only puzzle him IL
Is result because, as already intimated
whether he says yes or no or both. ne VIII
have the merit of consistency with Wha
he has often said in society.
Much credit is claimed for the letter
ss June 1910, to General Armstrong az
$. nrenarcd" by Mr., Smith, but rejected
h, the president. and replaced by sub
.st;,me dictated by himself TINS letter
: believed not to have been written by Mr
Smith. but it is nevertheless entitled Il
tha nra;se of being well written, as a calm
onna,,entative communication. There
are. however, particular passages ana ex
nress;ons which may help to account fol
T. nnfayorable reception by Mr.. Madison
TIE for example the following . hat
-. ;n.er1;ctcd to our vessels all tht
:. Morris within the sphere Ofncr influence
&c and had she given warning OF e4ua
:, duration. with that given by our law
Z. there woaid have been a0 cause oil com
{. nlaint ON the part OF the United States.
xyb.,l mo cause OF complaint. The u
sites. II is true. could not complain OF II
90 violation Of their neutral rights ant
nat;on-soyereignty. obnoxious to the re-
sSntment OF the other beliigerent: bu'
you'd il be consistent with friendship
With liberality, with reciprocity, with the
s,;r;t Of common intercourse among civil
lied nations! ar. .u
Compare this concession of Mr. Srit'
with his letter to Gen. Turreau (eq"aa!!
,,sporsd by this wonderful statesman ii
which such an exclusion OF our trade II
complained of as essentially uniriendi,
as equivalent even to the two maritime
deeraes. and, if substituted for them, a.
being ga change Of the mode only c"a no
of the measure" And it is to be note'
that adj the observations in this let,e'
were required by the lastparaSraph 10 OF
presented to the French government.
But the best explanation OF the mona
doption of this letter by the President,
lis deficiency in the expression OF ina
&C sensibility to the insults and INJURIES
n which il relates, and which Mr.. Smttl
savs he feels, whenever it suits his pur
,o.r To insinuate that the President zoe
not feel it. The letter substitutes prom!
srgument for condensed and diSnliled am
madyersion. The reader mast reeoliec
too that this letter was. to follow the on'
that had lust been presented 10 the frenci
goyerement by General Armstrong on tii'
same subject. 1t was OF q character q
dilute the spirit OF his structures; where
as the. substitute, directed by the fresi
dent. adoDted the letter Of Armstrong, an'
nostooued farther animadsersions TIL far
thsr intelligence, daily expected, might AT
in adopting them to the actual state Q
things. ~,
The last remark of MIR. Smith on tins
head is too frivolous fer grave debate
is that the Presidents substituted para
graph was intended for Mr. Armstrong
Himself. We all know. at least all OF u
that are in the habit of reading prlnte'
documents, that this is the usual course
'rhs government puts its own sentimen.
into the hands of its minister, and leaves
Ca his discretion the manner and the Oc
easion proper for usias them.
NEW-HAYEN, CCen. July 9.
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