The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-06-26

It is indeed impossible to see how, under
such circumstances, America can call upon
q. Britain to revoke her orders in coun-
Gil. 1t is impossible that she can revoke
thcm ut this moment. in common justice to
herself and to her allies but, sir, while,
under the necessity OF continuing them,
she will be ready to manage their exercise
so rs to alleviate, as much as possible, the
pressure upon America and it would give
me great pleasure To confer with you at any
time upon the most advisable manner OF
producing that effect.
have the honor, &c.
(Signed) AUG J. FOSTER.
Mr.. Monroe TO M. Foster
Department of State, June 18Th, 1919.
SIR am not aware that any letter OF
yours, on any subject, on which the final
decision of this government had not been
communicated to you, has been suffered to
remain without prompt and written an
swer and even in the cases thus supposed
to have been settled, which you thought
proper to revive, although no favorable
change had taken place. III the policy Oh
measures OF your government, have ne
YER tailed to explain TO you informally, in
early interviews, the reasons which made
it imperousiy the duty of the United d
States to continue 20 afford, to. their rights
oiiNi ihN-iS StS, lhS piCbSStcD III tDSii
power The acknowledgement of this or
your part, was due to the frankness OF the
communications which bave passed be-
| tween us or tie highly important subjects
on which We have treated, and am hap
py to find by your letter of the 10th inst
that in relying on it, | have not been disap-
pointed.
The impropriety of the demand made bv
your government OF Il copy OF the instru-
ment of instructions given 10y the French
government TO ITS cruZers, after the repeal
of the Heriin aid Milan DEGREES, was suf-
hciently shewn i'll MIR. Piuki;ey's letter To
the Marquis of Wellesley of the 10th Of
December, 1910, auG in nv letters TO. you
of the 23d July, 1911, and 14th January
last. 1t was for this reason that I thought
it more suitable to refer you to those let
tiers, tor the answer 10 tnat demand, than
20 repeat 1t in a formal communication
1t eXcites, however, 20 small surprise
that you Should Continue 20 -emand 4 CODY
OF that instrument, or any new proof of the
repeal CT the French DEGREES, at the very
time that yeu declare thai the proof which
you demand, in the extent 70 which we
have right to claiSthe repeal, would not.
1t afforded, obtSin d corresponding repeal of
the orders in council. This demand is the
more extraordinary, when it. is considered
respects the United States, was announced
your government has enlarged its pretensi-
ons, as to the conditions on which the or.
ders in council should be repealed and even
nrigorated its practice under them.
1t is satisfactory to find that there has
been no misrepresentation Of the condition
without winch your gov ernment refuses to
repeal the orders in council. You admit
that to obtain their repeal, in respect to the
United States, the repeal of the French de
crees must be absolute and unconditional,
not as To the United States only, but as to
ali other neu trail nations nor as far as
they affect neutral commerce only, but as
they operate internally and affect the trade
IN British manufactures with the enemies of
Great Britain. AS the orders in council
have formed principal cause of the diff
ierences which unhappily exist between
our countries, a condition OF their repeal
communicated i'll any authentic document
or manner, was entitled to particular at
| tention and surely none could have SO
high claim to 1T, as the letter from lord
Castiereagh to you, submitted By his autho-
rity to my view, for the express purpose of
making that condition, with its other con-
tents, known to This government.
With this knowledge of the determnati-
on OF your government, to say nothing of
the other conditions annexed 10 the repeal
ot the orders in council, it is impossible for
me 10 devise, or conceive any arrangement
consistent with the honor, the rights and
interests of the u. states, that could be
made the basis or become the result of a
conference on the subject AS the Presi-
dent nevertheless retains his solicitude to
see happy termination of any differences
between the two Countries, and wishes that
every opportunity, however unpromising,
which may possibly lead to it, should be ia
ken advantage Of l have the honor to in
form you, that l am ready to receive and
pay due attention to any communication, or
propositions having that object in view,
which you may be authorised to make.
Under existing circumstances it is deem
ed most advisable, in every respect, that
this should be done in writing, as most sus-
ceptible of requisite precision, and least Ii
able to misapprehen sion. Allow me to add
that it is equally desi bic that it should be
done without delay. BY this it is not meant
to preclude any additional opportunity
which may be afforded by personal inter-
view.
have the honor to be, &c.
(Signed) JAMES MONROE.
augustus j. Foster, &c. &c. &c.
mr.. Foster TO Mr.. IEonroe
Washington, June ii, 1912.
Sill have the honor to acknowledge
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