Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-10-07
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The arrangement win tuf' ErskhS,
in 1909, will be again called up, and us
rejection charged afresh, im2udendy by
some, iguorantly by most, te the perhhy
of the British government: "heh that
whole transaction and its result arc to DE
ascribed to the Juggling, misconduct &
bad faith of our own. lspeak this with
out reserve. because the public docu-
ments themselves authorize the liner.
ence. To go into details on tina. subject
would here be improper. | Will only
observe, that the word arrangement (ot
which our government seem peculiarly
fond) when applied to the settlement OF
differences, means an agreement ana an
agreement between nations Is reasN,
(; which Hay be more or less formal no"
no man knows better than MIR. Madison,
tna. in order to make valid treaty, the
minister who concludes it ought to be
furnished by his government with specl'
fic power. or instructions for that pur-
pose, and if such niniste" nffenng to
treat, does not produce his powers or in
struc,iens, it is the duty of ire govern
ment to which he makes the offer, to
demand them and should be refuse to
exhibit them, no government acting with
rruaenee and good faith would treat with
bia. But Mr.. Madison did treat with
Mr.. E. skiDe, * make an " arrangement
relative 10 the ar>ack Oh The Chesapeake,
and the revocation OF the British orders
in Council, without kno.Ing according
to his o.on statement, whether Mr. Ers-
kline had adequate powers or mst'uc
tons for that purpose. Wien, there
fore, the arrangement with Mr Ersklne
was rejected by the British government,
because made in violation cf his 'insfrac-
rions. Mr.. Madison had not The shadow
Of right to complain >fthe re lection, be-
Cause he kneW It 7ras his dufy 10 have
d manded a communication u Mr.. Frs
kire's tozvers or lnstrnctiSnS, 20 see whe
thcr they authorised him 10 ayr TO
such an arrange ment, am 10 nave tux
evidence tnereo! in his own hands Yet
M. Madi on, in MS Subsequent mes
sage to Congress, dared to inslnuate
that because the arrangement bad beer
made BY the British minister pienipoteD
tiary, therefore it was of binding force
On the nation.
To render this matter plain 10 every
reader, viii state case III common lfs.
A merchant or shop-keeper employs rs
CLERK in selling the goods in bis vac
house or shop : and any person is safe IL
receiving and paying ortbem Tor such
soles are the Ordinary business and du-
ty OF such clerks every where. But it
the clerks were 10 offer to sell the ware.
house or shop itself, building lot 1T
.own, or lot or farm in the couo,Fy, be-
longing to his employer-they less, IT,
fcrmed trader, mechanic Vrfarmc ,wouid
ask Have you power If s,torney u
make the conveyance :" End il answer
ed "yes"-then before making the bar
gain and paving his money. be would de
mand the power Of attorney, as essential
to the legality and ssfety of hi, purchase
In the prosecution Of this subject, l
shall enquire
/ Whether the mediation Of Russia,
to bring about peace between the Unit
Ell States end Great. Britain, was tender.
ID 10 the President By the orders OF the
Emperor Alexander-or was gratultous-
ly offered by bis minister here, Mr..
Da.chkoff?
2. What motives might induce the
President to accept the Russian Media
tion-whe,her he I'D or did not know
that Mr. Daschkof had not any instruc-
tons to offer il!
8. If Mr.. Madison sincerely aimed at
peace N the institution Of this mission to
Russia, what were the terms he must
have instructed his cor nis.ioners, Mes
sieurs Adams, Bayard and Gallatin, TO
propose or admit. as indispensable to OBJ
tain the consent Of the British govern
ment to snake peace?
4. shall then show. tina, it was as well
known to our administration six years
aso. as when the mission to Russia was
Instituted, that Great. Britain would not
and could not, consistently with her sale
ty, relinquish the right (the like right be-
longing to Us and to every other mari
time na,ion) Of taking her own native
seamen found on board neutral merchant
vessels on the high seas. But that Mr..
jefferson, then President, and Mr.. Ma.
olson, secretary Of state, cordially coo
perating with the President. obstiua,e-
ly persisted in demanding such REIN
auishmeDt. as the Indispensable condI-
ton, Of any treaty to be made FIR the set
element OF differences with Great Bri-
tain.
S. ] trust it will next be made to APP
pear. that this demand was so persisted
in, on purpose TO prevent the ooncla-
sion Of treaty with Great Britain In
stead Of which, they have chosen embar-
GO, non-intercourse, non importation and