Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-10-31
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The Ship given up!
u Our limits will nat admit the lang and
numerous letters Of mf,u6fion t,gm the
PRECEDENT to our Peace CommNners : they
are Efficient for Vohnne : the Joilo1Oiag,
bling the haf Of tbs mfruaions, yboqUs the
paint to 7vblcb the 7ub9k haze tapered
of, the great pretended object Of the
1var, {" Saikrs' Rights and No LnpreD-
ments." being dlgyacgfniy abndoned, as
it 7vas Arrays kno1vn they m4f be, and
zuere intended to be Salem Gazette.
Extract of letter from the Secretary of
State to the Commiihoners of the Uni
led States for treating Of peace with
Grea. Britain, dated
Department If State, June IT, 1874.
The omiiIion to iend miniiters to
Gottenburg, without previous and Off
cial notification of the appointment and
arrival there Of thofc of the United Sta
ties formality which, if due from either
party, might have been expected from
that making the overture, rather than
that accepting it; is proof OF dilatory
policy, and would, in other reipeets, Juf-
,ify animadyeriions, if there was leis DIFF
petition here to overlook circumstances
of form, when interfering with more fub.
itan,ial Objects.
"By my letter Of the 25th init. which
goes with this. you will find that the fub
jett had already ben acted on under finn
liar inpreih ons with thofe which Mr.,
Bayard and Mr. Gallatin's letter could
not fail TO produce. The view, howev-
er, prefented by them is much itronger,
and entitled to much greater attention
The prefdent has taken the fubject into
confederation again, anc gwen to their
fuggeltions all the weight to which they
arc jutly entitled.
"On mature confederation i. has been
decided that under all the circumstances
above alluded to, incident to profecution
of the war, you may amt any .qipulatioa an
The Juyta Of impeachment, if found indifpen
fably necenary to terminate it. You will
of courie not recur to this expedient UNI
til all your efforts to adult the controversy
in more iatisfa6tory manner have fall
ed
Congrefs has pafIed refolution re-
quoting the PreGdent to communicate to
them all the documents & correspondence
relating to the hoitage priloners.
Congrefs have done nothing of impor-
lance this FELTON,. They have been de.
batting about removal, and giving their
thanks to Gems Brown, Gaines, &c. and
to Com. Macdonough, for their vi6,ori-
es. and alto upon the propriety Of offer
ing Jog acres of land to iuch folders Of
the Brisilh army as will deierr -
Ienton EederahH.
Fx,r,a Of a letter dated Warrington Oct. I,
You may IecoIled thar at the lat fe(-
iion Mr.. Stockton, in debate upon the
fubiea, faid -" Sir. you have truck
your colours-you have (urrendered every
thing You declared 7var fsr-W hioh of
your minilters, in the negotiation, will
ever lifp word of the furrender of Canas
da, or Of " Free Trade and failors Rights?
No one Sir-No Sir, you zuW JWreadsr
every thing ym declared qvar far, and back
out as yoS CAM
= Some federal gentlemen faid they re-
GREETED that MIR. S had u(ed the expref
lion-I told them that | would iooner
rifk my reputation for POLITICAL Jagacity up.
on what Stockton faid than all that had
been uttered by the other members
But, to day, the whole affair is fettled,
and thole gentlemen have yielded their
opinion.