Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-10-22
WASHINGTON CITY, October u
THE INSTRUCTIONS.

THE INSTRUCTIONS.
Tn .he s.na.r and House Of Rcfresen.
fastyes sfshe United States,
now sraasmit to Congress copies OF
the Instructions to the Plenipatentiarlss
oe the United States, charged with ne
rocias;ag q peace With Great Britain
as referred 70 in my message OF the ION
inst.
Washington, October i3th, lsl4.
Aft Mo.roe, Secretary Of State, TO the
pi.nbAssessiarie ofthe United States,
fos srjsnag Of Peace NTH Great Bri-
fass, dated
Depassment Of State, April 18th, 1871.
GxxrLrxfs--I lad the honor 9sms
uh. 10 receive from The so,h
,seo letters. one bca-iag & on the 9Th
Scpsc'nb.r, and tbsSoic.,ing the over
oc;ossr last. rhpe ,or Of Russia to pro.
tue OF Ice By hi, friendly mediation be
Smneee sn the United States ana Great Bri-
tain. On the dav following. Mr.. Dash
knff, the Russian Minister, made 81
rnlar csonnanic ,ti,n to this department
T'se xah;ec, has, in consequence, been
= daiy cnn,,dered, and have now to make
4 .own 20 yen the result.
: The President has no, hesitatcd to ac'
cept the mediation ct Russia, and he m
dulse< s,rosg pc that il will pro-
duce the desired effect. II Is not known
that great Britain has scceded 20 the
prooc.ir,en. sut it is presumed she Will
not de.line il. The President thought
IL improper 70 postpone his decision,
uni,i he should hear OF that oftae br'
ti,h government. Sincerely DESTROYS oil
2rsce. he has been willing 70 avail him
sclrof every opportunity which might
tend to promote il, on iust and honorable
conditions, and 10 accepting THE ever.
ture he hiss been particularly gra'ihed
to eviacs, ny tse manner OF il, the dis
,inguished consideration which the y
S,e,es entertain for the Emperor Alex
andcr. Should the British government
accept the mediation, the negotiation to
which it lead. will he held at ST. Pc
tersbursb. The President commits 1t
IN you, for which commission is en-
closed, and he has appointed MIR. Har.
ris Secretary OF the mission.
The impressment OF oar seamen and
illegal b!ockade,, as exsmplihed more
par,icularly in the orders in council,
were the principal causes OF the war.
Nsd no. Great Britain persesered OBJ
s,inateiy in theSyisia,ion Of these impor-
tant rights, the war would not have been
declared. I, willeease ~ soon as these
rights sre respected. The proposition
made bv Mr.. Russell to the: British go
Yernment immediately after the war, x
the .nswer given by this department 10
Admiral Warrea's letter since, she"
the ground Oh which the United States
were willing to adjust the controversy
rcls;ise to improvement.
This has been further evinced BY
report OF the committee OF Foreign Re
la,,on. of the House Of Representatives,
apd an act of Congress passed in conse-
quence of that report. By these docu'
mcn,s YOU will see that to accommodate
thi. importsnt difference, the United
S,a.e. are disposed to exclude British
seanen altogether from the American
service. THIS being eHectually done,
the British government Gun have no pre-
Tex, ;or the practice. How shall It be
done. By restraints to be imposed by
each nation on the naturalization ot the
seancn of the other, excluding at the
same time all others not nat urahzcd-or
shall the right Of each nation to natural
ize the scamen Of the other be prohibit.
ed. aud each exclude IRON ITS service
the natives Of the other! Whatever the
rnlc is, il ought 20 be reciprocal IL
Great Britain 10 allowed to naturalize
American seamen, the United States
should enjoy the same privilege. Hit
;s demanded ,hss the United States shall
exclude from their service oil native
Bri,;,h subjects, like exclusion OF A
m-rican citizens frsm The British service
ouph, TO be reciprocated. The mode
!. aI.o .hoald be common To both coun.
,r,.. Each should be at liberty 20 give
,he .a,re facilities, or be bound to in
nose ,oe same restraints that the other
does. The President is willing to agree
: 10 either alternative, and TO cary 1t IN
10 ,ffec, BY the nest eligible regulations
that can be devised.
II the 6rs. alternative Is adopted, the
ex,en, Of the proposed exclusion VIII
Scnend on the impcdiments 10 ns.urai
n,;,n, on the eiieaey ct the regulations
Ia prevent deposition, and the fidelity
of IN, ir execution. The greater the
difficulty in acquiring the right OF c'ti.
..o.h;n. the easier will it be TO avoid