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OF ms 17aIesfy az connected with me treaty,
eEcenf sucf as a,t1icar uf,o7z tie face of IT,
Whatever encouragement may have been
gwen by bis majesty's commissioners to the
hope expressed by the commissioners of the
United States. that discussions might there
after be entertained. with respect to the i'm
pressment of British seamen from merchant
Sesse IS, must be understood to have had in
view the renewal Of such discussions, nor as
,oJ0ing any hdrf ofkhe treaty thus signed,
su' separately, and at some subsequent PEI
Rod more favorable to their successful Ter.
mination." And. as if to cut off all hope. Mr..
Canning adds, in the same note, that "the
fTch osat If me President offhe ". Sfafes for
proceeding TO negotiate ane7u, upon the basis
OF treaty already soIemnly concluded and
signed. ~ fircfosdL zuholiy inadmissi6l~.''
lhus--ihe treaty "upon the face of it.''
did not provide against inypressmens :. no
engagements were entered into ON the part
ofshis majesty except such as appear upon
the face ct the treaty ;" and the Presidents
proposal " to negotiate dnew," On tile basis
OF treaty which did not provide against i'm
pressment. in order 10 pro- ide againsi it, was
l6ie"
Here, thep, the grounds of Col. Monroe,s
opinion were taken away !; the note of Nov.
q, 1906. and the accompanying explanati-
ons, were nullihed and observations with
respect to them having no other foundation.
lose their force when applied to the cond,ti-
on OF things which succeed. Col. Monroe be.
lieyed that a Certain arrangement Carried
into effect in the sense and spirit of the par-
lies who formed i, and which might have
been made, had the British ministry not been
changed, was both honorable and advanta-
genus to the United States ; but when it had
been officially declared. by the succeeding
ministry, TO be no arrangement, what could
he and Pinkney believed They do not say
that the arrangement in question could have
| been obtained il the treaty had not been re-
jected ION the contrary, they had made an
er.1e,fnenf zviich had comfieteky .faRed--
They always contended, that the British
claim of impressment ough, TO be resisted,
when moral truth was found inefficient, by
more efFeetua, means. Their experiment
| for adjustment having failed, what were they
to do? Turn about and support the pre,en-
Issitns OF Great Britain against The rights OF
their own country, for which they had SO
jealousy commended! Retire from public lie
| IN disgust, form cabais, couDteract the no,
| nest efforts of their government Patriotism
! dictated 10 them nothing OF the kind. Mr..
| Pinkney remained at London, still support
| ing those lights, whilst heh held our the olive
4 VI dEOi, AZ QSCtsiT-
ec his Willingness ~ sustain the great cause
| OF he nation. IS Shoaid il BE enY-onsortn.s-
ate destiny (savs he, in his letter from the
metropolis of Virginia) which most earns
estiy hope will not be the case, to be involv
ed in foreign war or domestic troubles, and
should my services be useful, will not he
state, at the desire of the administration, to
repair again tothe standard of my country -
He said so IN 1908 aud he is fulfilling his
l promise in 1914. ~
I In fine, having laborsd ,,as appers by pre-
ceding extracts, to "inspire the British go-
vernment with the conviction. that herse.
veronaee IN, such outyages Gas impressment)
upon the sovereigntv, of the United States
lard he rights OF their citizens, evo7sld Re
4obotiy ineomlhan6le with he heaceflt re-
Lations Of The szvo countrieS," and their en-
/ tFeavors having resulted in, nothing but dis.
] appointment both Messrs.Monroe and Pink
new obeyed the call of the Union through its
Constitutional organ, came iDto.tlie adt.inis
| tra'inn, and have aided in asserting those
rights by the sword which procrastinated
negotiation could no longer hope TO secure
| VERJJS.