The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-12-15
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS.
MESSAGE.

communications last received from the Ministers
Extraordinary. and esipotentary OF the United
States at Ghcnt, explaining the cause and actual
state of their negotiations with the plenpotentaries
of Great Britain JAMES MADISON.
December 1, 1914. a..
No. I--Coby Of letter from .'fessrs. .9dams, Bay
ard, Clay, KasseH aud Gaiiafin. 10 Me Secretary
or STATE, dated Gheas, 25th October, 1914. ~
STRIVE have the honor OF transmitting herewith
copies of all correspondence with the british
Pienipsentiaries, since the departure of Mr. Dallas
Although the negotiation has not terminated so ab-
ruptly as expected at that period that IL wousi,
We have no reason to retract the opinion which we
then ssed, that no hopes OF peace as likely 10
result from it. could be entertained IL is true, that
the terms which the British government had SO pe-
rsmptorily prescribed that time haSe been apear
saily abandoned, and that the cine qua non then re-
Suired AS preliminary TO all discussion upon other
topics, has been reduced to article securing mere.
iy an Indian paci6catiop, which We have sgrsed to
accept, subject the rati6cat rejection OF our
government But you will perceive, that our re-
qiest for the exchange OF projet ut treaty. has
been eluded, and that in their last note, the BRUSH
plenpotentiares have advanced demand not only
new and nalmss.ble, but totally incompatible with
their uniforn previous declaraions, that u Britain
had view IN tins negoca1on to any acquisition OF
tec.-,ry Ii viii be perceived, that this new pre-
teas.on was brought forward Immediately after the
accounts had been received that British force had
taken possession of All that part of The slate OF Mas
sach sets situate east of Penobscot rlyer. The
Brtlsh pienip poeatiaries have invariably referred TO
their government every note received from us, and
waited the return OF their messenger before they
have tran,miited to US their answer, and the whole
tenor of 'he correspondence, as well as the manner
in which 1t has been conducted on the pat OF the
British government, have concurred to convince US,
that their object has been delay theis motives Tor
this policy We presume have been TO keep the al
tentative of peace, OF protracted war IN their
own hands, until the general arrangement OF Euro
pean affair should be accomplished at the Congress
of Vienna and until they could avail themselves of
the dv.nt ges which they have anticipated from the
success OF their arms during the present campaign
IN America 80
Although the sovereigns who had determined to
be PRESENT the Congress of Vienna, have been al
Ready several weeks assembled there, does not ap-
pear by the last advices from that Place, that the
congress has been formal, opened. On the contra
ry ny declaration from The pleaipotentaries OF the
powers, who were parties to the peace OF Paris OF
30h May last, the opening OF the congress appears
to have been postponed 10 the lst OF November.
memorial is said to have been presented by the
French ambassador, Taiieyrand, IN which 1t - de-
Clarei, that France having returned To her bounda-
res of 1872, can recognize of the aggrandze-
msiits of the other great po~ers OF Eoeope S'nce
that period, although not Intending to oppose them
kywar. -. . :,
Tnese circumstances indicate that the new basis
for the political system of Europe. will not be SO
spcediy settled as had been expected. The
principle thus assumed by France is very extensive
in il. Effects, anil opens field for negotiation much
wider than had been anticipated. we think 1t does
not promise aspect OF immediate tranquility to
this conl.nent and that it will dsconcert particular
" the measures which G. eat Britain has been tskng
with regard the future destination OF this coan
try among Others, and which she attached APP
parenty much importance. We ale, &c.
Jhn Quincy ddanis, y. II. Bayard, H. Clay,
iona Russell, Albert GaAadn
No II-AMERICAN NOTE.
nf
IKE Unted States to. the PlenipOtsasiaries Of His
Britannse Majesty
GIENT, August "a, 1914.
TIE undersigned, ministers plenipo.en,ia-
ry and extraordinaryfrom the U. States Of
America have given to the official note which
they mad the hoaor of tecei,ing from His
Bril- annie Maiesty's Plcnipotenliaries, aud the
deliberate attention which the importance OF
its contents REQUIRED, and have now that Of
transmitting to them tneiT answer on the sev.
era, points TO which it refers. They would
present 10 The consideration of the British
plcnipo,en liaries, thar Lord Castlercagh, in
his letter of the 4h Of November, 1913, to
the American Secretary OF State, pledges
the faith Of the British government that "ihcy
were willing to enter INTO discussion with the
coyernmeo, OF America for the coacilia,ory
adius men, Of TIE differences suosistl,g be-
1--WE N the ,wo States, with an earnest desire
on tneir par, TO bfing them "a a favorable is.
sue, upon principles Of pcfiect reciprocity;
no, inconsistent, with the established max,ns
OF pubic law, and with the maritime Ighis
OF he BsIish empire" his fact alone
might suihce 10 snew, rhAt II ought not 10
have been expected ,hal the American GOV
ernmcns.in dcce ling 10 tais proposition,shoui
have sxCselrl rs tcrns., and furnished the
undersisned WIN instructions authorizing
tncm 10 tea. Win the British psnpoienia-
rics respecting Iadiaas situated wIshin tie
BOUNDARIES ,f tee United StAcs. rha, such
exoc .aiioa was not entertained by the Brit
1,h government miyn, Aiso have oeen iater.
rel ts,m the explicit assurances which tho
British pI:nipos'ntiaries gave, Oh the part of
their government, at the hrst conference