The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-03-23
DEVELOPMENT I

On the 9TH instant il was asserted in the
Georgetown Federal Republican" that
. Mr.. Madison had declined negotiating a
treaty of commerce and amity with Swe-
GEN."
This assertion having been denied, the
same paper, on the 18th inst. Contained the
following statement.
he tact is, and col. Monroe viii no.
% venture TO deny it, with all his established
boldness. in Drawing truth, that ap offer
was made by the Swedish minister to tire at
" and TO send home for particular instruc-
tions tor such an object. His offer vas
declined until the events. to happen across
the water, were known here. Such was
the reason actually assigned"
The reader will perceive difference be
tween the assertion of the 9TH and he
statement of the 18th of March. The first
AYERS that the president had absolste,y
refused to negotiate treaty the second
declares that the offer was declined until
the events to happen across the water were
known here. 1t does not say, however, by
zohom it was declinedi We distinctly wish
It to be entirely relied on, that neither the
President, nor the Secretary of Srate for
him. ever refused or declined negotiation
with Mr.. De Ksntzow, in relation to trea.
ty OF commerce and amity with Sweden,
or with respect to any other subject properly
proposed by that minister. Whether MIR.
DE kanzo W himself, after any propos ton
of the kind from him 10 the executive of
he United States, was conscious Of the
propriety of postponing negotiation until the
| affairs OF Europe, and particularly those of
Sweden herself, we're established upon a
permanent footing, we are unable to deter.
mine.
| We shall not stop TO remark upon the
absurdity Of accusing the President with
want OF friendship for Sweden. because he
idecliDed negotiating with minister, who
it is admitted, would have "so send home
|. for Particular inst5uchons fer sneh an Oh
Hecf." The public have not forgotten the
case of MIR. Daschkof. Ii was alledged
that ne had no instructions to cffer the me
diation of his sovereign--and upon tina,
GROUND me administration was boldly de
nounced by the same " Federal KeDubli-
can !" and other presses of that stamp, for
accepting Mr.. Dsschkoffs PROPOSE. II
turned out, nevertheless, that the Russian
minister was fully authorised but the
print at Georgetown which preached, neye,
corrected the falsehocd.
All this, how ever, does not reach the m air
point OF this article.
In the case Of Mr.. DaschkofT. there wa,
I'nforna alton given from a Certain quarter
upon which the faisehood leaned. The
lPu"f'eT aiuocd 10, appears, by paragraph
that was published in the Boston Daily Ad
vertiser, of the 18th of last February, Il
have been Swedish consul. The story
that MIR DaschkoH was unauthorized 10 Of
fer the mediation OF his Emperor, SAYS the
Boston papcr--aDd a federal pr.nt--~as
propagate by men who +" lent 700 credu.
tous an ear 10 me nnauhhorted declarations
| " Mr.. SoDERsTPeM."
! II is 20 be observed, that .te Federa,
Repu.li can" of the 18th inst. has the follow.
leg passage in its columns
| With Mr.. De Ksntzcw we have not the
pleasure Of an acquaintance norhsve ws
I" even seen. to know him nor received a,v
c"a monica'ion from him orally, or in
writing"
| But 40 such iptimation 10 made with re,
lpect to Mr.. Soderstrom.
Nov, as Mr.. Scderstrom is aNed=ed 20
have made unsvt"srte declarations, -