Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-31
SEI,LEY.
NAVIGATION OF THE MISSISSIPPI :


A. NJ .fontpetier, jan g. Iso2
sage: - wv '"''o"'hS pas
u. MI Jay was instructed TO contend for tho r;h
:. ne Un.ed States to the free navigation NJ ihn
Z. nnI, -, ana, a. AN express acknowcdr.
men' oil IL could not be obtained. he was r.s,,,;o
n ed IRON acceding 10 any stipuntion Lr ,,,;I ::
:, should he rellnquishcd. But in F,br,;,,ry I-oi
M"un LORD CORVALLIS was making rauid nro,re'
=, III overrunnn2 the southern states nnI ,,,ir. u,
-. mutny OF the PENNSYLVANIA lin. and ,,i' NV
=. .o'"ne circumstances, depressed the s,;r;,s oc ,h
"a 'c,thS, congress, ON ire accommodates, ~ ~.
81 r' e''tc,eo nun TO reccde from his instructions
az 80 ,r as he. insist On the free Navigation of ,h
pa'l OF tie Mississippi, which lies below the ill.,
% $3.50; 1880 ~ nof'h latitude provided such con,
O. shon'd he nnaltcrabI, insisted on by Snni,
a. '' P'o'"ehih e nee navigation of the s,d r;vo
q "poVe me SAID degree OF north latitude sbonii h
1, acknowledged and guaranteed by his CatboI;c mn,
JesV' In common with his own subject, :" So"
III mus account OF the instruction to Mr. Jaw n r.
i,"G'iish the navigation OF the Mississ;,r; II
tne southern boundary olthc United States III. ,,
Of Virginia s'' VIII inc state
his was not the case: and the very vor,b,. H.
VINO was not nj that period a member ~ $50 . '''o
was ieo mo ms error by the silence of the ;nnrn
49, VIZ" ~, n.n passed on the subject, pre- vioIs TO Fe
=" ~ i'oi' wnen they agreed TO the in,t,nct;ou
" mahe me REIMBURSEMENT, as moved nv ,I,, ,IaI
saeS oil Virginia, in pursuance of insr,,, ,;on -
e rrSis''"irc' twas not unusual with the sccrc
81 " I"neress 10 commence his eutries ON the iour
MAJ, WIN the stage Ia which the proc.e,;nos -,
fu Il dehnve character omittinY mr. ,,,,;,o w. w
eaa'e ana informal sheets only. the prelimnnr,
sIf r.. ''"''
fl'sffucons from their STATE TO nsis, m, Jo u,''.
tie navigation ofthe Mississippi and comgros. L ~
;uWays included IL III their ultimaium for ne,cc A.
ia.e as the lih of Oci. 1881 Tscc the sccrc, ;,rI
Of that datc) they had renewed their aJh.rn ", 'S
l.s point, by unanimously agreeing 10 The ,4cor,
~ committee, to whom had been referred "ccriu,n
II flor NT A.. IN
riuI", winch report prohibited him from rci;n
gushing the right of the United States 4, ,I, Co.,;
l'V'Saoh OF the river Mississippi INTO am, from ,l,c
sea, as asserted in his former instructions and "n
tHe iih OF the same month, October Use. III. 800
Journals OF that date Congress agreed ,o ,ta 800 |
oi conirec explaining the reasons and nr;,ci,,,,s
which the ir,tiuctosS or OH ,, i,."c'P'cS
founded ''' a." were
ohortiy after this last Measure OF ronrrcss tho do
!eSaes OF SoHth Carolina and Georgia. scr,nsl, nj
~, " tfr progress aud views of the enemy in |
me southern states, aud by the possii,tv ,, ,hn
interference OF the great neutral powers u,;oh, &C. |
~ peace, on the principle Of nii possiGei;S. Wills,
u'ose states, orpHrls of hcm iagkt DC in the mill.
~eaI OUi;Jpn'cy G' 'Urai britain, urged with great
:., "'t"in ahu without doors, iie cxpc,iency cf
Ewing 'Tcsh 'Ig0r To 'le means of driving the enc,nv
ou' oil 'hcir country 10y drawing Spau into an .lI;
IlIu ,nio "c"nnry sncco'n sclie, cd to tc I'M
.u"ihSoie without yiclhng CLAIM, 10 tIie n,rion
N'on OF me mississippi The efforts of Lose drIc
s"'es "u uot itiI to mnkc pioscIytcs, till nj cnuth
u was ascerf"iGed thai number was dismissed tnI
M sfl
virginia, audit happeard that one of fIn 100 L,"
sacs from that STATE, conriIrrcd in the ,,I;cv or
whnt was proposed. See the amncxcd lrurr of No.
,;sn - ana eN'Tac OF Dee. >, 1884, from J. Ma
IN hs posture Of the business. conorese u..,s ,,r
'acu on 10 p9sponc any fuh decision i,nril the IT,
nNla'us W 'hsn'd c"iid he consuilcd il hciuo re-
Aded ny all as vcit reiril!", when The rov.rs r
congress depsiseh 50 mach 90 tle individual y;iI
81 'he states, tiH; ''n riporian Hcnii.i Of t,a ,
IN point pai ueaiar.y Interesting 10 IT, eLori re,,;
every copciiia;ory E.Lth q. respect ars IL lin, ct
i'''eu also. tiii change ia tie ,uuncls of t,nt
fueng IL IN oihcss D' wv
u jnin letter, hririr. date Drrv,si,rr - iran
Nh'ch see anneAeil ",s accordnel, written ~, tL,
-! s"v' OF i!gnr' Z" s"gcrn3r Jefc son IT, ir laid
lsore The Legislature t',oi Il, scsx,,p ;,,,i, ,,u
nc cSe, anj asking iE-ir,ilisne of i:c scct q, ;,l
WI 'y oppression &" lh":r o-g opinions. which br
w ~ V',i"re, eousi not 81 c$prcs-cd in lcl3cr IA,
'e sTned 10y iOlh ~
The rcs,.it 0f these communicate. e a. 80
'aicS Ws repeal Of ihr former Instructions anil
transmission OF different ou"s !,e r,e..;.,t Of ,I.b
'cccf'lng 20 an understanding Sc Ven dice ,irri.,, ~
ohgrrss was DDspDned, nnide I, i,r.rt..,, 49,, ,t |
To delegates 10 bring the subject lt ,rc cnugrfs.
'"is thcy did by oiJatinI the iii~sru~'i, 10 "a Lac
'-"ca 10 on ihr lJh Of February, iTSi, aDA refer.
VI 10 ~ me historical pl.s0gr .iEot,. ci',d
jt IS proper 10 add !iut tbt ins,,ut Tho ,,.,.; q
ne instruction ~ her del coates - c.,!. t,c ,oyi,o d
. INC mississippi and mat rppgtc.. st.izn,i tLc Grt Il
'99WeNi' ago, i:'r rcso';lIs lha.f, 30 Mr Ja, G.
n',e ,h"r2h' ,tiir"cmt of tb".t circumstance,
&c 10 irwh Aeb P,n IT'S accur.., r,ly Lr s.r, ~ n
spcnh net or mcGIoy alone, ii, r3sir Of cotc,nno
~ H"cpmrni7, 'et'yins 10, alo alu.Srd :
10 We #np fhsi iGs fSpiHnatuu may fid IFS ,,,. ~
me Go!ct %! some Gi:itc in-.r,.., of mn, ,,t il
"U''! i.'h 'iicHS, Request foc il e Place If one o
'n " "f9f'cd n tcur Register: yi,crr il r.., morn Z,
'""'y OVER i'seli ~ hs rc,crtho. tlr,n in nnLf II
ois o. "o'c irmslcnt Or n.ie.c!'rrcDus cOnrrnt. q
Vi !;i iiicn'iv Respects. ~