Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-06-08

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| treasury and Prime Minister of Grea, B,i.sin
! No. I.
| SIR AT moment of your elevation 10 the n,ost ,
erfu! official station which a subject can occupy ~ -
British empire, IT may seem presuni for an ols,r
and anonymous foreigner ,c address YOU. He d. o..
however, on subject of Importance to both copnfr,,
and IN regard to which, you alter YOUR nolic, 80
your tone, or your undsputed ascendeucy in the R,,I
Counc'iS VIII be rather matter ofsorrow than low TO
the friends OF liberal principles in this ccun,ry
When you lately laid before the House of CANNON.
portion % The correspondence between vopr,oif M,
Alr. Galiaiin member Of palamen, asked Won # ,h
correspondence was final. You answered that ..v,,
presumed IT was, for that you had had he inst mar!
vn 10 Ordinary or pnaiance said 10 have , last
nent by pertinacity of 4 ences him by i.,ns
u. The better Of the argun'< - would not fpisb ,s
first sense certainly will mo, ASS assume woFa N no
Judge ofyour own argument in the second You. ~
recolect that, IN your last letter TO HIr Csallnt, -
said 'you would not allow yourself to be drawn aea,
uto discussion of the TOPICS already more ,h., 81
clen'ly debated" You meant by this remark TO in -
mate 10 Mr.. Callatip in polite manner lard J., -.
barely polite) that gu would not continue The Cor
pondence this subject. You could not supnoss az
This intina'ion, that MIR. Gaan would perm, li,sr;t
10 pursue the discussion. Whether in St,cb 49,.
closing diplomatic correspondence, you cau a.sa;6
o have had the last word, n a manner propsr io h,'
IN Parliament, leave TO those skilled in dnlo,;
Had Mr.. Gailatn attached as rrrch oonse,re,.,, -
you appear to do, to the simple fact of be i.,s ill.,
last word arprehend your aat letter would have fs
y h'sEicu nm abundant materials for ap
might have made yon reoinder, which, j. mistake
not, would have suggested to YOU the eSne1onc, ~
a ''few more last woTds.''
What Mr.. Gaatiu aid not think il compat,i,ra. Wiz
MS dignity or rather with the dignity o; hs f,ovor.,.
nent to 10, may without IInpToptio, f,os, IN
obscure individual, If there foundation Of tru:h
END reA on IN my suggestions, yen liberal e.
nndervaue them. on account OF then humble eource
You commence your ''last words'' miss teco,
nnintent'onalo of course( offaot You say, MI Sal
latin Complains that the eot OF Parliament of iaa5 was
NOT m liz stolk. a..
United States" Starting gi!h this mistake OF the prg,
mises you go through eight nine Of the short
paragraphs into which your receet diplomatic papers
are cut up, TO show that this supposed cona,lniut is
groundless Mr. Gal!atin simply stated the I'M thst
the act OF Parliament OF 1895 was not officially com
municatsd to the American Government he stated it,
net by way Of complaint, but by way of ARGUMENT
ne a&ues' that II was natural enough that the Amer.
lean Government should have fully apprebenTad
The bearing OF this act on tue Coocial question be
cause that question the subject matte, of noe
citation suspended in 1874 with the unders,ardir e.,
ii should be renewed. 1t was natural ;herefare ,bst
the American Government should not have understood
OF that nsgociaton beca1so in case D"R e a ete @su
probably have teen coFnmuna &ed officially as ;tte
substitute for t'e PROMISED rcuda tie negocarion.
o m,d IS IS f haj G@IIa'ns aTgu You may think
events, IL is no complaint. #%
! This, however, is Of - consequence In the
''anfer IN ";ch lou show tins supposed complaint IL
5ennreasonah!e you will fesr be founs 10 have flin
INTO some errors, which, however paIdonabe ia tho
man OF genius and the bel esprit do but little credit 80
the man OF business or the statesman.
/ Ion say st is perfectly true that il vas rot COMM
nicased, nor has !: been the habit of the two Govern
ments to communicate reciprccay each other alz
OF their respective Legsaturcs0
/ Now, sir, this true than Won will merriam. ~,
pleased 10 learn. The Governments do not cecip5g,,
iY communicate 10 each oheracts iof their resoec,
. legislatures. That is, the British Government doe
rot communicate lis acts The American Gnveruroeoi
Bat, as an American citizen take great pleasure in
informing you, that, by the courtesy Of the American
Government, copy Of all its public printed docu>
'nenis is regularly uniCaed each foreign Min
lister, consequently 10 the British RliDiste.
u you should not think the practice worthy of being
inflated, yen will at least, hope, again. by inpl.
Gallon deny its existence the part of Til! Govern
ment. Bat attach great moment CIV en- TO Ills erro
neous statement, although il is worth your attention,
as another instance OF the danger of dealing in grau
Ious generaities. But, ii your general remark was
incorrect fear your special instance will be deemed
still more unfortunate. Ii is follows | quote it at
length that may not seem to do you injusice
"Fhe act OF Congress OF 1884 act the provisions
OF winch specially affected Great Britain--aoqs not
officially communicated, either to Tie Kings anisieT
~ washington, or 10 his Alaesiys Governments be- the
American Minister resident al this Court So far from
any such communication being made, or any voluntary
explanation of the bearing Of that act being offered
was rot I'll after repeated and pressing inquiries that
his BiaesiJ's Minister at Washington succeeded in
obtaining from the American Secretary of State Tie
true construction Of the important clause Of tat
act the clause 10 which The United States claimed that
her trade TO The British West India Colonies should
be put on the same footing with The trade TO the same
Colonies from 'esewhere and learnt TO his great as
constituent, that, under the word elsewhere was in
tended 10 DC signied not only the other dependencies
OF 1reat 5iI'a'D, but the Mother country itsef'p
! Had tlis statement been made in debate either in
The British House Of Commons, or the American House
! OF Representatives, II would have been pronounced
! by all present, acquainted with The subject, most
singular tissue Of gross ignorance and strange mis-
I statements Ii cannot be divided in such way that
any single proposition 10 IT, any connection of pro-
positions can be shown 10 onlau shadow Of truth.
! of oft
you With an intentional breach Of yeractv But if
DO not COM iUCe all who ~iI honor FAR 10
read ibis letter, that YOU have treated this important
subject in most superficial ard imperfect manner
viii consent 20 bear my porjCu Of he disgrace, which
your statement, il true would throw upon The A'neri~
can side Of tie controversy.