Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-06-08
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7othe Right Hon. GEoHsE Cifsf rS p. amu9 -
Treasury, and Prime Ministe, 3e0' =,
SIR-I have despatched arlo
ter OF January 9th; which1f va. cp,r,;a.
tins imaginary complaint, lpe ae. :, a -
mcnt of July, 1925, was nofhmu"ie"'@N
NOW come 70 ,he NEXT jecding topic in
your letter, and earnestly aSnaea'ou' ~
press myself with the mdttion wn'e" y"
longs to the subject, hndf II out ,mposs'oe
20 keep down the lapguagelust ina,s"a''o".
Under very thin disa, wnicn l s"a;'
wholly strip off, you are ely OF the i'nPropals,
ETY. Of charging the ExeCe OF tue o"''eD
States with direct bread truth
The question is not noThethef '"1s auo
c;ous charge is mr. is notIrne out l insist
,h,, unless Won are w;llilo sink the charac-
ter Of the statesman in ,hpf the smart polit-
;c.l cb,mn;on you have hdered most widely
from the path of official forum.
After an elaborate andPtle enumerauoh VI
tho c,u.es vhv vou ovobbt 10 have commu-
nicated 10 the Americanprernmen' 'ne az
Parliament Of July, 1851 proceed as ioiio"s:
"The simnles, course Is to allow the pro-
visions Of the act 10 6ndeir way TO general
know ledge through The dal channels Of COM
mercial Information.
"The undersigned hasfo reason 10 apPfe,,
bend that this course hasroVcd less ene1'ua'
on the present than on foner occasions.
The last of these senbees, mia as - ~,
nhraseology. pives the Iitlrect 10 al official
statement, which, in hisk%r oil oecemoer 20
s26, Mr.. Gallat;n infrn d you he was III
struc,ed by his govern1f n9to make.
That statement was. hat the american Coz
synn,ent did mol undeystdd e act Of Parliamen,
Of July, 1925, as in,enfd . take the oo,ohia
question between Cred Britain ana Inc ohi'
ed States out of the eJ s,irg negotiation
Mr.. Gallaiin enuIfraied severai reasons
vhv 1he American Gkernment did not so un
derstand the act. TEse reasons IL Is no" "e
cessary to consider. because II matters NOT,
present, whether the are good or Oau LUG
WE'RE the reasons adiced by Mr.. GaIlatin, b.
order las he tuld yoA of his government, 10 &C
CONN for this one Gc,, viz: that the An,er'ca
Government did mi Understand the act Of Parlia
ment Of July, II Is, a intendedfo 0'eaH up INC "'
gociaticn on The Cobiial question
Now, sir, you sny, in eiiecl, that The Amer
can vernmen,H Hid so understand II. Ai'e
giving snndry INGENIOUS reasons why Inc as
was not communicated and explained 10 Inc y
merican Government, you go on and say Una
although |, was MP, thus communicated ana e
planned, "you would have no reason TO ap2r'
bend that this course has proved less ehec' u
on The presen. fjan on former OCCASIONS: 'h'
is, YOU have no reason 10 apprehend that 'e
American Government, Cid not understand
as il was intended TO he understood
less You were fesoIvpu 10 IasIen an 11stIir TN Z,
American Government, should have Statistic
you,) formal and official statement Of the /
merican Minister 10 that effect.
In the face Of this statement, and in the fat
Of the grounds by which the American Mini
ter supported it, you tell him that you have y
reason to apprehend that the act OF July, 1872
vas not understood by the American Cover
ment, in its intended application.
Permit me 10 assure you, that, though yo
were ten times premier; you can gain nothing
and NAV lose much, by Offering indignilies lii
this to other governments.
But pass on, to examine the reasons you
lege Cor your opinion that MIR. GallatiD's state
me mt mus, be false AS he gave his reason
why the American Government did not an
could not understand the act, in its intended al
plication, you give your reasons why you b
lieve the American Government did unde
stand it,
must do you the justice to say, that the rel
sons are worthy of the opinion they are orougt
to support If the American Government mus
be charged with prevarication, wish it may a
ways be on such grounds
Your first reason is, "the conditions OF IN
act Of 1926 have been accepted and carried II
to efftc, by some government" In other word
Mexico and Colombia, perhaps, have negotIa
ed treaties with England, admitting her to trad
with them and her own colonies, free from dis
eliminating duties, therefore, the Government
of the United States Gs protestation to tn
contrary Notwithstanding must have know
that England, by her act OF July, 1925, intend
ed to break the implied promise OF negotlaun
further with us on the Colonial question, an
settle it by er parte legislation
Ofthis first argument to prove that Mr.. ia
latin's statement is false, shall only say, tn;
it reminds me strongly ofthat in MolIere, whlc
is summed up up with the words Ell ro'Ia pou
qm .vot'e file EST muette
Your next reason is both more speclous an
more bold You reiterate the offensive chare
almost in terms You say-"But the undel