Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-10-25

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hassachuse,,>. MIR. Adams could have had no
plausible preteXi other than might have been sug
gcs,ed by my daring 10 al Ier from him on the rela
tive value OF the fishing liberties within the British
jurisdictIon ana the free navigation of the Misss
Sirpi ~; lin our own.
In addition TO all have here said on my aLili-
~ oi being known - one U il,c minority, and ON
The iiiess Oi my as>iguiu, my noires TO nay go
Nc'nn'eit tor being ~; on the total iasehoud OF
ths assertion, That no member of the mission, OK
rep'ing me-. " had thought 1t necessary, az the
',"i'' 10 inform government bow he had voted on
'ne question, or 10 vniicatc his vote, in addition
'yo, 10 The lar Inference, ihat actually one
81 INC minority, all Mhll. Your Committee might
nave ieatncd iIom the book with which they we're
80 weh acluantod-thcy might, aisn bave learn
ca from TIA. book, before their reply that had
complained Of boi''% designated, IN 1916, in thc
Boston tennei, a. having been, IT Ghent, uui:.-
vorable 10 the fisheries. |, j. lot necessary, II
trust, 20 inquire here. ARIA could have given tina,
inivrmai,nn - persuade your Committee that !
recded not at any ii,,e, motive distinct from
seh,'ndic"ton, Satisfactorily TO account for my
conduct in this business.
II your Committee should b. inclined 20 make
Distinction in favor Of Mr Adams, for ha,inC
Written his separate letter from Ghcn,, relating 10
The secret doingS al the mission; directly TO hi,
father and indirectly 10 has Gathers cunii,lant and
that mine was written directly 90 the government
and Tor u only; because, whatever may h, the
opinion oil your Committee on the compA, alive alb
strdct IrOprety at SELECTING, did. our 'rcspec-
tive correspondents, still, from the letter of hIr
Adams not being addressed iiIecfy To the govern.
mcnt, your Committee may be disposed 10 acouit
man oil having ny his confidence ia his father, and
Nence IN hr Lloyd, violated his assertion, that |
only had addressed the governments or justified
myself toit. You shall sec! AMI although Your
COMMITTEE could not have made this discovery by
= all tie lights e' the 50oa, yet will YOU not ac-
knowledge ii 10 bs the less woniesiui
The copy, or the duplicate. or the tripcatc or
Wha,cver II mhSh; be. as printed in the book, OF
the letters OF Mr.. Lloyd, of the sth Of March
~ a.i.lG Il a..
wrctched inutiaied fragment of the o,ipiua! letter
t;'at was thus addressed This original 10 INV
surprise, found at Washington, in iSIT in the
Department ol State. The sire. it seems was not
satisfied with transmitting Mr. lloyd's prodcious
production to London, requested that his son
might know something about the fisheries anu the
mississippi, should that practised statesman there
alter have occasion 10 treat about Them bat lac
sent that letter, about the time, 10 our own
government, incidentally, TO doubt 20 instruct
them, but mainly 10 vind,cate the son as one of the
majority at Ghent. ola this question: and nsidious-
is 10 denouucc the minority. MIR. LLOYD prob,
bly, asscnted 10 his letter being so cmpoyeJ a the
mutila,el fragment, il not fashioned by him to A.
buse me, was published by his cypress uc,ynis
sion page 800
need not now asi, your Commi,tc? I trust. if
they still doubt my sufficient motive Tor self yinJi-
cation, or now consider the assertion of Mr. Adj
ANS, " that no other member OF the mission had
thought 1t necessary 20 yind;catc his own vote
but me.
j will dctain your Committee iitue longer
with MIR. Lioyds letter, III its CGyiGitS shapes 1
found the copy ol the Original, l. have stated in
the Department Of State; and the excellent Mr.
Graham, who was then Chief Clerk OF that dc.
partmcnt, afforded nae opportunity 10 procure a
copy Such copy send YOU and they
compare II with that in the DEPARTMENT of
State, should II have survived all The changes
there. l send you, too, transcript of the fGg-
ment, from the book, that OF your Committee
who appear wei! qualiii al for the task may crit;
caliy compare the tohOic OF both; and although
a.
punctuation between them, yet tIey in Justice
will not allow 10 escape them any essential cor
Tecito',s, UGJidftonS, ~ discrepancies They will
remember that his fragment is documcnt, not on
iy published in the book, by special PERMISSION to
furnish testimony 10 prove tiat the Ijrrfr of .,;
ing isl! within British jurisdiction is mucif more
valuable than the freedom IL navigating the Nils.
sissipp within ours, but specially drawn forth
on this occasion, as g a French rapier,' for the
chivaous purpose Of making a deadly thrust AZ
mel Lest, however, none OF your Committee may
be Immediately at leisure, TO attend 10 this under,
taking, will give yo;! short specirnen of Tho
notable variations between the copy printed i'm the
book, and the copy found in the Department. which
May be expected from thorough comparison oil
5efh.
The very fist stride stretches as far rs the linn
its OF the ttc0 papers would admit. It consist, in
taking the date JT0ni the very bottom of the copy
OF the original, AMI placing it at the ueyy top GfI
The other thing Then. and not far from the be-
ginning, you will and the specimen promised
DcHt. g The causes of its
" The causes oil ITS vllGe and Importance
value and Importance lot being matter of
not being a lnater oil great noloriety here, are
greater notoricty here, obvious; il was an EN-.
are Obvious. 1t poymcnt not only i'm the
employment not ony IN fishery, but, in many in
the fishing, but ~ ma stances, undoubtedly in
ny instances undoi0t- fr0de with the British
eJy in trade, and in Gll Inhabitants. Those who
illicit trdde Win The were engaged in il made
british inhabitants, IL no unnecessary pron,ul-
in which, independent CATIONS of heir ctlvloy-
~ of the dread of nent, Will. the ,,oorar
peon, of Tie in Inhabitants of the proyi in
heFent attributes oil ces, tasting equally its
commerce, publicity, sweets and advantages
was most carefully TO be were alike DISPOSED TO
avoided. Those, there keep sileucc with regard
f0Te, who were engas- 10 1t; but not situated
ed in il, made uue were the provincial ,rov-
cessary PRONUNCIATION oil ernments and the more
their employment, while wealthy OF the merchants
their conductors, the Of the seaport towns
poorer inhabitants oil the They mad become highly
provinces tasting equal alarmed at the exDansion
Iy its sweets and adyan of this fishery and trade:
iages were alike d'sPos' jealous Of its progress,
I'd TO keep silence WIN aud ciainorouS at its en-
regard 10 it, But 50 sit durance they, therefore
uatcd not the o. late Years" sc
Provincial Governments
and the more wealthy OF
the merchants OF the sea
port towns. They had
become highly alarmed
at the expansion Of thi,
fishery and trade, zeal
Gus of lis Wogress, anc
cIdinoTous az its cndur
ancc. o. The lolmcr
saw their