Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-02-18

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it is true, since the inst information of Govern
inent been divided into parties at home.-Our people
have differed in the choice of their rulers Some
tunes ON NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., merely as To men
hut heretofore, whether in peace war, abroad we
have presented undivided 'front.' aud never before
has there been solitary instance in our country,
when our discussions have been sent abroad by the
accredited agents of our Government, and urged as
| argument for the consideration of foreign Power
but, by tins despatch, sir family quarrels our
private animositics, which, in common decency.
ought to die within own doors, presented in
bold relief and made the subject of repre-
sentauon TO the British crown. For ckat honest p,-
pose rs ttis thing done? Does any suppose that
the British Minister or the British Monarch cares who
is ut the head of our Government, unless they ex-
pect toProft, by the ascendancy ofsome individual
or party? Ifit were "te country The clole country,
ant nothing bit me country" which the Secretary
sought to benefit by this official act why did he urge
to England, (for it ma,tered not to them) the opi-
IONS of the dominant party in thiscounuy? Sir, the
American Republicans uaton--is lost sight of in
this despatch and the Minister is instructed to prs-
sent himself the British Court ms the emissarv of
those who had come into power as he assumes, b.
cause they supported British claims against .4erican
PretenstonS once more ask the attention of the
Senate to paragraph ofthis despatch.
"The opportunities which you have derived from
participation in our pdblic councils, well as 9th
or sources of information, will enable you speak
with confidence las far you may deem it proper
and useful so to dol of the respective parts taken by
those to whom the administration of this Govern
mcnt is now committed, in relation to the course
heretofore pursued upon the subject of the colonial
trade Their views upon that point have been sub
united to the People Oft the United States and the
counscls by which your conduct is now directed
are the result of the Judgment expressed by the only
earthly tribunal 10 which the late administration was
amenable for its acts. Ii should he sufficient that
the claims sci up by them, and which caused the in
terrupton OF the trade in question: have been OK
plicty abandoned by those who first asserted them
and are not revived by their SUCCESSORS If Great
Britain deems it adverse her interests to allow us
10 participate IN the trade with her colonies, and
finds nothing in the extension of to Others TO in
duce her to apply tho rule to us she will, we
hope, he sensible of the proprety of placing her re-
tlisal on those grounds. To set up the acts of the
late administration the of forfeiture of pr
vileges which would otherwise be extended TO the
People of the United States, would, under existing
circumstances, he unjust i'm ITSELF and could not fail
to excite their deepest scnsibity The tone of feel
ing which course so unwisc and untenabe is cal
cuiated TO produce, would doubtless be greatly ag-
gravated by the consciousness that Great Britain has
| by Order in Council, opened her colonial ports to
Russia and France, Notwithstanding n similar omis-
SION OH their part 10 accept the offered bv the
act OF July, 1925. You cannot press this view of
Tie subject too earnestly upon the consideration OF
the british ministry. 1t has bearings and relations
mat reach beyond the immediate question under
discussion"
81 will add nothing as to the improperly of suf-
erIng any feelings that find their origin in the past
pFetensiOnS of this Government, TO have an adverse
influence upon the present conduct of @. Britain"
Can any one read this miserable paragraph mvs-
uied and involved as it is and doubt for moment
as To Its Interpretation? "I will be able TO sneak
with confidence las far you may think it proper
and useful so TO do) of the pursued by those
now III power IN relation to the colonial trade."-
mai IS tins but saying, in other words TO the Anne
rican Envoy-Tell the British Minister that we who
arc now III power supported BritiSh claims and on
posed TO 4ericd pretenSionS, the colonial trade
our Opinions upon that subject were submitted to
the American People, and because ace entertained
rteoS lcordble 10 Brtish claims and hostile 10 aeyi-
can fTetenSionS, the people placed us in power, and
Frustrated our opponents? This is the plain reading
of that part of the despatch, when stripped of its
clrcumlocnon. is this true, Sir? And if it were
true, Is IT, ask, the kind of message with which an
American Minister is to be sent TO a foreign court
thus to humble and debase himself and degrade if
moi libel his ountrymen-cspecialy to the naughty
court of Great Britain?
But this is not all. Warmed with this subject and
new light breaking in upon him as he proceeds the
Secretary closes this paragraph in his despatch with
this special injunction: "You cannot press this view
OF the sgect too earnestly upon the consideration
OF the British Ministry. 1T has bearings and relations
that reach beyond the immediate question under
discussion"
You cannot press is uie,o Of the subject loo earn
esty" What view? Why, that those who favored
american professions, have been put down-and ,ce
who support British claims lords of the ascen-
dant. But why press this earnestly upon the con-
sideration of the British Ministry? Because, adds
ule dcSpatcn, III has bearings and relations which
reach beyond The immediate question under discussion
And what were these bearings and relations? On
what did this view of the subject bear-to what did
1t relate, beyond the simple question of the colonial
trade, II indeed could have borne that? Sir the
motive lurking in the heart ofthe writer of this des
patcl is here disclosed. He stands the sefdeclared
representative ola bodybuilding out, as partisan
professions of submission and subservience to Great
I}ritain-and claiming as the reward of his adher-
cnce to her interests, the concession of priyiIeres
which had been withheld when treated for i'm the
name and i'll behalf of the nation The concessions
on the one part, and the boons and privileges on the
other, were not intended to terminate i'm the matter
then under discussion. No. they had benJino.s and
relations which reached beyond uerv much beyond
them Why IT is to convince the British Ministry that
the Secretary is devoted to their will would thew
not lend their aid to elevate him in his turn TO the
highest station in Republic? Have they not the
same motive IN giving President to the IT, States
lhat Russia once had in giving a King TO Poland !?
In his view, it was easily done. Let the Ministry
yield to his solicitations partisan what thew had
refused to the manly diplomacy of the nation; and
let the American people feel or be persuaded that
they felt, pecuniary benefits resulting from these con-
cessions. Then let the British presses be made to
TEEN with praises of the candor, SKILL and talent of
The American diplomatists. The weight of forcing
influence, with political tactics and party organiZa-
ton at home, he might reasonably suppose TO be r-
resisublc. And then, Sir, having reached the sum
NIT OF his ambition, could he not reward his august
TREND and ally, by yielding up other american pre-
tensions to other British cms? Sir the British ma
ton has for century past held controlling inlu-