Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-03-01


PeIod Honest to these plain questions would
much pertinent TO this charge brought against YOU
diplomacy, than the 'piati, historical narative YOU
have given to refute il. But want nothing more than
what is really plain about this narrative, to sustain H.
You say that all negotiations with Great Britain were sus
pended in ls2i-that July 1925 neither governmen
having then proposed resumption OF the gotiaon
the British Parliament passed regulate the
lonia trade with foreign powers You do not the
trouble to inquire whether the u States excepted
from the operation OF that act, until October, 1926 Why
did you inquire then! What last awakened your
picion to the possibility of being included in Act OF
Parliament which affect Of all other pow
with her coonies' But when you do make this inn
porant inquiry, you find Mr. Vaughan, totally unin-
structed TO afford any information as to the meaning
intent oil the Acto July 1925 Well, was there any
thing wonderful in this' Are our foreign minister's or
those OF any other power on earth, instructed "he
intent and meaning of the legislative enactmen of their
country Do not public laws speak for themselves and
has any nation right to limit extend their meaning bv
secret instructions to their foreign agents! Was it tho
province Of Mr. Vaughan, and would not have been
impernencc in the British Government to have warned
us OF their enactmens, and Interpreted their mean
ings Ii you were in the habit of thus dealing with Mr.
tanning IL Is no wonder you have selected from all the
cPheS wnch Europe has given TO of her greatest
statesmen, that oil sarcastic He have frequently
thanked you with becoming spirit, for your kind nima
IONS OF what Congress doing; and perhaps told you
that he would not impose this burden your goodness
inasmuch as Mr. Vaughan, whose intelligence and f.
deity he could entirely rely, handsomely paid for dis
charging it. However, you i'm your diplomatic simplici
ty being Ignorant of all this, aud ddaning TO get similar
intelligence from your Minister at London, last hustle
up and send out an envoy w full powers and instruc
tons to settle amicaby question, which had been ami
caoy settled long before and open your eyes with aston
ishment when you Uniformed by the sarcastic Mr.
Canning, that had failed oitied TO accent the
Boon which the British Government had then lin JULY
1920 offered we were then too ate!" This, Sir is
ne plan na,Tdfire' adduced to prove that Mr. Van
Buren, brought forward the unfounded charge
made by native against his own Government-and that
act Of Parliament Of Is 'H %h terms offered by the
Canning that you failed TO accent bcn Do NOT Vol,
aSknowiedge mat you did not even know that they
ohered 10 you! And not natural that Mr. Van Blu
rem should think that omission on your part which had
aeeaed your negotiation would at least be obstacle to
ms, ana that his Minister ought to be informed of III Or
was II criminal in Mr.. Van Buren,, think YOU were TO
blame Tor not accepting TERMS which he and Ito all an.
pearance the great majority of his countrymen deemed
advantageous, and which your instructions to Mr. Gala
uh leu .he world to suppose you regretted not accept
Ing! But it seems you did know that they were Of
Tered Tor your acceptance But whose business was il 10
know ths, IL not your OWN Surely there is some foln-
daon to mpute blame to you for this piece of iono,ance
"mcn many statesmen and merchants too, thought very
PreJuaicai 10 our commerce. There an act of the
oush Fariament, very authentic sort of instrument
winch was meant to give you this important information
ana which, notwithstanding the confidence with which Won
repIsea upon your knowledge of diplomatic etiquette
.e, nave at least put you upon inquiry and you know
that IN court of equity whatever is enough 70 do This
suc.en TO affect ono with all the consequences of no.
uce OF la which he might have discovered bv pushing
that inquiry! Why Of these reflections did not occr
or Were not sufficient curb the exrayapance and milf
gaze 'he violence OF this part of your on an absent
genuehah can only be explained the supposon that
WIN your usual confusion of IDEAS you conound your de-
elaraons IN the Senate with those you have been accus
toned to make in actions of assault and b,t,erv Loc
other tribunals in Which allegation of beating bv the
defendant with sticks stones, clubs, swords and other
weapons usually enumerated in those barbarous instr
.nehts, Is sufficiently established by proof of single
threatening gesture. Perhaps you meant your whole
speech 10 he understood nothing than strong
s.a'enenr on your side, OF the great case of Claw
oS. an buren, III So il was natural expect the cha.
racestcs In which il abounds when recolect that il
was ade by one who was party witness and advocate in
,si ne exhibition you made in it, may have been
mn hoe l.
m :" your enemies but it was notifying enough TO the
Eca mass oil your fellow citizens, who feel the deprada
M VI e counsels OF their country. OF this number is
'' unfortunate as to beyes it unfortunate to be so noy
Sir your fellow citizen, GRAYSON