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fy disaflection and treason; he would M,
yield anything FOR the sake of them. "Rnt !"
said |, "you would not give disaffection and
treason the right to say to the people that
their interests had been sacrificed?" He said
no, but he was for war three years longer;
he had no doubt but three years more Of war
would make us warlike people, and that
then we should come out OF the war with
honor; whereas at present, even upon the
pest terms We could possibly obtain, we shall
nave only half formed army and halt re-
trleVe our military reputation. He was for
Playing brag with the British plenipotentia-
RES ihey nad been playing brag with us
throughout the whole negotiation he thought
u was Tune Tor us to begin to play brag with
them. lie asked me if l knew how to play
Drag l had lofgotton how. He said the art
your hand with a solemn and confjent mir
and out Dragging him. He appealed TO Mr
Bayard if it was not. " 4"''
"Ay," said Bayard, "but you NAV Iosa tha
game by Dragging until the adversary sees tba
weakness of your hand" And Bayard sddeJ
TO me, Mr.. Clay is for Dragging million
against cent"
said the principle was the great thino
which we could not comedies it was directly
IN the lace oil our Instructions. We could moi
agree to 1t, and was for saying so positively
at once. Mr.. Bayard said that there wa,r
nothing left in dispute but the principle.
L did not think so. "Mr. Clay" said /, Sup
pose Moose Island belonged to Kentucky, and
had Ior many years been represented as a dis
trlct III your Legislature, would you give it
up as nothing? Mr.. Bay3rd, would you?'
Bayard laughed, and said Delaware could not
afford to give up territory. Mr.. Gallatin said
1t made no difference to what State it he
longed; it was to be defended precisely in the
same manner whether to one or to another.
1t was agreed positively to object to the
British proposals ON both ponts-the first, as
Inconsistent with the admitted basis of status
ante bellum; and the second, as unnecessary,
contrary to our Instructions, and a new de-
mand since we had been told that they had
brought forward all their demands. We also
determined to ask one more conference before
we resOrted to writing, at Mr.. Bayard's sug-
gestion, and because it would be expected by
the British penipotentiaries that they should
have notice of our wish to reeur to writing.
II was asked by Mr.. Gallatin whether We
should at this conference, i'll rejecting the
BRUSH proposals, offer the general status ante
bellum, by which the renewal of the treaties
OF 17S3 and 1794 would both be included
He was for making it because he thought it
would be for our advantage. l was for re-
peating it and dwelling upon it, be-
cause it was that from which alone think
we can obtain peace, and because l consider
1 a
distinctlon-that we only offered the status
ante bellum upon all the subjects of difference
between the parties, and not upon subjects
about which there was no difference | have
uniformly disclaimed this distinction, though
1t was upon it alone that Mr.. Clay was pre-.
vailed upon to sign the note containing thu
offer. Mr.. Clay now said that he would not
propose the general status ante belum, amt
we were not authorized to it by our instruc-
tions. Mr.. Russell thought the authority ia
our instructions limited to the restoration os
territory Mr.. Gaatin ansN cred that we hal
needed no new instruction for that-we hal
always had that authority.
l Iproduced the instruction of 10Th October;
it is unlimited. Mr.. Clay said the instruction
was drawn without knowledge of the Indian
article to which we had agreed; that in All
senting to that article he had declared that
was the utmost extent of the sacrifice in that
quarter to which he would consent; ard with
that article he would never sign a treaty on
the general status ante bellum, including the
British right TO trade with the Indians, -
help him God to keep him steady to his pur-
pose. He said this in the harsh, angry and
overbearing tone which l, perhaps more than
others, ought to excuse as the Involuntary
effusion OF too positive temper. 1t always
offends me in him, but took no notice OF It
this day. Mr.. Gallatin and Mr.. Bayard said
that every one OF us must act according TO
his own sentiments. But Clay stalked to snd
fro across the chamber, repeating five or SIX
times, II will never sign a treaty upon tue
status ante bellum, with the Indian Article, 50
help me GodP