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In are ~_\' I. ano what's KharF8 wo as gaggw #o & REPRESENT, THATE WILL HAVE THE to his ls +0 A t+ } o H L' * Bsa.\ * ~.. : - FROM THE NEW-YORK EVENING POST. £ \ * NQOye IIF oye ‘ $5 MAGNA EST VERITAS, KT PREY‘AL'EBITi Vhere . is nc more certain evidence of can- Hioud decay in influence or weight itd gny, arty of men; or in any gy stemm of progeedings, than the dernier resort, to falsehood in agser» fon, 'and Tolly in reagoning : Such js the con- moc o tf - + Amocratic 'party im this our day f Long gve hey Jibgred, to delude the public mind: ind active has been their seal to sacrifice up- a the altar 'of faction, the best interests of yr ¢puptry-but thei lbour shall ultinnately gait} and theit ope; hke the hy poorite's, hall perish 1 -For the 'day is not far distant, hen, thelr views shall be developed and uni- érsally undetstgod ; and they sink beneath a beight of 'public Hetestatiqn and' contempt, i‘ihe just award of all their iniquitous efforts, \It wad not effough that the edium, which I (ave sGewp, was the just due of our governe E nd insult 43 *twas not énough that the degep- 'T Sor practised by our own government, should fe glossed over with empty panegyricks upon eir peace Joving efforts, and their dignified !. But a falsehood must be forged, upon the public, which had nei- ther reason ner probability to support it :~» xs : F-YAnd it is this falsehood which I am 16 expose [Bp h the consideration of my next point of dis» -~ SB ussion. ' ~ _ - A <4 i « * R ) Fis I6 has been said that Mr: Erskine had in F © possession | certain, | secret | instructions, (G; Mbich counteracted his public ones-and that dE Fe was getzglly guided by the formet, but os- MCU P r T #. U tnsiblydivected' by the latter.\ NJ ke Fi Quen Deus ferdere Tult priue |_ 144 \4 And wretchedly indked must they be: infat» _. , who Fould bope'to make any lasting m-. 5 séqu‘jifgfgzssi’dn, 'save' to their own disgrace, by the He:! 'go af -assertigh.-, W hen, I wonld ast, dig thESe sages discover 1 |- €irculation of. ley hot gratify\ the public Curiosity by a sight that high wrong intising whi | [mighty mou!s, that thas they Withheld \Their anyicus.conntrymen the evidence of Roctrids, \dad the proofs 'ef That fact. vis fe souldSUMA «\[ . own. n of; y‘fgw K1 ws ? , They cannot product the & “as; Lad fl‘ 'and scorned the topgues- that praise them 1 - i} inf disimple fact. 1 io that cage -have subjected itself to a very sos i a gertainty of expo- and a cer reapo a 10 Arsine, £\ it could fot fifiéé‘f‘lgé‘eq supported; conid bave obly-redowr-led. to their. dishonour. */ friends \Im the . British 5 ta B attached to hrf by the, Mitiistry, . By: his Twill 'be F ed. all be 'seffic soobibserted p Hiat -Mr. Efékit zon 1d thear tends ahd 'spivits, ~ M7: Canurhg; in. tho? Horse of C ag fear fit lfii’géiéfiélgfiéfifififikfiw be British E of wick folly, | ‘éfihfifiééfibfi e , s.dep f” e at, % £4 corisélous\ \of , hgv) him G x they th a ht E \conduct Have hct, and Auch efe tong - will be the lot of the . ent, should be heaped. upen the bead of, Ingland \with all the aggravation of mackery this. huge non-eptity of seatecy-«nd why do- ef this Arid whather has BEC proved from at least Afteun ght_parrintising which BMS. MAC, gotare of the tages which they snd to pay towirdt the snpport ofgorern« > 3- The cletksof the supreme © present to Wixioh Ft. is {tis :- Mite forever theit 'opponencé, and with 'pstiot. laurels the. :demooratie ; progls; 4 hey have not honesty. enough to confesa:the *tally and the falsehacd of their assertion. I ~Aested be- their their nune, Pl. /; Tlhatisnelr secret instructions do not exist, CAl < and never did exist but in the iinagination of tat of who framed and propagated the asser» ten ; and' who hoped by these means -to glut ; ‘ltgeir malignant hatréd against England, and if] thus court the fracerrdi but destructive etorae \sees of Frgnee, is plain alld palpable, from the C that they have been proatuced, ' iChat thep would have been produced if they hadezisted,> is, manifest from two .cirgum> pot. Extances, which. alone will: be. sufficient to de- \ Anonstralé the absurdity bf the assertion, The {Jee jy.-that -the\ government would are, ihapy sfllch‘fngiifuqtigngfiad teen found to Rist? and the (disavowal of thé act of Mr. 'sgboud is, that Mr. Enakine has very ip } British Parltatient; - 'Birho golf doubtless have availed themsehes‘ (bP their Inffdence' ant - mictms of 'Information, 7 ito excifipate kita; from-the blame which was :. LJ have- Sheuwh: that Erskine obtaitied tonk of the od whith he «yas dis. to 'insist-and it bered that the ol Liver bd positivelyrin the Peers ie s had Anbsonly exceeded his - strurtionis but. Rad: acted in direet sopposi- irnptlar asser- « ta supposd,: that they would Ne given as the reasonof theirdisavowal a arcil Mt. Erskine gm the ipstruidtions: which had. «if ity had been . B ig\ thefmsefves~ forptaled - \¥ith second and secent instruttions; which - were to countéract. th6ke yery documents, by \pledetd to their coun» d on theone ' they. had grounded, aed & thei disxvowal of his at - its views 66 ustey 'of England-wouldy by 5°° F A fibjected maméawsé spHi fatlihie detection and exposure, is evident, Fong the: fact of Mr, Buskine's having numer- -> - - bts i at. wpa - Hextoss as these, while Daving Tor AIT shag. beforthis eyes ain object so ihterestin i {vai‘ffflbilfisti'téfiadwmifltéififit Janne . : Igusb of Peers, and- tras for many yearsbeen nfarshall- ' ied ty the ranks of the epposition..-.--And it: is not reasonable to suppose that his son world not. have possessed bim of the amplest information on every point whichexculpate himself from: the charge of 'grosg misconduct amd iadisgretion, and retort upon the govern- ment that blanve which they had thrown upst hip. Lord Erskine, 'it is true his written a pamphlet indefence of his son, which his found its way to this country, but he has hot ed to make the assertion which I have now been exposing ; and surely be would have dipped kis pea in tost elogrent gall against the adtninistratigm if .be could have shewn that his son h&s been made the tool of'disin- genuots, and dishonorable views by the very ministry who had employed him, and who at his expence \rvere screening thernselves frorn. exposure and 'flisgrace. Why has he pot. employed his well known powers to expose the faithlessness of the Ministry, and to call forth all the high wrought pity of patricts out place for his @eceived, ill-treated son ? Sim- ply because hfs son could not, dare not say 'that he Had reogived any instructions, save those on the Giparture from which 'the disa. vowal was ° grounded and «lefendéed--The plaill rath is, which I \have before afirgied in substance, that this, foolish, profligate asser- tion owes its origin\ and propagation to those who would gladly excite jn others that malig- nant hatred of all that is England ; 'and that blind and infucuited aitachment \to all thai is Preach, by wiaich themselves are led-And who, in the bbpe,E trust a' false one, tha; our Governinent are actuated by similar® motives, 'would at /irespret defend then at the ekpetice | of reason, truth ank] justice. |___ 'PHILO. | . J. 9% 'i_(\.\ é . +y .. * + _ THE BALANCE. | Messts, &. Franz. - ~, ~ -As you profess. to be printers lanthaijébé. ple, and have; ds fat a6°I bhee discovercd, qct=~ ed up to 1 Choose your priete- s \ men ‘ghis sad state of things., 36 the medium to Yerqmhubléatt to the ropIt® we hate Seen a tender of reparation tor a na- tional refused ; we bave seen-the parti- Lans hii Airgaus of administration practising deceptive arts and urging-argnumentts of ven. geante tp defeat conciliation and stir up the people to the 'pulse of war ; wlule, at the sainegggmg, . various -national.qutrages and the most fainted pational ingults froin, quartér . lime-\rem ained unmél‘es‘sgfl . aud una- toned Her +. and not only so, but their circum- stances concealed frat the peg- ple, as if to sire or disguise the necpssity. of a patfongt demand of jnstice. With France negipcihtion, gor rather, solicitation, bas been continged under the rast humiliating circum« stancés ; poder insults and grievances that have Wgbosed us to the derision of the world, and Brought, us into disgrdce, Rritals, 'opr attempts at negocidtion have too 'ofteh been defeated on some punctilioj of some of personal irritation: and we' have now. @@-lament the sudden and [ unexpected fatturg of another amicable attenapt, frem which we hoped much for the peace, hoagr and liggpine'ss of our country. - The peiee, happiness, 'of our loved country bave fiten . rashly committed, and are now'in jeopardy, in consequence of an étca- stonal altercation between the Brigish minister \aud Bfy. Robert Smith, gur secrgtarg, relating ° to a utter of fact. Without doGbtlthe great hqdy’jgg the people of. this, state iand of the Taitek States are sincerely degirous of main- - fiammgfieécqamd harmony with Great Britain. Theylove agyd cherish' peace for fis own Salse and for the manifold blessings that attend tt | to thia who are to be the sufferers frons a ru« and ungpecessgary war.it belgng$ to las Tuey muestras the diy that sees tar rising, Jn. AlL.its hartors, out a petty dispute between 4 ZatHeogr and - ith ; a dispute In which the \pirtits ton- fendingrfor their respective rights sod stating theit opposite claims, happen jo coflltadict orie guotier in'r point of fact. The people will Hurdy be . tp be iproived in war, or bt, intoxdariger bf war, bechuse, two nego: U of this state, a planpsxhereby tigy may BER\ trators in the wirmtltOf-argtiment Lhilk bro- 16 ~gourt of this state, hold afficesntio which ~Quitsites gre atencized; to epnonitt Of at teas? this dduntry for the purpose of ex\ \fi 'ten thomsand dollars gach ; ond for thes@ pJnatineand overtures abd of removing em- cence in the truth difxmyl'fi'jfljjfif‘gibmxmfigw' por;bn an incidéntél Geints.to apalke (ise. of poi sitty} gracrrions ifigtead oF theymore polite e- of unitrsrendeng qnd belic), -__ . We hoyt: auifarity toc With Great . Jdufely tecexsary to the nattire 0 ; 1 . to conclud£~ withat Brivigh dainigter, - sent, but to'. a res- \f. dusan ¥ h - + i f nomrmm ‘A ice t_ e # m - 3“? 8 - Aww ._' , » a A e mec: ru %,. wes “A\ ba, 2 ~ (NX EY PRINTEp ANS PUBLBHEID BY 1. H. 9 .-PRENHSS, Woes ot .t ~ » . a yo.. . - * orem wo s 1.\ . “357. , L R a - _. \ whn oke l: 200 . . SdTURDAY, DechkuBhk =- ee Le n POLus2. _ e _ clink Oo V . 0 P nt we 1 $t ‘ Lill . , 220 tote . ® '. 4 \ \ - « + - \: C ~ ‘ \ 3:1 tC N ¥ ~ U +C, \ wea - a mop Tracy vom oops a 20k . L f as sas,\ o | e , , Lok , 6 ste t ve , - \*** kine's father, fs a member of the and 4Oijes. \We have seen a treaty réjected ; or in any more familiar way, and afterwards\ ,- had so far forgot himself, when pressed in ar- pumept, as officially to deny the fAact--In all these gases Mr. Jackson might honestly make the assertion ; and in oug:-of therm Mr. Smith might as honestly contradict it, and Mr:iJicek- son again with perfect rectitude insistupoh it ; and both parties might this shelter them- selves under that, broad and Convenient fittfor -THE ABMixtst 'A fiction we may call it , for who shail identify -or locate it Pola it a person; a form, a substance, 4 system, o\ a mere ens ? Is Mr. Sm K the govern- ment ? Surely pot: Is Mr. Madison -the goy« erunteat? ~ Not exactly--No. more is Gal. Jatin» bor. even and Smmrs. who may be considered perhaps asconstitiltfng together the Lord Bute of our back stairs, Under any circumstances. to question ghe correctness of sta€ements, made. svlpmnly and officially by a secietary of state, is birshand rather uncourteous in a foreign minister : yet there may, be circumstances, as has before been, intimated, whith might exouse and gren almost justify it. | For let usstipposeyin addi- tion to cases: abeve supposed, that Mr: Jack- son did, in fact, by some means know with cer- tainty, that Mr. Ersking's instructions had been communicated to qur gpvernmient, and that the statement of Mr. Smith was there- fore erroneous ; that Mr. J. did in his con- Science believe, that. duty to his government required that he should insist on this fgclyfox’ the purpose of justifying that goverhment and repelling charges of il} faith, and thus Festor: ag Great, Britain 40 'our respect and psteean, conciliating. the United States and fatflitating the success of his mmission, what would can» «or and justice dictate to us Jp sith ?. Urgent cifeupstantes, imperioys fHuty might constrain Mr. Jackson, A leading object with him was to. justify his government in refusing 'so ratify the late arrangement. | It; Mfasa.porior 'of difficulty and necéssari} Lljdvolved delicate, discussions i It reqhitred some Feferghce to confidential commustications betwebn Mr. Erskine and the members of pur adfnigjstra- tlonbr some of tham 4 It was gel-hum also- ttely theee » the natiive of the justifica- tol, that Ke should shew that bnt govern ment 'Tered in that anrangerdent, with, its eyes open, -@ird was- not misled a§ {o the powers of M1. Eaeskine., Having stated Lhfifigtx ifMr. J.had dot insisted upon ab might tea- \Have been received 45 A atoiios sums, no difficult or arduous duties are impd- | barrassmaents in the way of reconciliation, was tion, and a virtual relinguistment pF. the sed, nor'is their artendence given or absolute- engaged with aur secretary in afi important most interesting point of the justification. ly bequired, more than one hour a negotiation for these it appear$ Vim a: fult knowledge that our would them propose, that a salary equal {0 that [hé secretary Had discovered gomething had recéived 'a céertair combjunication, the that of the Judges of the Suprems Court (or less if you please) should be given them, and they made to atcount to the Comptroller for the balance, and par . the same foto the treas- minister's letter, that by force of might be construed into a charge that cretary. bad made a mistatement : ®t, ih words, the minister makes a suggestion in tt cati the oth utry.--1 have not time to TW’FT‘? this commtt- | prelaige toa matter of fact, which tke secreti> nication, but shall cqntmdc it in some futgrq ry o| his own knowledge denies the existente publication.-At the same time, 'would ins of: fin reply the minister re-gsSeit§s the fact, - vite the attention of the members elected to the legislagure to this subject. ___ - ~ AMERICANUS. a ani - 'The following well timed and well written as of Ais own knowledge, and thus they are at issu} | abnd upen this issite the milfster is ree\ fus 'n further qudiénce and dismissed with ap ofirium as for an iritentional insult, But iet islook at the tragsaction more nearly: We may ferhaps ascertain frop even tre obscure “End“ we extract fram a late Albany Gazette. jigk(sifurnished by the National Enlelligencer; The subject discussed, is interesting to all real. evifletuy partial and prefudited astthat paper lovets of our cdiatry, | It deserves, and wil . doubtless réceive, an ditenitive perfls’al. & Jt is not easy to say whether a governmeht the more eFectually commits its honor and qe fnsulie; 0 { : mon to See tig . - see frequently the teriestHouptr.. , A polities as iit phy sits,. Cordmeons : -& asthe siuews dre Pélazed the 'stualler fibres yjow t a>, o thing of \OCFS 250 20900. IoC «live whh feck filfiififififififflfa'c'éfis € these.men are, fggqnémiyfeund to te all. alive with feel: aclebf z government conscious of tj stgerigth add stil ggrength «of character' ; e ) re 19 ; crovernment | is the tree, mative seat 2 of fgr projadi¢e; Phase in < Fal rat 4 e havin ‘i‘qx; & ~~ réputafim by a aJowness to. resent, substantial flaw \ere not, known to our government i by a forwardness to indulge a pelty My; Jiokson repeated his suggestion; notWith- gud. peevisch spirit of resentment. Both these standigg the denial of Mr. Emmy. Al the- «lisposttions Betray. a want of true firmnesg deticaty . tf ; ; They are offen Aound sonited $ dad.it is cofd® efrcu € sums government very tarfie on some occksions and towards certain fereign , powers, ard wory irritgble and petulant on 66° wharexisted in the mind of administrations 38 etotcasions ahd towards. other powers: _ 50 porentyctrran ‘ ‘ j 'natural incleexis' this associatioh; that 400085 - bey and mi governments as (well as, individuals, we shall yop, Mr,. Jackson in relation to orig nertain arrantest. Falstaff acting th€ | with a. want of Auoletgress which verystrong . A feeble fillsabiti $3 mien xi} gad ur ' : ; j t t e es te o, $o Phoeni t A u © Ix namxfi y'j‘ex i it (£95?) hws )m# “Ettmfis’ were\ afso ' matle; and “My defended by ih httle nexvous irritations ;. and in propot tion oa This is the spirit that often rises 16 anis g mosity, but neve? to aagnammity And ener: - (gy, Bim ns incapable of a neble resentments gre as itis of 'a calm and dignified discretion. A, . ag rame hts, buttittle con- pf tess Conscidns of 'has, er \A government. prone 6, fe-contend. far its claims by a 'sort Of forensic. -;] Mitigation Without to imaintai® thent & nabonally, impartially against all the world; a williig id, maké the mapagepaght of - its foreign reta(ions. subservi- \3 ' ' ; such a , sat\ of this Sood it ef mergobs ipritabiiity .' \That nian mast 1p thoughthss.qbserver, or far $0900.10 PATtY - lf & Bes not Been frequbit .. sertipn Yo . pumen | is whither Mr. Jackson intended to wound thé hdior of our .goveinment by charging a abshlod on Mr. Smith: . Mr: Jackedh sthted thit vernment: - Mri Smith «qverred -that p there i§, in this case turps upon the, stance of Mr. Jackson's assertion ¥c» lgting lo what egisted in Mir, Smith's own ton, sciousgess ; of hig undertaking to of \ ninistra» rear confidential organ of that ad aad wiguidl ciroumstances alone conld excuse, A/ . thinisthtion as Mr. Smith himself; and n this be assumptions of , Mr. Jackson, Hike The Bs s * e Wye tym fun l L2 abs? aed sarsesms, of Mr. Canpuig, were js rither grating, and provokiig to an Aration Ru tremblingly alive with ab- foubi ig fasrice, dr alias: li to iy that this gentleman nay hate tbe suggestion under a Fill and hon» Blom that Mr. Robert was not iy~ the a@ininigrretion, and. {bat M+ hgzg: is??? [ entros ' 3&3. ~ 214 «0s § homelfnd way' is well qualifier froot Erskine\s instructions rere khown to ~ and ° {can asgertion of Mr-Srithia ments ~ly to justify, Mt. Jack to know gs much {zf ifhfijmim of. $1?“ bud n sons A. po doe D. h Bre sant. Al | cases 24 ghod grmond of enrtain concilisiohe 45 . conscibtensss itself is, - A. deliberate confesston,..,...... A / . Mrs: IA suspiciphs -It must te allgys~ Girs (kine's ~governtinent} . Now, the ' o Tes ists \w : -Mr.: Jackson, tr $sirprion. knew, as Dis. Sqiith fedito make §§ for instance, Seppost a> vied. £ tion -of the. n-thade to Nr.: Madison Heason withheld from unegpected denidl of Mr. Staith_plated NM. Jeéktson in a diferaria. To bréakthrbugh ity It was perhaps necessary-to tréhch # litile op. the more rigid Fules of diplomatic delitacy, & | pace Mr. Smith ' personally in va- (Ber unpleasant.. Whether the B yififi; xninis: ter adopted, .in this delieate copjugcture, an bFensive manher ang, used insulting terms, We shall see when'the dctters are Iiid befote the public: . Ifke did 46, it becaing of, toupse iropossible to negotiate with hign. 755115 1g a fair presupsptioti that a man. so fin; so entrusted would not desighedly arid wanton 'ly insult gnlgomjmypt’; He was flGt.sent hers forsuch a purpose; and ft. would requite better eviderice ' than. the colourings of stich 4 paper as the National IfiteHigenser .to make - us believe such a thing. ., Aun ra ia Thus, from. pecdliat th the present state of 'pur foreigh rélation and gf in: importafice; there are jist rounds 14; conchide that Mr: Jabkson bad yessigns for for his conduct, stig that in a difficuft-cast be- qctedirom honest intentions: Wherlite thes: reatons will hear Hin out retains to be s6#h6; But whatever daub cohclusfong arising from: Tis ° a hf os , 602 600 C a may be,. carwe Hesp! fate amotvent candidly. to if rigt «lear it. facksony When we \attend- th. \ffiust Hil ot tnfud with E66 's gre mo iors h cent disclosure which burprise and AIL the. pat H most painful. feelings. * W to. mere presumptions= A fact his comet - that, thews us ' what, grounds MP. Jihad act siin some fact which proves that ${/ormaHon :i r'géd 'offigal' . Secum dan tp. onit fed reaitet io ma - in his letter' of the 15th Of\ Octobers.thatebs conditions formils$ the stibutance of Mr.: SYKQNGE :_.:f:. ~ s n wrhich an off, the Britisicmiinis s a iffwflfi | Jinying. als of MP. Kag» tion is broken off, the Britishsninisterdisr king's ilitug wns, didnot speak, 34 muich frora | ed, a new ofbstatle almestinfarmetifitable-iny .. petsondl .consciensness, as from Information rerposed if the'way Honborable \stie _ ait.evigpes, 5 and.tisat, Mis- d.. rggggugmggtiy. mngut, aid the pedce Of the twa . . eupposgtlist in; this particular care he. had 45° in jeopardy, is thi5, that NMr: . ~ fans. of Ifowmation arid .cvidence.as. sifilg‘efli‘bfi‘9ffa9f,.z‘€?5iifh’%Mf-t95??? onee Eaone- .. Eeseed and afterwards | ty GE Gala E ¢ AiAF oure 8 lucky, afimcfingp yon in . lise #stions bearing so hata dpa membdr df 'our ar as this, either #8.4r Feggiectd the condutt f _ of the iminikter oy that of the act unde? its no comme@bt.. We, hate only: to our prayers hgh there nay yet, be, guile e balk}?! Es ited Hished by i Jefforon, and now under t \Mr Smithy himaclh hnd. naridhat s' fifo thet\The govern- - «Fea Madison a - 4A G foes in kn official note, shirt , Iitcg Slates nray hever be in: ma f + ‘N r [9% jg: Tot \ok 4 f \Via \ l 1“ ee ,« ”if Hi e x a ko ~ ‘ mo T t CCC ' i Gen enas Theo aps a edn zene y io) 3:5;sz C. 4“ a “ft' r-- 1‘ in. x it“: ors gomgen eog j a- *_':;uu;b:7rffl';_ififlflqfir§%iff*mfi”rfl meal. i'fiifi%¢f:~1fz e ll;- Full., 1‘s; -;::I-:i~¢_,?
