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JAY TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS. 81
advantages which the States and their allies might
expect from it, I endeavoured to impress him with an
opinion that a cordial union between France, Spain,
Holland, and America, supported by vigorous measures, would soon reduce the enemy to the necessity of
listening to reasonable terms of peace.
The Count replied, generally, that he was very
minutely informed of the state of our affairs. That
the good disposition of Congress towards Spain had
not as yet been evinced in a manner the King ex^
pected, and that no one advantage had hitherto been
proposed by America to Spain, to induce the latter to
come into the measures we desired. That the views
of Congress were such as would not permit his Majesty to form a treaty with the States, but that the
King was an honest man, and I might again and again
assure Congress, that he would never suffer them to
be sacrified to Britain, but on the contrary would with
constancy maintain the friendship he had professed
for them ; that Britain had in vain attempted to
deceive Spain ; that Mr. Cumberland had been sent
here for that express purpose, but that, however possible it might be for Britain to vanquish, she would
never be able to deceive, Spain ; that he wished Congress had been more disposed to oblige the King.
He knew indeed that opposition in sentiments must
necessarily prevail in public bodies, but that he hoped
for the best; that I ought to preach to them forcibly,
for that he thought a good preacher (un bon predica-
teur) would do much good, thereby intimating, as I
understood it, that Congress were not sufficiently
Vol II—6
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 2 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Place of Publication | New York, London |
| Date | [1890-93] |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000102 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | JAY TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS. 81 advantages which the States and their allies might expect from it, I endeavoured to impress him with an opinion that a cordial union between France, Spain, Holland, and America, supported by vigorous measures, would soon reduce the enemy to the necessity of listening to reasonable terms of peace. The Count replied, generally, that he was very minutely informed of the state of our affairs. That the good disposition of Congress towards Spain had not as yet been evinced in a manner the King ex^ pected, and that no one advantage had hitherto been proposed by America to Spain, to induce the latter to come into the measures we desired. That the views of Congress were such as would not permit his Majesty to form a treaty with the States, but that the King was an honest man, and I might again and again assure Congress, that he would never suffer them to be sacrified to Britain, but on the contrary would with constancy maintain the friendship he had professed for them ; that Britain had in vain attempted to deceive Spain ; that Mr. Cumberland had been sent here for that express purpose, but that, however possible it might be for Britain to vanquish, she would never be able to deceive, Spain ; that he wished Congress had been more disposed to oblige the King. He knew indeed that opposition in sentiments must necessarily prevail in public bodies, but that he hoped for the best; that I ought to preach to them forcibly, for that he thought a good preacher (un bon predica- teur) would do much good, thereby intimating, as I understood it, that Congress were not sufficiently Vol II—6 |
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