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206 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
bring upon his enemy ? And this too, without the least
necessity, when he may, by accepting and purchasing our
title, appear to have contended for the rights of the United
States. This will then make no part of the satisfaction to
which he is entitled from Great Britain ; he may justly extend his demands to other objects; or exalt his character
for moderation, by limiting them to narrower bounds. This
mode of reasoning will come with more weight, when we
display our rights before impartial mediators, and show that
recent conquests have been added to our ancient title, for it
cannot be doubted, that we shall at the close of the war
make the most of those rights, which we obtain no equivalent for, while it continues.
I persuade myself, therefore, that Spain will not risk the
loss of so important an object as the exclusive navigation
of the Mississippi, by postponing the treaty to a general
peace, more particularly as a treaty with us will secure our
concurrence in their views at a general Congress, as well as
save them the necessity of making demands inconsistent
with that character for moderation, which their great power
renders important to them.
Congress flatter themselves, that the surmises on this
subject are groundless, and that before this reaches you,
the treaty will be far advanced. Should they be mistaken,
you will take measures to know from Spain, whether she
accepts your concession as the price of our alliance, and
upon what terms. If they are such as you cannot close
with, and the treaty must break off, be persuaded, that any
steps you have taken or shall take, not inconsistent with
the respect due to his Catholic Majesty, to prevent the cessions you are empowered to make from militating against
our rights, will be approved by Congress.1
1 This statement taken in connection with Livingston's remark in his, letter
of the 28th to the effect that Congress meant to clog Jay with as few instructions as possible, directs attention to certain resolutions touching the proposed
| 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 | 00000227 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 206 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. bring upon his enemy ? And this too, without the least necessity, when he may, by accepting and purchasing our title, appear to have contended for the rights of the United States. This will then make no part of the satisfaction to which he is entitled from Great Britain ; he may justly extend his demands to other objects; or exalt his character for moderation, by limiting them to narrower bounds. This mode of reasoning will come with more weight, when we display our rights before impartial mediators, and show that recent conquests have been added to our ancient title, for it cannot be doubted, that we shall at the close of the war make the most of those rights, which we obtain no equivalent for, while it continues. I persuade myself, therefore, that Spain will not risk the loss of so important an object as the exclusive navigation of the Mississippi, by postponing the treaty to a general peace, more particularly as a treaty with us will secure our concurrence in their views at a general Congress, as well as save them the necessity of making demands inconsistent with that character for moderation, which their great power renders important to them. Congress flatter themselves, that the surmises on this subject are groundless, and that before this reaches you, the treaty will be far advanced. Should they be mistaken, you will take measures to know from Spain, whether she accepts your concession as the price of our alliance, and upon what terms. If they are such as you cannot close with, and the treaty must break off, be persuaded, that any steps you have taken or shall take, not inconsistent with the respect due to his Catholic Majesty, to prevent the cessions you are empowered to make from militating against our rights, will be approved by Congress.1 1 This statement taken in connection with Livingston's remark in his, letter of the 28th to the effect that Congress meant to clog Jay with as few instructions as possible, directs attention to certain resolutions touching the proposed |
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