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244 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
various ill consequences which might result from protesting these bills. Among others, I hinted at the
necessity I should be under of assigning to the world
in those protests the true reasons which had occasioned them, viz., that I had placed too great confidence in the assurances of his Catholic Majesty. The
Ambassador objected to this as highly imprudent, and
as naturally tending to embroil the two countries,
which was by all means to be avoided, even though I
could make good the assertion. I then enumerated
the various assurances I had at different times received
from the Minister, adding, that whatever might be
the consequence, I should think it my duty to pay a
higher regard to the honor of the United States than
to the feelings of a Court by whose finesse that honor
had been drawn into question.
There was also another circumstance to which I
desired him to turn his attention, viz., that as our
independence had not been acknowledged here, the
holders of the bills might commence actions against
me on them, and that it was easy to foresee the embarrassments which would result to all parties from
such a measure. The Ambassador saw this matter in
the same point of view.
It appeared to me useful to take a general view of
the conduct of Spain towards us ever since my arrival, and to observe the natural tendency it had to
encourage our enemies, impress doubts on the minds
of our friends, and abate the desire of Congress to
form intimate connections with Spain, and that this
latter consequence might become interesting also to
| 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 | 00000265 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 244 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. various ill consequences which might result from protesting these bills. Among others, I hinted at the necessity I should be under of assigning to the world in those protests the true reasons which had occasioned them, viz., that I had placed too great confidence in the assurances of his Catholic Majesty. The Ambassador objected to this as highly imprudent, and as naturally tending to embroil the two countries, which was by all means to be avoided, even though I could make good the assertion. I then enumerated the various assurances I had at different times received from the Minister, adding, that whatever might be the consequence, I should think it my duty to pay a higher regard to the honor of the United States than to the feelings of a Court by whose finesse that honor had been drawn into question. There was also another circumstance to which I desired him to turn his attention, viz., that as our independence had not been acknowledged here, the holders of the bills might commence actions against me on them, and that it was easy to foresee the embarrassments which would result to all parties from such a measure. The Ambassador saw this matter in the same point of view. It appeared to me useful to take a general view of the conduct of Spain towards us ever since my arrival, and to observe the natural tendency it had to encourage our enemies, impress doubts on the minds of our friends, and abate the desire of Congress to form intimate connections with Spain, and that this latter consequence might become interesting also to |
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