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28o CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
warmth and generosity of this man's heart, and should
not have readily pardoned myself, had I neglected to
bear this testimony to the goodness of it.
During the whole time that this matter was in
agitation, that is from the nth to the 16th of March,
and for some time afterwards, M. Cabarrus did not
come near me.
On the 18th I wrote a letter to Dr. Franklin,
informing him of the protest, and reciting the reasons
assigned for it. I also hinted the propriety of taking
up the bills at Paris, if possible.
The national pride of the Ambassador of France
was hurt by this event; I am sure he regretted it as
disreputable and impolitic. I remarked to him that
most of our cross accidents had proved useful to us,
and that this might save us the Mississippi. For I
thought it more prudent to appear a little incensed
than dispirited on the occasion. I suspect that there
has been an interesting conversation between the two
Courts about us. He told me, this winter, that he
believed Spain wished to modify our independence,
and to keep herself in a situation to mediate between
us and England at the general peace. He did not
explain himself further. As great successes on our
part must operate against such designs, the Spanish
Minister can neither rejoice in nor be disposed to
promote them ; and this may help both to account
for the little impression made by the capitulation of
York, and for their conduct as to our bills and propositions, etc. I am sure that they fear us too, and the
more, perhaps, as they have misbehaved towards us.
| 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 | 00000301 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 28o CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. warmth and generosity of this man's heart, and should not have readily pardoned myself, had I neglected to bear this testimony to the goodness of it. During the whole time that this matter was in agitation, that is from the nth to the 16th of March, and for some time afterwards, M. Cabarrus did not come near me. On the 18th I wrote a letter to Dr. Franklin, informing him of the protest, and reciting the reasons assigned for it. I also hinted the propriety of taking up the bills at Paris, if possible. The national pride of the Ambassador of France was hurt by this event; I am sure he regretted it as disreputable and impolitic. I remarked to him that most of our cross accidents had proved useful to us, and that this might save us the Mississippi. For I thought it more prudent to appear a little incensed than dispirited on the occasion. I suspect that there has been an interesting conversation between the two Courts about us. He told me, this winter, that he believed Spain wished to modify our independence, and to keep herself in a situation to mediate between us and England at the general peace. He did not explain himself further. As great successes on our part must operate against such designs, the Spanish Minister can neither rejoice in nor be disposed to promote them ; and this may help both to account for the little impression made by the capitulation of York, and for their conduct as to our bills and propositions, etc. I am sure that they fear us too, and the more, perhaps, as they have misbehaved towards us. |
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