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JAY TO ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON. 405
any but an equal footing, and, therefore, although
such expectations might cause delay, they would
ultimately be fruitless.
That a little reflection must convince him, that it
was the interest and consequently the policy of France
to postpone if possible the acknowledgment of our
independence to the very conclusion of a general
peace, and by keeping it suspended until after the
war, oblige us by the terms of our treaty, and by regard
to our safety, to continue in it to the end.
That it hence appeared to be the obvious interest
of Britain immediately to cut the cords which tied us
to France, for that, though we were determined faithfully to fulfil our treaty and engagements with this
Court, yet it was a different thing to be guided by their
or our construction of it.
That among other things we were bound not to
make a separate peace or truce, and that the assurance of our independence was avowed to be the object
of our treaty. While therefore Great Britain refused
to yield this object, we were bound, as well as resolved, to go on with the war, although perhaps the
greatest obstacles to a peace arose neither from the
demands of France nor America. Whereas that
object being conceded, we should be at liberty to
make peace the moment that Great Britain should be
ready to accede to the terms of France and America,
without our being restrained by the demands of Spain,
with whose views we had no concerns.
That it would not be wise in Great Britain to think
of dividing the fishery with France and excluding 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 | 00000426 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | JAY TO ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON. 405 any but an equal footing, and, therefore, although such expectations might cause delay, they would ultimately be fruitless. That a little reflection must convince him, that it was the interest and consequently the policy of France to postpone if possible the acknowledgment of our independence to the very conclusion of a general peace, and by keeping it suspended until after the war, oblige us by the terms of our treaty, and by regard to our safety, to continue in it to the end. That it hence appeared to be the obvious interest of Britain immediately to cut the cords which tied us to France, for that, though we were determined faithfully to fulfil our treaty and engagements with this Court, yet it was a different thing to be guided by their or our construction of it. That among other things we were bound not to make a separate peace or truce, and that the assurance of our independence was avowed to be the object of our treaty. While therefore Great Britain refused to yield this object, we were bound, as well as resolved, to go on with the war, although perhaps the greatest obstacles to a peace arose neither from the demands of France nor America. Whereas that object being conceded, we should be at liberty to make peace the moment that Great Britain should be ready to accede to the terms of France and America, without our being restrained by the demands of Spain, with whose views we had no concerns. That it would not be wise in Great Britain to think of dividing the fishery with France and excluding us, |
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