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JAY TO JOHN ADAMS. 165
It is manifestly as much their interest to be well
with us as it is ours to be well with them ; and yet the
gratification of resentments, occasioned by disappointment, seems to take the lead of more elevated and
useful principles of action.
They expect much from the trade of America, and
yet they take pains to cut off every source within their
reach by which we may make remittances. It is
strange that they should wish us to buy, and yet be
so industrious to put it out of our power to pay. Such
a system must cause loss of money to their merchants
and loss of reputation to ours. I wish most sincerely
that credit was at an end, and that we could purchase
nothing abroad but for ready money. Our exportation would then be equally profitable, and as our
importations would be diminished, we should have
less to pay. Domestic manufactures would then be
more encouraged, and frugality and economy become
more prevalent.
What impression the conduct of Captain Stanhope
may make on the minister to me appears uncertain.
Certain however it is,* that mutual civility and respect
must, in the nature of things, precede mutual benevolence and kindness. The manner of your reception
and treatment indicates their attention to this consideration, and yet the detention of the posts, the
strengthening their garrisons in our neighbourhood,
the encouragement said to be given to settlers in
those parts, and various other circumstances speak
a language very different from that of kindness and
good-will.
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 3 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Place of Publication | New York, London |
| Date | [1890-93] |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000200 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | JAY TO JOHN ADAMS. 165 It is manifestly as much their interest to be well with us as it is ours to be well with them ; and yet the gratification of resentments, occasioned by disappointment, seems to take the lead of more elevated and useful principles of action. They expect much from the trade of America, and yet they take pains to cut off every source within their reach by which we may make remittances. It is strange that they should wish us to buy, and yet be so industrious to put it out of our power to pay. Such a system must cause loss of money to their merchants and loss of reputation to ours. I wish most sincerely that credit was at an end, and that we could purchase nothing abroad but for ready money. Our exportation would then be equally profitable, and as our importations would be diminished, we should have less to pay. Domestic manufactures would then be more encouraged, and frugality and economy become more prevalent. What impression the conduct of Captain Stanhope may make on the minister to me appears uncertain. Certain however it is,* that mutual civility and respect must, in the nature of things, precede mutual benevolence and kindness. The manner of your reception and treatment indicates their attention to this consideration, and yet the detention of the posts, the strengthening their garrisons in our neighbourhood, the encouragement said to be given to settlers in those parts, and various other circumstances speak a language very different from that of kindness and good-will. |
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