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JAY TO THOMAS JEFFERSON. 179
the manner of doing it will not be with equal ease
agreed to.
It is much to be regretted that the confederation
had not been so formed as to exclude the necessity of
all such kind of questions. It certainly is very imperfect, and I fear it will be difficult to remedy its
defects, until experience shall render the necessity of
doing it more obvious and pressing.
Does France consider herself bound by her guarantee to insist on the surrender of our posts ? Will she
second our remonstrances to Britain on that head?
I have no orders to ask these questions, but I think
them important.
Spain insists on the navigation of the great River,
and that renders a treaty with her uncertain as yet.
Among the public papers herewith sent you will
find the speech of the Governor of New York to the
Legislature, and the answer of the Senate. A spirit
more federal seems to prevail than that which marked
their proceedings last year.
You will also perceive from the papers that Massachusetts begins to have troubles similar to those
which this State experienced from Vermont. North
Carolina suffers the like evils, and from the same
causes. Congress should recollect the old maxim,
** Obsta principiis."
I wish the negotiations with the Barbary Powers
may prove successful, because our country in general
desires peace with them. For my part I prefer war
to tribute, and that sentiment was strongly expressed
in my report on that subject.
| 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 | 00000214 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | JAY TO THOMAS JEFFERSON. 179 the manner of doing it will not be with equal ease agreed to. It is much to be regretted that the confederation had not been so formed as to exclude the necessity of all such kind of questions. It certainly is very imperfect, and I fear it will be difficult to remedy its defects, until experience shall render the necessity of doing it more obvious and pressing. Does France consider herself bound by her guarantee to insist on the surrender of our posts ? Will she second our remonstrances to Britain on that head? I have no orders to ask these questions, but I think them important. Spain insists on the navigation of the great River, and that renders a treaty with her uncertain as yet. Among the public papers herewith sent you will find the speech of the Governor of New York to the Legislature, and the answer of the Senate. A spirit more federal seems to prevail than that which marked their proceedings last year. You will also perceive from the papers that Massachusetts begins to have troubles similar to those which this State experienced from Vermont. North Carolina suffers the like evils, and from the same causes. Congress should recollect the old maxim, ** Obsta principiis." I wish the negotiations with the Barbary Powers may prove successful, because our country in general desires peace with them. For my part I prefer war to tribute, and that sentiment was strongly expressed in my report on that subject. |
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