256 site opinion, and if in his comments, public or private, Mr. Floyd should impute to me that I do, I can only hope that his hearers will judge of my opinions as they are, and not according to the ideas of them entertained by Mr. Floyd. Mr. Floyd intimates that he shall hold me responsible not only for every thing that I say of him, but for every thing that may be said of him by persons in official stations under me. To the first part of this determination I have no objection; but he will excuse me from holding myself responsible to him for what I do not say of him, or for what may be said of him by any other man. The official dependence of the subordinate officers of government, neither in law, justice, or equity disqualifies them for the exercise of the rights, nor absolves them from the responsibility of giving testimony; and the credit due to that testimony, depends not upon official station, but upon individual character. I called upon Mr. Brent and Mr. Bailey for statements of facts, material in the controversy between Mr. Russell and me, and known only to them. They have long held in the Department, offices of great trust and confidence, offices for which no other than men of perfect integrity and unsullied reputation could be qualified. They are not personally known to Mr. Floyd; and I do him the justice to believe, that if they had been, he would have spared some of his reflections. But they are extensively known to others, and wherever known, are respected, JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, DAVIS & FORCE, print. CONTENTS. Page "INTRODUCTION. Debate in House of Representatives of the U. S. 17th January, 1822. ...... CORRESPONDENCE WHICH LED TO THE TREATY OF GHENT. Extracts from the Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States, of the 16th and 17th January, 1822,.......... Mr. Floyd's Resolutions calling for the Ghent Correspondence,...... Message from the President of the United States to the House, transmitting the Correspondence,......................................................... ......................................21 Feby. 1822, 13 Report of the Correspondence to the President of the United States by the Secretary of State,.......... 13 14 17 American Note No. 6, in answer to British Note No. 6,....10 Nov. 1814, British Note, No. 10, in answer to American Note, No. 8, 22 Dec'r 1814, 50 THE DUPLICATE LETTERS AND THE REMAKS. Extracts from the Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States,..... .........................18 and 19 April, 1822, 59 Mr. Floyd's Resolution calling for Mr. Russell's Letter,................ Message from the President of the U. States to the House, 4 May, 1822, 59 Report of the Duplicate to the President of the United 59 States by the Secretary of State,......................................................................3 May, 1822, 60 Extracts from the Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States,............ Mr. Fuller's Resolution. ...6 and 7 May, 1822, 61 Extract from the National Intelligencer of 13th June, 1822,..................................... 61 Message from the President of the United States to the House, transmitting the Duplicate Letters and the Remarks of the Secretary of State,............ .....................................7 May, 1822, 63 Report to the President of the United States of the Secretary of State's Remarks,............................................................ 63 Mr. Russell's Private Letter to the Sec'y of State. Paris, 11 Feb'y 1815, 64 Duplicate, left 22 April, 1822, by Mr. Russell at the Department of State, 65 Remarks thereon, by John Quincy Adams..............................................3 May, 1822, 88 THE TRIPLICATE. Extracts from the National Gazette. Philadelphia, 10 and 25 May, Mr. Russell's Reply to Mr. Adams. From the Boston Statesman, 27 Mr. Adams's Rejoinder. From the National Intelligencer of 17th July .........138, 158 155 156 FURTHER STRICTURES ON MR. RUSSELL'S REPRESENTATIONS AND STATEMENTS. I. Navigation of the Mississippi-worthless to the British,..................... III. Fishing Liberties-Their Value,..................... Mr. Lloyd's Letter,........ 163 182 202 210 Newfoundland Memorial. From Niles's Register, of 11 June, 1814, 221 223 229 Conclusion,.................. APPENDIX. I. Western Commentaries,....... 232 Extract from the Argus of Western America. Frankfort, Kentucky, 233 Remarks on the above Extract,........ 234 243 11. Mr. Floyd's Letter-Richmond Enquirer of 27 August, 1822, III. Mr. Fuller's Letter-Boston Patriot of 4 September, 1822,.......... 247 IV. Mr. Adams's Answer to Mr. Floyd's Letter--National Intelligencer of 31 August, 1822,........................... V. Further Remarks upon Mr. Floyd's Letter,. 248 248 ERRATA. Page 15, line 5, for "aready," read "already." 18, last line but one, for "boundaries," read "countries." 24, 25, 46, 71, 71, 77, 77, 78, 25, for "ratification," read "ratifications." 15, for "nogotiations," read "negotiations." 3, from the bottom, for "plenipotiaries," read "pleni 20, towards the end, strike out "the." 29, for "dependant," read "dependent." 6, between "our" and "Instructions," insert "other." 32, at the beginning of the line, add "from." 86, last line but one, for "grant to," read "grant or." 31, for "then," read “than." 24, for "only," read "ably." "cating." 3 from the bottom, for "rating," read " 10 from the bottom, for "proprienty," read "propriety." 12, for "orignal," read " 'original." 6, for "9th," read "8th." 12, for 24th," read "25th." 4, after "opinion," insert "upon." |