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FROM THE FgEEMAN's JOURNAL.


I'm intorlam Quesfion.-Upon the
Documents which have Just been SUBJ
mitted by the President to Congress,
we say, decidedly, that Great Britain,
in her diplomatic intercourse with the
United States, continues TO advance
pretensions utterly inconsistent with
our national independence. Anti-Gal-
lican as we are, with all our heart, with
all our nind, and with all our strength,
we are Anti-Gallican in an equal de-
gree, SO far as American honour and
American right are in question. Bat
TO have broken off the negotiation in
consequence ofthe pertinacious adhel-
ence of the British Government 10 in
admissible preiensions would have been
one thing, aad TO refuse to negotiate
further with the British Minister in
consequence OF his letter OF the fourth
of November, was another. We have
examined that letter carefully and COOL
ly. and cannot for our souls discover
IN It any such "gross insinuation" a.
gainst our own executive as can Justify
the course which has been pursued
To us it appears temperate and res
pecttnl document, especially when we
reflect that Mr.. Smith had absolutely
insuited Mr.. Jackson, by accusing him
Of having made observations which
were not only prevalent, but imf,roher.
But although we look in vain for the
GROSS IysINuATIoNs which that letter
was supposed 10 contain, we find in it
The statement OF A FACT, for which
the administration, judging from the
former part OF the correspondence, was
not perfectly prepared. IL is there sta.
ted that Mr.. Jackson was in possession
Of FULL POWERS, under the great seal
Of his Sovereign, to CONCLUDE a TREA.
Ty. Now, in stating the question
which hence arises in our minds, w.
certainly do not intend any" gross in
situation" against our own govern
meni, nor even 10 inanuate that an ai-
firmative answer ought to be given to
our inquiry. But We have a right to
ask an important question, particularly
at this important time.


Was the statemsn,, contained in Mr.
Jackson's letter of the fourth of No .
vember, that he was furnished with
Full Powers to conclude Treaty, the
REAL REASON for his rejection