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I said, if he thought it so easy, I would thank him to undertake it. 

 I did not believe it possible. We had drawn up, and now proposed, 

 a general article founded on a precedent in the Treaty of 1794, engag- 

 ing to negotiate upon all the subjects of difference unadjusted, which 

 would include those of the Mississippi navigation, and the fisheries 

 within the British jurisdiction. 



They read our article, and immediately rejected it, finding the 

 word commerce in it. 



Mr. Gallatin proposed to leave that word out. 



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Mr. Bayard was for conceding the point respecting the islands in 

 Passamaquoddy Bay, and for standing out to the last extremity upon 

 that of the fisheries, even if we should break upon it. Immediately 

 after dinner, Mr. Gallatin advised the young gentlemen to go and 

 dress for the ball, and we continued to discuss the subject among our- 

 selves until seven o'clock. Mr. Gallatin said he was, like myself, 

 halting between two opinions, and unable to bring his mind to a con- 

 clusion which course would be the best. He must sleep upon it. 



No. 18. 1814, December 13: Extract from Mr. J. Q. Adams' Memoirs. 



.... Mr. Clay was for persisting in the rejection of both the 

 British demands, but with the determination finally to yield both. 

 He thought that by insisting equally upon both we should most 

 probably obtain a concession upon one. 



My draft had insisted upon both, with an intimation that if the 

 case of the islands should be made an ultimatum, we should rather 

 subscribe to it, though without authority, than break off the negotia- 

 tion, but that we could not concede the point of the fisheries. 



Mr. Bayard was for giving up explicitly and without qualification 

 the islands ; and he was prepared to be much more flexible upon the 

 fisheries than he had been yesterday. 



Mr. Russell declared himself in favor of my draft, but was for 

 yielding eventually, if necessary, upon both the points. 



No. 19. 1814, December 13, 14- Extract from Mr. J. Q. Adams" 



Memoirs. 



We all dined with the British Plenipotentiaries. There was no 

 other company present, and the party was more than usually dull, 

 stiff, and reserved. Mr. Goulburn attempted to be courteous, and 

 told me he hoped I should pay a visit to England after we had fin- 

 ished here. I said I certainly should, if they would permit me. Mr. 

 Clay had some conversation with him, and with Lord Gambier. He 

 expressed a wish that we could come to a conclusion without a new 

 reference to England, which I believe to be impossible. Lord Gam- 

 bier impressed him with the belief that they would ultimately insist 



