Jay’s treaty with Great Britain, the Convention of 1800 did not purport to be a treaty of peace; nor, indeed, as first executed, did it pretend to settle the questions between the two powers, except by postponing them to “a convenient time.” A war annulling claims could not be treated in this way.
Sumner explains that the Convention of 1800 did not serve as a treaty of peace, as it merely postponed unresolved issues.
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