Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-04-16

Nt1cn siamour mas pcen cmpJuy cd, but more
pairs have been befowsd TO miireprcienr and
uaiilesd, than TO inform the public correctly on
tbs iuhJcti. mall endesvor ID communicate
what Is shc true fate OF the cafe, without ir-
rREd 20 prejudicss of any kind.
BY orr treaty oli7os with Spain. we OBJ
fairrd through the idendly diipohtion OF the
Spanien government, privilege OF Roriug our
pIoi0cs intended tor iae ia iuch waie- houies
- cprid be pIocOyed a, New. Orleans. Thin
pr;silese was limited 70 ttyes yea,, bot under
ths prsyifon, that II the Spaniih government
houl& fnd IL not convenient TO let our produce
be Sepolsed at New Or leans after that period.
,hat iome Other e, place would be provided in
5ep Of u. 4 -ssf
/ Whiic she war exifed the ncceHi,ies Of the
ypsniih cQioRies compelled relaxation ot their
,egy ngid colonisl laws---ior they do NOT admit
any aIion whatever TO trade with their colonies
in peace I ne period had expired 70 which our
pnyIeFs Of drpoft sas limited, abod, the peri
Cd az vi hich the pIelent administration cane in
10 office and the uioal iyaem OF colonial Law
vas generally received. Ic the Spaniih colonies
fyt,sm OF government prevails different from
all ,he iea of the world. Their governors
have no controul over matters of trade, their
fon6lions are wholly OF political, jundieai, or
legislative character. Bat al che suthority for
regulating and coptrculing trade, Is veaed in an
officer wholly independent Of the governor.
1his oiicer is called the Iz,eadam.
- The Spaniib intendant AZ New. Orleans
corfruing the general proclamation concerning
trade, as excluding a. like all other nations,
from commercial inyercoure, and finding the
peiod OF our privilege of depoht expired, and
tha; his court, which had alone the power of
fsing another place, had not done fo--took up
! on him how to execute in the moIi rigid manner
| the general rearietive principle, and TO deprive
US OF that place without another being provid-
| ed for the depolt of our produce.
| - Thin b the fair faic of the buGncis, az Il
refpetts The Spaniards. As ir rcfpetil us, the
! irjosgnsiss- s-peiy fesious os.e. hn our kxecuIiye
had INFORMATION OF the uaniaeiion and had taxi
en- the moa active and deciive meafures TO pro-
cure iedrefs aud righr, before the iubjcet had
been taken Mp by thofe who always make a
noifc without regard to the merit of ihe cafe,
additional Instructions and negotiations on the
fubJett OF the M,iIlippi had long before COM
menoed. Diipaiches were ient 10 our Ambsfs-
| dor at Madrid, and 10 the court Of Spain by the
| SpaDifh AnbsGador. Mr.. Mnnroe is alio 6nt
Ambahsdor 10 Paris, with view 10 arrange
meats with the French government OF great In
portsnce in every view to the weliern country.
Mr.. Monroe Is already well known, and
no man IL better qualified by actual knowledge
! Of rho wcncrn country 10 be enuuned with i'm
| porraat ncgociation. When he Was Anbalador
in france before, he very poih,edly ioiima,ed TO
our government the negotiations which were
fbsH carrying on between France aod Spain for
the receiion of Louillsna 10 the former I; and
an informed from very good privste authority,
that hsd his advice been taken at tha; period,
we might have had not only New Orleans bot
che whole OF the M,ai6ppi on both Gdes in our
pofeilion.
At prcfcnt /, appears more than probable
that the French @ill obtain Loui6ans. and per-
haps fetile large eolooy there. Thi, ba, been
made fubjett Of great alarm, aud attempts
have been maze by combining this project with
the condset OF the Spaaifh Inrendsnt, TO pro-
due war, with whom the prepoiers neither
knew nor cared TT was nor rieh, they win
ed 10 obtain, nor wrong 10 redrefs, but a war,
by vbich the country might be involved in trou-
bic and they might expcts 10 obtain jobs or
fcnmble into Office. The advocates OF war.
houcver, have fhewn how little they know OF
the weacrn people, for they aGered that we
were ready to violate our duty 10 the federal
qovcrnmcnt---that we were diffatisfed, and that
the French when they fhould iettIe in LouiGana
would find in The wcftern States numerous per-
fon, ready TO join them and to iepsrate from
the Union .st =!
Such afperhons were not foffefcd to pafs
ur-repelled, and the authors Of ,hefe calumnics
were told what every ~eiiern man knows to be
true. that the character Of free American citi-
ZEN Who chu(cs hjs own lepiQatusc and lives uu-
controlled bot by the laws which they make, is
100 precious 10 be changed for that Of iubjcd
TO any power on earth.
Whstever may be the iIue of the negocia-
ton. do not Zee the leaf feafon TO apprchend
dsnge. OF injury from the colonization Of Louif-
iaos eur popslarion 10 too far advanced ever
90 admit Of their being dangercu, neighbon /,
and as friendly, foeiable, and intelligent peo-
ole, fee rather great advantages to our Gde Of
the river. The only evil thst we can appfe-
head 10 from the jcaloufy which will be fought
70 be kep, alive by the enemie, Of out govern
,c.ot within ouffelves. in the Atlantic Stztes.