Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1803-11-12
D:ortIatlO,
SArURDAr, NoYEMBER Il, 1893.
Fsom WASHINGTON -OcroBrR 4;

From WASHINGTON 4 croseR H.
"The two great lubjets before Congre(' are
the L>uiGana pu4chale, and the proposition TO
alter the contribution as to the mode Of choon0g
F. eff dent and Vice PreGdent. The refooton to
carry the Louiana Treaty mo effc6s was wafmly
oppoled 10 the H 3ulc upon tlle ground o. its beng
unconstitutional, and therefore void. In the Sen
ate it was debated in (ecrer. There has been a
great effort 70 make this pufchalt popular thag
and pethaps it will be 70 in the frthernsanl wet
err 1ates but when the people in The northern
| ard middle fates find at.they are paying ve y
large fun of money for wild land too rsmote 80 ee
of ievce 10 them-;hat this addition TO The U1jon
will give the f3uthern Gates great pred 1nderaDce
over them in extent, and foon in PopAl.tion-rh7t
It will require great expence 10 proted and govern
it, ard that the treaty gives The French and Spen
lards ileh 2 preference that the northern Oates
cannot enter into composition with them in the
! trade 70 Loufana, am fare II will be unpopular
! IN that part ofthe country. As ioon as this fub
| jtd was Introduced into the Houc and the Houfe
called upon to legatc fo this territory, it was
found by exanining The treaty, that Preferred -
| treaty between Francs and Spain, by which Spao
agreed to cede Louifiana 10 France fix months
! after certain conditions fhoul1 be performed 1t
became therefore neceiF4ry to afcertain what that
| treaty was, in order to Judge whether France had
| performed the conditions. Ii alo became irnpor
taot TO know whether Spain bad exprehed content
| that Loul6ana ihould be coded 10 the United
States, as this would have rendered our title corn
| plete. There was relolution moved to requea
the eGdent to feod The Houe this treaty AMI any
Information reipe6ting the aft mt or dia.at of Spain
which be might poiIels- But the democrats, ahho
| they have flid 70 much ag4iaa Withholding infor
nation, By a majority of two reuled to give the
| Houf- this information. 1t is rnmored ani &c
lieved that the Spanh Mhiaer has reinonara,ed
in the mot fol;mn manner againf the cetlion ;
alledgog that France has not performed The con.
ditops, and has therefore no title. But however
this may be, the United States will take immediate
pofe6ion.~as the Houfe have voted thar it is expe
dent TO carry the treaty into full efe6 ; atho |
believe Il is very we'll underlood that the treaty
cannot be completely executed without an a!;era
| ton in the confituton..
| eth, contribution will be altered, prefume,
relpcaing the mode of chooling preident.'
7 Communication When will the democratic fcs 10
blers have done with their fajs and fcaadaIous
charges agaiua the tried patriots Of Our country
When WeAb:ag'oa vas pveGdeas and tbs Brtih rea
~ was made aud ratified, it was allcdged repeat
edIy in anti federal papers, thar he ard Mr. 7ay
and other federal chara9ers, their worthy CON
patriors. were influenced by Bri1G soM Gsaet wa
the hrlt to bring the charge; but the Cory wa
proPagssed by many native democrats, who faoule
have been aihamed OF the falle aaertio0. OF late
they have the effon;ery to charge tlr Ht1,m5 ane
the jslsr9ljfr viii having encouraged and PAL.
P3reybias for his commend ions of n17nerchv a.,
the Ers1ai government and for his centres o
tie Frenca revolution. They give 20 evidence L
fnba initiate the charge. And more 'ground.er
1 afetyion was never hazardci BY Al unpr;nciple.
iacobin. If there Be any proof of the fatt, let
be adduced bat they know none exits An,