Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-11-07

and what difference is there be,v.., :,
cases In this case therefore, ! COM. :,
highly proper that we should SEE ne 's'a 1t J
il any there are, which prove tina, Frans
any title to the ceded territory oen,la oe
taken various hods to Get nd Of tbs cl "a
one gentleman refers us 70 nexspaper ;n IAN
ton the learned gentleman FROM Nv | ~
has referred us to what is we'll known -.
out all Europe suppose with all due bn,'R S
we acknowledge Cur Ignorance of What i 4''
known IN Eufepe; what follows? WLy ,b,'
have more need OF the Information ,ys nov.
u enable US to form correct opinions On ii.
jett before MS !; this gentleman and HI, G.:
from Virginia, have also undertaken TO -"
about this treaty which we wish 10 sre
shoai1 have regretted that the word .b..,J NV
had been inase use of bad it not given II. t)
learned gentlemen al opportunity tn d.
.her information OH this subject alt5n, :,
must confess it is BAT a snail bsSe on ,vLa1
rest 80 large superstruaure, as they t,va
leGfed but although this information MAJ
very ussful, yet a, the representatives Of u
people, We oughr to be satisfied with Do,t;'
short of information that is Official. In5..d
gentlemen who are more favoured titan W. ~.
had access to th-sc documents, if nsio,;,r !
this'house have information enosghto puiJ. i.0I u
ought they not be willing to give to ,n;,or."
such Information as may enable them also - g.,
correS opinions? But sir |, is said, tia, ,l;'
claim Tor information, initiates against che nj"
ciples avowed Oh former occasion, BY tbo.. g.
whose political opinions, have the higb.,t ;.
spe&; shca.d be very unwilling TO imouq, N.
doctrine then advanced; but even il il sbon4
lie: ne say TO gentlemen who now r,,, N.
claim, that If tie doctrine that this house b,1 ,
right TO documents tojadge of treaty, bef,r.
they vote 70 carry il into effect was then corrr8
it is new correct, and that case forms u.c.'
dent. But our claim now is no: at variance
with the doctrine then held. The President b,.
sent US this tleaiy by Message, in which we are
called upon to take the necessary measuies for
taking possession Of, and preserving order and
tranqfiitY, IN tho coded cauntry.
Before we dol this, VIC wish to know whether
is in Truth ours--Spain is in posscssion-it did be-.
long to her-wc ask whether she consents 70 our
exercising jurisdiction over it; if she does ono
course may be proper, if not and we mean 10 have
the possession and 20 exercise jurisdiction, very
different course will become necessary; will
suppose, sir, that this Treaty had stipulated shas
Spain should continue in possession of Louisiana
FOX ten years and in the mean time, every other
stipulation oft the treaty had been fulfilled, the
end Of that time, the President calls on II, to
make laws 70 cake possession of, and goyen the
country. We then enquire, does Spain consent,
or does she refuse to give up the possession? |,
not such enquiry proper and necessary, and nay
it not be made without trenchins on the Treaty
making power, which belongs, to the President
and Senate? ccpeive it may. But The gentle.
man from Maryland, Mr.. Nicholson, has SAID
thar it IS only question about little time which
may be spent in euaaing the necessary laws, and
if we never get possession, it can 10 no hut;
but conceive we should make ridiculous figure
III ena6ting laws for foreign country and in 60
verning people who have no connection with u.
as TO the specific nation Of the gentleman trcs
New York, (Mr. MitchelI) to posPone the lar'
Their consideration of this question until May
next, it is singular indeed. We call for intof'
NATION which we deem necessary to enable US 10
act with understanding OH this subjea; the gen,
teman is good enough to say to us, act hfst ana
then YOU shall have the Information; sinSu'ss
favor this; | trust this MOTION will not prevails
bat that the original resolution offered Oy ny
colleague will be agreed to.
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