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

rDE III iSSisSppf3 iHyducu IsI iloIiduT InSutSC
most solemn treaty inffatfed. The deliberate
wrongs and INSULT which were offered to the u.
Starss,I then was and trust shall always be,
ready to redress, whether they arise upon the
banks Of the Mississippi, or in any other qusrter
of the Union Judging from the litti. information
which was then afforded US, should have been
willing to tins end have taken possession of the
Island OF Orleans, until our rights were restored,
although no proposition Of that kind was before
US. But, for this is wish to involve the coun-
try in war to be ascrihel to me! And that Tor
the purpose Of acquiring territcry not our own!
No sirI repeat it, no dispositon 70 my know.
ledge, was rvcr entertained OF acquiring tic ter
ritory now cedra to the United States by force,
as the gentleman seems TO insinuate. The war
hoop has been raised and disposition TO p!unge
the United States into war, and acquire thls
county, per fas out uei.zs. ascribed to us; tu:
| did not expect TO have seen countensnce given
To il here Istnen fez and now feel the ilnpata,
ton TO be uniast, at the same time | am ready
10 acknowledge toe existence of a disposition TO
redress the wrongs Of ny country. But admir-
the navigation Of the river Mississippi TO be vast
" Important, thar great sacrifices ought 10 be
made 70 secure il 10 the Uiiitei States. And
Suppose admit for Argument sake, that VIC
were disposed to go to war y secuFe It I; what
fellows A d,ifrIent course has been pursued.
A treaty is now presented us, by which 1t Is
said Louisiana is ceded to the United States.
Arc We preciu.led from enqufiug whether any
title has bsen acquired TO tie ccded country !!
Are W. not to5s permitted 20 enquire, whether
the seeds Of future war are rot sown by this ces
sion Are we sr1to ply Rfteen millions Of dol
liars fer the purchase and ski 50 10 war with
Spain FOR the p. session Of TIC country? M.y We
desire, gentleman, 10 give Us, war peace? 1t tie
force, or ii wc purchase IL let have the peace
able possession. We request documents. i any
there are, whichsswii prove to Us thar France,
CT whom We have purchased, had any title. The
treaty does rot sheW this, but the reverse, A
gentleman from Virginia, MFR. Randolph has
said, that Francs has declared Us III the treaty
that SHE has an incontesudle title to the domain
ard possession OF the cedsd country. That 1t is
the business Of France 10 see to it, that we have
the quiet and peaceabie possession, and that this
ought 70 satisfy ua. Had tie treaty left the
France, tfae her titis 20 the ceded territory was
inconEcs;;bIes Il woqld bage been very different
thing but sfle il csreTu, - explain this deciara-
tioo, aud stats to us clearly, what thar title is,
ard s:r, let any person read tie third article of
the iscaty ~ Oct 800, between France and
Ses.z, aud tEey VIII see thar 10 title IS thereby
acquired by Klance. l. il :gue, .hat lis catho-
liz uaes.Y promises - ceae tie county to France.
B1t when ? Six months after tie full aad eniire
execution IF certain conditions and stpulations
relative to tie duke II Parma. Aud France cedes
ter RIGHT acquired in s.tus Of thar article, to
the Jpi,ed States, WHICH is in Other words, her
righr 10 the king Of Spaiu's conditional promise
To know whether this n 1.slise IS binding In
Spain, we ask to be informed, what is this trea-
~ And what are these Conditions and stipula
tons Has France ever performed them Is
Spain satisfied on this subject, and has Spain
made the promised cession If not, has she way
ed their Performance In either case France
may have acquired a good tite--But if they
have not been fulfilled, or waved she had none.
If none, none could be conveyed to US, and the
consequence is that we buy : conditional plo-
mise made by Spain to France, to cede the ter
rlrory In question and the conditions not fulfilled
But it has been answered that we do not pay
our money until we get possession. ! admit it,
but suppose as | have before said, thar Spain
yel3ing to imperious circumstances, docs not at
present resist our taking possession, is it of no
Importance to US to see to it, that right and title
are on our side When the politics of Europs
shall assume different aspect, Spain may re.
assert her right, and say to US, this was mere
usurpation on the part of France. We never
old ceds this country . her promise to be
sure was made to cede on certain conditions
those conditions were never Untitled you bought
and you knew it at The time of the purchase;
restore to US a country, of which We have been