Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-01-25

will may ne ekPioHcu
words. or implicitly by doing OF emitting
10 do certsio acts, which nay evinee a.
clearly the intention Of the paries as
words could do. In this cafe the Sw9paF's
of the fentence taken together, naniteHiy
thew, thar if nothing was done BY SPAN
within the three years 70 the contrary
their Notwithstanding she whole OF that
period, and beyond. even what me "a"
would call a. tsalenable tine after, IS FER
fet1ly equivalent to an express declaration
by them, that we fhould contlne 10 have
New Orleans asGthc place OF depoi'.
This opinion is ttrongiy eosroborated
By the grammatical contraction OF the Ten
'ence as il aauds, fer the words " aar'ass
thai tire" rua be conGdered as being a.
deraoo1 in the fecond member, and The
ientence would then correctly elofe thus,
. Or if, during tbef time, he thoald not
agree to conii,ue il there,he will afllgn TO
them on another part Of The banks otthe
hIiFaippi an equivalen, eaabi'nment..
BeGdes. according to the letter and iplr''-
of the article, the intention of the parties,
and the uafure of the cafe rfelf, the aiiign
ment of another place, mutt be 9rfvloa'
aa TO the difcoo,inuance Of the permlliion
at New. Orleans. This is evident from
the confederation that if the permiiiloD
could be Withdrawn one month, and tie
new Alignment made at the expiration OF
the next, it would rut the American CT
tizens not only to great lnconyenience'
but TO a great lois, without any sdyan-
tsge to the other party. A aipu.st.on, e
unequal and 70 odious can never be takch
by implications Well night therefore
Governor Claiborne enquire Of the Co
vernon General OF Loui6ans, " whether
any and VIVA, other place On the banks OF
the Miainppi has been aligned lin con-
sormisv to the Treaty. for an equivalent
efahliihment :"
Admitting the meaning Of the article TO
be ambiguous, which is only yielded for
the fake OF sthe argument, there are oer.
tain msxins which have obtained, IN The
interpretation CT treaties, not lnappIica-
bic TO the cafe before US, and which, we
think, aronsly fuPport the contributions
we coatend for.
Every thing that tends to the com
mon advantage in conventions, or that has
tendency to place the conuaffin2 pow
ers on an equality, is favoraSi<." Vatsei.,
Lib. Z. Oh. II. fec. 3oI.
Ali the things which, without TOO
much burrhenns any one perfon in pstsi-
cular, are uteful and falutary 10 human
fociety, ought 20 be reckonea among the
fqe00rabls things. "--I 10. fec. soa.
{" Let Us On the contrary coniider as o.
disus, every thing thar 10 KS oan nature,
IS rather hustiul than OF u!e to the human
race 10.
g What tends to render an aa null
and without efrts, either in the whole
or in part, and conlrquently every
thing that introduces any change IN the
things already agreed upon Is 0ai0as. p
ib 3o4.
/" We ought to place here in the nun
Der of things gdious, whatever tends TO
change the prefent fate of things" h.
fec. eos.
"Wben The Jab;ea vlatrs TO b'xss "a
voraW aee ougbt to giq'< the terms an
The extent tbey are eapa6e Of ia common
NE and ia Term hes mary Egnjfeati |
sus, fbr mgf <xten/fve engbf 70 be prysr
yee. - ID. fec. go.
Much more to the fame purpoie nigh,
Be introduced in fupport ofshe ccnfrpcti.
on of this article as commended tor by Us,
allowing, which in fact is expressly deni-
ed, allowing that we found oarfelves dri-
ven to reconcile two or more ienieaces III
colliGon. But the truth is the infention|
of the parties is amply r,anifeftin the IN
arument itfelf, and the terms are 'fuflci.
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