Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1803-11-19
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the Goth October, al important debate
t9qks place on Mir. CrirwoId'S refolution
for calling on the PRECEDENT for the .eyi,
/ dences ct ti,ia 10 fhe province Of Louiiia.
7. nj. Mr.. q. ipqthccde his rofoMrioh bt
obicfpng, that by adverting To the nj.
faye ofahs- Preiideht respecting the tr-aty
: andconvsntiohs lately concluded between
;s4e United State; and the French govern
rnent, he found that the PRECEDENT, ipeak-
ipgon the iuLie6t, obferves, 6 as pcrma-
ynent arrangements for this objea require
time and dehberation, tits for your con
liberation whether you will not make luch
temporary provifionS for the prelervaticn,
in the mean while, of order and tranquil
ty III the country, IS the cafe may re-
quirc.p--ff recommends to the mmedi-
ata attention Of CongrefS the paGagc Of
-'fome temporary laws. This being the
cafe, and the tubje5 being about TO be
brought before the dHouie, it became i'm
portant that they fhould know diltin6ly
what they had obtained by the treaty;
and whether there were any territory be-
longing TO United States to take pol.lIion
OF, or any new lubje6ts to govern. Inal-
much as if no new territory or fubietts
were acquired, it was perfectly idlo to pats
even temporary laws for thcoccupation
ofthe. one or the governments of the 9TH
-er. lie believed that it would be admitted
that by the 'expreis terms of the treaty,
the United States had ncithcr acquired
new territory ornew fubje9s. The part
oil the treaty having relation to this point,
is thus expreiIed
CGir G stsn quoted br n qrtirl of The treaty quJicb
,ecz,uiss, tbs fsay 9fSt NltogJo, 4eAqobsk dscye5
,F,anee fa5 an tneost.Qtt riyM 10 Lomf4aa
BY this article itappe4rS, that in a trea-
~ bctw cen Spain and France, Spain I'll
puIated to cede to France upon certain
conditions, the province of LouiGana.---
The treaty between the United States and
The French government does not afcertain
whether thele terms have been complied
with BY France, or whether the cedion has
been, actually mad1 by Spain to France.
Al that appears is prouife made by
Spain TO ccde. If the terms Itipulated by
France have not been complied with, and
Spain has not delivered the province tc
France, then it rciults that France had nc
tile, ard Of corFequence that the United
States has acquired no title from France
If this be corrca, The consequence will BIZ
that we have acquired no new territory OF
rev futie6ts, and hat it is perfectly idle
to fpend time in pating laws Tor poNelling
the territory, and goyerning the people
This point, not being sicertained by I'll,
langu19e. Of the treaty, itmay &c imPor
tant to obtain the documents that may "a
t.sfy the Route whether the United STATE
have acquired either new territories o
new {ubic6ts. IN the treaty lately conclu
ded with France, The treaty betweenFranc
and Spain is referred to; only part OF
is copied. The treaty referred TO mutt b
public treaty. In the nature of thing
it nluf be the tile deed for tie PROVING
Of LouiEdna. The goyerIneht, mutt hav
a1copy Of it. As there is but a part reci
red, it is'eviaently Imperfect. ltbecome:
therefore, neceGary to be furniihcd Wit
lie whole. in order TO afcertaih the cond
lions relative. 10 the Duke Of Parma
ALTO Becomes ncccaa+y to get the deed G
cefion; for the prouiife to cs5e is no Gel
3ion. This deed Of ceffon, Mf.C ali
prefumcd, was IN the poQ@lion Of govern
inent. twas alto important to kno,
upon what circumstances LouiGana is +
be taken pohefion Of, and whether wit
the content Of Spain, as lhe is FIN ponef
ed Of ii. If this is 10 be taken poHehio
Of with her content, The polellion will b
peaccable, and one kind of provifion wi
l. I