Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-03-07
Senate Of the United States.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 70.
Dt5ate confirmed.

former day been olcnllea vita - iisuSu
ability, and with fuch eloqqsnce by my
friend from Pennsylvania, the honorable
mover of the refolu,ions, lhall !obmit
the few obferyatlons | may make, IN as
eoncife manner as ] am capable OF; for
it's very arfrodn my with 10 occupy tie
time, or attention of he Senate nnFeetiiafl-
". The refoluiions on your table | aP-
prove in their full extent; | beheve they
expreis the firm and manly tone, that at
this moment, is Especially becoming the
dignity Of the government 20 aiiams ;
/ believe they mark out iyitem OF mca.
fures, that, if promptly purtued, viii De
honorable TO the nation and equal TO The
accomplishment OF the important object
which gentlemen on all fdes seem 10 have
in view. Ihele alone, with me, would
be fuGhcient inducements 70 sield them my
feeble iuFport; but 10 addition 70 'heie.
and the thorough conviction of my own
mind as TO the courfe ! ought to pur'ue, \
have the happineis Of being Imported IN
my opinions on this fubjet', by the one-
ouiyocal exprefIion of the ientiyeut
ofthe fate, TO which have the honor 10
belong. ),
Il was early fsen, Mr.. prefdent, and
reqoired bnt little penetration 10 diico-
YER, that adventures emigratlng bsyons
the mountains, and iettling on our weiiern
waters muf pofIefs the free navigation OF
the Mifiappi, it being their cn.y outlet
10 TIE ocean. This important priVtiege
it became neceaary on the part Of the go
yeypment OF the United States 10 iecure
by treaty, ard rct leave to the capFioioos
will Of whatever nation might tu1urely
hold the territory at the mouth Of the II
ser. Accordingly in the 4th and I'D
articles Of cur treaty with Spain, ! hnd
on this fubjeet he following ttipula-
,ions
-s,.-s a. " effern boundary of the United
States, which separates shsm from The Spa
Nth colony Of IoniGana, is in the middle
OF ehe channe! or bed OF the River Milf
fippi, from the northern boundary of the
iaid States, TO the completion Of the gift
degree Of latitude north ct tie equator,
And his Catholic Majefy has li&ewile
agreed that The navigation Of the laid RI
vee, IN rs whole breadth from lis fource
10 the ocean, ihall be free only to his iuo-
ie61s and the citizens of the United States,
unlels be ihould extend this pi. ilege 10 tie
fubjetas Of other powers by fpecial con?en-
ton.
Art. XXI. The two high contraa
ing parties, hoping that the coed cortet-
ponaence aud triendihip which happily
reigns between them, will be further en-
created by this treaty, and thar 1t vii
ccntribuse TO augment their pofperty and
o1nlsnee, will il future give TO their mu
fusl. commerce ali the exrenfon and favor
which he, advantages OF both eountries
may eqeirv.
And in confeqrence of the fipulations
ccntained in the fourth article, his Catho,
lie Msjsay wilipermi, the citizens of the
United states, sor fhs fpace Of II e yeas
from tsi tine, to dsPgft tier merc1auai-
xrs and e3qst!, ~ tie Pert ef Nezy Orleans.
and 70 export chem from thence wi'hou
yaying ary other DUTY, than iair pFic,
for the hire Of the fofes, and his majei}}
promifts either TO continue this pernitlion,
II be inds du.ing that time, that ii is no.
,,,e;,,;if;al RI rhe ;nteref1s of SDain. or If
lie lhoo.d not agree to continue i, there,
he will af1ign TO them, on another part 0.
,he Banks al the Mle3tippi, an EQUI
VALEkT ESTABLISHMENTS
This inarument, Mr.. Prehdens, 1t is
kncwu, fora time Quilted the fears an,
iraiou{scs of eur Wsfefn Brethren; ih-y
iuppolrd it had removed forever he poif
bihty cf any fu,ure e,niaarraiiincnt &C thei
commerce on ,hgf: waters. And after ii
nd been proclaimed as the law of til.
ssn5. after II had been ratified by beth