Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-01-31

4 raft extravaganza and thar they nave
-, boqvsy Of money now in the Ifca-
,[,rv: He has, however, ptcf9fved an
eatir. fiience as TO the conduit OF span,
and he has been extremely cautious 70 FAY
aosaing which might give unarage to
France. True, he has iaid, that II . Ger
tain fomething fall happen, which mas
happened, it may ma&e c5ange ~ ne
aisea efour farsiigu relatior5, but tbs IS
10 charmingly ambiguous, thar not one ~ :.
thouland can make { gnefs what II
means, and It has the advantage 100 OF BE-
imp explained as circumstances may re-
ouire, TO mean any thing, or nothing.
Yet this is che way in which our greet
ous PseGdent has fulfilled The duty enJoin-
ed On him by the contribution.
70 afford the people fome Of that m
formation which they have in vaio looked
for from their chief MagifraSe, has been
our object /; and we lhall hni,h this part
Of the lubjett by nhewiag what mealares
as TO Spain, might fafely, according TO
The law of nature and nations, be recon-
meuded as nccel4y and txpedieaf. We
have f--n, that what is called peJfd rgSf,
as feared to US by treaty has been vio-
lated, under cou!our of a faife interpreted
ton of its obvious meaning. This IS
mott completely contrary TO the fai1h OF
treaties, and he who relorfs 20 II, Jays
VatEel, either wantonly fports with ia
cr.d faith, or betrays that he is not IN
confcious how fnameful it is to be without
If; in truth ne would att like a di!honet
man, yet keep, the reputation ct problty
he is an bypocrise who adds diilllnula
tioa to crime.
Having received this material injury
from Spain, the quefion now remaining
is, how are we to proceed to obtain redteis
Two ways only pretent /; negotiation
and war: they lhall be fcparately examin-
ed.
There are cafes when it IS required of
nation to try the hrf of thete methods,
before it would be juitiied IN the eyes OF
the world for having recouFie to the ie-
cond. Such are all cafes where the right
in quefion is doubtful one. Here ma
ture gives Us no right to have rcconde
% force, til mild aud pacific methods have
b.en found Intellectual. Again, ii is ne
ceGary 10 difinguifh between ehentlal
rights and thofc CT Ie!s importance, for in
refoe9 70 sbefc very different conduit is
to be obiervei. A regard for the happiness
of human iocicty exaets it OF Us, that we
ihould be open 70 reconciliation, TO medi-
alton and conferences when only iptcreits
of minor conftquence are concerned
Even in thefe cafes, if one OF the parties
is deaf to negotiation OF compromlls, rhe
other is then jutlGed in having reconrie 70
force.
But if any one attempt TO rob nation
Of an elIential right, or right without
which it could nothope to fubof, which
was abfolutely neceaary to aay contidera-
Die portion ofits members, then the re-
public Will ooly take couiei from It's cou-
rage. Does the controversy relate TO a
right that is clear, certaio, and lnconFef-
,ibe? The nation il it has fufficieot
ttrength may boldly puriue and defend it,
without putting it to cotnPromlts.-
Shall we fufer to be con;eeed and debat-
ed thing manifeltly belonging 70 US, and
which is difpu5ed without tie leaf lhldc Of
eight :
From the indifpcnflbIe obligation
which nature impofes on all nations TO
cultivate jlfticc which regard 10 each o.
rher, re(uts the ngbt Of every tate not
10 fufer any one Of It's privileges TO be
aiken away, or any thing which lawfully
belongs to il, for 10 oppoling this, II acts
in conformity to all It's duties and there
in conGes the right.
The right is perfect, that is. it is ac-
corapanied with the gfsg FREE to make 1t