Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-15

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e. viii not sai ee u the cyssjonof Nv An 7p|
~. ,niSiana th- Jrittd 5tase.-.s e.. - 8eas
ders h-rsr,f Nd from bet co3.,. i. @ua'
France, IN consss asese Of tS@ isnsr b,y9r, nun
gleaedsto conpk win cerEssa espsl,,.@ z nc
Tie t.eaty ofSy. ae'ionso, p b. p-ft,s,eS. =
her part, and 81 lI'si's vlolat7d sr r5 80, ~
never to .tansFcr Ms Country ilts e,Ae. en
Gentlemen NAV ,aI yIlat tais moa.y {, 9@ 'sFss
raon the resp,nsl5S ~ q the pead-... saa
Ultva STATES. aod 81 no;il stt-r he dir. :;
sof possession 10 Us th- ttfiiToiy: 81.
csst feon, Ourselves eli res7oas:5..l.v ~ -, wy
suGi-la anl srn ,ose Gle who!e wsir,, = = iai'
ges,dent, whlch mar h :er prov. l ts%l isr
ard embarrassing to hla A,y NJ +. S''i'
sident the safe aud ab5,iuse iu lie 0; wb.r pt
be failhinl delivery of possession u,1s, ~" :,
treaty? WHAT h- MY rI.rk d-!lyc.y e NC
session 'fcrns &c jassiiy the payment = ~ -.
money. We inpght n2T and have no hs,,., s"'
IN saying that il n acquiring tbs tero.y Nv '
der the treaty, we have 10 hre single mo,,., ~.
chrgea bayonet, or lose drop OF b'sol. i ~,
not be such cessloa on the past of Franz
should j9stiv 10 thc people OF this coun,rv n II
payment Of any, and much less, SO eacroon.
sun Of money. What you'd the case h.
It would be buying Of French authority "a NIL ~ II
war upon Spain---It woad be giving a. F'aN
Censpl IS ii!ions Q; afs.to,s,ansl Ioof ups =
car settle our difference Ni;ii his Ca.bo,ic =. u
jesty. Wonld honqt45e gentlemen submi, -
The degradation q purchasing evea his ncutr,I,
ty at SO incooxeoienta pricef
We are told chat these is in III. hand, of 4.
French project at New Orleans a roysl orde, ~
his Catholic Majcay, foooded upon the trc,tv If
ST.. Iiejfonfo, for the delivery Of poGeeion of
this territory 70 Ftanee; bur which has never
aeen done; the preceding conditions not havin1
been Fertormed On the pirt CT France. Til,
royal order, il is probable, will he HANDED over
TO our commiaoner, OF - whoever may be feDt
down to receive pUiieRion. We may then be
told, that we have the right Of France, as hc
acquired il ftom Spain, which is all Che is bourd
by h6r treaty TO transfer to us-~c may be nacwu
the Spanisrds, who yst claim to be the rghtfu
owners Of the country, and be told shat we ha
the permfIion Of the Fiji Confll TO labduc or
drive them our, and according TO the words Of
the tre1-y, to take Poh-fion. Of our capacity TO
do 70 have no doubt but this we could have
done, Sir, fix months ago, and with one Gxh
of fifteen millions of dollars, when they had wan.
tooIy violated the(scscd obligation of treaty.
had iniuitcd Cur government and profratcd al
the commerce of orr wetern country Then We
had indeed juf cauie for chafifng them, the
lars of nations and of homo, authorized il, aud
all the world would have applauded our conduit.
Aud it is we'll known, thar ii France had been
70 difpofed, fhe could not have brought fog:
man or fhip 10 their relief; before the news
could have reached Europe, fhe was blockai.d
in her own ports by III: Brti(h fleets. Bur that
time was permitted 70 go by unim2roved, and
inRead of regrettiag the paa, letu provide iot
the future.
Admitting then, NIr. President, tia, lis Cs-
tolic Majesty is hostile to the cesson Of this ter.
ritory to the U. States, and no honorabl. gen.
tleman will deny ii, villa, reason have we TO SUP.
pose thar the French prsfett, provided the Spani-
ards should interfere, car give to Us Peaceadle
possession of the couatry; he IS acknowledged
there in no public character, is cIoathed with 10
au horisv, nor has be a single soldier to infoTce
II oracf:' spas HuW ti1 fo'n ihe'0 P'OoA"'-
lilies. | wish noz TO be understood as predict
ng that the French viii not cede to US the atu-
al and qaiet possession Of the territory. ! hope
70 ID they mays for possession Of i we must
have. ] naesn of NV 0 leans, aad Of suho.
ther positions on the Mississippi as may be M.
cessa y to secure TO Us forever tic complete AID
Interrupted navigation of the river. Tbhl
have ever been in fav9ur CT, thiaS II es'eai'
70 the peace of the Union, and to the prosperity
ofouf ives .e,n cocatry. Bus as to LOUISIANA
this new, inmsncc, unboundel world, ii It e'si
should be Incorporated into ibis union, which
have no idea can be done but by altering the COZ
stiturion, believe it vii be the greatest curse
tiat could at pes7nt befalI us, j. may DC pro-
duStivc Of iunumerabIe evils, and especially Oh
one fiat fear even. 10 look upon.