Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-11-12
{1ulns.....No. NXE.
Rev;tqy sf mr.. JfffkRsoa's Adnfaiaraf;eu.

WE fnall now confider the purchaic CT
LouiGana, a purchafe, which, notwithstanding
the aflertions Of the administration, that all
their meafures are calculated to enfure the pre-
| tent and future peace Of tie country, will cauie
a reiirquiihment of our rights, or be the GER.
tain foundation of a lon, and bloody war.
AS early as November, 1907, the port Of
Ncw-Orleans was ihut againlt American com-
| meree /; and was not y oenct until the following
Nav. More than fix mouths interviewed frcm
The time the nation was deprived of a mott eli
/, %ieatial right, iolcnnly ftcured to ii BY treaty,
until the reltoration of it. Iunead OF .demar-s
ding Of the Spaniih government rrdrefs, and the
puni!hrpent of the lntepdent, were his condutt.
was unauthorized, an an,baslsdor was difpatch-
| ell to the Contuiar Court TO p~nrc,asc this terri
tory of Bonaparte. A treaty was fermeI, by
which we were TO pofrfs Leui!iana (; not law
| ever until the Fuft Coniul knew thar France,
and England mutt BE- iEnnejiatc!y ar war, and
, was convinced, fiat al his fcacres of colon
~izatiop mutt yrovs abortive. II was then con-
cludrd with an exredi.iou, truly cha-aeteri!tic
of a military uiurper. From the commence
; rncncc of the dilcuihous conccrniug the treaty,
/! until its fgna,ure, was abou twsnty-one days
he fame uHaceountlbie hurry attended It's rat
iication by our government. On the ievcn-
, teenth If DGtober did the PRECEDENT order Gem
! grefs to meet, and on the tweotv-6st did the
senate advife the ratification OF il. fo1 days
any were pahed in difculhng an i~ntrrment con-
tanning hip.lations, whicls may more matters
ally affect the future wclflre and PROPERTY Of
this country than any tsanfa6tion, exiting fince
our national independence.
We lhall fri examine the title to LouiGapa,
acquired by this rreay, and then the aipula-
tiops, which arc confidered a confederation for
it.
All the rights of France, to this territory a.
| rofe from the treaty of St. sde.fonfo. BY it
| spain agreed to cedc Lcuitiana aud i's Deepen
denotes to France, fix months after the full and
complete performance, which was, to procure
the Duke of Parma TO be acknowledged King
! Of Etruria. This condition the was unable to
fulfil. .iacc neither England nor Rufia would
recognize him as fuch She therefore acenir-
ed NOT the ihadow OLA title. In the treaty
however, which our ao1s naiajfeys made with
her, and our qvTfr Pryfam ratified, reciing
the article f ceiion in her treaty with Spain,
and declaring that the had an uncomfortable title
in consequence Of it, ihe cedes L.ouiiana to A.
nerica in as full and ample a manuer, as ihe
| had acquired it in virtue of her treaty with his
l y ttici 1hdj&ity' htditSS SobtS4uNhtIy WI
no title to it, the United States have obtained
none. Though Spain may from motives of
policy at perfci,t relinquiih her pollcilion of it,
the will be fulfilled by the law of nations in ui-
ing force t. aitrr her claim to it, and even in
calling on France TO allit her.
Ihe itipulat;ons Of this treaty for a title, fnch
as we have dicovereti it to t-, next pcrient
| themlclves. 1t has often been declared that the
l 1.n.a.n,:~ 800 -. u., e., H.. o...>~
| Fifteen Millions Of Dollars. Judging from the
treaty. we are tempted to believe this to be
a falfehood, fabricated by the enemies of Mr..
J~ei'erfon to ipjurc his reputation His friends
| alfo f>cn TO De mi.informed, when they fay,
the purchafe at 6iteen million is cheap ; for 10:
Ear from its appearing that government have
promicd to pay this enormous fun tor l.. u:ia-
ma, it does nor appear by the treaty thar rney
are TO pay even the value OF a cent Tor ii. For
any thing ia the treaty we have acquired it
mNhrfcaper-ShsNsw had reaion TO exre6t.
he tirh Conial, willing e give the United
states proof of bis eReen31 and ~te.rou, to
bAighssn the chain oi frisniihip hetweea the
.pas!ics, csdes iGWithoitany pcsaniary
Ns9ulationst Sirhsre ale ceYfaiu artisles however
sisaaf pesae1sGssDs sks &amiGiyn he ~
! habisaass Of this srtsitofy into an enjoyment Of
The privileges and immunities Of citizens of the
Union, aud an executive entry to Francs and
| spain into the port of New-C Organs Tor twelve
! years, WITHOUT the payment of higher duties. than
| ,haie exaeted of Americans. Ihefe mightbe mo-
| tives for the conduct OF honaparte, YET the only
lure one is his acknowledged deire TO exhibit to
this country fome iiriking marx of aasction.--
How well tAtisied the people may be with fueh
-r -
treaty, it has not been obtained without, heavy
contributions. The conventions, accompanying
this treaty, contain agreements for the pay.