Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-28

consider themselves to be, IL a more So
Tenn sentiment OF indignation does not
animate the bosoms Of their eountrymen!
The gams which the SpaHish minister
has played, was a deep, and we think the
good sense OF the people win 90 along with
us when we declare, ,itfwas a disgraceful
one. Not contensed with the justice Of his
cause. if that cause can be called Just,
which the court of Madrid now maintains;
not contrnted with the support which is
might receive from the ablsss coer,iers and
statesmen of Spain, he nus condescend 10
invoke the advice and the aid Of some of
III own citizens. Can the reason of this
mysterious d%eportnaent escape any ones /.
was that when III ministers might lay open
at Madrid the grievances of their ceuntry
and demand The ratification of the corvan-
tionNsf 1902, the Spanish minister nigh,
unfurl the coasscrated paper. and might eey
!" accuse Us not of interested vicws.-Thisk
not thar we are prevented by cur own inte.
rests from perceiviag ths daties which are
owing to you. For behold even your w
psople estimated as they are bya love of
their country. and most highly learned IN
the lsye bf the law, have decided agsins,
ysu.p We would sPcak as mildly of this
affair. as the delicncy of she times would
demand. We weuld wish 70 trca, the mi.
mister of Spsin at ell times with respect and
moderation, and surely a. the present Tins
we have no desire TO intcrmeddle with his
character, when ,he relations between the
two countries. are SO wavering and precari.
eus. Bot there Is d subtelty in this trans.
action which deserves nos te be palllated
nor concealed there is such a di diplomatic
triss. 3 course TO such Liberal cxpedienss,
thas We hope the indignatioA Of eur country
will fall upon it.
Shall his subordinate agents in this plot
escape our notice? Shall these convenient
LAWYERS, who can disgrace their understand.
ing by the delivery of such prepos,erous
opinions and. disgrace their principles by
the receipt of such handsome douceurs,
shall these gentlemen too escape the public
indignation ? We think nor. They must
have known when the abstract question
was put to them by the Spanish minister,
that ,hsir opinions would be made use OF
to the prejudice of their country. The
convention was rataed by the Senate in
August 1909, and it was IN November Of
the same year, that their opinions were
consulsed.--They might have kncwa
that had their opinisns been favorable
to the Spanish cause, tie court Of Madrid
would probably ssfuse 20 rarity the con
sention. And what then ? The claims of
eur lrjursdmsrchanss, would pass off with
oas compensation. In spite however of
these inevitable suggestions, these gentle
men OF the l~ongrobe, pretending to decide
a great political question by prrpesen,s Of
law, thursi themselves rudsly in the way of
their government embarrass its operations,
mar lis honest exertions, and perhaps drive
IT into a war. This certainly is not tres.
ssn,bus there is a something about itwhich
strikes every patriot with indignation.
Al no mors experienced hand Will undsr.
take it, we shall perhaps attempt TO analyse
the preposterous opinion which they have
! thought proper to advance.
1Richmond Enquirer.)
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