The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-08-27
RELATIONS WITH SPAIN.

| Our lait report appears then tn be co'npelt-
| ly incorrect. The fame paper which iicn cir
cnisted the intelligence that onr negotiations
With Spaip had arrived At m a,nirablr conctu!i-
OH, has now Acknowledged it's mtake. Once
more then will hope he fuocee,lSd ov fear; once
more are we reduced 70 the neceiiity OF collect
ing npcer,aln romours, putting Together the
Truths which they afford, aud conieturipg The
catafrophe of the preirnt Drama,
Every day developers fom- new portion OF
the plot, and brings Tor ware; fome new pcrf,,.
nrr. It IS not fmplv Che P,incc OF Pa e, and
Meffrs. Monroe aud Pi1ckney at NJ ,drii. NOR
the Marquis d'Yruio. and MIR. Madifnn at PHI
ladephie, WHO appear on the boards of the the
a're. BIT now we have before us the x, Y and
Il of the Parltian plot whom the margins
II Yruc, ike another iuhte fi.lcyrand IS PLAY
ing off for the condemnation of his fchsmes.
We could hugh at the myfterious a AGENTS OF the
Parfian plot, hacanfe tho' fecret they were
barmlefs; becaafe though uncover, d with the
habil'nents of authority, they had the art 10
impoGe upon the irnfss of orr venerable mi
nifers. Happy indeed NAV tn learned agents
of the MARQUIS d. Yru;o conider the,af.lves 10
be, if more foiemn frniirent of indignation
does not animate the boforls of their country
men!
The game which the Spari.h miniiter has
played, was deep, and W, think the good f;.nfe
OF the people will 20 alon. with us when W..
declare, it was dfgraccful nne. No. content
ed with the j1Pire OF his caufc, if that c7ufe can
be called juf, which the Court of Madrid now
maintains; not contentcd with The fupport
which II might receive from the ableit courtiers
and ttateimen OF Spain; he mutt condefcend to
invoke the advice and the all of fnme Of our
own citizens. Can the reaIon of this nlviteri-
Gus department efcape any one? Ii was that
when orr rnnifrrS MIGHT Inv o,,sn NJ ,jr;I
che grievances OF their country and demand the
ratification ofthe convention of 1909; the Spa
Win nn!ter might uHfurlthe corftcra ed paper;
* might lay" accuie lis not of int rclted views
L h!nS not that we are prevented by our own
inteTef' from perceiving the duties which are
Owing 20 You. For behold even your own poo
pie, animated as they are by love of their
country, and mot highly learned in the lore of
the law, have decided againf you.' We would
ipsa's as mildly of this affair, as the decacy of
the times wond demand. We wonld with to
treat the minIfrer OF Spain at all times with
reipe9 and moderation, and furely at the pre-
fent time we have no delire to intermeddle
with his character, when the relations between
the two countries are 20 wavering and precari-
Gus. Bat there is iuhtclty in this tranfacfion
which deierves not to be palliatcd nor conceal
ed there is inch diplomatic trick rccouri.
| to fuch illiberal exprdients, that we hope the
indignation of our country will fall upon il.
Shall his subordinate agents in this plo. eff s,c
our notice /? Shall thefe convenient LAWYERS,
who can difarace their understandings by the
delivery OF iuch prepoiterous opinions, and DIFF
grace their principles by the receipt of flch
handfome douceurs, ihall theie gentlemen TOD
etcape the public Indignation We think not.
They mnit haveknown,w henthc abitraG & queftion
was put to them by the Spaniih minifer, that
their opinions would he made ufe Of to the
| prejudice of their country. The Conven-
tion was ratified by the Senate in Aueu(t
1909, and il WAS in November of the fame
| year, that their opinions were confnted. They
| might have known that had their opinions been
| favourable to the SDanih caufe, tue Court OF
Madrid would probably rcfuie toratifv the con-
vention. And what then The claims of our
injured merchants would pats of without corn
pcniaton. IN iDte however of thef- inevitable
fusgefions, thefe gentlemen Of the long robe.
| pretending to decide great political queltion
| by precedents Of law, thrntt themfelyes rndeIy
! IN the way of their own government, ernbarrsft
| its operations. mar its honeft exertions. ana
| perhaps drive it into war. This certaia!v is
Dot treaton, hutthcre is a fleming about it which
ftrikes every patriot with Indignation.
| ifno more experienced hand Will undertake
II, we ihaIl perhaps attempt 20 analyGe the pre-
poiterous opinion which they have thought
proper 10 advance.