The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-09-03

l'dated, and the more irrsfragah.c their rssicn.
ING, The more incorrect would he their infe, ca
"rs. We 1,a,l attempt 10 now N. thu, the
noble Marquis CT Spain has no. Gated
the fats cf the cafe, 2'y. that the learned
council of Philadelphia would have erred in
their mtrsneey, even &c the faGis had been G,ch
| as the Marquis has iugse.tcd. How unii,bGan.
t'al then mu the pyramid of argument DC, IN.
der which thofe patriots have attempted to bu-
r? the intercfts of their country?
The noble marquis has initiated his cafe in
the following points
If: lie 6mp,y fays that the power c com.
r9iis nobility apaaif the fuhjetas Of the powrr
=, t,kcJ fome of their Yefels, carries them INFO
tn ports of A where they are ccaqtuned and
lsIa by o!i.cia! agents of power c." WHY did
he forget to add, that the power did no, com.
mt hois,t''es on the iubic6.S Of 3, untlits crai
irrs h7o been fffed or in the ports of a, In
tie debate OF the iena,e u. S. on the interdicii.
on OF our right Of depoi;t AT New Orleans, Mr.
Wri. hi Of MARYLAND, thus enrmeratss the Az
greihons OF Spain -
"fh.y nave captured our veiIels and npylfoued
/" orr fea;nen. - So
"fhey have permitted the French TO 1T On, pyy;va-
" teers IN fbei'' po,tj tn orue ayanG our commerce
"1hey have permitted F,cneb conf.k, in Sse,;e 49,.
to Condemn our veiiels taken by Fr~uch rroi5et.'
This fact IS known to every nan, who is ac.
quaIn.cd with the pat or prcfent fyitcm of mi.
Watering carried on by the French End their Ca.
no! a'hes OF Spain. There is icarcely an a.ri
wi, for inaance, from The Wea- indies which
Goes not announce tie condemnation of Ameri
can veiiels in the ports of Cuba, that were cap
.ured by French cruiitrS fitted out in the fang
ports Let Us then iupply this important o:n;f-
hon or the marquis, who has thrown his veil
over one half at lead Of Tie fins of his govern
ment. Let US bring forward not one but two
400 fi1,,t,s IN . ~ =
IT not onty rcd he PenIs c;;iii;is 20 COLI
denim our veiieIs within its o.s,, ports bu, tia.
II ALTO iuRered French CRITTERS to lit theinie,yes
out FOR the capture of thrfc vel7e's. r,
Without foeUsr A being ALE TO prevent
't.--Sucb is thevrry hsndfome euloyiun, which
the noble marquis has pronounced upon the
'pirt or freneth of his government Had i,ch
picture been drawn by a diiintereted hiGorian.
It would have been aicribed to ignorance I: TO
thr influence MISREPRESENTATION to the fpirit
Of l!ii5eta! tatire. By. now thar the minfler of
spHn herie!f has put his hand to the fatire,
what volume of denominations does il furoi(l,
of the wcakrefs or pufllaniri.y of his govern
nient .Sareiy however the noble marquis uua
ne bmielt mtaSen wiki regard TO the fituation
or his country. What evil was Spain NM
1Ie TO preT'eat The incuriion Of large BODY
OF french troops; for we prefume, that the al
la.lcn IS made to that country No. Was il.
TIE contribution of money 10 her a,iy: No.
Wasi. the sois o. 10 large ard 70 rich A portion
at her territory, As LGuiGana No. But il was
merely the equp'nen. of French CRITTERS in her
ports and the adjudication % prizes by French
tribunals. Can it then We true that S,,ain was
unable TO exerci,e even this tri!ing attribute of
i'verricnty? IF the cou'd not, by what rieht has
hrr ni'n'fter pretu to call her poqo.r 2 No;
It cannot be true. Spain could, if The qyoud,
have prevented inalmot all cafcst he equipment of
french cruiterS, and in moit cafes The condem-
nation OF prizes by he french coniais Tbeno.
biz marquis is in truth 90 feyerc ci,yrif upon
the weakness Of his government
From the noble marquis let US defend to his
learned council. His facts and their differences
are equally incorrect.
NatfoHJ, not more than individuals are
bound 10 perform inpof!ibili,ea" /; hasbcen
already ftated, that the minitcr or S.ain rnuA
have mireprciented IA this refpe> the power Of
ms government. il may have been true that
under the exiting in!u-ncc of the French ca1i
net, Spain was more difpofed to have iacr;fced
remnant OF her own iovereig Dty 10 the ambi-
ton of her ally, than 10 have preferred the rights
OF o'"er nations free from violation, but this
was IA affair altogether betsveen Suain and he,
ally: Ii could moi affeGl the rights of Other na-
lions: Ii was not proof that Spain conid rot
but that The would not exercife ;hoic attributes
w HSi AO'S'Cte'tl. II NliSUl nave been true alto.
hat The exiting policy OF Spain was TO in1oer-
feet as 20 prevent her from exerciiing even the
ordinary attributes of fovcreignty. But this
lnpertection IN her internal police would not ar
ret the rights or other nators. By the 6tb ar
tice Of her treaty with us, (hs undertakes
=" by aNfbe mars iu her ,5o7ver 70 protect and
defend our vefels ard other effec.. within the
e%:ent of her juriidicticn by f-a or by land"
ca. Spain however pretend, that the bq, ufed
" all the means in her power 20 to defend our
veffcls within decentralization, when her internal
org lnnatlon is 70 imperfect that ihe has not t.
ven the 'nsaHJ TO arrcit the adjudication of
French tribunals; and what is itIl CATER, to pre-
vent the equipment OF French pri,atesrs! This
turely is no "imPoioility :" and therefore the
lawyers of Spain have no right TO profit by the
argument.
50 In toe prefent caf-, the power c is to be
coniiderel as tht brilci5ai party, and the pow
CT a merely as acceGary." 1'rnc, any thing
NAV be allnmed for The Convenience of aaargu-
'nent and therefore c may be here t3nflsreA
IS the principal. But upon what ground is il
f. 'confidered
1.-THE rule be juf, that every nation is TO be
coniidercd as liable tor every act which J., do1s
zDitbig.iJ jnrijdil7ioH, and zvbie6 il opgbt TO
kHogy, then wlll it fellow that there Is not an
let III this whole traniGction, by which Spain
deierves not to be Conidered ia the character of
4 principal. SIC iutrrs Frencn cruif..rs 70 en,iG
iedmen and collect arms. IL ~ So.in fIsu tbs5