The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-05-14
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! ment; and FIVE months clapfed during which
nothing was done, and that when minffrrs could
not he ignorant that French intrigue would be
efficiently active in mitigating Spain 70 act up
to the terms of the inblidiary treaty. Durirs
all TINS period there rs 70 communication made.
no explanation authorized, no intelligence eiven
to the Spanilh court of the object, views at,t,,
dfpoiitions of our court.-What was mere ~, 81 !
concluded, but that mnihers believed that Sr,yN
Nth neutrality was intimately connected NM
the dictates of policy, but had left the ,vh6
| matter wholly TO chance, which every man
common fenft faw to be full oe difficulty sz7l
emharraflment Not only do FIVE months elst,ff
without any remembrance or explanation. mn
this iiicnce is obierved at time when the hone
of fucceistul negotiation was by far the ,,,6H
| natural. SPAN did not attempt to coacea. her
real iifuation. She difclofed the demands wh;c,u
riahcs was maklnR' and f a, itYy rshs W.
joot for o,,r 80 ~ the eitabfhment of her
fl, r- ao r., n.; With this country.
nuf what rendered the conduct of Mininers
the ,pore inexcuiabe was, that though the
knew 70 far back as the 18th of Septenbefl
;, md were again anured on the cath of the fam
month, that iubhdiary treaty was acfua,l
negociating, they did not make even one effoi
TO prevent iuch an arrangement from takin
place. Under all thefe circumstances Snai
was now attempted to be calumn;,ted a
committing the treaty, by which a cont;neenN
wa' to be given for tubhdiary agreement. -
Much ftrefs was ALTO laid on calculations that
me amount or the tub!idy was greater than the
| amount winch by the treaty Of Id,phonfo they
had agreed to furnifll France. This boweyey.
was nothing to the purpofe. 1t was verv ,,s'
terIal, 10 far as refpe6ted France and S1N;./
though not this country and Spain. The o,S
ton was, had or had not Spain reafon IN I'm.
pole that tie communication as the coptinornf
| ter ium of money would be more aprtrsh,e
to this country And fiie had not acted on tb~
idea that the change would be defirable.
SPAN took the method ofrelieying herfelf ff.(
her entertainments which appeared The may
ui'eXcePtionaole and If Miniftcrs here, Wild
were apPriied or the itep The was about to takcy
diiapproved OF 1t, why did they not remonnrate'
on the fubieG. But it was clear, from tbe Is-,.
guage of Lord ksibury, that he did not
conllderthe communication az the leaf obieaI.
enable. In one OF his dispatches he infrras.
! nr. fTere, that If on enquiry he finds thar The,
Court OF Spain had determined on piyinc
contingent, immediatelvto demand his ne
port and quit Madrid but that if he nborN
find Propolition fora communication treaty. n
| ihou'o take no iteps on the occaGon but repof
to hIs Court. was this not Deceive proof
| M WHAT hght MiniiterS viewed the comrnutati-
| on treaty! But now Spain was traduced far
lubiidifing France. The honorable ana learned
gentleman had allowed, that ever fince fbe far;.
~ compact there was always FENDER proinect
OF the continuance ofpeace with Spain. whiIr
ho'ti!itles exiited between this country ard
France. He had even mentioned that the adj.
! n,'nihration of 1878 had been ccnrared for NOT
, ee'ns and providing againit fIch an event. ia
ths0Scd COB, that fooner or Ia,er the f.nti.
mefts OF appoftion had full iufice done, and
he was happy that the oppoftion of 1905 had
= 1t future 9pSoftion8 an example by which TO
, form an efin;i2 On this fubiett He certainly
thought thai TIE administration of 1873 was W.
: ny fhort-iighted pott pr)vdeagainifthe prohs1
bllity of rupfir with Spain. 5ui L.2,g niuel
more fhort-hg lHednnd culpafIe wr~. 49,
8 now when the great difference in the a..
81 SPAN was confidered Form, Nv tbs 10, ''a.s
texerciied was the controui of The oc-a.,ss.s
~ france over the government of Sit. q
was not a countroul ariing from tbe &c -.
te people or the appreciation ofa r,ran'.t ~
my taking Madrid. Now, it wac tho ~ y.
nenhon OF being over-run by the French 81. ~pp.
sntt rendered every aet ofthe Spanig Co,,rt ats
.o,u'eTy dependent. Formerly, tbrre rn;a,E
: ndVe oeen prefumption of a hottie n,;rE
80" '''eIe was NOT the Ieait room for filch fl
pHl1m. II was ridiculous to think of Sna;
~ tba $3.50 mare IN the conquens of France!
or the glor'es of her chief. The rven,o ,,'L:I'
had lately happened in Europe. mna he h ".'e,'
nave cured the inferior ftates of The ,,o
ton But as Minifers mnn have forefesn a', ,p-
probability ola rupture, as they were annr; r.,
OF the arrangement of Spain 10 ward or ~,
lamity by fubfidy 70 France, the onrg;on,.c
on, t or the extent ofthis pecuniary ficrifce.
Nov it was faying nothing, to fav that j..
; mourn was larger than the amount Of fbe co,
tngent, becanfe Spain, being forced - ~,
recourie to this expedient, could NOT ,,reva,
rms reiuit from taking place Ii was well Lna,,
tnat perion committing CONTINGENT for e.,
OF money, was, to a certain degree. AZ tbs w.
cy OF HIM by whom the commutat;on IL
received This was precifely the Gtuation
SPAN, but Spain could not in iufice he i,i, VI
ca Tor circumhance neceGariIy ar;fino o V'r c
her dependent itultion. Tie hororsI1o Va
t'eman, after again expecting his inJ;yna,iaSen -
ga'pt the idea ofkeeping back groundsi rS 80, C.
renee, went on to comment ON the aer.or,e va :
OF the 2sth of January, and confirmed hv my
ther letter of the 18th of February. hv ygbict,
the payment ofthe fubGdy to France was acn,,;'
eiced ~ as temporary expedient. II ,ysa trr.
mat Ne Frere thought prope( 20 denv tb,,
tnere was any agreement, and though Il ;s nos
ih'vey referred TO in NJ. Ccvallos's Ie,,ero
iays lis only reafon for not protecting aosra ~.
eR'"ehce was, that no part Of bis copverC,,;on
COU0tenanCCd the idea Ruf C,rot,. a. $500