The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-07-26
lGD> esnqutrer.
REDMOND, estb july, 1906.
RELATIONS WITH SPAIN.

When the intendant of New Orleans refufed
TO us the right of depoiit, there was In, one
tentiment among us with refped ~ the violati-
on OF our privileges, though different expet!i-
ents were propoftd for rc,lrening our wrongs.
The friends of the administration preferred ne
gociation to war. Whit they were willing to
poliih and prepare the fword of deftfu aion,
they thought il right TO offer the olive branch of
peace Mott of the enemies of the alminliirs-
ton thought or Affected 70 feel very differently
on the occaion. Tf'Cy ridiculed every idea of
an anIcahle arrangement; they expatiatec, up
on the complicated ditncul'es attendant on ne
gociaticn: Even if France were "inclined
to FELL" they exutlncly demanded "what
price had we to OFFER? What price was our rsve-
me able to give, which ihall come within hun
dred degrees ofits value to France ?'% But ex-
perisnce has decided on the chara9erofthefe pro-
phets and the Propriety Of the propofed exped-
| ents. For the fun of 5, 900 900 dollars more
than which we fhould have expended on car mi
! litary equipments, and more than which we
fhaii derive in a few years from the duties at
Ncw-Orleans, and the fale of public lands,
we have prcierved the fiendhip of two
powerful nations, and we have acquired more
than our moi fanguine hopes had ever dared
to afpire 10. Infead of merely fecuring
place Of depoht on the banks ofthe Millihppi,
we have obtained the poiitlIion of this mag
nhcent rive1 and IT'S numerous ftrcams: we
have removed from this important frontier an
ambitious and enterprihng neighbour: we
have acquired territory of inexhaultible ferii-
lily and indefinite extent. We have gained
another advantage of fcarceIy inferior confide-
ration. We have exalted the character of our
nation III the eyes OF the world we fhal tranf-
nit 20 our pofterity an luxurious example of
moderation. We have fhown TO the ambitious
u ~ E1rr 49,, q. 9.
p'oy l''ti,e infead of force; to txhauf G.
very expediert OF amicable negotiation, before
DIZZY et flip tie dogs of war" TO fpare "a
ther than eXperd the blood and treaf,Irc of
their unfortunate fuhie6ts. We have contribu-
ted to demorfrate the hyperion advantages of
republican government. where great meafures
take their origin and their Rape from the will
OF the peoples over monarchy, where war and
peace are at any tine dependent upon the
nod OF an ignorant, ambitious, or ceiling indi-
vidual.
AS yet then, our condu1 has been recon-
mended and rewarded by iuitice. As Jet, we
have exhibited character which has attracted
the reipeet and the love OF foreign nations. Sue
cet5 we could have commanded by the fworc. !;
hut we choie to dcferve If by an amicabe nego-
cation. We have placed our own rights upon
an unlhdken BATS without having rudely diff
turhcd the rights of others. We Moved orr
ifIves ready and prepared to encounter the
horrors of war, but fil more anxious to pre-
ierye the enioyments of peace. Prudent, yet
energetic. refoute in the a1errion of our rights
but cool in tie feietiion of our expedfents, we
have exhibited not that fpirit which deals de
vafation in the field of battle, bnt one which
confidently c0ufcious of its own nrcneth
calmly waits for the moment when it lIall
be recedary to put itftfforth. A. vet then we
have acquired more than we have demanded
and we have dCferved all that we have acouired.
But what if a cafe ihould unfortunately occur
when the fine lyfcm Of policy ihould not 4.
vail our pretcrGons What if after every IA
cltic mealure had been exhauhed if after ha.
wing deputed the albeit miniAers to- viud;catc
our rights, II after having tried every proper
exPedient of ncgpci1tion foadjuf them b. an A.
micabls arrangement; see fhould find the foreip,
nation perverted bya frii1 policy, regardleC
oi our claims, and tinnoved hy our efforts for
The preicrvatiofi Of peace what COME Their arc
nc bound 10 burfuc Oris there any other
eS2etiient left to Us, than the mournf,il Office
LN't.I Thefe are the very words Of a pa,nuaIe,
pubibed az tina, time un<er The title Of Monroe
EnbaTy."