The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-08-15

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rent of the day. They were not infenGble to
the danger OF the oppo6te courfe but whilft
they coolly eRimated the difficulty, they had
the fortttude to cncounterit. Let ii be admin
ted, for moment, that thefe gentlemen were
miitaken in their views fill pronounce. thu.
he who does not applaud their independence
and hrmneis, is unworthy of the name of free.
man. Ihey had the courage to af1ert s. main.
tain the deliberate convictions of their cbo,oe
Judgment againa the proudeft authority and
preferred the hazarc; OF Observation-Disclosures. 49,.
fnrrender OF their Understandings and cnnf.;er.
ces. Let the people, look To it. Ia there auv
danger or dearth of time -feryers. under a,,,
aomininration, which has the power of reward.
ing them that due refpeca will not al,r,vs ~,
paid to the loaves and fines, The b;fforv rf
TINS government, of every executive with reraI
powers, mutt anfwer the tlueition. Let the
,ne'noe!s continuing the republican minority
be dfmif1ed from the confidence an, $3.50
ment OF the people-can the ylook for any tf,;ner
IKE independence inther fnccenors, II Womb
ihdeed be an idle expectation. They mpCt s,,
ter upon their Legislative duties with inffrus 81
ons TO lay aide the fuggeRions of their o,v,,
derftandinss, and conform themfelvea IN III
things tothe w-iiiics of the cabinet. Tb. ga
lehon which they learned wound teach then, =,
conhder any variation from The executive Rand.
ard, as the mot h,inois fin in the political ~
liz
presidential project, however crim;nals From
the very nature of their appointment, thew r,u,t
income the puppets of the ADMINISTRATION. for
The time being. A homie of reprett ntstivs.. r.,
contributed, NUT dwinti.e into mere. c,,ny:,,r
Tor enregiaering miniaerial ediSss and, wbilh
the forms otthe contribution we're prefcrved. it's
fubfance would vanili,.
On the third Of December 1905, the pref
dent.s pnslie me!iage was laid before the two,
" rlI.
were fpccIally noticed. " With Spain {c,ys
" the chief masiitrate), our negotiations for
. retirement or differences have not had a fatis-
" factory ihue. Spoiatons during the former
:" war, for which ibe bati,formally ,ckuowIedfr.
"ed herfelf refpon6ble, have been rrfi,fed r., H.,
" compensated, but on conditions AFT. SIN,
:" other claims in no wife connected with them
:" tef toe fame practices are reuezued in tbe sr.,
Jr , Fo@r' ana ere ALREADY of g,eaf 1,nisagt:
Our commerce thro' the Mobile continue, r.,
nc '"o',rtiJtsu uy arbitrary Cu-Ics & vexa,iore
" searches. Proportions for adiulting a,,;e,7biy
tine boundaries Of Louiiiana have not bsen
" acceded to. Whit however the right is IN
" ietted, we have avoided changing thu, ftat-
" of things, by taking new pois, or frenethen-
" ing ourtelves in the new territories. III ~.
rope f5at tbr ofber pozoer zvonld nat By a corr
Harp rondHd o6Hee rs TO meet THEN, exau,bie.,
" and endanger confli6ts of authority, the iiIne
OF "hich may not be eaiiIy confronted. Bnt
y IN tbs bope qve baz'e nozv ,eolsn TO Inn, nm.
" confidence. Inroads have been rec.otIv
=" made into the territories Of Orleans and
=" the M'ihiiippi. Or citizens bQpe been Eir.1
. an" fbe'r property blnmiered in the very ,,7r.s
" OF the former whicn hac: been attpaliv d-Ii-
=" vered up by Spain, aud this BY fbe r,ayy,-
-" etafers and /5Idier5 ei5at yoz,e,gl1aent. Ihave
=" therefore found it necefary, AZ length, to p;ve
orncrs 70 our troops on that frontier 10 be in
edu'ieiS 10 protect our citizens, and to ,ep.l
" by ar'nJ any Gmilar aggreffions in f1t,,,,e -
1t ihould be kept in mind that the g r,irstic,J
acts mentioned in the fecond p,rarra,,b of
the lame msiiage)ts committed ar th,. .ar,,
mouths or our harbours, by private armed vel.
ieis, lone without comniiiiions, fome with ijIe-
gal commiiions, others, with thof. OF legal
fofm' but tranicending the authority of tbofe
co'nmiiIons, pfmsdsring and 6uking ou,- 4,e5clf.
arc erSGjsng f6eir c,e7o5 IN open boat5 or on de.
Je'f LSorsS' were perpetrated chiefly, if not
ffc'ihVeiv hg Si;aG;a:: aid r
ht'ed out principally, from the Ealtern ports of
Cuba. f - ~
IN the third paragraph, Congrefs was called
upon to make eFsGtual and determined oonoG-
non to the new principles interpnlated into tn.
law or nations i'm reference, no doubt. IN
certain decifons of the Brtiih court of adnoi-
rally This addrefs was re-echoed by f,irit-
ca however precipitate) refo!ution of the Viz
GINA AfembIy.
On the iixth OF December, the following con-
ndential mef'age was received from the Frei-
dent "a
The depredations which had been commit
TED on the commerce of the u. S. during a pre-
ceding war, by peyfons under the authority of
Spain are efficiently known to all. Theft
n'ade IT = duty to require from that government
accommodation for our injured citizens.
convention was accordingly entered into he
tween the mnifter of the u. S. at Madrid. and
me mlniiter of that government for foreipn sf-
fairs, by which it was agreed that fpoIiatiooe
committed by Spanifh fubiects, and carried in
to ports of Spain, fhouId be paid for bv that
nation, and that thofe committed hv FRENCH
iuoJects, and carried into Spanih ports, fbot,id
remain for further difcuffion. Before this con-
vent1on was returned TO Spain with our ratif-
cation, the transfer of Louifiana by France e,
the w. States took place An event as unex-
pected as diiagrseabie TO Spain. From that
moment fhe leened to change her condu6f and
diipottion towards us. il was frt unaffected
by her protect agant the right of France TO
ALLEVIATE Louiiana to us, which however was
loon retracted and the right confirmed Then
higb offence was manifelted at the at of con-
grets eftabiiihing collection ditrict ON the
Mobile, although by an authentic declaration
immediately made, it was expressly confined
to our acknowledged limits; and fhe now re-
fued to ratify the convention fgned by her own
m'niter under the eye of his fovereien, unlefa
we would content to alterations Of its term.,