The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-05-16
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, April
SPANISH AFFAIRS.
Debate on TIE mofion Of Mr.. 7. Rsudolbbto pub
lj.5 the Prefdeut'5 nirGage.
( CoHcMIed.

~" fOe FTeHaeHf nieyG5e.
(ConcluAed.)
Mr.. J. RANDOLPH. 1t is not NV with,
MIR. Speaker, to- trefpais on the patience OF the
Houie. But think it necciIary to explain what
] am fure the Hou!e has not well underaood :;
Tor my petitions have been groisly perverted
whether Intentionally on not will not undertake
to lay. Gentlemen oppofed to us ACT very
iirange and inconhftent part They will not
give credit to private individual as to con-
veriatlon had with head of department. do
not with them. only tated that conversation
as reaion for fayiHg that had withdrawn
my confidence. And will gentlemen fay am
bound, when evidence has come to nv private
knowledge, which is Efficient to damn any
man, to leginate a principle of confidence.
When lind INTERPRETATIONS made to the
pubic, and inlinuations of the mott defpicabe
kihd on TINS Hoor, come out, and call on any
man TO deny what have itated. They cannot
they dare not-For take it for granted no man
VIII declare in the face of the nation a wilful
tdhehood. But while gentlemen will not give
credit TO what has fallen from one individual,
tney nave no hehtatlon in giving credit to an
individual member for the whole courfe of the
government. My opinion is, that the govern
theht SHOWING the caveat entered by Spain, and
knowing that Lau!at WAS not authorized to re-
ceIve inc country from Spain, which they claim,
ana tfat france rcinled 10 deliver it by metes
and bonndaries-I fay, my opinion is, that the
ciain' OF SPAN to the country between the Milf.
hthPpl and the Perdido is a good claim. and
| adduce this as one nitance of mifconduf on
the part or the government. But this is only
an opinion OF my own. The government, on
the contrary, lay claim to the country, and
preiS their claim abroad. When the executive
lay we have right to the country, the queRi-
on Is whether, when they have taken that
ground, yon will give them money to buy the
country or III other words, to buy peace. |
| ay no. 1t on the contrary, the government
had thewn the validity of the cain of Spain, I
ihould not, perhaps, have fated to give the
money do not absolutely r,y that thouId.
Whl!e gentlemen fay the l.a..1n Of an indivi-
auaI rs not TO be relied g.. they iuftify the
government by that opin;on, "a the fame time
mat me government tell {iu their opinion is
directly oPPcHte. If the government had se-
e. on thoie principles, the c.l.s wo,,id be di-
fect!y the reverie Of what it is. But they decid-
ca tiat the country did belong to the United
states, and they are bound to act on this princi
pie, or magnlnimoully abandon it. hone there
tore, hereafter, that gentlemeu will iuitify the
government IN Its foreign relations on the prin-
cipics ''Vowed by il, and not on principles of
hottie nature.
In my opinionitis of the GrR Importance that
the meifage ihould be publifled from mate
rial tact which took place in this Houfe. A
member IN has place told you that the courfe
recommended by particular Individual was
conionant with the fecret willies of the execn-
tive. l did then reprehend that language as
the mott unconstitutional and reprebenlible ever
uttered on this floor. / did believe that the
people ct the United States pofIeffed as free
contribution as the Britiih people, and I had
hoped treer; and knew that fuch language
had III the Bntlih parliament been coniidered
as rePreheniible, and had brought forward
vote OF Indignation in that body. allude TO
the Gale where the kings name was uied for
the purpote of throwing out Mr. Fox's India
Oil. then reprobated this back fairs influ-
ence, tins double dealing, the tending one mel-
fage for the journals and newlpapers. and ano-
ther IN whipers to this Houfe. ihal always
reprobate fuch language and coniider it un-
worthy OF any man holding feat in this Houfe.
had always before hattered myfelf that if
would be a thoufand years hence before our in
ttltutons would have given birth to thefe Charles
Jenklnion'S in politics. did not expect them
at this time of day, and | now declare it i'm.
portant, IN my opinion, that the meiIage fhould
be pubIlhed, that the public may be enabled to
compare the official, with the Unofficial mcliage
which decided the vote.
There is another reafon for its publication
The gentleman from Pennsylvania has faid
there rs no mention of France on the journals
and that we have no caufe of complaint again(l
France. | with the publication of the melIage
TO prove what cauIes of complaint we have A.
eainh France. Let men of fenfe take a view of
all the papers, and / am willing to abide the
ifue--It is faid France has done us no iniurv--
that the bubble has burf. We are told that
this is plain aniwer to all the fpeeches made
on this tIoor Permit me to fay, the gentleman
lMr. EPpes) has given plain anlwer to all the
ipeeches delivered on this floor 1t was impoC-
hbe to have given a r amer anfwer to them.
He fays will vote with you, but / will make
ipeech aganf you. Permit me to fay, this
rs the firit time would not rather have his vote
than his fpeech. After this fpeecb there can be
no doubt as to the ifliae of the auction. will
go further After the Adjournment on Satur-
day there could be no doubt. Saturday, il
feems, is an unfortunate day, on which no ex-
petition is to be undertaken, no forIorn hope
conducted.
The fame gentleman has faid that we pur
fued preciiely the fame courfe in so3 as in 1906,
and tor obtaining the fame Object He fays the
lame courle is now purified and yet he fays
ne viii not undertake to fay the cafes are not
dalmilar--Put this and that together and what
do you make of it ? The cafes are decidedly
dndmllar. In 1903 there was no exiting milf
understanding between the American and
French governments with regard to our differ
ences with Spain. Thoie differences had fart
ed up like mufhroom in the night. We made