Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-17
SPANISH AFFAIRS.
DEBATE
CONTINUED.

Mr.. T. RANDOLPH. It is NOT my
\ wish, Mr.. Speaker, 10 trespass on the pa.
ticnce of the house,, Bat thiok itneces-
sary to explala what ! am sure the house
has noe we'll uaJsrstood; tor my positions
have bean grossly pefver;el, wh=ther IN
senGonally- or not | will nes undertake TO
say. Goailemen opPosed 10 Us acl avery
strange & lacousls,ent pare. Tney will not
/ give credit 10 a private individual a. 10 a
conversation had with head OF depart
(, mens. | do not wish them. only stated
thai conversation az a r. ason for saying that
7 had Withdrawn my confidence. Aad viii
gentle men saw am bound, when evidence
has come to my private knowledge, Whica
is suhScieny TO damn any man, 10 icglstate
on a principle of confidence. When fad
MISREPRESENTATION tD Ade 10 tbs public and
insiuuaIions 81 the m 1st despicable kind on
tnis aoor, come ous, aud call on any man
TO deny what have stated. They caanot
they dare not-tor take it for granted
NJ mao will declare ia the face OF the ma
too a wilful falsehood. But wniiet gentle.
men will not give credit 10 wat has fallen
from one individual they have 20 hesita.
ton 10 giving credit to an individual me al.
Der for the waolS course OF the government.
NV opinion is thai the government kaow-
ing thu eaveat entered by Spain, aad kaoW.
Ing that Lausat was not authorised to re-
ceive The counlry fof Spain, which they
claim, aud tia; France refused TO deliver it
By mrtes aud boundafles-i say, my Cpl.
Mon is that rAe cla,m of Spain 10 the eouu.
try between the Mississfppi aud-the Perdi-
do is a good claim and adduce this as
one instance Of misconduct on the part OF
the gogernment. But this is only an OPT
nio1 nfz.s,y owo. The governmenr,o on the
contrary, lay claim to the counlry, and
press their claim abroad. When the exc
cutive say we have right 10 the country,
the question is, whether, when they have
taken that ground, YOU will give them mo-
ney. 70 bay the country, or IN other wofds,
TO buy peace. say no. Ii on the con
trary, the government had shewn the vali-
6ity Of the claim Of Spain, | should not,
perhaps, have hesitated to give the money.
l do not alb ,oluIely say that should.--e
While gentlemen say the opinion OF al IN.
dividual is not to be relied on. they justify
tae government ~by that oplnion, at the
sane time that the government tell you
the, opinion is directly opposite. IF the
government had acted on those principles,
the case would be directly the reverse OF
waas il Is. Bu, they decided that the coun-
try did belong 10 the United States, aud
they arc bound to act on this principle. or
maguanimously abandouit. | hope, there.
fore, hereafter, that gendenen viii Justify
tae governmental It's tore:gu relations on
the principles aRewed by IT, and not on
principles of hostile nature;
In ny oplniqn il is Of the first import.
ance that the message should be published
from na;cfia. fact which took place Ia
this house. a member In bis place told
YOU that the course recommended BY par
iicuiar Individual was consonant with the
secret wishes of the executive. did then
reprehend thar laagdage as the most un-
CONSTITUTIONS and reprehensible ever otter
:. ed on this aoor. did believe that the
people OF the United Safes possessed as
free a constitution as The British people, and
II N3Q AOttS(l anu L RhCW lcal SUCH
iangaags had ~ the British parliament been
co5sjaered as repsehens,ble, and had bro'
forSa-d vote oil. Indignation ~ that body.
/ aliuae telhe case where the kings name
MAS used for the purpose Of throwing ou'
Mr. Fox's, ild;a bill. / then reptobated
this back star y iofaence, this double deal
ing, the eeoA'ag one, message tor the jour,
nais sn9 newspapers, aud another IN wits.
peers ia this house. / shall always repro
~ba,e sue languages sud consider it UNIV or
thy Of sny mao holding a sea.in tAis house
] bad ALWAYS heforr Ras,ered myself that j
wouIdhe thousand years heuce b-fore on