The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-05-06

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the effronsery to declare that the United States
| were irrecoverably diihonored by theie trani:ac.
| tons?
| But he'iays, in proof of this aiTertion, that
| the hip, with the inarutlio1s, &c. is gone 70
| NantZ, in France, inftead of Corunnl in Spain,
What fort of proof is this? Why did he not
tell the whole trnth Why did he not tell the
Fioute that the ihip carried the appointment uf
envoy extraordinary, and intfructons 10 our
! miniter ut the court Of France, to 20 to the
court of Spain to aiiia our minifers at Madrid,
w nrSoc'a,img at that court, agreeabIy to the
gent'einan'G own re!olutioa, and the law pa!led
FOR that purPofe by Consrefs! Ma. So much
| candnr would not have anfwered the gentle
mans purpoees.
Dut a Few days hTce that gentleman interim
ed the Houie that the ihip had failed, and taken
the money with her before the appropriation
was made, &c. Prtfently il got into the news
papers, that great many tons of fDecie, he be-
ne'ea' above fxty, were carried away in that
mp. livery member who underftood the fub-
Iect Knew that the alertion was wholly Unbound
"a. 1hey knew that money was never fent in
TINS way for tiich purpofes. They knew that
that Object was always accomplished by provid.
ing credit for bills to he drawn when the ne
gociation was completed. That this was the
caie at pre'ent, any member may be informed
oy enquiring ii tie proper fource, hu. he would
take no notice of ievera! other iuch lniii,enre-
ientatioRs calculated to inpofe on the Houfe.
and to occaion faIthoods 70 be publ!ied in the
newspapers
MT. +. laid, that he was oppof.d To publish
ing me iecret journal, though he knew they
wou'o operate to correSs numerous unfair allu-
mons that had been made to them ~ the gentle
man from Virginia, on iome occaGors with
open doors, that they would convince the cti-
zens that the proceedings with reipe9 to Soaip.
mao no analogy to, or bearing on our CONNER
c'ai relations with Britain, and will thew what
conhience Is to DC placed in the gentleman's az
!e;tions. But the unprecedented publication.
not only while the negotiation was deDendirc
nut before 1t had commenced, being calculated
20 defeat 1t, asreeahiy TO the gentleman's with
10 frequently exprefed, h Mr. T. voted asainh
taN"e on the injunction OF ftcrecy, until the
'i'ne or the negotiation was known, agreeablv
10 aii former prccSde'ts in iimilar cafes. He
la'o, ne would alto vote againtt publiiiiing the
Prehdent'S communications, not only berauf.
me dehgn was to d1fea. the negotiation. bu. 70
oe"foy confidence between the executive and
INC isSinatHre, and between cur government.
anc foreign nations; but for this reafon he f,id
ne wonid with them puhlihed, to correct the
di!"rderiy INTERPRETATIONS made of them by
tie gentleman from Virginia on the floor.
MIR: +. lad The gentleman has charged the
majority OF tins Hou!e with giving money to
pnrchafe peace with Spain. who ree,,fca 70 re
gocia;c with us. and tool, meaflres NAT rvo,,id
lead to war with Britain, while neoociat;nn
WIN mat nation was depending. Mr.. Speaker.
ing Seh5'tnan gives rliitaken view of the cafe.
:" iih npa'n there was no negotiation depend
ing for the purchsE. Of Florida. A r,ecor;.tin,
had taken place about fettlinS the BOUNDARIES Of
L"u'liana; ting parties had differed in on.
n'o'. ne rfrhdent might have very proper
~ hegociated FOR the purchafe of the territory
10 very denFaole To US, and might have laid the
t'ed'y oSfore ConSreis for their appreciation and
provihon and in 70 doing have thrown Tho VI
ponllbiTy on them. But he, no doubt for 900
reaionS, choie to have the appreciation of Con.
ereis' and proviiioa for the o5;cf before he
commenced the negociation This he has Oh.
famed, but not in time for The negociatiou q
have yet been begun.
i: Is well known that with refaeH 10 the i'm
Prehment OF our feamen, A real ard uncouivoc,l
act OF holtIty, negotiation has been at,empt.
ca with Britain during he whole corrCs of tbe
former ano preient European war, but without
eHeN' "heh at one period il feemeS to be A.
s''eu. p"' II was afterwards clogged with in.
""'"'''oie exceptions. Lat fumnler, after the
new and runGnS aggrefions on our commerce
had been authorized, the mniGer of the IT c =,
the court Of LONDON, after other attempts to
neg'c'ate had failed, gave into that court fen.
noe aud i?nted memorial, TO which no anfwrr
was gwen when we received the latet inforrn,-
ton. Therefore the whole amount of nerori,-
ton with Britain on thofr fubieGs amounts to
THIS that the u. s. perfrveringly enieavored to
negotiate, add B.itan us perfeveringIy declined
negotiation.
Mr. Z. concluded by flying, that as he had
no 'a:cntio1 when he rofe TO follow the gentle.
maattrodgh al mis- extravagant wanderings. he
would Geian the doute no longer.
Nix. FISK. ihail with f3n,e remittance vote
agnhit a'rcniing the journal. It is nv viii, At
All i':res,o Di'ng before the pnisi,r mae
yer is doUe by its public agents, whenever the
good Of the country admits of it. 7 conceive.
however, this communication to be confident
al, ard that would involve a5reach of faith 70
the other departments now to publ(h it. we
are told 10 day for oar cooColatnu, that f,me
members have voted with their eyes open, TO
truckle 60 FRANCE, in order 20 coercc Spain,
and that others have voted to the fame effect ip-
norantiy. J, however, am one of thofe who re-
obltlaate IT. my conyitIon in foite Of all the
,ntorm1!ion Of The gentleman from Virginia. 7
believe we have sGtcd as our duty required, and
as jN'tlcc 70 our confi.uen's demanded. We
are aked what is TIE d;uation of this country
with regard 20 SpaiA aud G. b. and where the
injury towards US lies! Is it with Spain IF