Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-12

ftsrr::.oYv ca the east OF the Mississippi, and
lofsred to pay for it with territory wes,ot
The Mississippi. But Spain rsphss, that
TERRITORY belongs TO me, and as / am able
and wiling TO defepd both, iwiil not give
up cneto pay for the other. And SO far
from making the Colorado river aeoundaEy
being a great concession, the present aclu
al boundary is, know not how raaDy han.
elred niIes, this side OF IT.
Could fneh anegociasiOn, thus conducted, fail
70 fail ibe great wonder w;th me Is that til:
niniaers of the United States made our 30 con-
iinue their cxestions 70 long as they did IN prea
irg fuch a proportion. AT lsR iome Of 'le X,
Y, and Z Hen 60 to cur mioiie,s, and lay,
put or hottie attitude towards opan, AMI
when thiggs are coming TO Iuptute, feer
Spain TO eur mediation, give Ms a ROUND fun,
ana we viii ditsss the terms o. which an
accommodation lhail take place. Wien the
tact cane cut, general aitcnihment pieyalIsd
ard my worthy tiiend from Mary ,aild, WHO no
longer holds feat in this houie, told You that
he hoped in God the negotiation would iaI |
have fad 70 much, that at lcait that portion OF
the public in cur hearing may DE undeceived, in
refpett to the proceedings OF the haulc, whsn in
concave, and may give due information 10 thar
conRi!ucn,s when tLey g. home tor fiu3tsG as
we are in this remote corner OF the Union, In a
v~ils.ernefs ard dclert, with 5us fnglr refs, il
is ippoGiolc that any thing ike a correts IaA.
lcript of cur proceedings can 60 to the public. |
make this aatemen1 :hat it may br known hs,ws
fet 10 iadi:po;Gicn re reipeGt The national hoiot
either as 10 Britain AZ Spain; l.tha, we we've
for no half way luealalca with eisl!e' natIsn We
ware willing TO Try negotiation with H,itaf,
and when thai had ieiled, We ~sie Wiling TO 20
to The reeuif leng:h.
hope Tor TIC hcnor Of the Executive govesu.
Gest CT the United States. The a&ssage OF tie
Presiacnr will be pub!iihst. With ssgard toay
eactt it may have on the negocstioas at Pam,
il is the idlcit thing IN the world 20 ia K Of any
effect being produced there BY any thiTg but mo.
ney. They will look at your cain Ii it is e.
ncugh yoa viii have your bulinels done lint,
it will no, be done. o. this point sll adj
Single word. am prepared to heSG il laid, thai
lfthis negotiation fails, it will be IN cons qaencs
of the iecret journal Being pubhhed. Butt
requires no wizard to feser-l that IL will Tail,
1t mna. The battle of Auasrlitz hiss lei,Ied
thar queaion. 1t canno. saccccd. Il IS impodl.
bIc--And were il pofiiblc, the fucces. of the ne,
gociation would depend on nothing dcne in this
Houie, save the sum of money given to France
to compel Spain TO do 70 and 50. What will be
thc consequence of your meaiurcs If there
fhall be peace in Europe, you nay expect /
frong Spanilh squadron, aided perhaps by a
gsench force in the bay of Pensacola; and yos +
may be GLAD to get off with the lois Of two
nlIliors, you may be glad to get off with lOa {
OF twenty millions France field Louisiana to
the United States for 70 mary niIliens
3,7so, 900 dollars OF which were to be paid to
oug citizens. We have been guied out OF that. I
But The IsR thing thar has entered into the mI'd
OF F.sncc ia to fette any thing definite with fix.
ed netcs ani boundaries. Her objea is to deal
wijI, ysu for gnoh:y. She meas TO fsII by ths 4
degree, and eyeFy time yen apply 70 het fora
Ls,yIemcnt OF boundaries, ihe vail call upon yoa
for more money. We were nGhpoled 60 gives I
ia9o these terms.
(Debate 10 Be continued.J