Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-11

tTo be continued
SPANISH AFFAIRs.
Saturday, April5..
DEBATE
oa.shtmotion Of Mr.. T. Randolph to am ma
the secret Journal. by inserf'ng IN
it the message sof the Pres'-
dent Of me 6th Deem.
icoRTINuED
Mr.. Tack son.-l think it highly probable
that majority of this house will be dis.
posed 70 take off the inianction of secrecy,
not only on this document bu. ones'l their
proceeding. tina, the people may be ena.
bled TO Judge for themselves whether the
representations made from s'nas to time are
correct $ but submit whether !, is cor
rec, in point of order, to act in this way.
+ What is the resolution adopted by this
house !! yTha. the injunction of secrecy,
rslativesto the proceedings, not the mes.
sages or other communications shall be
taken off. This is not the proper course to
eHee, the object in view. /, for one, am
willing TO 90 into conclave, and have the
Injunction on the whole taken off. I~is
nos nv wish to see the eyes 1.-THE people
hood winked any longer. II has been de.
clared by the gentleman who has offered
this resolution, that We have not an lneh OF
territory beyond the Lbervillc. Il was
therefore that considered it all important.
70 hayc.he Floridas, and it was therefore
Ivo,ed, az congress dltlln the memorable
iustanceSof the purchase of Louisiana. And
twas the feareshat taking of the junction
of secrecy might affect the issue OF this all
important negotiation that induced me
some time since Ito vote against IT.. but
during the whole OF the discusslonswe have
had on this subject, no proof has been al.
ducsd, that,h money we,have appropriated
is TO be,giyen TO France, although the gen.
tie man from Virginia has declared tbereis
40 Spain, no Pyfenees altho' he-t1as de-
clared that Spain is. confe ssedly mergea
in France although he has declared
France would not permit Spain to settle
her differences with US, aud although tins
has been adduced,a. an argument to ssew
that we can do aolhing with Span; and
although the gentleman has further SAID
hat if we could sic sae dispatches OF the
Spanish minister, We should see them
signed /" Charles Maurice asaileyrand :
and although be has alledged that nesoei.
alton could not be opened with agovern.
men, reduced to a mere ncnent'ty as
did not, an,icip4. the--notion OF my COL
league, I canao, be expected 70 &c Pre-"
pared 20 90 into an examination OF the
.not;ves. an has been done by nay col
league. which influenced the decision ,ot
The house. This,cou!d not be dsne unless
IN the documents Ion this subject were
printed. Some gentlemen appear to me
70 have given an importance 10 certain
document. which it does naf acrii and It
.has5bernsaislsii ii. asas wiihhrlJ until eur vote
was taken for the purpose ofsrspanning us.
have heard of but Two gentlemen wao have
declared j, weusd have affected sheir votes.
On me i, would have had different tenoan-
.,ey. | wish it published. Twill say tor one,
TIA, I think. had il been received before
the passage of the biil,is would have naa q
,cnisncy 70 increase the majority stupen.
deus as il was, becaase-but am mot at
liber,, TO say why. l hope the speaker
will decide this question noe proEsr to DC
discussed with open doors.
Mr.. I. Randolph said that he had to his
ss,on,shmen,, found detailed report On
he Journal, which it was not usual TO en-.
.ernpon it. He found also three MESA
pes, aud this was the ONLY instance ID