Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-06-10

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this sort in the formation of the treaty
then made Spain, under the operation
OF causes, IN which we had no agency
. transferred Louisiana 10 France. And
France transferred it to ust But this IS
not now the case. We are. told that
SPAN Is no longer an independent power,
but IS under the control OF France. What
follows! That France is the aggressor on
us, which proves every thug have al.
lodged.
There is another thing TO be observe d.
The PGa:io have been gwen to under,
stand that two millions have been appro
priated for the purchase of tia Elor,das.
Tins is not So the appropriation is ONLY
towards dong something bu, what that
Is, Is not defined by law. Mo- il IN 1908.
we appropriated two millions f.r the pur.
chase OF the Florldas, and did no, pe,
them, what secority 4. there now that by
making an appropriation In the same Ian.
suage we shall obtain them? Aihpuvh
'he persons mak,og the appropriation are
not the same idrDicai beings, those ap..
plying the sun, appropriated are. l do
not believe tina, We shalFget :ne Elbfidas.
In this may be mistaken. lhope shat;
oe-for aiter having descended TO pros,,
tate the noiiobai character, let Us az least
receive the wages OF Iniquity.
But gentlemen inquire, will you become
he guardians III Spainf This Is a mistake
which has run through every a,;enip, at
argument have heard: We never pro-
tesscd tobe 'se guatdansofSpairi. We pro
Tess 10 be the guardians of our owl, honor,
we Care not for France trarnpling on
spain Let her pick her pockets Cor what
we care; bu, If we ins;ieate her to IT,. it
IS no longer mere question BETWEEN
Ffance and Spain, but custom ia which
'onr own honor is engaged, which is at
once mortgsged and gone. -. !.
un'ii The gentleman from Virginia got
up, Confess that, what with my exhaus-
led state, the badness of the air, and tenui.
" OF the arguments of gentleman, so cx.
cess'veiy light that they at once Vanished
'n tina a,r,--that had not word to say
--tor 1t Is not to be supposed tharI intrG.
usd 10 reply to any thing otT.red by''th
gentleman behind me. If Fan 10 fall,
Lex me. isll in the face of day, rrld nj be
betrayed by kiss-I mean no prciahe oi-
fusion. shall do my duty as an hope.t
'nan' I came here prepared To co.opc-
rate with the government, in all It's mea-
sures.- told hem so. Bot foand there
was no choice left, aud tina, to CO operate
IN them would be TO destroy the national
character-I found nigh, cooperate. ar
DC an honest mani have therefore ON
posed 1hem. Is there an homes, CO., ne.
posed to be the gn-5ataeeD, and To carry
down secret messages TO This Hone.
l. - because men OF character can.
"o' De round to do this business, that = /.
gents must be got 10 carry things into eff
tect' which men of compromised charac
Ter WI not soil their fingers or suily their
characters with.
Ons word on the subject Of voting on
ironic.ai notIce, on the representations
oil individuals IN the place of commun;c.,
IONS Officially received from the officers of
the Executive department.. I bev. Al
ways considered the Executive in Me
country as standing in the same relation
10 the Two Houses, that the minister or
administration bore to The Legislature I'M.
oer governments similar 20 our own. 7
nave always considered that The resnoos;
b'iity tor public measures rested mors
particularly on them. For those me-.
sures they are answerable to ;he nponl.
- and TO me II has been subject of ne.
culiar regret Il do no. SPEAK Of the gene.
raj character of the the constitution tha,
'hsy have not seat on this Hoor. For
Whatever may be supposed 10 be nv feel.
lngs as TO the members of the adroinio.
,ratlon' j am ashamed when I see ,be;,
lame and characters Committed Is snch
hsnds, as we are in the daily habits of
witnessing. If their measures arc ana
cePlabIe of justification, 1 should ike 70
have justification at their own hands. in
stead OF hearing Yszoo men defend her.
Much less did expect on such an occn.
sion, TO hear Yazoo man, assigning his
motives Tor vote on a totally difgren,
subject and this in justification of a man
with whom helis conne6lea by ties Of con.
saDguinity. This reminds me OF the in,
lention imputed to me to bring forward
an impeachment against greaI officer Of
state. This, however, is 20 far from be.
ing tue truth, that appeal to those who
heard me, whether did not declare that
! washed my hands of impeachments--
that was done with them. MOI vii,