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

NOW declare it important, II my opinion
that ths message should be pobii'asti. thai
The public may be enabled soeoaap@i c the
official. with the lneIheial inessa5e wh.ca
decided t1e vote.
ihore is another reason tor It's pubhca-
zion. The gentleman from pennsylvania
has said ID 4e is no meatlon o. France on
the iouraals; and that We have 40 cause
of complaint against Francs. wisn the
publication ofFthe message TO prove what
causes of complaint We have aganS1France.
Let men of sense take view OF al me
papers, aalsL am willing 10 abide the issue
lii is said France has done US no IaJury
thai The bubble is burst. We are told
tina, tais is a plain ans@erto ali the speechr
es made on This floor. Permf. me 20 say
The gentleman Mr.. Eppe') has given a
plain answertn all the speeches Delivered
on this Aoor-is was Impossible 10, have
qiyec palmer answer to them He says
will vote with you, but will make a
speech against you. Permit me tosay,
this is the first time would not Fa'ilsr
have his vote than his speech. After tins
speech there can be no doubt as 10 the Is.
sue OF the question. Evil 60 suFsssF; al.
ter the adJourameot on Saturday tAefe
cosld be no doubt. Saturday, IT seems,
is an unfortunate day, On which no e&De.
ditionis to be undertaken, NO ier!ora hope
conducted.
The same genilamao has SAID that '7e.
pursued precisely the same course 10 8o5
as in 1895, and for Obtaining ;he same CD
iecs. lie says the same course IS now
pursued; and yet he says he will not un-
dertake to say the cases are not dissin! lar.
Put this and that together, and what do
YOU make of il? The cases are decidedly
di.s mi,ar. In 1903 there was no existing
misunderstanding between the american
and French governments with regard TO
our d ferences with Spain. those dlker-
ences had started up ike a mushroom IN
the night. Wesmade an appropriation to
purchase the Floridas To bay them
from whom from their righdui
owner. The circumstances would have
been similar if the u. States had given
money to France to compel Spain &c foru,
Treaty with US, then the national honor
would have received a deadly wound, But
there was nothing OF this sort IN the forma.
ton Of the treay then III dc. Spain,
under the operation of causes,ia which w.
had 10 agency, transferred Louisiana 10
France, aud France transferred II TO as.
But this is not now the case. We are snld
that Spain is no longer an independent,
power, bat is under the control Of Francs
What foiIowse i ha, Fraace is he agrees,
or on US, which proves every thing have
alledged-
There is another thing Is be observed
j he public have been gwen 70 understand
that two millions have been appropriated
for the purchase OF he I1lorldas. This Is
not so: The appropriations is only sosvards
doing something; bat what hat is, is not
defined by law. Now if ia 1903, we1ap
proprlated two millions for TIE purchase
OF the Floridas, and did not get them,
what security is there now tnat by making
an appropriation in the same language We
shall obtain them Although the persons
making the appropriation aferaot the sa.le
identical beings, those applying the sem
appropriated are. do not b ,leve That we
shall get the tloridas. In this may be
mistaken, hops shall be: tor after Ia
ing descended to PROSTATE the national
character let Us at ieas, receive the wages
OF ieiquay
Bul gentlemen enquire, will YOU become
sha guardians OF Spain 3 This is q mistake
which has ruu through every tlempt at ar
gument have heard. We oeyer profess
ed to be the guardians of Spaia, We pro-
fessto be the guardians Of ou, own honor.
W. care no, for France lrampling on Spain.
Let her pick her pockets Tor what we care;
but If we instigate her so,Rs lis no Lager
a mere question between France and Spsin