The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-01-10
Tbe enquirer.
RICHMOND. 1919 yANUAR1..
THE VIRTUES OF A SPANISH CABINET.

iu cafe. Neither do VIC think 10 much evil
dence is necehary to demonftratc his euiif.
Had fuch been our objeH, the flgstelt portion
of the report of the committee finge de-
petition, would have been infficient for our
purPote.---But we f,all difmif5 Judge Ssbaftian
with no other remark, than the mott psrfrtf
conviction OF his guilt and we mai. difriis
Judge Inncs with this Jingle ohGcrvat;on, tia,
the execute even fet up for himf-f is but a Door
vindication of his Glence:: If he fcrupied to
communicate his knowledge to Mr.. Adams.
why has he not informed Mr.. Jeffe,fon, iincc
bis election. MIR. ]. would have believed his ai.
fertons; nor was Mr.. J. foicitous to fend 4
Handing army to Kentucky.
No. Such is not our Object. The tiepofiti.
on OF Judge i. is mott important in general
point of view as it iuitratrs the important
consequences of the acquifiton of Louiiisna: and
csfsa new light upon foreign intrgues. Il is
in this point of view the Inoft ip,treftipg dozen.
ment, which has for months ifIued from the
American prefs.
Can any one now heGtate as to the frR az
theie queftons /? The aoqu;fton of Louiiana
gives Us the command of the mouth of the Milf
fifIippi. But in the hands of any foreign nation.
it would have been fubfervicnt to the fame exc.
cradle purpofes, for which it was EMPLOYED bv
the Baron de Carondolet. 1t was the great nj
vot tor affecting the loyalty of our wettern hre-
thren. There would have been the fame play
ing upon their interehs the fame tampering
with their virtue; the fame opportunity for
lcattcring difafiection among them and from all
tneie evils, the difcernment Of Mr.. j. has relev-
ca us.-Ihs is one of the mot i.rikine points
or view, IN which we now contemplate the bene-
FITS of this meafure
But this document is particularly intereang,
as II developcs the true character OF SPaniih po
Icy.
But it may be urged that thefe proportions
are not from the Baron de Coron,ioiet, nor
from the court of Madrid they were iimplv
by Mr.. Power.--.Away with fuch diplomatic
cant The whole conduct ofthe Baron fhews
him to be capable OF this intrigue and the
communication of Power hmfelf afisns the
reaion for his keeping behind the curtain. The
Baron foriooth "judges it is highly imprudent
and dangerous to lay his propofas upon pa
per;" what then Why he employs this MIR.
Powers as his cat paw as his mercenary I'M
dertrapper, for bringing forward fuch propo-
ials. He knew they were fuch propofals as an
honeit government would have ihrunk from
making, and therefore he ihrinks from all the
odum of perfonal responsibility.
And what were thefe propofals They were
iucb, as directly truck at the peace and tranquil
lily of an inoffenive nation, with whom hi.
matter pretended to be on terms Of fricndfhip.
They were fuch as were calculated to corrupt
the virtuous patriotifm of that country. And
what is wcrie, they were proportions made in
the very face of treaty, which Spain herfelf had
but little before mott folemny adopted They
were proportions built on the violation of the
mott facred faith. Why fhouId we foften down
the feverity of truth They were proportions
which could have been meditated only by the
mott Per1fdion5 of nations.
ED,t ool- Al tx
years from the free navigation of the Miffflip-
pr; which nature and every principle of iutice
had thrown open to US after having tempered
with the virtue of our weftern citizens after
having employed the mon corrupt means to
draw them from their connection with their
eattern brethren, and eitablifh a vain ihsdow OF
an independent government for themfelves ;
Spain at length enters into a mott foiemn trea-
ty with our government. She recognizes fbs
confirms our undoubted right to ufe the wa
tiers of the MiifihiPpi, III the year 1885. Is
Spain fatished with rendering us this aei Of OBJ
vious juftice /! Does ihe determine to refpeet
our rights of foveregnty and to live upon
terms good neighhorhood with us Do trea.
ties bind this luxurious court; this mott catho-
lie n1sjefty this endower of the honours OF
the chevalier Yrujo Far from it.
In 1897 1.-TWO years after his facred feal ap-
bearing to this treaty. docs he conmiiiion this
Baron de CaroDdolet to dfpat Oh this truR-
worthy and honorable Mr.. Powers to tanner
once more with the virtues of our citizens, and
corrupt them TO betray their country. And
all this, without the ilghtef provocati,n from
our own government; without the leaf COM
plant of injury or infult and in the very de.
nance of bis own honor, 70 folemnly and 70
lately p'ighted. Nay (; this iiuRriou, Baron
does not biuih to aUoEV the pe,1id2 of bis maj
ter. He tells the worthy petitioner of his eyor-
thy MATER 1--WE aude to his honor, the ex INDIE
Sebafian) that I" it may he confidently aiIert.
ed, without mourning the reproach of prefump.
ton, that his Catholic majefty qvW not carr,
the aforementioned treaty into execution. u
Little PrcjtGmpfi0D, indeed, is there in this 4.
vowal, except that OF mercenery underRraoner
who IS the unbluiiIing bearer of The mof cor.
rupt proportions.
Does Spain apologize for her difhoneftv, nv
aNedging agalnt us any acts of equal dlhoneily
Does The complain of our having violated ON
our part the Conditions Of the treaty of 'o7
Far from it. EyeH to our own citizens, whom
he attempts to corrupt, is flle unable 10 affign
a hng'e act of injury which ne has received :
much lefS the injury, which they may have fuC
tanned. No. The Baron de CaronIolct pretends
to feek his apology in viGonar; REGULATIONS
tie talks OF the cOnvulfions s. of the general
PnhticS" in Europe, of their " cauring a collif
on oi intereSs between nations formerly living
IN the mon psrfea urion," Of the nnhinyed
and disjonted" fate Of the " Cabinet or Spain
Ridiculous allegations Mot upright and ram.
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