Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-10-13

the lcen. .'.aus election of Mr.. Monroe's
son. s, the same that imposed the embargo;
yea. ssme that furiously called Tor letters OF
Ia s-orc; the same that encouraged ErsSlne
p@ "ssst his instructions that concealed
y ;nsultinr demands of the French CO.
T., that sent Short to the Conspiracy
+ Er(l,r,h. In a few words, Don Onis,
T r.G,sed an Acknowledgements. will De the
, I'm Of Gallo influence, though the act
W. =, ;Ovove the return of evil for good TO a
sa,;ou tina. generously befriended as when
na :. we're making similar struggle, and q
~ssrspard of the law of rations, having a
. W. 10 force into an hostile attitude a
s,,r nsiyhbor ard a large customer. 81
IT There is no man 50 stupid or 50 corrupt
. avoy the shadow Of title in Bona
: .,r,e = TO The crown OF Spain. The people OF
T. ra;,nty are animated with an as,onish-
;ory uniform and psrsovering opposition 10
H. degrading claim, and wherever they
s,re BEEN positively kept down by main
trcs. .they haze manifested their horror at
ne a,ur,,ation, by taking up arms and she'd
Goo dir blood in vindication of theirrights.
No part oil Spain is occupied by the subjects
e bopsoa,te, but thar which is covered by
he barbarous soldicfy. 1.-THE government,
administered by Ferdinand during his cap
,,vSv and without single murmur acaul-
r,ccam by the Spanish nation, is incosnpe-
IN, 10 send an ambassador /; il, must arise
rom The exclusive competency OF the 60
v,n,nent OF tbs Bonapartes TO do It. For
even visionary philosophers have never pre-
tended, that the sovereign power of nation
can B. placed in suspense though we have
been informed by moonstruck politician
that in Spain there exists at present "a con-
test for the government" True it is, that
,certain mercantile house indebted to the
pye,nnrnt of Spain may have inseniouslv
tsised difficulty Of this sort, because It is
not convenient 10 pay what is due but the
SHINING pretexts OF unfair merchants ought
no. to furnish legitimate precedent tor g.
ysrnm.nt.
VIII the virtue of the American nation
suffer their rulers to hold the yoke OF Bona
me upon the unwilling neck Of Spain On
h,cca,rary, do not cur syn,pathies as well
IS oar interest obliSe us to aci with justice
and tyen generosity tow ards hers under her
severe and rnmerited trials Let us ret
ajreforr attempt to degrade and infure her
By denying her The right, which essentially
b,longs to every people. For the sentence
dthelaw of nations is plain, If we even for
get to consult our hearts on the occasion.
The Instances are familiar of ambassadors
being sent and received after the extinction
Or during the suspension Of the authority,
which usually exercised that right of sove-
rignty., Iu the last resort. the exercise Of
NhIs upon the people or those whom they
depute TO ACT for them. - A prince" says
Martens, "by being held In captivity or
sbemg driven from his dominions, does
@ton that account at once loseths right of
sndng minister's; nei,hsr does he, who
as usurped his throne or power, acquire
as right by his mere momentary posses
Sion. Its the Justice or the injustice of the
cause that ought principally to decide, which
y the two is entitled 10 exercise the right. !"
Iaus therefore state the present case, and
zee how it aecords with this attestation of
s law. Ferdinand is in captivity. By
concurrence Of yhe provinces of Spain, a
0alrai congress is chosen 10 manage the
sOSernment in his name. Joseph the u
'a'per, is not only destitute of the, shadow
y pfetext of title, bat has been once dri-
' m out of the capital, the possession Of
s saen he first acquired by unavoidable
sSaasrasry and fraud. and there is every pro-
@ui'y of his becoming a fugitive a second
s4s' lnthis state of affairs, is notithe du-
Vas plain as any which is obligatory upon
.YSs'nment, not to acknowledge the I'M
~, ":oe rsarpation For by refusing to re-
s 's the junta's minister, we should deny
authority TO exercise sovereign rights,
~ acknowledge them to reside in Joseph
IVaaparte. There cagbe no middle point.
'trefuSal RI rareiyasa minister from either