Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-12-07

of Aheir hope and desire, that
81, commonwealth may be Immediately
~ sLonwleagra and protected by the CO.
90 of the United Ssates as an inte-
III mart of the American union. Ga
,;.rt so Interesting to the community re-
....sea.eA by ns, it is necessary that we
hon5 have the most direct and unequivo-
- sssurances of the views and wishes of
Ne American government withou, delay,
s;oes our weak and unprotected situasion
.sll chIige us TO look TO some foreign 90.
..rao,rnr for support should If oe refused
% lis by the county which We have consl.
Ard as our parent state.
We therefore make this direct appeal
Enough vou, to the President and general
aore,oTaea, Of the American States, to so.
Ict that immediate projection, to which
.,e consider ourselves entitled and TO OBJ.
ram a speedy and favorable decision, we
pf.r the following considerations list.
the government OF the United States, in
,heir Instructions to the ENJOYS extranrdi-
nary al Paris, in March, 1905, authorised
The purchase Of East Florida, directing
Them at the same time 70 engage France 10
invyrcrde with me cabinet OF Soain, 20 re-
liaqnish any claim Ia the territory which
now forms this commonwealth. Cd. In all
diplomatic CORES audience with American
minister's RhsoHl, the governments OF the u.
States have spoken oi West Florida as a
part of the louisiana cession. They have
l@sislateel Tor ,hs country as part of IN ir
own territery, sui have DIET, rred to take
possession OF i, n expectation that Spain
,aight be Induced to rzlInquish her claim by
snlcabl- negotiation. 81. The American
k,vrrnmcnt mas already refused 10 accrtdtt
any minister from the Spanish Tuatd, which
body WAS certaloiy more Legally org missed
=, the representative Of the sovereignty,
than ma, now called the regency OF Spain
therefore the Unifed States cannot bu, re-
gart! any force or authority emanating from
,atm, with an Iatrntion 70 s"o;ugttr Us, as
tary would IN invasion of ;h-ir territory hv
fpreiea enemy. An The en- ror of
Francr mas invited the Spanish 4 ~ rjcani
u declare .ncir in;lvpendrnc-, rather s'laa
remain in suhl~ct'on to the old Spanish go
vsrnm. ct: tnerelorr an ackeaw!e agmsn; Of
or Independence by tn United States,
,oald no, bs complained Of by France, or
involve the American governments il any
contest with that power. 5,h. N -ither can
!; al3rll any jus. Cause of complaint 10
GrraS Britain, although She BE- ,hc ely Of
Spain, t..ia. tbs Uaited Stsrss sdou!4 &C
know 1se and support our ihderrnd ence
as ,h;s measure was necessary To save the
coua,sy from falling INTO the hsnds OF the
French cziiys from tn island OF Cuba, and
n,h-r p.ftizans OF Bonaparte, who are The
eternal enemies of Greay hritain.
Should thr United States De induced, by
these or any olher considerations, to &C
knowledge our clam to their protection, as
Az iatr9tat part of lheir territory, or other.
wise, We feel it orr tl6ty TO claim for our
constituents an immediate admission into
the Union as an independent state, or as Il
territory of the United States, with permIs
s;on 10 establish orr own form of govern
mtnt, or tn ts united with one Of the neigh
boring territories, or a part OF one OF ,tienl,
IN surh n1anncr as 10 form 4 state. Should
he Thought proper 10 annex Us 10 one or
TIC neig',l,9ring territories, or part ct one
Of them, the inhabitants Of this common
wealth would prefer being annexed 10 tn,
island OF O Fans, and N the mean while,
nnii a s.a,e government should be estab-
lshrd, that they should be governed by the
ordinances already enacted by this con-
rtntion, aud by their further regulations
hereafter.
The CLAIM, which we have to the soil, or
aolocated lands, within this commonwealth,
will not, it is presumed, be contested by
W. United States, as they have tacitly ac
dtisscrd in the claim of France or Spain
for seven years, and the restrictions Of the
several embargo ard non intercourse laws
might fairly be construed, If not as relIn