Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-07-04

which he now sets any value, and VIII
manage his own affairs in his own Way.
| The cool Judgment Of the public. however,
win be greatly respected. In deferehee TO
il, VIC now exhibit new, extraordinary and
mosr interesting information to the Ameri-
can people.
+ Descending, then, at once, to the me
Emorabla session Of 1866, the readers re-
collection IS recalled, for one Moment, to
the Ipublit message Of the president, JET
sferson, at the -conmencement of that ses-
sion. siAdicatsd,,-in terms 'thesmoss un-
equiyocal, that The United States were on
the eve OF war with Spain. Speaking of
the injuries received from thar power, the
message said, /" Some of'them aresof IA
ture to be met BY force only, and all of
them may lead TO it. II cannot therefore
but recommend such preparations az cir
cumssancss call fol" The message, indeed,
aboanded in that ambiguity dispersion,
and in that generalization Of csnsure upon
"everysbeHigerent," for which the lumin-.
.oussmindof thatsremarsable man was dis
.singuished. Spain was particularly COM
planned of-*the general censure on "'ths
,belligerents, was evidently meant for 6.
Britain; but nothing was said Of France.
Mark this-not one 7V0rd Of FRANcEl Yes'
the president had in his possession docu-
msnts from, pen. Armstrong, announcing
to him, in the <nios,. perfect Of all official
forms, that as it respected the difficulties
which appeareato exist betzveen the Amer.
can and Spanish governments, there was in
fact, as Mr.. Randolph said soon a{tersin the
house Of representatives, mo Spain. 49,
Speaking of Spain, among other matters,
the President said, Propositions for adj
jussing amicably the Boundaries Of Louisi-
ana have net been acceded 70" In a bfi-
pate message soon after, he said, "It is the
policy of Spain to reserve herself for e.
vents" Yet this arch deceiver knew that
the reason why thebsundaries of Louisiana
could not'be adjusted with Spain was, that
France would not suffer Spain to adjust
them with the United States uponanyterns
whatever And he was guilty of the most
unprincipied conduct in telling congress
0his he would not say tothe American peo-
ple and the worldly that il was the policy Of
Spain to reserve herself for events, when
his ageats abroad had Informed him that it
was the policy of France to reserve Spain
for events Fhe public message was ssns
to congress on the Sd Of De:em5cr, and
the private message only three days atser)
The :. luxurious Jrffyrson,o the only man
ON earth Of whom the writer is atthis time
disposed 10 speak with severity, and that
he. appeals to his .GoD for the truth Of the
assertion, for no private or personalrras
well knew that from the'ver origin of the
negotiations in reference to the purchase as
wei! as boundaries Of Louisiana. the govern
anentofSPain was suffered to take no step
Whatever without applying for the COM
a1ands Of France, ARD was in the constant
habit, at every stage Of the business, Of
sending 70 know what those commands
were, facts which will noe be denied by
,eithersof our ministers wEo have been con-
cerned in those negotiations, Or BY their
private Secretaries. And yet this man Of
the people-this president Of the sgoodold