Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1810-07-30

file existence Of class of men. melting
| IN eyegv point Of view, The Character q 10
dependent and disin,ercsted politicians
! should be cherished with delight, as 70 *
piode II, il 10 explode Freedom and the Con
stiiution.
] The men cor losing the republican mi
nority well know that they were ~ tie d
rect pa:h To power They were not 50 van
IS To believe that they could carry : lhe
| People" with them IN tAeir reireat from The
! administration On the one hand were the
| loayes and fishes, on the other obloquJ, de
nunciaton, popular contempt. They took
the course which duty pointed our, and
whatever they may suffer from the present
generation, Postetity !, III not do Injustice 70
their memory.
These remarks have been deemed proper
as Introductory TO the deyelopement OF po-
litical scenes of peculiar delicacy. a pollt-
ical intormer is an odidus character. The
boy who tells tales out of school IL Away $
despised. 10 bring into pubic view the
mere Feccsdillors of ones party would GER
tsInly be very contemplate. But TO pub
lish secret Vaccinations which tend 10 the
destruction of the character and honour, II
not the Independence of the country, ought
not to be considered as otherwise than HON.
durable.
Appended to this letter IS the confiden-
tial message Of President Jefferson to Con-
gress, of the 9Th of December, 1905. Some
publicity was some years since given to II,
by writer i'll Tie Enqnuey, who called
himself" Decius.D Ii Is necessary that It
should now be read and reflected on az the
foundation of statements which are soon 10
follow.
APPENDIX. No /.
On the 9th of December, 1905, the fol-
lowing confidential message was received
from the president:
"The depreciation which had been COM
mitted on the commerce Of the United
States during the preceding war, BY per-
sons under the authority of SPAN, are SUI
ficlently known TO all. These made il du-
- to require from that government indem-
hifcation for our injured citizens. A con-
vention was accordingly entered inlo be-
tween the minister Of the u. States al Mad
rid, and The minister of that government for
foreign affairs, by which it was agreed that
spollalions committed by Spanish subjects,
paid for by that nation, and that those COM
m'tted by French subjects, and carried in
to Spanish ports, should remain for further
discussion. Before this convention was re.
turned TO Spain with our ratification, the
transfer Of Louisiana by France TO the u.
States took place all event as unexpected as
disagreeable to Spain. From that moment
she seemed TO change her conduct and dis.
position towards Us. 1t was hrst manIfes.
ted by her protest against the right of
France to alienale louisiana 10 Us, which,
however, was sucu retrlcted and the right
confirmed. Then high offence was man
iiested at the act OF congress establishing
collection district or the VI billie, although
by an authentic declaration Immediately
made, 1t was expressly confined TO our ac-
knowled9ed limits; aud she now refused
to ratify The convention signed by her own
minister, under the eye of his sovereign I'M
less we would consent to alterations of its
terms, which would have affected our claims
against her, for spoliations BY French sub.
lects carried into Spanish ports.
To obtain Justice, as we'll as to restore
friendship, thought special mission adj
yisable, and accordingly appointed James
Monroe minister extraordinary and plenipo-
Tertiary, 10 repair to Madrid, and, in con
junction With our minister resident there.
to eadeavor to procure the ratification Of the
former convention and to come to an under
standin., with Spain, as to the boundaries of
Louisiana. II appeared at once that her
policy was to reserve herself for events, and
III the mean time to keep our differences in
All undetermins state. This will be evil
dent from the papers now communicated to
YOU Alter nearly five months Of fruilless
endeavor to bring them 10 some definite and
satisfactory result, our minister ended the
conf-~nces, without having been able TO
obtain indemnity for spoIa.ions cf arv de.
scytpsio7's or any satisfaction as to The bounda-
fies o. louisiana, other than declaration
that we na1 no rights stward of the her
vile. and that our line TO the west was one
which would have left us, but string Of
land on that bank OF the river Mississippi.
Our injured citizens were thus LETT without
any prospect OF retributien from ne yvrorr
doer, AMI as 70 boundary, each pariv was 10
take It's own course. That winch tl,ev have
chosen TO pursue will appear from tie doc
uments now communicated 11sy authorize
me inference Mdt ii is tier rntcaffos. 10 oarancs
on or procession, t4rif tAey shall 81 earessea b.
az opposing force Considering that congress-
alone is eoHStintfonaliy iauesfe yvith NE baqser
Of changing or condition t;ons peace 10 ar.
have thought it my duty TO await their su-
thority for using force in any DEGREE which
could be avoided. have barely insirucS..a
the ofhcer stationed in the neiglborhocd MI
Tie agSresslons, to protect our citizens from
violence To ratrOle within the bor,ars. 49,,
aliy deii"red TO US, and not 10 go cut Of
them, blli when necessary TO repel an inroad
81 TO rescue citizen or his property and
the Spanish remaining az New Orleans are
required TO depart without further DELAY.
l. ought to be noted here that since the late
change in the state Of affairs III Europe.