Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-08-02
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THURSDAY, AUGUST .,

W@o ~ my e"' AoLlsuiiUieaQ, FIN
the Emperor of France and Charles II.
titular King of Spain and really on. =
tools of Napoleon, the primary OH,
which was, the partition Of Portugal
The partition ofPorlugal is in itself M
gitious an act as the partition ofTrsr u
although mere suspicion of the latte, 4
in contemplation could conyulse thor, +
States, and direct the whole furv ot L
rage against nation as ignorsn,t Ct Il. L
as ourselves; Yet the positive kaovlsE
that the former was expressly stipuI,,., /
neither excited surprise nor cepsnr.
would not be uncharitable, but to r.,
pears plain, that for this difference oolr
reason can be given. In the oro
Francei is the acknowledged asgressor, n
other, suspicion was directed aeaip. IL
Aand-a Known violation of every n,iD,;,,
PiiuClpeH
Justice, of every right of independent r.;
by france, was viewed with the eve Of q,
Indifference; bare suspicion Of s;n,
act by Englatd, called forth the Stern f.,
OF indignation from every would be ps,rc,
the nation:
utltsissnot on account Of the partition Il
Portugal that we invite the public atteDi,
TO this instrument. The treaty Of FonsrI
bleau contained the following article:
I" His Majesty the Emperor Of the Frr4
and King Of Italy, engages to recognize n
Catholic Majesty the King OF Spain as EneI
ror Qf tie z'WO AMERICAS, when ev,|
thing is ready for his Maiesty's assumingts
title, which may be either at the gcps
peace, or at farthest within three wears then
from"
The term here used Of the " 7zy9 AnH
cas-" applies 10 North and South Ameil
united, and the description expressly conf
prehcnds the United States. It is preciaI
that term which, with more aptness andpn
cis!on than ATTY other which could have bad
employed, embraces this whole ,ontiDt
So far from furnishing any reason for SUI
posing that a less extensive meaning wash
tended by the parties to be affixed to thsS|
words, the whole tenor of the treaty con
pleteiy meets. and rcpeIs any attempt to-
tract or change their natural import,
lit is said that this expression maya|
to relate only to the dominions1I
Spain, which lie both in North and SOUTH
merica, the answer to such an interpcuati
S conclusive:
The term which has uniformly designaf.
he dorninicns of Spain on this side the d:
antic is &c TIE Igdies'' The title of his u
holic Majesty is sc King of Spain and heh
He:.'' This is the appropriate term, Sh"|
eng usage and common consent lave AZ
oropriated to describe and designate The oH'
fish possessions in America. This ten
therefore,, thus appropriated, would cert@bN
lot have been changed, fora new one Vn''
lnequivocally comprises the United 9'aS,
t the new term had been intended to be u"'
n that limited sense which universal us'S'
lad prescribed for the old one. FOR WI"
possible motive can be assigned for reJ''~',
IN old term which was well understood, @
'dopting in its stead one 50 comprehens''
is import, if it were not intended to eSp'
he new term according to the plain 1hs"D''
# the words?
But if this article related only to opA~
America, for what purpose should the CIV 4
ion Of it be deferred single instanl
Charles w. chose to substitute the wv
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