Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-01-21

ives. of = meridian passing by Nateh"o'
ches.
Yelling to the west, by going 10 the cas-!
he may find an applieatior--ihe town l'i ana
island OF New Orleans, which though nam,
ed in. the esssior to Spain, are not nan'ed
in tbs treaty of re.rocrss'en &c france :.
AS to the Sd member OF the passage "
is formal provision introduced tut" mos.
treaties, and would be understood I, not
expressed. OF course, the cess'on w"u'd Dc
subject to prior treaties with otnef sta'es'
Z, i7o5 Spain concluded treaty with inc
Jai,.d States, whereby she agrees ''."'
The navigation of the Mississippi, IN us
whole br. adth from its source to the ocean,
shall be free 70 the citizens OF the United
States, and that they shall have the r's''
70 deposit III, ir merchandise and eatctS 10
the nor, of New Orleans. free ct du'y, Tor
f; three years, and after that PERIOD 1t the
privil< &c is not extended at the port OF
New Orlsans, she is 10 assign to the On'.
ted States, on another part of the baoks oil
the Mississippi an qu'vslent establishments
/ To these provisions the clause In question:,
sprrehend, refers.
The holding or possession of Louisiana
is correspondent with the cons'ruct'oo
have given the treaty.. When possy ssion
WIS originally delivered by France to
S. ain, Florida was not delivered Or Gonsi-
dered any part of the cesslon. When Lou
isana, under the treaty OF ST. Ildetonso,
vas restored to France, Florida was not
Delivered When Louisiana, undrr the
treay o! 1868, was delivered tothc United
States, Florida was not eJmprt hendrd'-
Indeed The government Of the u. States,
then ,r a;ed the country On the zo'st OF tt {
Mississippi, including the town aud island
of New. 0 rleans, as The whole OF Louisiana
by receiving it and paying the purchase
money, which by th- terms Of the ir ATTY
they were not bouad to do, and which by
the act Of Congress creating In" Louisiana
stock, they were not authori1ea to 40, till
after full and entire possession had been
delivered.
Mr.. President, is it conceivable that al
ter the boundary in question had been esta'
biished by the most solemn eompac! OF ma
tons, aud consecrated by long AID 81 'eoy
war and too BY lapse OF near 40 years
! Is it conceivable that the territory IN ques-
ton, ex ludcd by tnae boundary, and raised
'n.o a distinct province, und.r distinct
| name, name ii n. yer bore after the es-
.abl'shmsnt of the boundary-ls it, say,
| SIR, conceivable, il ,he parties meant TO have
included this province in the treaty OF 81.
| Iidefonzo, that it should not have beea
| specifically named +!
| l have now, sir, closed my remarks on
the question Of title, and will proceed to
consider very briefly the only remaining
question---that OF expediency.
1t would be well for gentlemen to con.
slider whether this measure is not depar-
turs from the just and pacific policy here
,ofore professed ON the part Of the United
States. Sir, our policy has b en- to avoid
war. To this policy VIC have sacrificed
many OF our national rights, and properly
to vast amount, pocketed indiynl,les and
| sug, red the nations character to sink.
We were particularly squeamish in rela.
| liop W ~. Aoti''A'G's Soioh} VI ohIe :
when in a state of rebellion. We at that
time carried on and had done for long
time before, an important commerce with
that island, when suddenly we were called
}upon by the French minister in the name
of his e,aster, in style not the most deco
rous and humble, to relinquish that com.
merce. And what did you GO, sir? Com
pare the two cases. Here is Spanish
colony in state of rebellion: Aud what
do yor do? Refuse to them provisions
and supplies, as in the case of ST. Domiu-
go? No, sir. Do We merely aid and as.
sist the rsvolutionisss NJ, sir T.; but we are
about to invade the colony, and take it 70
ourselves. Sir, your conduct would have
been consistent, If instead of passing nom
intercourse with ST. Domingo, you had de-
! tached squadron for the cong uest OF that
island. France at chat time had insuited
and injured US more than Spain has done /;
and France then was equally as incapable
OF affording protection to that island as
Spain now IS TO her colony of West. Flo.
rida.