The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-01-23
NEWPORT:
HEDNEsDsr. LaNUaRY as, 1911.

writer for His Brilsnnck Majes,y's paper, pub
lished in this town, the signature of Curfas,
has aboured out four five columns, in which there
seems to be an attempt to advocate Ills JBritsnnck
Majesty'a claim to Eaa and Hs" F7srda and to
prove tina, government have no right, title, or
whatsoever, receive extend their protec.
,i0n TO the people, and property OF that territory
This tory scrbbler, 'urther remarks, that !" At the
peace of 1888, Eost and Wesf Florida ceded to
spain by England" &c. &c. Now, if His Britannica
Majesty conveyed the above named territory SPAIN
We beg leave TO ask, upon what ground His Majesty
now claims right to that same territory, whicb he
has once fairly conveyed to another power The
claim, title, set up by his His Maiestys advocate,
is lame in every point There is not the least shad-
ow of reason or justice, support their title or claim
We will not, at this time, enter into the particulars
But the statement from the National Inieigeneer,
published in this days paper, will set this subject in
clearer point of view. hte l,3
But His Britannica Msjesty's advocate says,--
" spain has continued in peaceable and quiet pos
session of them f2ordas till the late uyuss, illegal
and inhn'nan act of the president"
The subsequent facts may serve to shew how much
truth there is in the above inpuers assertions 10
we'll known fact, tina, the old Spanish government
under which the territory Of Easf and part Of UeH
Flsrida were held, ss colonial dependencies, does
not now exist The Spanish nation IN Europe, are
unable to protect themselves, much less competent
are they to render assistance and protection to their
foreign dependencies. The people Of florida, find
ing themselves without even tie hope Of receiving
protection from .nsfabL and berfdnsm Ji7,fa ;:
and, knowing, that whenever the ends objects Of
the government under which they lived, were per-
verted and their rights and liberties manifesily
dsngered rendered insecure, they had \ right to
reform or.abolish the old, and establish new, and
seperate constitution and form Of government for
themselves. The people Of Florida, therefore, have
nobly exerted themselves, and have thrown OH all
allegiance to the Spanish Government and have de-
clared themselves independent of q government
Funded in iniquity, and Of pesple living in vice.
and enjoying naught but the miseries OF life These
were necessary, and preparatory steps. The people
of Florida have earnestly sought the protection OF
the government Of the United States. They had
right to DO Under these circumstances the pso-
pie, the government Of the United States, have
right to receive that oppressed and injured people,
and to extend them the arm Of protection. If our
government renders such aid il is at the request Of
eighty Thousand oppressed aud enslaved people
BIT these Floridsns have expressed their dsaection
for priestcraf and lawyersm. No wonder then,
there is such hue and cry about their declaring
themselves YREr AND IsDEPEsDESr. For this
act, or intended act, Of bcnevolsnce Of humanity,
and Of jsstce, towards eighty thousand of our OPP
pressed fecw-creatures, the president 10 charged
vith iLieyaYp- in his proceedings with inyusSce and
cnpid'ty But thank COD, such impotence and Sian.
der proceeds from the pens OF those whs have bei
Ter enbbyment than to sradves the government
under which they live, and advocate that Of s most
dangerous enemies.
We inadvertently stated in last, that the
luton, offered by Mr.. Clay, in the u States Senate,
censurlng the conduct BY the Modern .f,stides,"
Timothy Pickering. was passed twenty to s-e. in
stead Of sepen. This was giving too much ereds 10
ederssss, they having greater number in that bo-
dy and, none Of them we're never known TO act in
dependeotly. Their votes always gs segeshsr. How
ever gIariagly absurd, asd however iniqudous the
stand taken, they az follow implicitly. Az prof of
this we refer to he impe achmen' Of Judge Chase
while the nepubtcan members of the Senate, voted
variously a. their conscences Dictated the federal