Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-01-12

European war, n the exercise II Tie d.
cretionary power vested in him by tha. A.,
did pot think proper 10 seize unoa it i,
force, bot loiSai, for the occuercrc- Of =
vents tt throw i. into cor hands wi,hont !.
struggle.
The expeditnry Of taking possession =
this territory cannot, il apprsrs to ms. I'd
nit of doubt IF the Pr,sitI, n had :.
fused or hesita'rd TO meet the vs:,ra =
tie people Of West, Flor;da, b. >xttrdo'
to lfie,a The protection OF the Asu~r,e,'
gosrrnrent, and HEY had solreh, srcmir.
in the arms OF "A foreign power, Wha, shJa|
we have heard t!e would have II :,
c.a,eed with ;mhecilily and fear of int1'
ring sponsibiliiy. He would have bee,
denounced as unworthy 3! the station T..
eys.n"y had assigned him. L.. it Be r.
Numbered rha, The Orleans country is er'
most vulnerable part, remote from our NV
slcal force "a climate more fatal to o,,
people than the sword Of victoriou. en-,
ra,-and that an en- my in possession al
West Florida can, with great facility, CO..;
I # New Orleans from the upper COUNTRY
L the Fortunate mrn,tnt had not brcu 81 III
I'd, ibis province would have fallen into tn.
hands Of foreign power, or il time had
bsefl given for intrigue to nature its.yS
another Burr plot would probably hm,
risen from the ashes Of The f1rst, more icrI
lmid.bi,' to the integrity OF Ibis empn,5
Burr, like Archimedvs. ianclrd that i ID
had place 70 sand upon, place hcymK
tie jurisdiction rf the L. S. TO rally his III
loweis. he could ovcr,urn the gove,nmrrE
He has, it is true, fed from The lrowq \
o! an indignant country. Eu. be WAS ml|
alone. lie. an opportunity be aEoidoE
and a thousand burrs wou'i throw d
the mask and point their arms agains, ID
federal union. On subject Of such N
terest i, would have been criminal IN 'tn1
appointed TO watch over the national 5,t
~ TO havc hesita.ed. was surrrIzr1
near this procs dare pronounced robt,k (
ry AID making var. Wy should d
:ymraihiss be awakened III favor OF SPa' 5
What claim has the Spanish aoyrrnna
upon our moderation ana fnrbesraacd
Wha, has been h:r conduct. Fron, II, u Il
! ment We became en- Independent pa!iou So
has been nl'iguingto separate 'hr wss'7@
couutiy from the Atlantic states. She 3@
made, at different periods, AID as !a'e VI
tic yea. 1877, in violation IT her rs,F
ol 1895 with this country, direct praras
tons 10 the western nst'l>!e :" secede i'i58
the nnan, and 10 aceoanpli<i> her chieci rs
least attempted the use 81 n,ears he me-
corrupt. What has been her conduit sn{s
we acquired Louisiana IF Ism con'cisfi
informed, cur deserters & slaves whonsrE
taken refuge in Florida in many ns;sGc
have not been SURRENDERED, and enoTaNFY
duties have been imposed nn our vts']
navigating Mobile. Under all these pr
voca.ious, Sufficient TO have drawn upN
lhcN from almost any other nation an N
pen declaration Of war, our governm'oS
Influenced by tina, pacidc policy whif" VI III
hitherto regulated lis course towaila
reign nations, exercised patience ave
bearancr. And since the late rev"u' I
in Spain, ! believe it sSiIl not be P''H'
d that this government has ma''"" as
any disposition to throw our wt'gnt M
the scale OF France against the oP'' ze
party. Our government has tss,H
s,ro in relation To West Florida Until W
PEELED by regard TO our own sac b
---The executive ia the procedur; e
der considerations has used Language e
most conciia,o'y, and on the fac d Is
proclamation gives a pledge that us 81
,ernmens viii at any time enter into AZ sI
cable negotiations on tie subject o. M
claim 10 this territory, If 1t shali St o'''1ss
ed.
( CHo,cb }o Es cori f,,;.G III