The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-03-25
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II mad, saving the rights acquired. w., o..
powers g III the United States cor,a al.
uress themselves to the French government.
" .'g5ociate the acquisition OF territories.
s." nignt SUIT their Interest "(a) But be-
fore tafs reference, official inflammation of the
same tacth had been received by Mr.. P;nknnv
RON the court OF Spain, in the rnont,, II
March Preceding; ard the American ,,o-
'efnmeht, hav'ns instituted a special mission
20 negotiate the purchase Of Lou:siana tror,
FRANCE or IRON Spain. Srh.ch ever should b..
Us sovereign, the pi!rch: sc was, according
y, accomplished tor q valuable Considers
non tthat was puTctualIy paidl by the trea-
1908 ~ HP'"s
ne American government has ent seen.
without some sens biity, tia. tr.t.sact;o1
acco"ipalied by such circumstances o. -.na-
RAJ publicity, and Of scrupulous GOOD ts,5fi,
mas oeen DENOUNCED. by the prince regent, ia.
mas declaration Of the 10Th Of January 1Sl3
as proof of the "ungenerous Gov. T,~,', -
'9s Cniteo States towards Spain or In am
Flihcaton OF the royal charge, the British re-
Eoclators at Client, have presumed t., ;r,,,,,te
the acquisition Of Iuuisia:a, by the, tinted
States to a spirit of ase randi cuicnt, net ne
cessary To tier own security :" ans. 20 s1ait..
tain " that the purchase was MADE .eains,
tie known conditions, en- which II had haap
ccded hy Spain 20 France :"(c) th,t il, t,a
lace OF the protestation Of the fn;nis;er ori,;s
catholic majesty at Washini,to,,. The nf.s;1
dent or the United States ratified the tre.t,, ~
purchase = % and that there was a3oI
reason 10 believe. that many circnmstnncee
attending the TRANSACTION were indus.rio,- 80
COhcGfled' lc) The American goperumene
',; :o''ueSoeHc 20 I-tort aspersions so'
unjust, III Iangudge 50 opprob.iouy; ans rysrs.
emptoriiy rejects the pre.ensiun os CIIe',4
Dri.alh' 10 interfere Ill the business u de q.
States and Spain but it owes, eeycr,I, 40
to the Claims Of truth, distinct stater,sn+ *
lhe iacts winch have been thus nisrenre4cr.:
tea. when the special mission was t,ir,ti,S.
ea 70 negotiate the purchase Of Lor;si.na
nom france ID TIE manner already ,aen-
lohtN', the American minister. a, / nr;6n,
was instructed to explain the object or- ga
mission and having made the exclamation
he was assured by tie. British rovern,-.esIf
mat the ccs:ii;i;iiiic.t Ion was recpivs,i =,
good part no dOubt was Suggested of ths.
ribht OF the United States To pursue, ser,a.,aseL
ana alone, the objects thcy aimee AZ .tsne
t: ~ ltlsn government appeared to Sc satia>
tishea With the presidents views. on his in.
portant subject" III AS soon, too. as Ia.
treaty OF purchase was concluded, before b7sL
tiiitIes were again actually commenced he
tween Great Britain aad France, and r,r2 .,orex
y' indeed, 70 the departure Of the F-.2I;5.1
ambassador from london, the American ~.
n,ster openly putifieti to tue BRITISH govesi.3-
WiiieI. inc coEPlete sovereignty of the GoVn
and territory If New Orleans as we'll aa.,,,f
all louisiana, as the same was heretofore -.
sessed by opain, had been acquired bY t,s y.
states OF America +; and that in drawing I'D
the treaty, care had beer taken SO 20 irane
Che same, not t. infringe a,i5 Tiq1, G.: Graz.
britain, IN the navigation cf The river NIissi5.
sippi." (g) IN the answer OF the British n.y.
eminent, 1T was explicitly declared ny .G.ai
iiawkesbuiy, a." that he had rSCe;6sd MA r5a.
RI 49,.
with which his majesty hsd received th: ;.,-
teilgence and to add, dlat his r1aiestv rs,ar.
ded the care, which t%d beer ta!-en 50 to flams
tue treaty as not % infringe any right of, =.
Britain IN She navigation Of the Missics;rt.j.
as the G:ost satisfactory evidence Of tIis5e-
| sltion on the part Of the gov rnulent c. tns.
| United states, correspondent with that y n:cii
his majesty entertained, to promote and inl~
| prove mat harmony, which go liacoiiF 3rb-
slssed between the two countries, ard p. aich
! was so conducive to their mutual benefit ."(jJ
| ne world VIII Judge, whether, under srcr
circumstances, the British government had Z.
| ny cause, or its wn account, TO arrcsfi x.
| concuct OF TIE United States, in maxine Re
! purchase o. Louisiana and, certainly 10
greater cause Will he found for tn 81
| Iaignlnent, on account OF Spain; 1.-THE
| Spanish government was apprizeC og IT, IN
tehtion ct the United States to neecciot r
! inc purchase Ut that province its 9nis
| Oassader witnessed TIE progress OF the q
! gcciation at PtriS; and the -anciuyior ,f
! the treaty, on the 30th of April, 1908, 1.sS
| promptly known and understood at Macrii,
Yet. the Spanish government in,e,riol.d
no objection, no protestation, agairf tfe
| transaction in Europe ana It was no, j9cU
the monsh of September. 1893, that thc Nsnc-
| rican government heard, with surpri7c som
the minister Of Spain 1t Washinaton. ti,s ,,i:
catholic MAJ sty was dissatisfied y.h the
| cess'on OF Louisiana 90 the Cni,ed Stgtes
! notwithstanding this di2lomatic erbqa-
STRANGE, hnweve the Spanish gogeiri- ,nt
proceeded t. deliver the possession of .uJisi,s
| I u France, in exec Ition Of the treas
/ Of ot ildetonson saw France, by ar sllslost
| Simultaneous act transfer the puases ion a
the Us. IN execution Of the treaty 4 purchase
g hnally Instructed the MARQUIS de CasaYru;o
to present to the American government. Il
| declaration cf the 15ih O. r, 1904. acting
by The special order Of his soyereier%
that the explanations, which the gov n d.
| ment OF France mad givento his catho,ic
() So the lett = from Don n .lI'1 75cye17 1,s 49,.
mister Of Spain 10 Nif 'inctnay TIC rni1ter ~ ths
prFed Slater. datcdtl,c ijh ofMiy. 1905 s.rn .feb
! ilie pessage cited &c literally t1nsl1t a.
" see toe prince rcsefs Declaration OF dc Icfb
! January, 1873.
(c) See the ncte of;'e British csanp,;o,er,. dated
tie +tt Sep fsi4