Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-02-03

s IN vt he blood of his beloved subjects This
o2JecS canno fail to be OBJ aimed as soon as the
MexicAn insurgents, and hose of the internal
prov noes, cease be furnished BY the citizens
Oh tnis rePubEc, with arms, ammunition, and
troops.
Shaii never have the vain presumption to Of
Ter YOU, or the wise magistrate that is at the head
OF this administration, any observations ON the
consequences that might result against the inter-
es's OF this republic by the Independence of Spa
nlsh america. Wy wishes are only rected to
e1uai you IN moderation, and to re-establsh, on
The most firm ard permanent basis. the relations
peween our governments This sincere desire
Will nope, serve as an apology for me- while |
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grant, for moment, that all the Mexican
emp re erects itself into am indepeDdent state
,hae AZ adopts the wise constitution of this confe
derai ION; establishes complete system of Legis.
'as,on and finally, that it enjoys all the blessings
OF Liberty, in the same full extent az this repub
lie. IL IS beyond question that the climate of
iex.coi IS more temperate than that of the U
o.@Ss the so'i richer and mpse productive the
productions apd fruits more, abundant, rich, and
OF superior quality and that provisions. labor.
WOOD, houses, clothng, SC, are, in consequences
VI ehe inii,ihess and regularity of the climate,
| much cheaper Than in this country IF thus event
Siou d take place, do you not think, sir, as do.
! ina SD many allurng prospects, and so many e.
'iieh' advantages, Will deprive this repubc of
tne successive emlgTations from Eurone and
wh@t Is more, OF very considerable part of the
most useful and Industrious inhabitants of this
Soh'eueration, who would Garry with them To
| Mexico ther -four and saw m lis, michincs ma
nui.c eure'' their eaterprislng genius in a word
their general instruction, and all the means thai
a;.uaiiy promote and WHY the commerce of
| 'hese states tater myseifthat this event will
not happen Dut am fully convinced, that the
consequences of this hypothesis can be demon.
| su'eu almost With Mathematical certainty &
that II me citizens of kentucky Tennessee lou
81 ia, and Georgia, should reflect deeply on
TINS subject, far from giving any aid to those
NaSaoU,'us, greedy OF the acquisition of gold, and
Regardless of the happiness of their country thev
W uid mi them ewes with the ,utnorit;es Is
che KING, my master, to pun sh that gang of per-
ndrous traitors, that hide themselves in these
States' with the criminal design of devastating
ther Country. Hope, SIR, you will have the
goodness TO overlook this aggression, to winch |
nae % carried by my warm desire of srength-
Il GU e"ffost pc friendship be ween he
two nations, and - inform his exceIlency the
Presiden', that the orders clam in his catholic
maJesty's name. directed to the trial and nun : ;.
ment OF the rngleades o. those arm es, and TO
the prob b,tIon of exporting arms, of any kind.
ir]m this country to the provinces, against nv
SOW, eign's authority, are nf the greatest impor.
lance, and are supported by the existing trea v
of Friendship, limits, ,nd ia Ss...io3, Detweel
SPAN and ,he United States, Especially the 10 /,
aztec.
Ixgect, sir, your answer to these mportan,
points and have the honor to be, &c sc SC
, The Secretary Of State to the Chevaier de OR,,
ENJOY Evfraordiuary and .llnisfe,. Plenibotei,-
tentia'y Of his Cathode .Hyesty.
Depa ,ment of State, JAM 10, 1916.
SIR,-I have had the h NOR to rece.g your let
'ers ofthe 30ih December, and 81 January, and
to transmit them TO the President.
You demand that your sovereign shall be nut in
possession If West Florida; that certaln persons,
whom you have mentioned, shall be arres ed and
tried on he charge of promoting instruction in
the Spanish provinces, and exciting the Citizens
of the United SCates to JON in it; and thirdly,
that the hags of Carthsgcna, the Mexican Con-
gross, Buenos Ayres, and other revolving proy,n.
es, shall be excluded from the ports ofthe United
States.
On the re-establishment of the diplomatic re-
lations between the United States and Span, II
was hoped that Jour government would not have
coniined its attention to the objects in which
Span IS alone interested, but have extended Z In
The injuries of which the United States have so
long and so justly complained, with a view To
such reparation as ii night now be able 10 m Ike.
Inc subjects arc, IN Their nature, IN imatey con-
nected In some impOr ant circumstances, in.
deed, 1t IS impossible o separate them, since the
exposition of the wrongs Of the United States af-
lofls the proper answer, IN t,o,e ms ances, to the
complaints OF SpMn. is my duty TO bp,nr these
wfongs mto view. that hey may be duy consi.
dered and provided for, in case your government
ha,, as am bound TO presume, invested YOU with
adequate powers foe the purpose.
A. period anterior 10 either Of the c,rcun.
stances mentioned in your letters, the United
States had suffered great injury by the unlawful
seizure and condemnat on OF their vessels in he
ports ofSpam A treaty, providing an indemnity
for those spolations, was agreed 10 and signed by
minister duly authorised by each government.
but IT'S ratification, though negotiated and con.
Guided IN the presence ofthe Spanish govern,nen. i,
was at ergaids declined by it.
~ an anterior period, TOO, the desposit at New.
Orleans, stipulated by the treaty of I7g5, was
| suppressed. As ibe UnlteI States had done no
| INJURY to Span, these ACTS, hostile IN Their ma
| lure and Injurious 10 their efIect, excited much
surprise II had been the uniform oDjec, of this
| government to make sucn arrangements with
SPAN, respecting t.,e tree nav CATION of the Mis-.
sissppi, and the boundaries, as, securing to our
cIIizeis the full enjoyment of their gifts, would
| place the peace and friendship of the two c,un-
| rIes on sold and durable basis VIII th,s
view 1t was sought 70 ob an of Spain, at fair
| equivalent, The territory Eastward of he Missis-
sippI. Oyertures to this effect we're made 10 the
! Spanish government, and rejected Beng re-
/ newed, the minister of The United States VIA, M
formed, that SpaGfhad coded Louisiana L, France
to whom he was referred for the scqu s,t,on OF
such territory, IN that tnlarter "A he m,, he h,