The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-02-07

efnment anu reJreteu. Ur!nB renewed, lie
minister al the United States was inrormst.
that Spain had ceded isor'siaoa 10 France, 10
whom he WAS referred FOR The acquisition OF
such territory iD that qnaa;sr, as be nigh, lc
instructed 20 maze. On The last ysry it,.
| po,tant event, the suppression oi the depo.i,c
al New Chesls, a srecisl mission was inkt;
tulc9 TO France and Spain, the oil jeet of which
was, to avert. by aa.ieahe ne egolia,ion and ar
rangemeni, Tic calanInies Of war. Afrsirs
bad mote especially Ly This act cf violence
and hostility, reached c,iss, which preclu.
ded the idea Gf temporary pallis,ises. A
coup'shensise shd pc, mament arrangement,
had 5eeon,e Indispensable, Of which, il was
pfe'Sn.ed, the governments CT France and
SPAN would be equally sensible. The ces-
sion oi !-osisisna by F'ance 10 The T. States,
was the Immediate consequence Of This mis-
sion, with such description Of its bounds
fies by The ,fea,y, as IL was presum ed would
lesFe no cause Of controversy with Spain.
The mission had thus succeeded in very
important object but there were others, OF
similar character, which re NAMED 10 be nd.
juSled. The diiiercntcs with Spain sill. cx-
is,ed, and 10 them was added u circumstances
cf much interest proct eding from the scuui.
si;iUn oi Loaislsna, the unsettled boundaries
OF The province, which were now 20 be es-
tablishcd with Spain. Cnder. the ilfluencc
Of The same policy, theepecial mission was
ordered soon afterwards 10 Madrid, 10 invite
negotiation, foi the arrange cnf Of all these
importaDt concerns. Spain still held terrific
. ~ to the eastward Of The pcrdido, which, by
her ccssion Of Loui.iano, and lis transfer 10
the United States, was separated from her
other dominIoos, and lay, except cd the side
ct the ocean, exclusively w,lip orr imus.
The iGpo0anoe Of this terrI,osy to Spain. in
coIseqacpcc OF these events, in any vicw
which might be taken of II, seemed 10 hu
much diminished, # not entirely lost i>wi,ile.
in certain views, OF which !, was susce p,ble,
II might prove highly Injurious. There wax
| danger that the Cons,nuaGCe of a Spanish CO.
lony there, nigh, produce jealousy ard yart-
aece between the two nations. On The other
| hand, the u. States had acquired territory
| westward OF the Mississippi, adjoiniog .ha
provinces Of SpaiS, which, it was supposed,
she might be dcslous Of obtaining. BY me.
,usl co.sions of territory, in quarters most
convenient TO each other, and by foi ming u,
interval between ,heir possessions, TO re main
ve".nt, the danger OF collision might be avoid.
ed, aud their good understanding n,oIc tifec.
,uslly preserved. BY rendering justice like.
wiss 10 the claims OF the u. States, their ci>
,izeos would be con,entcd, and their govern~
meni be better enabled TO contfol their con-
duet bayosd their iimi,s. Here fhsm, SEEM
ed to be u fair ground for amicublc compio-
mise between the parties. An opportunity
was picsenled for te minaliDg cvc,y differ
encc, and securing their fuluie h,epunys
without loss or sac,ifce by either On the
result of This mission need not enlarge. (
shall remark only that the Gieodly policy
which produced il was not reciproc a,ed by
your government II was pei haps Sot felt is
was certainly disregarded. Every propesi-
ZION OF the American ministers, having ,hoss
directs 10 view, was rejected, and none made
IN rctutn by your government. This conduc.
OF your government would have justified, ii j:
did no, invite, tho most decisive measures on
the PIT, Of the L. States. The refusal ia
make repara,ion Tor preceding inju'ies, orto
surrender ouy potion OF the territory in tho
possession OF Spain, in which they considered
their lille iudisputable, or TO accept fair and
liberal 2roposi,ions for the accom- IN odatioe Of
these differences, OF to make roGasiiioo Of
any kind Tor The purpose, left the U.S,a,cs
perfectly free 10 pursue such course as, in
their Judgment, just regard to the honnr,
rights and interests OF the nation might dc
tate.--ln ,hc condition Of Spain there was
nothing tn excite apprehension OF the c0n,c-
qoenecs,whatever might be the taurse decid-
cd on.--Ol this, the well known sss,c of thu
peninsula, at the time, oed since, and OF The
Spanish provinces ~ Am.etica, affords ample
proof The hiendly policy which The Usi,,t
States have since pursued, is the more eNn-
spsuous, ifom the consideration, that yol'
SovcvnmcD, has inilexib.y maoiainsd ibe un.
just and hostile attitude which il then assuan-
cd, and h9s even added new in ju, les and in
planned. tefer ia this latter remark, toIhc
breaches, ,oI .he nsutra!i,y of Spain, which her
govsrhnsnt petnil,t.l, il il did not suihoiize,
by BtiIish uooPs and British epeu,s in fioti-
da. and ,hrogh that pio,inre,ait' ,hs Creek
and other lnaian tribes, IN tie late war with
Great Britain, 10 tho greai n lufy CT ite Y.
States. In I, Under thesc c;t.u.nstarrS : thas