Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-03-04
L renew 10 sou, SC.
LUIS DE ONIS.
Copy ef a letter .fi'om he Secretary eff !Ststs
70 tie Cheroi.ri Gc 0.uy, dated
Department OF state.
JanUa~y -, 1917.

SIR,
hive had lie honor 10 receive
Your letter of the 10th, in reo!v TO IAiac
or the lith OF this monih.
IL Having been the invari;ible desire Of
The United States 10 settle all differences
with Spain on just and fair conditions; il
IS seen with much regret thai similar
disposition Is NOT manifested Oh the part
OF Your goyerGmcut
i'nulng by Your letter, tia; had dis
tincrls understood the views o. vour gov
crnmeni, AZ explained b. you. in our iaie
conference, and stated IN nav last letter
aud percelvins, also, III, you stii adhere
10 those views, which, being altogether
inconsistent with the rights of lie United
States, are inadnisSih!c; la,c 10 repeat
that iM> government has no motive 70
continue the negotiation oil the subject
of boundaries
In making THIS fran', declaration,I can
moi AVOID expressing my surprise, tliat
you should HOW find il necessary 10 refer
again 10 your government, for instruct
onS on any Part of this subject. These
diftrrnces have long existed, and as far
back as 1905, were f,,iIy discussed, as you
readily admitted, in every circumstance
appe:idinlnS TO, or connected with them,
III SPECIAL mission TO Madrid for the
purpose. TWAS hoped and expected, on
the restoration of the diplomatic inter
course between the two nations, that you
would haze been invested with full power
to settle them and, il was in accord with
your views, when this was found not 10
be the case, that tie requisite authority
was given tot I'e Minister Picnipotentiary
oi ihc United states al Madrid. Ii could
moi rave been doubted, aS Vour govern
ment had not Authorized It's minister here
to bring these controversies 20 4 cOnclu-
sion, HAT the miniSterof ilie United States
would have been promptly met in his OF
ters to effect il AT Madrid. need not re-
peat 10 you the great disappointment
which The President felt, when, alter the
lapse OF so much time, he was informed,
tia! an expression Of regret in my letter
to ven ofihe 10th of June, at the delay re-
snlting from your want of powers, and
from the necessity of transferring the ne
gocation 10 Madrid, had been miscon-
strucd toadesire ihat il should be trans
fcTred again 10 the United States. On
examining, However, The teuor fyour
commission, and The communications
between Mr.. Ewing and Mr.. Cevollos,
! both OF which seemed 20 contemplate
prompt conclusion Of the business here :;
the idea now brought forward in your let
| Ter, OF turfherrssOrt 10 your government
for oiherinstlUctions, was surely the last
10 enter into tie anIicipat;ons of this gov
! ernment.
Ii is proper TO add, that | understood
Won 10 coincide in our late conference,
fully with me, in the sentiment, that any
further discussion of subjects, which had
been already so often discussed and com
! pietelv exhausted, would he useless, since
it couldnot be presumed that any chance
Of opinion. on any point, would take
place on either side. Each party under
stands IFS rights, and has, doubtless,
made up its mind as 10 the conditions il
is wilIing TO adopt. To those suggested
by YOU, as being worthy tho conSiderafi-
on Of your government, this government
cannot agree
| Under these circumstances, Ihaye apain
TO reGuestihat you will do me The hoaor
TO inform me, whether YOU are wiling to
conclude convention, foprovide irden,
nifty for spolaiious, and the suppression
ofthe depeste ~ Newt Orleans, as meD.
! 0ued in my last letter.
have tie honor 10 be,
With The most perfect consideration,
| SIR,
Your very 6bedient servant,