Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-03-11

Y aslcr the late correspondence with him,
ne minated that his government was
sincerely DESTROYS of setting these ditie-
'ences, and that it mi ,ht be willing 10
cete us claim to territory on the Eastern
side OF the Mississippi, in satisfaction OF
claims and ~ exchange for territory on
The Western SIDE. He expressed also Il
desire that the negotiation +night take
place at Madrid, rather ilian in this city.
Il was expected thai he had been already
with fall powers 10 negotiate
Such treaty, and 1t would be more agree
able 10 conclude II here, If he had such
powers, o. might soon procure them, pro-
vidsd there Nas any ground TO hone an
early termination Of It. But from tie eN-
perlence wc have already had, j, may be
fairly unprecedented that 4 ne collation. here
would lead To very extraordinary delays,
which II is wished to avoid
t'he President viii soon decide on the
whole subject, after which YOU shall be
duiy instructed ofthc course TO be pursu-
ed, and OF the measures to he TAKEN
IbeSc Instructions shall he forwarded
to you at Madrid by MIR. Henry B..
Smith.
E.esraet Of iettey. fiom The Secretary q State
10 Gco. ~. Ercing.
Department of State,
May 80, 1916.
TO enable you tomake the expe-
rlment on which the President has again
decided to settle our differences with
SPAN, l enclose Il letter of instruction,
which, being shown to the Spanish gov
crnmcnt, Will be your authority for the
purpose.
As tue Justice Of the claims Of the Uni
ted States, IN every instance, has been
fully established IN former discussions,
the documents relating 20 which are in
your possession, shall not enter into the
subject in that view. II can hardly be
presumed, that the Spanish government
after what has passed, will be desirous of
resumiIg this discussion. Should such d
disposition be manifested, those tocu-
menls viii enable YOU TO place the subject
M Il properlight. shall proceed. there
fore, 10 state The conditions on which the
settlement may now be made:
HE U. States complained III 1905 of in
JurieS frCm Spain
ist. BY spoiation on their commerce.
I'd. BY the suppression OF the deposite
al y. Orleans; aud
Sd. BY the refusal of the Spanish govt.
10 SSttit tnS DOunuarleS OF Louisiana on
just principles.
Of spOliatlons there were two classes
thc FIRST consisted of seizres made of A.
mericaD vessels by Spanish cruisers-the
second Of seizures of other ofour vessels
by French cruisers, who carried them into
Spanish ports, where they were condemn
ed by French consuls. For the first class,
provision was made l.y convention be-
tween the two governments, at Madrid,
bearing date OH the It'll of August, 1902,
which the Spanish government afterwards
refused to ratiiy. For the second, no
provision was ever made, though the claim
was specially reservedm that convention.
The suppression of the dcposite at n. Or
leans was in direct violation of AN article
OF the treaty OF 1905. By the cession of
Louisiana, the United States claim, land,
as they THINK, have proved By aclear iitie)
all the territory lying between the Peril
DO, or fhe Eastern side OF tue Mississippi,
10 tle Rio Bravo, OH the Western. They
we'll know, that France would have claim
ed TO Die same extent, had she not made
tiis cession though as the French gov
ernment declined defining the bounda-
ries by tie treaty, as was desired, no APP
peal was made 10 II by this government, or
thought proper, afterwards, respecting
them.