Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-11-30

cur or TO encounter. So far the e6' c;ol
Cd6inst feeling OF England, i'm our Affairs
with Spain, has not been brought 10 NIB
lie view, but the tenderness with which
she affected 10 assert the rights Of Sraia
on the Invasion of West Florida by Gen.
Matthews IN lSll-ihe occupancy of the
f'orldas by Woodbiue, Nichols a. Co. in
lSl4-and more especially the " Fo,eign
Enlistment Bat" passed a, The last Parla-
>1ient, are most suspicious indications OF
lhat jealous attention 10 our claiaIs--
OF prnrieD' desperation 10 embrace the
boon Of her treaty on Tie one hand, and
OF beng required TO lultii the recompence
OF i, on the other. Else, where is the
policy of England in surrendering the
great advantages which so manitesily
present themselves TO her manufacturing
AMI commercial Interests, by liberal and
generous sympathy in favor of The Pairi-
OILS ot South America, against any immu-
hitieS she now derives from her commerce
ana intercourse with Spain Amdwhere
Inc naof're OF passing this cruel and inhi-
Dtory ordinance against The cause OF
| hher'y, just as she is about To assert her
/ supremacy, when all along in the yo nth
and growth OF her struggle, no aid or
| coniori has been withheld
| Those who iiave had the covert
means OF coming al The fact, know al, and
II viii depend perhaps on the resolution
OF The next Congress, whether il is not
| krown TO the word-F"r when YOU shall
be driven to the necessity of taking Flo
rida, England may assert her claims mndcr
this freaty-li she does not, IL will br be-
cause her situation makes il eXpedirni 10
seek The least at iwO evl.s-ihai of taking
Cnba from Spcia, should sh. not succeed
| al
i as an indispensable offset for The aban-
dOnmcni OF The Floridas to The u. States
"a measure which it Is confidently as
serted England is labouring 10 obtain. To
tins SPAN is opposed, for Cnba is now
the only Jewel IN her crown, ana Welding
mat, she reilreS INTO the Shell of Chinese
existence. But thus She stands, with e.
ven the benefit OF her secret Treaty, and
The friendship OF all her hol, allies. The
United States must ANA uiH be indemni-
ned for then claims tcithout further deiay
and Florida must be part NJ tie indemnity,
or II recialm, II must MT go to dny foreign
pnWer England dares not attempt to en-
force her claims by The treaty, and Spain
ca'not-buI must give an equivalent, and
ihai equvalen, Is her iuln-On refusing
| TINS, mcnis war with England, amt all
her pow"rihi assistance i'll favor of the
opdHiSH GeNOiteu colonies.
This then is the dilemma 10 which,
The King OF Spain is redu ed bv the
| treaty al Issue, and his secret arrange
meDi with England, and how these iarrInr
and IN oherrrI interests are To be salts
iaciorily recouCiled by The blgotted and
Unstable cabinti at hladrid, Il Short time
viii COW determine.
:" IL Is not believed however, that yonr
| treaty will b. ratified England prefers
| that II Should nui be, even for a graf flea
non II " should iiaiierng Spain with lhe
| idra u al II any tiIng can raise up friends
20 tsp"use lier cause and hghI her bait
| lies, ~ VIII be your Outrage against her
sovereign rights by sub liina Flnrlda.
| You then have PLAIN course 10 pur-
sue, and IN taking it,.or any Other step Of
national honor growing out Of the eXigen.
cy, YOU need not fear of inhaming the
jealousy OF Europe, aud particularly OF
England, stronger against your rising
greatness, than il exists at present.
And II the Treaty Should take this
turn, will II not be popular with YOU
WIN you not have your territory complete
- more Observation-Disclosures by your
own laws, and without The predatory
inrursi0ns thai have SD irequ D.Iy and
fatally distressed Your southern and west
1
boundary you have commended for.
p" Judging from the terms, with regard
TO bnundares, as contained IN urpapers,
n has not 6cen tIumgi! The Treaty. was
IA good as might haze been made. I'm
| Mahr IL Is knO,Cn that Onis had instyuc-
toms 10 give you Letter terms as 10 imils-
To go 10 the Bay Of San Br,nardo, or
eten to tie RIO brdUo det No,fe-and il
| ext nsion OF TERRITORY be necessary 10
your political security or national policy,
| look on the map aud see where YOU anirM
have gone. What an empire is contained
between the Sabine and the first limit
II is true, as II has turned out, that ar
rangements would not have been rati-
ii g, but your claims now, would be as
strong for that extent, as for what you
have.
q" VIII moi ihr American claimants too.
be better satisfied and receiv, more from
the liberaiiiy Of Congress, or The sale OF
public lands than is awarded 10 them un-
der the present compromise
F" IL Is MOI positively known here what
were the objections 10 The treaty -None
were mad officially 10 your minister until
the Gerry last dcy, and then only that II. Nj.
had some obje lions" 10 il, 10 remove
which he would name an Ambassador
Extraordinary, high in rank and possess
ing his confluence, To repair TO Washing
ton Immediately, With plenary powers.
- But at least two months before this
artlhce was attempted 10 be played upon
you 10 procrasiinaie and gam Time (for
there Is nothing else intended by iD it
,Ods knO,CH through those sources ihai can
be relied on in Madrid, that the Treaty
would he rejected at the ultimate day,
and with Ills preteBce, and IN this man
Der--abcui some frivolous prPtexl of
grants OF land mol provided Tor lD lie