Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-09
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Len Joze Pisdrro 90 Dir. Erring.
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DdU tDc nonOr 10 STATE 10 You anew Ills
Maiesty's T. aiiness 10 cede both the Flo
rldas 10 The Uuited States, The acquisition
Ci which appeared To be so essential ia
hesr1w III and prosperity % ii,c American
Union, III consideration of suitable e.
9unaleni 10 oe made 10 us Majesty, in
district of territory situated Ito the
westward of The Mississippi. III advert.
ing to the. great Importance of this ces-
sion, was naturally led 10 REGAL 10 Your
recollection the contents of different
noies. addressed by he Minister of the
United States. Mr.. Charles pinekncy, TO
fi,s Majesty so,rrnnieui, upon Tins
subject. and particularly OF that Of the
7iii froruarN, loO3-ii which, having
eifnrsii, solicited, a. lac had aiIcady dome
in seYe.ai preceding mates, the decision
OF His Majesiy TO sell 10 the American
gov iGmeni both Fioriias, or at least
tar PaH IF Wet florida tfj,g betuetn ne
Mississippi and he NoJiie, he offered for
n.aiiv, m The uame and on lie behalf of
he tniiea States, MOI oni, 10 pay III mo-
ney he value of the territory so coded,
bnl That i,e Uailed States, in case the
sand ce$sion should ,ak, effect, would
intirr guarantee 10 the King, aud his
successors, ms d1mIliluMs situated be-
You'd t'ls MisSissp i ! lr cession of tho
TWO l"rtdas beng on: Di The objects con-
Hnpiiied IN tue proposed adjustment,
staten To You THAT lie contingency an
pcafeu IL haIe approached, in cousidera-
ron OF which, ia. formal offer had been
made To His Mal s,y, on the part of the
thiied states, OF The guarantee of his
do.ninions situated beI onh the Missis-
..ippL or othereise beyond IT,: western
boundary 'iue, 10 be agreed upon i'm the
hnal adjustment; HE qua antee of which,
forming part uf HE stinnldyions of tuai
adjustment, would, ~ NY upniion, be
more ettertual means OF facilitating the
flnal concl sion OF lie points depending,
not only from us essential Importance.
but as being the most conclusive eyi-
dence OF desire, OH The pari OF the o.
nited States, To preserve and pcrpeiua;e
good intelligence with tho government
OF SPAN, and The more agreeable TO His
Majesty, as being spontaneous offer of
the United States, on whose behalf The
proposition was formally made, without
any previous transaction or request on
me part OF He Spanish government.
upon which you were pleased 10 state
10 me, That YOU had no previous know
iedge OF The sand offer of guarantee be-
Ing matte by louf predecessor, on behalf
OF Tie unlie0 States, which YOU aitrbut-
ed To the Dispersion and loss Of consi
drfabie part OF the archives of the Anne
II. an ieSaiIon, at The time OF the invasion
"i The French. then offered to furnish
you with a copy of The proposals made
hy Mr.. fincknry, an,i nj that part of the
note OF 7ih Feb. 1903, whrlI enclosed
mem, and specified their ohject-which
ropes were sent TO YOU Oh the 9Th inst.
III yonr answer of The 9th, YOU were
pleased TO acknowledge the receipt of
NOSE copies; and at the same time you
had tie goodness TO enter into The sub
Ject matter not only on the particular
point ut the proifcred guarantee, bat YOU
also offered other observations connected
"'I'' HE matters depending between the
Two governments, the adjustment o!
winch Is SO interesting 20 both countries
In adser'ing to your observations, YOU
"'lirerinlf nae 10 remark, that cannot
agr"e WITH YOU 81 far as to persuade nv
sri that The guarantee offered 10 His
Majesty by the United States. on The 9TH
81 RCD 1903, IN case of his disposition to
s!i 10 ii'cm the Floridas, or part of West
Florida, was confined 10 the guarantee of
The lei bank Of The Mississippi, or wes-
isrn Louisiana, as you conceive and
tfaf me t'Mi"d States, having acquired
fe whole OF Louisiana by Tie treaty of
tht 3o'b at April, 1903: aud the territory
.ohrfeh 10 he guaranteed, having been
severed from His MajPsty's dotninuns,
ti." sat offer ha! been annuiied, OF be-
come extinct OF itself, or by The want of
It's particular object. If you viii take lie
trouble In examine atteniiveig that offer,
ana lie proposals accompanying IL, (for
winch purpose think it propprio enclose
copy at The whole Rote Of the 9Th of
February, 1857 YOU will distinctly see
that what the United States offered to
guarantee 80 His Majesty, was not The
right bank of the Mississippi. but his
dominians situated beyond the NIissis-
sippi: his donninons beyond tie Missis-
s'ppi, as expressed iii the said note,
OF his possessions Jsyond The Mississippi, az
expressed III The proposal. A proof That
THAT offer embraced generally all the do
mlnions of His Majesty in America, or at
least on the continent Of North America
Is the great Importance attached in the
sNDe note to the oil r., which would have
been not only unimpprfant. but deIusivr
aud .! 40 value, if applied 10 The western
bank Of She Mississippi which, indepen-
dent IS is being sufficiently guaranteed
by It's local position, had been, as was
kn1wn ~ February 1903. rcir0ceded
r. France some three years before; and
tiat MI Monroe was at Paris, or on his
way ilriher, TO acquire il from France,
whose sovereignty was already aclnow
lodged by the United States. II is, there
fore, evident that the guarantee offered
must baye been of the Territories Oh the
korih American continent, belonging TO
His Majesty TO The westward oi the
Mississippi, aud OF Louisiana. which no
t7uger belonged 20 Spain al The lime the
said e6er was made and nothing 40
cl"srIy cvinces The understanding Of the
United States, and Of Mr.. Pinkney, as
the very EXPIRE Sons employed by him in
b.. note. to prove the magnitude Of The