Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-21
FLORIDA DOCItMENTS


FLORIDA DOCUMENTS.
We have copy al the pspe's ateiy submit
.mtifGd 10 Congress. touching the Florida
treaty. and shaii iaN ihcm so-u as po>Sibi.
before oar readers - hey are very mea- ~ of
information and Will iose little oiihcir iu;eust
by htile DELAY. we see hut two tacis ut The
least consequence. LIST That Mr. FoIs>in
hand 81 IN ''morsirauce on the 18Th Dciu.
br', against the non-rs lie alton ut lie treaty,
winch tue Spanish MinisieI returned To him on,
III" 18th November. h. Minister stating
IA cool aud rattle rortenriuuns manner
That ~ MAS expressed in terms "onnii> un>
pr"cFdenied aud rePugnant To III. dphcacy,
and attention Inch are pecIlia. IL. and are
invatianly observed in ali diplomatic comma
nicailons tuai H. woult uOi iav II Eetore his
Majesty a. ii - attacks his .tnuur. without
tsudhS in tn least "a clBcidaic the subject M,
question" He would be happy TO submit any
communications which ave conserved IN iii
ami becuniin terms 'ori r ceive INV which
are ."ntcinable 10 the received USAGE aud
CUSTOM of EUROPEAN diplomacy" M, L. ~.
h"ns''"'rs Il" ai">ithis pr cedin- ,induat es
MS ohen,IN, No. ;olf r. To iiase,t translated nv
a person atiachr'i To ms legation :" promises
1" ~ilioid II altogether. ifhi- E>celiency Will
sIv some formal aud Satisfactory aS>nraR-
ces on The SubIeCt of the grants which have
occasionrd it'-but : II OF the determination
ct the do umemt, your Exceheucy' determine
ton should remain the same, you will DO your
dutS. and shall do mine" The latest news
ir"m Mr.. FoISyin l. al, despatch to the Sec
iriar> OF S,ai' OF the 21th Nov in which he
eNi'." es la, dee urinltiou, II his remon-
STU n l. sii o. lus' Il "to cave Ntadl i'd but
NOT before thr FIST al January to remain ia
France until the brein"ing ut March, sc. &c.
4 ne -. tact IN communicated by the Charge
q" Aiii'eS Ot the u >. al the Idrup OH the
23d December VIZ that the Aug OF SPAN
has appointed the Marohai de Camp Nivas
SncceNSnr TO MIR. (lmiS, and he Is now in Paris
or on hts waN TO hls destiuaion.' w Whether
the MaieChdl is still in Paris, lettering in Lon
Ont AiI. i-ur Tde seems 10 e., sid him as ~
lher too lady Ia lis tnos emeut- thatii is hest
Tor "a 10 acl without him md take Immediate
possession al Florida
We cdnnet Pause here-tilere is one thine
in these documents which strikes us as mle-
rrStiiS. We have no satisfaction in cpnsitt-
ing the Con9uct OF Mr.. FsrSyih. Heisage
Truman whom we have boine IN respect am1
ihe Court, with which lie has had some col
lisi"n, the most Udious and cOutcnptiDie
one III Europe. Bat the c0nduc, OF Mr. +. to-
WARDS That cabinet is such as can reflect no
hononr 9pon his country. Why throw fiunIs
al Tue royal disniiy-ad ign,tys so refined and
ethrral, as to be above the cOmDI ehrnsIou of
an American Minister" WHY put forth in
such broad relief in such insulting aud uncuur.
teous terms, the pertidy OF Spain" con-
duct towards the u. States Injurious unjust
aud deceptiuus, and which cannot tail VIXEN
made known, TO excite The resentment of ali
nations, who prize honorable dealing aud love
Ot good aitn - WY should an American
Minister, however proud he ought TO tie OF
The free institutions OF his country, TO iaunt IA
spanish Courtler with the de graduation of has
pri tiples and say Ia him " with AL my respect
ioryoar ENcellancy, aud knowledge of your
excellent character, cannot suppose you sut.
ticieniiS acquainted with the priuci piles of free
government, to decide correctly upon this
subject, SINCE it is species OF knowledge, not
i"shIoGahie IN spain, or particularly caiCuia-
ied 10 render the possesSlUI 81 IL uselnl in the
high departments of his Majesiy's govern
mt utt' lis true, thai we owe little 10 the
spanish @urt, bat We owe much 10 ourselves
We owe II to our character at all times TO EN-
pioy guarded language 10 foreign COVE
neuts however weak or cOntemptibie Thpir
very weak ness forms an aIdiilOudi claim upon
on cutI ten There wonld he some chIvaIfy
IN boarding the British lion bat what snail
we SAY Ia Spdinf Is IL any honour tor us to
bulls hsrs ~ however mean the pIinciples of
her court, TO speak tn them ia Il lone winch
Should hesitate 10 address To the court
of Pais or al London:
II muei be confessed, il sOme what stirs the
blood OF IA, American to see the Minister OF
his country insuited by having To take back
one OF hi own letters. We do not recoilect
amy prev. II, Case on the file If oar diploma.
lists. IL galis us excessively
AT all events, we hope that Nr. L. las ere
this LEFT Madrid.