Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-05-20

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syclioed receiving them from him. assign
him the shortness Of the time--a rea-
altogether different from that which yeu
aIlege, Of the disrespectful character of
i. communications.
From the 10th oil Aug I'LL the 18th OF the
., mouth. period of more than months
s..sd over. during which no information
given by your government of the ma
,are Of the explanations which would be re-
sa;red. 1he government of the Z. S. by a
srbearance perhaps unexamPled 10 human
history, has patiently waited Tor your arrival
always ready togiye in candor and sincerity,
.s.ry explanation that could with any pro-
rrrtv be demanded THAT then must have
beep llle sentiments ofth President upon
soaipg your note the I4th uIt. that Instead
j explanations, II. C. NJ; has instructed
y,l 10 demand the negotiation Of another
leaty, and to call upon the U. S. for sti-
nglalions derogatory to their honor, andin
compatible with their duties as an indepen-
dan. ma ion What must be the feelings OF
4 mis- nation to learn that, when called upon
10 state whether you were tue bearer Of I'll.
/ c. aIaiesty's ratification OF the treaty, TO be
! exchanged upon the explanations demanded
! icing given, you explicitly answered that
you were not? And, when required to say
whether you are authorised, as substitute
6rthe ratification to give the pledge of i'm
mediate possession of the territory, from
which the acknowledged just claims of the
citizens OF The u. S. were stipulated 10 be
sdeuni6e'', you still ans@er that you are
aoI2 but refer US back TO a solemn promise
of The king, already pledged before in the
full power 10 your predecessor, and to ra-
tiiicatiou, as soon as possible; already sti-
rulsted in vain by The treaty which he, in
full conformity 10 his instructions, had sign
ed
The ratification Of that treaty can now no
longer be accepted by stbis government,
withouiihe concurrence of a constitutional
majority Of the Senate OF the u S. to whom
imust be again referred. Yet even this
promise, you were. by my letter Of the Sd
inst. informed that rather than abandon the
last hope OF obtaining the fui6ment of Fl. c.
llajesty's promise. already given, the Presi-
dent would, so far as was constitutionaIly in
bis pow er, yet accept
The assurances which you have given me
III he first personal conference between us,
Of your own satisfaction with the explana-
tions given you upon all the points on which
YOU had been instructed to ask them. would
naturally have led TO the expectation that the
promise which You Was authorised to give
would at least not be withheld From your
letter of the 9Th inst. however, it appears
that no discretion has beenleft on. to pledge
even bis Majesty's promise of ratification, in
the event of your being yourself satisfied
with the explanations upon all the points de-
sired; that the only prom Use you can give,
S Sensational, and the condition point upon
which your government, when they prescri-
hed il, could not but know it was impossible
lbat the U. States should comply-a condi-
ion Incompatible with their independence,
their neutrality, their justice, and their no.
Ior.
u was also condition which his Catholic
Majesty had not the shadow of right TO pre-
scribe. The heaty had been signed by Mr..
vns, with full knowledge that no such en-
gasement as tha; contemplated by it, would
ever be acceded TO by the American govern
ment. and after long and unwearied efforts
10 obtain it, The differences between the
U.States and Spain had no connection with
loe Wal between Spain and South America.
ihe object of the treaty was 10 settle the
boundaries, and adjust and provide for the
elalms between your nation and ours land
Spain tho time could have right 10 require
that any stipulation concerning the contest
9etweea her and her colonies should be con-
necied with it. As His Catholic Majesty
could not Justly require il, during the nego-
Cation 81 that treaty. still less could itaford
aJpsidieation for Withholding his promised
fahhealion after II was concluded.
The proposal which at prior period had
oeen ide by the government OF the U. States
g some of the principal powers of Europe,
lora recognition, in concert, OF the lndepeD-
uence OF Buenos Ayres, was founded, as |
cave observed 10 You, upon an opinion then
and sill entertained that thiS racnornig h IN