Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-04-04

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determination being deliberately made,
| ana cOmpbTiing as Suur cXreilenvy snys,
! vita The honor OF the king, i. will no
! doub, be adhered To. Time and cxDc-
renee are the rorrciors of Tie errors Of
! states and kirgIDmS ;a,,d Tie lluurcon.rs
| when ih" Wti!oui ~ rrm,l"mcc 0i ,tlS
| DETERMINATION will be Sufficiently auua-
f! rent.
| Having communicated IN my govern
meni The corrtpon;iPncc hcjuc cen rs. lhe
| business is al rest hui avail m,s,Ii o!
The opportunity offered, by the perform
aice oil another duty, 10 mak,. some
! observations called !og ", yomr EAccll.A-
cy's naie. Tha, hi- majesty should to-
car 10 the example has pretieerssor IA.
t4-osisitfs fing The suhIrcf Of the coHven-
lion, IL perfectly natural; since, 10 HE
friendship existing between the. GATED
States and his ancestor, shs Majesty is
indebted Tor tie possessinn OF that tent
tory of Florida proposed 10 5e coded
by II; but the h w is deceived aud mis-
ie', when he believes thai the United
States, orsDy other power, can see la
The recent or previous conduct OF his 90
Vernmeui, The spirit Of Cancellation ami
lgood Viii. The stubborn integrity OF
reason rejects all The professions that are
coniradicted by the ariir,.s ofpriucrs and
states. Knowing his own Intentions.
ynur cxcciirncy's royal maSicr u,ay con.
sidcr The opinIous already formed as
harsh and Injurious, but il is The unfor-
lthuaie peruliarliy of This negotiation,
that every thing done ami lett undene Ly
Spain serves 10 justify them. 1 will moi
reGapituiate wha, las been previously
urged, bat content myself with remind.
inS Your EXcel!ency. that two months
nave elapsed since ! was ialormed by
Mr.. Salmon that explanations would be
asked al Washington. am still To learn
10 whom this duty is 10 be intrustpd. -
JndSing from this delay, might, did
consiiei II Important, ask your ExceI!en
cy, VIII the person III whom The king con
ii'i.s, see the United States in the begin
ming or towards the end of Inc ensuing
year!
Yonr Exccllency has misconreived
The purport Of shat has been urged ia
regard 10 the obligation imposed by tn
sig ga'ure ol his Nlinisi 10 ihe treaty nM
the King. lOm suppose il 10 lie direct.
ed 10 the obligation 10 execute The trea~
itS. II vaS directed 10 tie obligation 10
raiiiy n. Nothing IL mure clear than lie
0hiig alton imposed III this case bv JUS.
ilce aud honor. What Is exlraor;linary
III your eXceilcncy's answer, IL The suppo
siiou HAT The United States are bound
by HE treaty, While Spain is al liberty and
according TO circumstances, to bind her
set or not. Tie United States wers bound
until III. 22i oi Angus! last; beyond tina,
period, The question OF tie trpaiy'is as
OPP 10 my government, as In iha; OF YOUR
IexreIency' s royal master. The offer made
10 accept The ratification ri Spain as va.
lid, since that period, was altogether gra l.
tnIions, aud sprung from motives. il
"onid appear, not duly appreciated or
the United States has an alternative TO
choose. The treaty NAV be consid.
cred as binding on both The parties to it,,
aud All attempt made 10 compel per-
iormance, ora resor, may be had 10 the
original claims, and all exeriun made 10
enforce them.
Your eXccellency supposes il impossi-
bic that the assertion, thai Mr.. OniS did
mol exceed his secret Instructions, can he
male good II the production OF COPY
OF those Instructions were necessary 10
sbcw The correctness OF such an asser
iipD, certainly il could not bc shewn ;
but there isa species OF moral demon.
slra!ion Of the lerms of secret insiruc-
tens, which is sufficiently strong TO sd
iisly the judgments OF men, without tie
necessity OF calling la question the ntcg.
Tliy OF negOclaiorS, or The purity of gov
ernaents. Abundant materials Tor the
demonstration Of Ills assertion exist, and
viii be used whenever il shall be neces.
sary. 10 the number of these yr,r Elk.
cciIency has furnished an additional one,
OF conclusive force, by resting your OBJ
servaiInn, not upon tie fact, that the Sc
crei instructions weye CiO(aied, but, upon
the 'hpoSsibtitty OF producing proeC Mat they
Vere not.
Your excellency errs in surprising me
acquainted with lie recIamaiions made
| by tlis Majesiy's Charge de Affairs in
America, or with the iucursons into The
territory OF TeXas iBcursions, neither
protected nor tolerated by my govern
ment sah II they have been made, wera
secretly prepared and executed, before
u was practicable for il tp ihiericTe. As
they could have no possible connection
win the question of ratification, they
have moi been communicated 30 me by
h. government Of the United States. -
Neither OF these, however, can Justify the
delay that has taken place, since the pow
er OF His Majesty TO require, and the in.
clloailon and ability Of the United States
10 make, rcparaiion for any injuries done
To Spain, would not have been effected
by the ratification of tie treaty. II may
not, however, be useless TO suggest to;lIi,
hajrsiy's government, that the failure ia
raiiiy by Spain, has deprived her of III,
, right TO expect repsralion for any incur
: sion into Texas as large portion ofwba
, is termed the Province OF Texas is with
III The limit claimed 10y the United States
a claim get existing, since the c6nvcn
lion Of the 22l February is moi ratified
by Spain, whose best title 10 the sal.
territory was contained 10 that insiru