Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-04-07
[Foi,. X.Tl.---No 4o7.

period arr'.'eS wken dclivacS aud a;jen-
non give place 10 p,anness and truth. All
'hat can be required Is, thai the head as
Tie government shall no; De treated with
personal disrcspeef. IN nians instances.
HE subject matter is al ii character 90
peculiar, that II cannot b. i0tri,pd. ui,h
ou' calling III question the honor rCt,e
government whose conduct is examined.
Ia reciaDatluus made for The violation
OF Treaties, for OuiraSes up0n the rights,
OF humanity. for trsuculent designs, -;
soon as The government refuses 10 give
he repaTa'lon required, The charge of
oad iaiili, oi lnlunanity or fraud, IA fixed
upon II, II moi by direct assertion, by np.
cessary implication.
Every remonstraDce e,rppnses sotc
wrong committed. aud OF necessity cues.
lions The conduct of the eov.fnnrrt,
which has giv'r occasion To il. There
Is tins difference between remops,rarccs
made before, and after iae government
liFelf declares IFS apprn naiioh Of lie ac,
complained NJ. The first are maae viii,
protested belief that The act IS hi he dis.
avoMed, and reparaiion.wil be made
tHe iasi cannot contain such a eou,tpuis
admission. Strange, indeed, wot:ti il lie
II nations should suffer injury from fraud.
injustice, or violence, and should f,ercs.
trained from the expression 81 Heir scn-
,imenis, by the danger OF sisninp aoai.>,
Tue high charaG,er aud dignity of ti,, 81,
ienttIng power. ] claim HE ript,, as lie
representative OF my country, OF placing
any remonsiraUce NAV deem uecpssa
rs 10 The interest and honor of The INF
led S'dlcs. before The King, your Excel
lehcy royal master, tia, is not coucbrd
III terms presumably d,srespeeyii 10 The So-
vtrrign OF Spain. And even serc cana
bic OF iorsetlDgfhe obligations nfpersnn-
al respect To HE King himself, | should
question your Exceileuc,'s rish, 10 refuse
to receive the REPRESENTATIVES, 1 Should
make. If your Escelleucy proposes 10
be governed by HE usases Enropr.n
diplomacy, The usual course IN sush case
would be, either 10 direct the Minister.
~ho iorg"is the respect dur To lEeprx[
son OF The Sovereign, near wiurm he re-
SIDES, 10 withdraw, or 10 rrqiI 81 lis re-
cal from Tie government, he rrpresctSis.
Btit, 10 come 10 Utcre Iarticufrr .1-
amlndii"n OF the several causes ot COM.
piaint, against the mole OF Tie lS1h OF.
1919 II does not contain The frienaf=,
sentiments which should animate the
States 10 Spain Alluw me 10 restryour
ENceIieney 10 all The official corresuou-
dence OF the Uniled States with foreign
na'ions: you viii find thai we do moi
deal IN professions, we know ihcy are.
worthless, and, therefore, leave all nalions
WIN whom v" la.clniercOurse, 10 judr,.
OF our disposition by our conduct WHAT
meaning your Exc, liency proposes f,s
convey, when you stale that nv note corr
Iains ideas which are not, aud cannni tg.
analogous 10 Tie principles hiuh uuyii
10 govern the UHiled Siates. do unt
comprehend. Whether vour Excc!Ienrv
refers 10 the principles OF mrra!i,,, of M.
iIonal law, or OF municipal puli, y, rr!>,
AMI believe there is uoIhinV lu i, ,,i,i,.l -
not consistent with The pnresi nnfaLlv
and JUSTIFIED by Tie Soundrst ,iaxims 81
national law. II your ExctlruCy rulers
TO The principles OF municipal poiiy. /
nuSj be allowed TO say, that YOUR Excel
i"Dcy's Judgment has deceived yom.upou
subject, on which II was not coupsIelt
for YOU To decide. Your Exc,iIpu,y mag
hope, Il al the principles HAT are MOI cor.
sonaut with those entertained here. do
DOi govern The u. States, but when Jo,r,
Exceilency proceeds To say what should.
or should mol, govern my country, yotr
ExcclleHcy volunteers ar opinion. ON
subject upon which we do not adi,ii of
foreign interference. We know, full we'll
That our principles, not Of moraIiy, or Ct
national law, tor OIL these poInl~ n il 10
he hoped there is bni lIitlr difference nf
opinion in all quarters uf The uafit. huf
OF gnvrnmcnt, could carcelN Ee abr,roy-
ed by politician OI Span. With all rns
respect Tor your Exccliency, AID kmow!-
edge OF your excellent cbataci.r, can
n"I suppose you sufficiently we'll a, Quaint.
Ell with the principles Of free govern.
rneni, TO dccldr correctly uruu tbs .nb.
I,lsf N Ia a ,,f A
not fashionable in Spain, or paItirul,rjy
calculated TO render the posscSsnr Of IL
lseiulin the high departments Of his Ma.
ieSiy's government.
Bat tie terms of nv nofe arc up.
usual, and moi consistent with dcIicacy.
DC. ~ me enirtat Your ExceIlturv I'D
re- examine The offending pHper ven.
lurc 10 say, lhat there ar, no t4uf ltrTfns
IN Vt, or terms Inconsistent with the InosF
sgrHpulOus dtlicacy. ii is true that It,o
subject IS one OF he must unpleasant ma,
lur:. he fact, and The reasoning upul,.
Them, 60 10 FIX serious cha. o. upou
lhe government OF Spain. II lie facts
| AZ uudlspmed, and no a. fair commissions
are drawn from them, yur Exc, Hence
| must be satisfied That The laulr lies no,
! up6D its author, or upon those bv whose
! cnmnasbi II was prepared, but upon ihust,
who made " necessary upGH iiin,.,,
whose misconduct, or evil counsel. has
! made IL necessary for II foreign guvoti.~
ment 10 make such representations ~
the King. That il j. necessary for the
| United States To- 3. ui0nsfr8ie on Ills
| subject, will not attempt 10 dc monsirate,
! That question has been decided b, them.
and your eScolleucS appears 10 b. saiis>
! ned OF Ifs proprIctt, Wien you ,uggest
| thai ihp king viii know how so ask and
| ion ~, ill,l.f1nfint ~ -. .,....s. -. :.