Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-05-02
DEB ATE ON TIE SPANISH TREATY.
HR. CL4i"S SPEECH

H. 4.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRII 8.
The House having resolved il elf INTO COM
mittee OF the whole, on the State of the Union
and the following resolutions submitted some
Gays ago by VIZ CLAY Speaker being under
consideration:
ReSolred, That the Constitution ofthe Uni.
ted States vests in Congress the power to dis
nose of the territory belonging To them, and
that no treaty, pHrpOriins TO ALLEVIATE any nor
ton thereof, is valid without the concurrence
of Congress.
2. Resotred, That the equivalent proposed to
y ne ei"euby Spain, 10 the United States in the
Ireaty concluded between them Oh the 22d
dpN of February 1919 for that parI of LOUISE
aat lying west of the Sabue, was mad equate;
and that IT would be Insxpedient 10 make a
transfer thereof 10 any foreign power, or to re-
new the aforesaid treaty.
Mr.. Clay sail, that whilst he felt very
grateful To the House for the prompt and res
peVtfut manner az which they allowed hun 10
enter upon the discussion OF the resolutions
winch ne had the HonOr Of submitting TO their
nntiee, he must at the same lime frankly say
that lie thought their character and consids.
ration, IN the councils OF this country, were
concerned in not letting The present session
pass oil without dc.berating upon our affairs
with SpaiU. Ia coming 10 Tho present session
OF congress, IL had heen his arXions wish 10
ne ahle 10 concur with the Executive branch
w tie gov rnment III the measures which II
Wi"n' conceive itself called on 10 recommend
on tfat subject, for Two Ieasuas of which the
nrSt relating perso ially 10 himself he would
mn trouble the cOmraitt-e with further notI-
Sing. In" other vas, That II appeared to
him to be aiw tvs desirable in respect t. the
Tor Ign actions of is government that there
should be perfect toincidcuce la opinion be-
tWe"n us several coordinate branches N
ttrt however, NJ peace, il mi 4, At be ALLOWABLE
:" IN e VINO are char ged with the public u.
Ia O. TO eHtertaIp ana EXPRESS THEN res.
pect'V' views, although here might he suise
di frdAur between them In a season OF
hffr should Ds so Division in the pub.
ne cuhnclls bur united aud vigorous exer-
tion 10 bring the war to an honOrab BILE conciu,
s'on. For hrs part, whenever that calamity
may b"t'l hlS county, he would net enter.
Ia u but onf wish, aud thatis, that success
miIh' crown our StiaSgie and the war b4
eloFiouSiy and honDrdDiy terminated He
would never reuse 10 share in the low inci-
deitt 80 I'll" victory OF our arms nor TO mar
utipat4 N me grie'S ~ defeat and discontinue
lie roncuired entirely in the sentiment once
expressed by that iiiustT1uS hero whose re-
cent M l'uch0 fall we all sincerely de-
STORE, that 70 tnue may attend our country ian
hAtcver war II may be involved.
mere were two syst ms of policy he said,
OF which our government had ,he choice The
nfst was, by Appeling 10 the Justice aud at
lectlon OF spain, 20 employ all those persua-
sives which cOnid aii>t out of our abstinence
iiom any direct cOuueHance To the cause of
SOnth America and the Observance of Stricf
HCu;raiity. The other was, by aDpealiup tn
het justice also aud TO her fears 10 prevail
Upon her 10 redress the injuries of which we
complain her fears By a recognition of the
l@deperdeut governments Of south Ameri-
"a and leaving her III Il state of uncertainty
a. 20 tie further step we M slt take i'm respect
10 those governments. The umiatiSpd treaty
wa the result of the first SVdem "a could not
De positively an med what eject the O,her
system " Ould have produced fut he verIIv
believed that whilst il rendered Justice 10
thnSe governments, aud would have better
cOmpor'ed with that magnauimuus policy
winch nnght 10 nave characterized our own.
1 l.tyD -f,,tf..
anlrHb!e auI satisfactory ARRANGEMENT of osl
differences with SPAN.
he first system has so far filled at the
commencement Of HE session, the President
recommended an enforcement OF the provisions
OF the treaty. AftcT three months If. liberation
Tie committee OF foreign aftnrs not being
fDie 10 concur with him. has made IA a renori
recommending the seizure of Florida, in the
nature OF reprisal Now. the President te-
conmends Our pnstpOnenent Of the subipct
nntIl the next ,cs>IOn.-It had been his (Slr
= y Intention Whenever IN, committee of
to'Ngn affairs should engage the house to act
upon tHnir BIZ, TO offer as sub,iituie tor ia
tue syst"m which he thought il became this
country to adCpi OF whrh IA. ocrupatiOn OF
leHtt, as our own would have been a mart
am me recognition OF the independent eOy-
eFnments OF South America another III he
did not now briui, forward this system il was
because TIE committee proposed TO withdraw
their biI, And bean II. knew toe much OF
the ten. fr OF TIE House and OF the Evecu-
b. D.
forward He hoped that some suitable ruugf-
funity ml'ht occur during the session. fnt
considering H. prpprIrty % recognizing ia.
Mdppeudent governments at SOnth AWpttra
NhMever VS. G. might think Of HE discr,-
t10R WHICH vas eyiuCed IN recommending Tie
postpOnpment Of the hl Of the committee oil
foreign relations. he could not thiuk that the
reasons assigned by the PTesidtot tor that ~
commcnsaiion, Wefe entitled 20 the weight
which be had given them. sir C. tbouchl
that tnr hnHse wax cfled upon, by h,gh
Sen'c o. duty, sefiouSlt to auiui4dyr.t NJ 4,
some OF those reasons He believed ~ va.
sl" flrst example 90 the annals OF tie ronntr,
90 which c0ur4e OF policy rrspoctiut, an.
foreign power, which we must snrposp had
been deliberately considered has bccn.recom
RaTdcd TO be abandoned in domestic com.
Ininicdtlon from one 20 another co Ordinat,
brdnCh ut the government. upon the av0weJ
gfpund Of the inierpOsiiiOu Of other foreign
powers. Aud what vas the nature Of this IN
Propositions II WAS evidenced by a cargo OF
SC ap' gathered up from this Charged n aits,
a4d t1at--oi loose conversations held with
this foreign minister and that-perhaps NEE.
leVte conversations, wjthOuf commitment
~ WfiiiH- IN solitary Instance Of dny of the
Tor 'teu pdrttes concerned, eXcppt OulN fu fhe
case % hls Imperial Majesty: mud what vas
the character o. he comm tncpt we shall pre-
Henut soe. Bat, Nr. &. said hr must enter
hissolenin protest agaiHst fliis and every otIiet
species ofciSu interference in our matters
VIA SPAN What hdye th.V 20 do with thrriY
W9nid Mey not repei 4, otiici0u7 and usult-
in Dtru ffU. aDv Wtrtfei nee on our parf %.
imeir cour rn. ~i,h 0ihcc foreign st4ies?-
Noad hs Twp rH NAI,et, rave listened
W',h compl'"cn"t ~ ear fcuDuatrauces
Eaihst Use vast acquisitions winch he has Te.
Gently mad; VI has lately crannlrd his
enptmoU, ntw with Finland aad with tbl
np0Ils Of Poland. and whist thr difHcotf
process OF Digestion is yoiug on. he throws
mselt upon couch AID cries out-don't--
dom disturb ms repOsei
~ charges hie minister here to plead the