Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-05-11
Postscript.
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OUR RELATIONS WITH SPAIN.
The following Message was YESTERDAY |
transmitted to both Houses of Congress, bt |
the President ofthe United States:
To the Senate md House Of Rep,e,entahw
ofhe United States.
communicate to Congress a correspOn. |
dence which has taken place between tie |
Secretary Of State and the Envoy Extraordi
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary of HbCa.
tholic Majesty, since the message Of the gh |
March last, respecting the treaty which vas
concluded between the United States and
Spain, on the 22d Feb. 1919.
After the failure Of His Catholic MAJESTY |
for so long time TO FATTY the treaty, it was
expected that this minister would have bro't
with him the ratification, or that be would
have been authorised to give an order TOR The
delivery otthe territory ceded by it. 10 The
United States. 1t appears, however, ia
the treaty is still unratlhed, and that the Al.
mister has no authority to surrender the tell
Yitory. The object of bis mission has been,
to make complaints, and to demand expl',.
nations, respecting an impu ted system o.
hostility, on the part of citizens OF the UNI
ted States, against the subjects and aonr
Mons oil Spain, and an untriendly pollcyn
their government, and to obtain new stlpuisa'
tons. against these alleged injuries, as 'ns
condition on which the treaty should be rau
fed.
Unexpected as such complaints, and suea
demand, were, under existing circuIllslaa'
ces, twas thought proper, without compH
hitting the government as to the couTss,
be pursued, to meet them promptly, alaw
give the explanations that were DESIRED wv ~
every subject with the utmost candor ils
result has proved, what was sufficiently wen
known before, that the charge ofs syslepssr
tic hostility. being adopted and pursued y, !,
the citizens of the United States, agalns! ,I Us
dominions and subjects of Spain, is aue ~
destitute of foundation, and that thelf s.
vernment, in all its branches, has maialan !,
ed, with the utmost rgor, that neurai'y,..
the civil war between Spain and her coion'NS, ~
which they were the first to declare. y.
force has been collected, nor incurSlou,,
made, from within the United States, asaln.ii
the dominions Of Spain, nor have any na ss,
equipments been permitted in favor OF clue ~ %
party, against the other. Their citizens nS, ~
been warned Of the obligations inclden', t ~
the neutral condition Of their country Wv W.
public officers have been Instructed 10 "a
that the laws were fully executed; aus
severe examples have been made OF SUM-
who violated them. =,
In regard TO the stipulation proposea =, =
the condition Of the ratification 81 the trea9,
that the United States shall abandon lhe ',bi n
10 recognize theReyolutionary colonies :. rs
South America, or to form other rela.lJI H.
with them, when in acknowledgement II ny s.y., IL
Just and expedient SO to do, II is mani!s' .Se
SO repugnant to the honor, and even !, - ', IL i
indepenl ence, of the United States: W. ;og
has been impossible TO discuss it. In '9an I'M.
this proposal, 1T is perceived that It's oSe iss
lie Majesty has entirely misconceNsi hu
principles on which this government; IN 80 %
acted, in being party to a liss..'uded
long protracted, fer claims so well lGl', Sse.
and reasonable, as he Likewise has the .Se.
r;fces which the United States have 'u .s 10
comparatively, with Spain, in the .. .sscyyIi.
which II is proposed TO annex so eAi's
nary and improper a. condition.. - IN.
Had the Minister of Spain offered I'D az N be
qualified pledge that the treaty snod ds &C.
ratified by his sovereign, on being I n:sh had
quainted with The explanations !, nn' ,n,ould
been given BY this government ''le's s