Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-17

p, nEsylyahis, and The adopted state Of
Franklin. He called her the Req stone Of
the federal arch, and In most aflec,in.
manner requested the members, from thai
state, TO pause before they voted for the
restriction, aud said that he hoped The
venerable gentleman, who was clothed IN
The gaib OF the society al friends. who
had drawn his sword in our revolurionar.
contest, and who had now converted thai
sword iaio a plough share, would iii M
I'is voice 10 prevent the Impending storm.
II was indeed most eloquent speech
bui II Will not have the effect intended.
All the cloquence aud all lie declama
non IN Tie country, cannot nor will not
change the vote; there will certainly be
a majority in favour OF The restriction.
Mr.. Sergeantof PENNSYLVANIA will take
lie moor to morrow; aud those opposed
TO The restriction, acknowledge that he
VIII do the subject justice. | need no,
inform that we, who are IN favour OF The
restriction. expect much from Mr.. Ser
geani."
The Norfolk Herald of Monday las, contains,
Gerry OF Treaty, signed at Madrid on the
18th August, ISL, by SIR Henry Wellesley
Envoy extraordinary of The British Govern
nieh'' anu me Duke of San Carlos. then first
The provi,ionS of this Treaty are little more
than those of genera, amitv, &c. except thc
third additional Article, which is in the foIlow-
ing words:
Articles. Anxious as II d NJ. lis for the com
plete cessation of the evils and dissentions nm
fortunately prevailing in II. G. NJ. American
possessions, and that the subjects of these ne
vinces should return 10 their dnty towards their
iegi,imate sovereign, n: ID. NJ binds himself
TO adopt the most eficctnai measures TO prevent
HIS subjects from supplyirg the American in-
snrgents with arms, ammsnition or other war,
like stores
This treaty, the Editor of the Herald saws.
was duly rdf.hed, though never published This
we apprehenG, Is entirely an error: the proof
OF which is found H. the fact that tbonrh
Great Britain has, like the United States. for
p'dden her subjects, from engaging IN the war.
she never has, any more than we have forbid,
den TO her citizens the commercial intPrcourse
('iat Is, the trade in arms, ammunition Sc !
WIN the Spanish colonies The Foreinn
Enlistment BIZ of she British Parliament. in
VII, I've seen, could not have reference az Tho
Editor of the Herald snpposes to this article
with which II has no features of affluity- tbe
former relating TO ornaments fitted oui from
briish poris--the latter 10 an intercourse IN its
nature strictly commercial
OF the fact of the signature of such a trea,y
by the agents of the two Governments we
have no doubt. But The Treaty, tits evident.
s,,e 100 rathed live recur to The sednluss
times to the protection and extensior of H., =,
commerce, which is vitality necessary to her
system OF government, and apply il TO The arti-
Gle above quoted, we shall probably arrive ar
the motive which induced the British M,nistrv
to refuse to ratify this treaty.
That no such treaty IS In existence. we he
heVe is an unqnestIonabIe TACT. Indeed. If we
mistake not, the Gibraltar correspondeut M
the Herald who some months ago declared ,Ie
existence OF such treaty, did afterwards an
nounce that he had subsequently discovered
that, though such treaty had been NEG ocisted
II never was ratified, INF H. -