Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-03-21

an Instrument oil injury, winch mas uecn
designated by Spain herself as the iund for
our indemnity, and whose occupation by
the United States will stop the sccumula-
ton Of those claims for compensation aud
redress, which the government OF that ne
elected colony continually produces. The
committee submit to the house a bill TO an-
thorise the President Of the United States,
to take possession Of East and West Fiori-
da, and establish temporary government
therein.
| There appears too much reason to be-
lieve from the mistake OF the Spanish me-
sociator, as TO the dates of the Spanish
gratis, which il was intended to annul, il
the projected treaty had been ratified, that
the crown lands 10 Florida may be INSULT
cient to provide the expected indemnity
for our loss. But these may be applied,
as far as they will go, TO the compensation
Of our citizens, aud for the excess OF our
claim, Spain, by whose act the domain Of
Florida has been rendered inadequate
MUST EXPECT US TO LOOK
ESTwARD Perhaps when eur al
tention is thus forced to direction more
interesting 10 Spain. her government may
at last admit that il is as much her interest
as ours, that the just claims Of the United
States should be provided for by friendly
convention, and we may hope that the next
treaty between the two nations may be ex-
ecuted as well as signed.
The following accompanied the report /:
Be ii enacted, DC. That the President of
the United States be, and he is hereby au
thorized and required to take possession Of
and occupy the territories Of East aud
West Florida, and the appendages and ap-
purienances thereof; aud he is hereby au-
thorized, for that purpose, to employ any
part OF the army aud navy of the United
States, and the militia of any state, which
he may deem necessary.
Sec, 2. lind be ii enacted, That, until
the end of the next session of congress, un-
less provision for the temporary govern
meDt of the said territories be sooner made
by congress, all the military, civil and ju-
dicial powers exercised by the officers OF
the existing government of the same ter
ritories shall be vested 10 such person and
persons, and shall be executed 10 such
manner, as the President OF the U. States
shall direct, to maintain the inhabitants Of
said territories in the free enjoyment of
their liberty, property and religion; and
the laws Of the United States relative to
the collection of the revenue, and the i'm
portation of persons of color, shall be ex
tended to the said territories; and the Pre-
sident of the United States shall be, and be
is hereby authorized, within the term a.
foresaid, TO establish such districts for the
collection of the revenue, and during the
recess Of congress to appoint such officers
whose commissions shall expire at the end
of the next session of congress, to enforc =
the said laws, as to him shall seem expedi!
emf.
Sec. 8. And be ;tenacted, That the sum
Of -- dollars is hereby appropriated, |
for the purpose of carrying this act into eff. |
feet, to be paid out of spy money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, and |
to be applied under the direction of the
president of the United States.
The bill was twice read, and referred
to committee of the whole on the state of
the Union.