The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-05-09
SPANISH TREATY.

The rumours fom Washington for the last
week, concerning the Spanish Treaty and the
progress OF the negotiation have been very
contradictory. !, was positively asserted 10
the Washington Gazette, and In some private
letters, that all intercourse upon the subject
between the Spanish Minister and our gov
eminent was interrupted, while the lnlelligen.
Ger and other letters contradicied these. reports.
Ii is now believed that the negotiation is sill
pending, but without much prospect of har-
monious or satisfactory arrangement. From
the information we can obtain, We are led TO
the belief that Gen. Wives has no power to 60
to the extent of our demands. VII 4 b are grouns
ded on the basis Of the last treaty; and ihat, al
though the communication be not yet inter-
rupleJ, il cannot be long prolracted.
South .american Independence. The Nsr-
folk paper OF May Isl, says, that tn prouis-
ionai governmcn, of The Conai.ufionaiists estab-
i,sIed at iJa, the Head Quarers, haze recogai-
sed in heir ay;ciai Gazette, he independence II
the South .ameriodn p,ovinces; that Ms ships
end men a. adis haze been disc arged, and
hc s.hoie expedition obandonded.
We should like 10 see little further p,oof
Of this, before we rely upon il What aulbor-
ity eau provincial government al lsla have,
since the conditions on which II was esIsb-
lished have been performed, by the accrp-
lance Of the Constitution, and the operation OF
the royal government under il. Their powers
must have ceased and been transferred to
Madtid -
The msw Tariff Bill passed the House Of
Representatives by majority Of Is votes,
and has been senklo the Senate : our infor-
lnalion from Washington induces us TO think
it will not pass this body in its present form.
After the passage Of the bill, Mr.. Williams, Of
North Carolina, offered some propositions
which he said grew out Of the new system Of
revenue, which the House had adopted lie
observed that as this Tariff was Chinese sys-
tenn Of Keeping at home and abandoning COM
merce, there was no necessity for navy; he
therefore moved, hm Me committee Of rays
and means be instructed 10 report bill to re-
peal The Ldscs Cor the increase Of The nary and
/or calling home The squadron an ae Medifer-
ranean lie also remarked upon The incon-
sistency Of the gentleman who reported this
/ bill, who While he was in favor Of Internal
/ foTes aud extended duties, had voted against
! every eior, 10 relrentb expenses. bad voted
/ against the reduction OF The army, and even
against the limitation of The yellow Some ex-
pedilion, after the House had pronounced il
not only useless aud expensive, bu, dangerous.
He said, il the gentleman thought the present
system inadequate TO the expenses OF govern
ment, he ought to have found the remedy in
retrenehmed OF those enoImous expenditures.
MIR. w. said he wished to hear something from
the agricuitnroi interest, which was an hun
dred 10 one OF the others, the commercial and
manufacturing who yet were patient and 'otg
suffering, and bore great deal wilbou. mur'
mor OF complaini. That interest eons'Iis'.s'
powerful majority lie said, in HIS nation
and ought 10 have some tribunal before wh.fh
they might appear; be therefore submitted
an additional resolution, thot con@''r ~