Thomas's Massachusetts spy, or, Worcester gazette. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1811-1821, 1821-03-21

- teSNtty WukCu u eAoIuC0s 70 eftaUtiU lVkIEu1
Of ouccanserihg IN the neighbouring fess, 70 ihe
great snnoyanee OF the commeree of the United
States, and, at was EepFsiesled, Of that Of other
powers. Of this fpiIit, and or its INJURIOUS bear
ing on the United States, RronR proofs were az.
forded by the citsblifh bent Il Amelia Hand. and
the Pafpoies to which il was made inIRrnmensal.
by this baad IN 1851, and BY the occurrences
which took place in oiheF paris ct Honda Ia 8ae
the detaiis ck which. 10 both inflsncs, ase too
web known e require 70 Be now recited. Ismiat-s
lshed, had aleis derihse coure BEEN adopted, ihsx
the wort conirqueDces would have fe.ulied from
u. We have ieeD that shele checks, decihvc 40
they were, were nos fufFicient to crufh shat pirate
icsi ipiTit. Many culpris, brought within our
limits, have been condemned 10 infFer death, the
puniihment due to that atrocious crime. The
deciiions Of upright aud enlightened tribunals fall
eqaslly on all. whole crimes fubieA them, by 4
fair incorporation Of the law, to It's ceafure. 1t
belongs to the Executive, not to fufes the sxecu.
toDss under thele dscifons. to sanlcend the great
PurPoie for which Punilhment is nrceHary. The
full benefit OF example being fccured, policy, az
well as humanity. equslly forbids that they houlh
DC carried further. have aaed on this pIinci-
pie. pardcning thofe who appear to have been led
aitray BY ignorance Of the cTiminality Of the a9s
they had committed, and fuHsring he law to tsKs
effect on those only in whole favour no exienuat-
ing circumtances could be urged.
Great confidence is entertained that the late
treaty with SPain, which has been ratified byborh
the parties, and the Tahcsiions whereof have been
exchanged has placed the relations of the two
countries on BATS of permanent friendlhips
The provihon made by it for fuch Of our citizens
as have elaine on Spain, of the character defcrb-
ed. will, it is prefumed, be very fatisfaaory to-
them and the boundary which is eflablifhed be-
tween the territories of the parties weRward OF
the Miihhppi, heretofore in difpute, has, il is
thought, been fettled on conditions iua and adj
yantageous to both. But to the acquiGtion 81
Florida too much importance cannot be attached.
II iscures 70 the United States territory impor-
tans IN itieif, and whole importance is much in-
created by its bearing on many of the higheR Inc
teTetfs OF the Union It opens to eyera Of the negh
bouring States free panage to the ocean, through
the province eeded, by feveral rivers, having their
iources high mp within their limits. Il iecuses
US sganR all future annoyance from powerful
Indisn tribes. II gives US feveral excellent haze
bours in the Gulf of Mexico for ihips Of war OF
the largeR hze. 1t covers. by its petition in the
Gulf, The MhEGppi and other great waters wiihin
our extended Imits, and thereby enable. the Unit-
ed States to afford complete proteeaon to the vaik
and very valuable productions Of our whole wefe-
ern country, which End q market through tfcfe
areams.
By "a treaty with the Britifh government. beaY-
ing date on the twentieth of Oaober, one thoufand
eight hundred and eighteen, the Convention reeu-
lating the Commerce between the Uaited States and
Great-Britain, concluded on the third of Iulv.
one thouiand eight hundred and fifteen. which
was about expiring, was revived and continued
for the term OF ten years from the time of its en-
pirstiou. BY that treaty. ALTO, thu difference.
which had arifcn under the treaty of Ghent. re-.
fpeaing the right claimed by the Uuised States for
their citizens, to take and cure fin on the coai Of
his Britannica MajeRy's dominioas in America.
with other differences on important ntereRs. were
adjuiied to the iatisfaeion Of both parties. No
agreement has yet been entered into refpeainc the
commerce between the Uaited States and the Bri,-
ilh domiuions in the Wet Indies snd on this
continent. The rearaints impoled on, that CONF
meFce by Great-Britain and reciprocated by the
United States. on principle Of defence, continue
Gill in force.
The negotiation with France tor the regulation
Of the commercial relations hetweenthe two conn.
tries, which, in the courie of the ls fumwer. had
been commenced at Paris, has Euce been trsnsferr-
ed to this city. and will be purGued, on the part
OF the United States, 10 the ipizit of Cancellation.
and with earnei delire that it may terminate in
an arrangement satisfactory to both parties.
Our relations with the Barbary powers are pre-.
ierved in the fame Rate aud by the fame means that
were employed when came into this Office. As
early az 1904 it was found necefiary to iend =
fquadTon into the Mediterranean, for the pYotss-
ton OF our commerce, and no period has inter-
vsned, ihort time excepted. WHEN il wasthought
adviiable to wi;hdrsw il. The great inieseR
ni@k h. ..sal
commerce, and in the 6lheties, have ALTO made II
neceiiary to insinsain naval force there. In dif-
polling of this force, in bob nilances, the nos ef.
feeual mealures in our power have been taken.
without Interfering with its other dates, for the
tuPpreficn of the Gave trade, and of piracy in he
neighbouring ieai.
The fitussion OF the U. States, 10 regard to their
reources the extent Of their revenue and the faci
ity with which it is rsifed aordaa moif gratifying
ipetaacle. The payment of nearly iixty.ieven sni-
lions of dollars 9th pubck debt, with the great
progreis made in mcsfures OF defence. and IA 9th.
er Improvements of various kiuds iince the lal-
war, are conclu6ve proof of this exssaordinarv
PROPERTY, Especially when it Is recole{zed that
thefc Expenditure have been deErayed, without
burthen on the people. the direH tax and excite
having been repealed foon after the conclulon Of
the late war, and the revenue applied to thefe great
objetfs having been raifed in manner not q be
felt. Our great Veioprces, therefore, remain IN.
touched. for any Purpofe which may aifea the vi
tai intereR Of the nation. For all fuch purpolss
they arc inexhauRible. They arc more elpecially
to be found in the virtue pasriosii, and in,elli-
gence Of our fellow-ci.i2ens. and in the devotion
with which they would yield up, by any los
meaiure Of taxation, all their property il luppor,
Of the rights and honour ofsthsir country.