Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-04-10


government mol liable. II is also under
stood that the claims far exce-d. ii,r APP
propriaiioo. They win consequently he
paid only in certain proportions, and tina,
probably at distant period, all the de-
mnnds beng ascer,ained before any can
be ps'd. When the governm-mt yields
'He rights al ,ts citizsus, IL ought i'm fair
ness, Ia assume the.a- 1t does not becotkr
great nation 10 pay its debts like
bankrupt, by dividend. II is to be
feared that the compromise Of our mcr~
chants claims for wrongs long ago sus-
tanned and acknowledged, will afford 10
them but partial, pro;racted, and unsa.
iisiactoiy rs!ief.
Five millions or NOTHING these were the
alternatives. and II Is not fair to state the
question differently. Let MS add, that Five
Millions of Dollars, raised BY taxes on the
People, is no trif1- to he paid ont ct the Trea.
snry OF the Uuited States TO a few merchants,
VINO nave suifered losses of property BY a.pre-
datlons at sea-at time, too. when Congress
mas peremptoriiy refused TO pay single cent
oil Indemnity 10 those whose property has
been piundered and destro.ed on the land
we DO not think the merchants have an,
right TO complain ct the Treaty, unless perhaps
In an isolated case or two in which the 20.
vernmeDt OF Spain has acknowledged an OBJ
legation TO pay the fnll amount, aud that oh.
uSatioh IN supposed 10 be cancelled by the
Treaty. 10 regard t0.the claims of the mer.
chants, generally, il viii not be coNtendeo that
this government was bound to indemnify their
losses. Would Spain ever have imdemnitied
them i from her own Treasury voluntarily q
That " as tiled, and wholly failed. WouId n
War have forced her TO do 30. That indeed
would have been hazardous and expensive
experiment, and, In its most happy event,
would not have produced results more favora.
Die thaii those OF tue Treaty. lf more had been
ha f,aftn Il L.. a
reason to complaio that the government had
paid too tear for the whistle: hut il was ONLY
IN mat manner that more conih have been OBJ
tained as an Indemnity TO our merchants
After all, we are under the impression that
when the claims come TO be tto,ou,liIy siited
and winnowed, the cloak OF five millions will
not be found so scant as appears 10 lie general.
~ supposed by those interested in the claims,
Nat. inteH
Tie Charleston article is one The Lapvi.
est thing, Of the sort haze eper seen /; and
L haze 30 doubt your readers ,ciU be as much
pleased and amused as ourselves, Nth its
good taste aud sprightiy hnmour. The re-
marks IF the Editors of the National Intci~
Hgence, on tie last paragraph, are in them,
sefpss Just enough: 6m 1 n,n more thai. heT
Inclined to suspect. that they hauc mistaken
the sentiment Of this Charleston Wtt. We
cannot help thinking that his last paragraph
as aron'cat. " be not. 1t ought TO be y and
that the ieriter meant 10 represent, that whife
me nation as all agog vith the prospect of
ne'o lands, ne0 officers. new donors, which
NE acquisition IF Florida has opened to MS.
ne only persons that are disappointea and
dtsconfented. are The rery persons 10 whosa
alone any certain individual benefit is derived
from tie treaty: thus sf,fkingiy, though .l,iy,
illustrating, how much Tie pleasures eff iops
ercssd those Of possession. IL is hardiy 10
be Imagined, that such man as his 'CAaylss
ton Wrifer must be, can SERIOUSLY think. that
our merchants Who Tad claims ON .Spai, Tor
spot,atons, hare any cause of compinint
against oar 0wn government, because tier
hare gos only five millions TO lie sksred
among them whiie much more nuus,ovs
class Of sufferers, md to an incosaparaJfy
larger dmonm, mean onr owa ,nercha,.is
'cho Rare suffered fiom the spohatioas on
ohf commerce committed under he French
DEGREES andte British orders Of coracii, LaUe
"e0er obtained. "r asked. or hopcd, that the
government should procure them am iadem
nfcatiOn for their losses Government is
bound 10 do its lest for all as ciazens-Gut it
can do no more then lis best
Correspondence Ns,e
We agree with orr cOrrespondeut ,h,t ,Lis
Charleston article is Que OF the iiappiest ieu d.
e'prHs ire nave ever seen /; the rage for xperu-
Iahoh which had been for some time damned
M, Is abont 10 tie let loose mon This new pur
chase, aud will do all Infinite deal of mischief
10 many tof the parties concerned. DsSlers
in slaves. isndjobbers, shsrpers ie the law
quacks, knights Of the type, adVeniurers of ali
descriptions, besides many man of talents aud
substantial farmers are rushing unon ,his ,nsu
IL Dorad0.-Some few will succeed while
isany will rue their cTedality IL ism loitery
Ib winch iRere are many blanks TO prize Az
soon however, as the state Of the country rs
nnHprstnO1 nd
place Of speculation, Florida mast uroye a
source OF advantage 10 many indivrlnalA.-yts
immediate benefits, in national poiut nj
view. are obvious saod important II rounds
OH our tetfltory-gives vs. The entire cou-
mand OF The rivers that rise In the upner
STATES, and run through tit places in our
hands one or Two excellent Iarbors-au3 for
ests of.iiYe oak and other timber-ena!,'eS rs
10 confront The smuggiers OF goods and slaves
ana We Indians within it's borders and by
terrifying the keys OF The country in lime OF
peace, u enables us in time of war 10 keen
Deiter ht bay the enemy that would acnfoath
ms IN That direction. Upon the whole I'VE siue
cereiy congratulate the cOnptry that Fiori.
ia IS ours Eds Enquirer.
The SeaSon-on Saturday last, we Ind more than III,
usual warmth Of the bring.-Ipa few hours tie sol, bark
cd trees exhibited the rapid advances in y..st;on
and ON Sunday blight, about o'clock so cIsnee able Is the
temperature of the climate, that snow commenced and
continued to fall for seven hours
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Falcon and Meteor Boston bring news three day,
later from LonJonTbe accounts from Germany and La
~ are contradictory ard indeesive but if we may credit
The Frankfor, article of the 12th Feb the Austrian troo
lad passed The Po and the advance to Nape IL
was then for the Parliament decide whether they wond
reeSetne as enemies, or as allies. If Naples Yield the
rein' Of government into their apd without resistance
10000 troops alone viii advance 10 the eatita ;f,, 90
i 10000 will follow on The same article .,s,e
that tue imbeee old King sd become ftbess 70 HI, VOW
and trsitor to his countryside had called upon hi, people
20 receive the Lniriaps GienA, and tn h.,ul.. ~