Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-03-02

No. is. Report of Auditors.
No. ~. Plea of J. lnnerarity.
No 20. Petition of same.
No. 81 inncrarity's exceptions to Auditors Report
No % Decision of the Executive ofvda
No 81 Extract from the Spanish records in the of vi
No r.
Judg. Fromensin 10 the Secretary Of Stute.
PENSACOLA, Dec g, 1921.
SIR had The honor of receiving, last night, your
letter ofihc Both uf October.
That the President is pleased TO he persuaded that
my motives and intentions entirely pure,
quires from me, an individual, the most heartfelt
gratitude In any other official situation, but that Of
Judge, my duty ought perhaps, To he confined TO tie
simple expression OF that gratitude. But, under my
present circumstances, huiDby presume that may
bepermtted not TO disregard the important obligations
which conceive devolve as Judge of the u.
States for West Florida. The necessity Of settling
as lar as IN NV power lies, subject TO The control o
highrr authority, the abstract principle of right
wrong, not less than due regard for The individuals
both the old and new inhabitants of West Florida,
whose rights TO their liberty and property war
ranted lay the treaty, aud deprived Ut their er
~, others of their property, hy what conceive the
arbitrary and unauthorized judgment of incompetent
tribunals, calls upon me most imperiouslv again TO
enter into the most minute investigation of the or
ganizaton ofihe several courts OF justice, which have
assumed in West Florida juris,l ction whch deem
Illegal whether that illcsay proceeds from mis-
interpretation Of powers conferred y the President
or from the llcgaluv oi the powers themselves, al
though actually given by the President, or from the
unconstitutiouality in of tho provisions OF the
act Itself, M virtue oil which the President granted
those powers.
My very high respect for the President and FOR
YOURSELF does not permit 10 send you, this day,
,asiy n,ligcstcd sketch upon question OF much
impo'tan TO the people oIthis country and indeed
Ia the u. States ut lai &C, aud in which il is now INV
misfortune To differ n.opinion viii, men, with whom
II would he my pride III all times 10 agree. What my
opinion nowis, ana the reasons upon wlcl, that OPT
MON is grounded, family and cam,dy stated sprJSiu
III several of my preceding communications. What
alter thorough investigation of the whule subject
my opinion will lie, will likewise State will, the same
trankness and whatever may he the result, Of that
re-examnaiion, hope it will he received with AN in
dn'sehce equal TO the very profound respect with
which ii is offered.
On the 9th umo, the Z. s. shin Hornet, Captain
Robert Henley, with her prize the brig Centine;i
carrying Is guns, arrived in Pensacola. Capt. Hem
ley communicated 10 all the crcun,st; con-
neced with Tie capture ly him of the brig Centiuc-
In, and of the brigamtne La Pensec Il prize 10 The
Cen,nella having on board hundred and forty
Africans Why declined assuming jurisdiction in
these cases. you will 10y reference Ia INV letter
TO Capt. Henley, written before had the honor of
receiving your leiIcr of the Goth of Oct i copy Of
Which letter, together with II copy of The letter of
Capt. Hemey to me. have TN. honor of sending vo,
enclosed My declining assuming jurisdiction in this
case, has created here not little excitement. NV
doing too istlc now, they think, has subjected me
TO the same acerbiiy of reproach, my doing too
much as they conceived, on another occasion ; and,
no wonder, although the cases different, the mo-
tives for disp'easurc III both the same.
have the honor 10 be, with great respect,
Hourmost obcelicnt humble servant,
ELiG. FROMENTIN
L., t.,