American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-12-02


Tor the keeper, and appeared in great sn;a u9,3
g The slings of wounded conscience. uL ,,1''OH
bear!" He stated that he passed horrbI. O1 Gan
and was resolved, rather than to die win Snt
his mouth, to confess the whole. "e
TREATIES WITH SPAIN.--Me,y.. ~
klns x Cox are appointed Commissioners n,ha
OF Great Britain, to adjust with the Spanixb cpa'
missioners the British and Spanish claims ar Jm'
under the Convention concluded at Madrid. M,r'S
IL, 1928. This treaty was concluded under thscon
sntutional regime OF Spain and the recent ANN,
ment oil Commissioners by England 10 carry !, IN.
execution, shows that the British Governm.n, %S
not anticipate the abrogation Of the treaty in AMI
sue OF the affairs in Spain. The treaty bews.n
the United States and Spain, for the cesson If II"
tloridas, was made in 1891, and under the cow
authority as the British and il one is annulIed The
other must be also. The King unques,ionabv h..
power to renew them or to declare them excentions
10 the general rule and the ministers of bn,b ~
tons will unquestionably require him so 10 do II
necessary. MIR Nelson, our Minister was at N;n
orca, at the last date; and i, is expected, on heo
ing the restoration of the King, he will be lardrI,
Valencia, or some adjacent port, and proceed d.
rect TO Madrid, and be there about the time If il.
Kings arrival in his capitalization Centina,
( The Florida Treaty.-Some Of orr nol,;,;,,,
have supposed, that in his attempt to reroke Tyc.
tifs, the King OF SPAIN intended to include the
Treaty by which Florida was ceded to u.s. in copsd.
Grafton OF the indemnity 10 be paid to our merchants
The following Article, from the pen Of an old dipO
mdttst, shows this impression 10 be entirely errone
Gus. Nat. Intel.
FROM THE UNITED STATES GAZETTE
The New York Evening Post is mistaken in sun.
posing that the Florida Treaty was negotiated un.
der the constitutional system oil Spain. Itwas con.
cluded before the change, and under the abso.
Lutte government which preceded it, accompanied
with the personal interposition and appreciation
Of the French minister at Washington, ho' ipstuc.
ton from his courts. The negotiation was, at one
period, during an occasional indsposition OF the
Spanish PlenipotenliaIy, conducted by the Repre-.
sentative oil France. II was not, indeed, ratified, in
the establishment Of the Cortes had taken place
but this could not alter the obligation Of The Treaty.
in form or substance The honor OF King Ferd.
nand. to ratify Internationally. was pledged IN the
full power OF Don Onis who signed and all the
delay aud opposition which superyened, before the
ratification was finally given was in bad faith About
this Treaty no difficulty can occur, and the less, De-
cause II had the full appreciation OF the King Of
France, the tulor & champion ofhs cousin Of Spain
The proclamation OF the King Of Spain, annulng
the acts OF government during the prevalence OIL
the Cortes is fragrant breach Of the law oil nations
worthy OF such dssolue character. All the acIs
Of government, established in fact valid, both
in and OUT OF the territory, even after restoration
or revolution In England, it is even held that
treason against an usurper may be punished unoe7
his legitimate successor, Or il that be not apProP'l
ate language. his successor the former line. All
the rights that accrued TO, and all the obligations
incurred by,the Spanish nation, under the abdcael
government, ae now alive and available, whelherloI
or against it. With respect TO the subjects o.
Spain, injustice may be done to them through suA
la breach Of principle, which cannot be corrected
but ii is not to be supposed that foreigners VIII SUD-
NIT to the annullng declared by Ferdinand oil INC
rights which they have to claim, or the compe0sA'
ton due to them for the injuries they lave sustain
led, in the interval of the suspension OF arO'laIy
power, and the prevalence Of constitution 70 WINCH
he swore fidelity.