Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-05-14
POLITICAL.
TEXAS.-MR. INGERSOLL'S REPORT.
coscLUDED.

The object Of the Treaty of Florida, was that Pen
insula-an object, which may have been pursued witt
sngsness of purpose and solicitation, as to cas-
ASIDE Texas, deem Il wise sacrifice Tor Florida
Yet the revelation, which the committee will ma
from objectionable intelligence, dlsc!oses the ncre
dihle fact, that Texas yielded by that treaty IL
SPAN, when she was perfectly wiling that our Lout
sana should have been confirmed at least over all The
country beyond the Sabine to the Colorado, if not IL
the Bravo Mr. Geo Ervings confidential CON
mun,caton Pres'den, Jackson of the l7th Of Decem
ber 1890 repeated the 9th of February, 1892 proves
this individually:
"KALogAMA, Feb. S, 1882
"Dsar Sir: Major Lewis asked me, Wednesday
or Thursday last, VIVA, had become oi The paper
which Drew up for yonr inspection some years az"
and when | replied tina. | supposed IT TO De still IN
your posesson he ID that you had not been abb
10 Fl nd il, though probably, re-cXaminaton, you
may find it. That you may not kave a"y further
trouble in looking for it, and supposng that you may
desire to refer II have thought It best 10 make out
another copy The paper which take the liberty OF
transmitting herewith ~, think, an exact copy Ia few
verbal alterations excep,ed) of that which made par
snant your desre aud Submitted IN you on the l7ih
December, 1929 There some matters IN this pa
per ignore especially that marked thus IN The l5h
page,) which possibly may attract your particular at
tention If any such should to you to require
more development or further explanation, | shall be
h,ppy to receive your orders
"Dear SIR, always tn the most sincere and respect
full achmeDt, very tathnslr yours,
"GEORGE w CRYING.
ITO ANDREW JACKSON, President, DC"
"Summary of a negotiation for the purchase OF the
Floridas during the mission Of George w Erving
authorized and instructed to shat efftc; the year
1916 as extracted from the dispatches and letters
OF that minister 600 ~ Dumbst) 10 The Secretary
Of State.-fS records of The department, vols
folio
.sFrnm attentive perusal Of The whole of this cor
respondencr, derive series Of interesting and
impor,ant facts. Mr.. Ewing authorized 10 nsgo-
ta'e Treaty, aud the SABINE was gwen him rs an
uitmatlm.
'He found the Spanish Minister Csvall1s, totally
unqualified or unw'ng 10 treat, and The negotiation
wa removed 10 Washington; this scarcely done,
when C-vallos turned out of office, and Pzarro, q
man OF wholly dfren; character very oonc,l aory
IN his dispos .tIon and extraordinarily anxious 10 con-
clnde treaty, made the successor ia the minis
try
'On every new mani' station Of this character and
these dispositions, Mr. Erving proposed to his Govern
ment TO furnish hun with the Of pr"ftng by
them: instead OF complying, Mr. Adams finally sent t.
hun such instructions could only serve 10 prol ing
negotiation, but which were by Hnch as were
likely 10 bring 1t 10 CONCLUSION. The minister cont
nued however, TO profit of oil III, opportu mites ocrsc
10 advance the negotiation much as his authority
admitted These finally suspended till satisfac
ton could be had by Spain from he United States fol
the military operations in Florida Explanations al
this subject were scarcely given, when a treaty wa
concluded at Washington upon terms less favorable
than those which might at any period have been pro
cured at Nj ,drid
CAS- the characters of the agents in these affirs
and firstly Ceva'los, we have, independent of the op
Mon OF MIR Ewing, abundant proofs in said Cevallos'
correspondence with M.ss,s Monroe and Pinrkney
during their special mssion (ses State Papers.) tina
he was wholly incompetent. ii total want of goo
faith IL as evident his want Of capacity. This
seen particularly all that lat ID of his instruction
to Ons and again, in his refusal to appoint speci,
minister treat with the minister of the United State
at Madrid
"As to the Minister, P,zar.o, his concatory d'sp'
si,ion and his sincerity and good faith apparcf
throughout, variety Of important circumstance
beginning with his cand d confession, that the powr
sent to Onis by Cevaos, were wholly insufficient II
anxiety 10 conclude a Treaty hImss II, is evsrywhei
manifest. When Mr. Ewing declined, for reasons q
eigned, TO negotiate on details, and asked him for
complete project this plan acceded 10. IL TN
project not admss be- I'll To be recollected, tn
il was the project of the X ng's council, where NJ
Pizarro, 80 far from having controlling influence h,
a majority Of his enemles (The position of ii
Srao,sh Minister ihs respect, is fully explained
Mr. Adams in Mr. Els private ls,ters) When Nj
F. required ratification Of the Conventions that poil
was conceded by Pzarro-when MIR would have
unqualified. that, also, was conceded In Tie after
the Kings grants 10 his avorites, We see Plzarro
inc in defiance of their TO satisfy the Americ-
Government, at the risk Of adding host Of powerf
enemies at Court. 10 these which he already had Their
In his offer of Boundary between the Sabine and IL
Colorado, have striking proof OF his sincere dn
position to treat-and this ~ placed beyond all poss
hty of doubt, when see hun repeatedly urgn
Mr.. E. TO make formal proposal as to The Coerad
during the period of the greatest irritation respeein
the affairs of Florida and al the cery moment tina! n
(Pzarro,) was officially complaining OF our militia
operations in that quarter |, would SEEM that he SUI
ceeded for time IN dsit.fing formal suspension
the negotations-that he proited OF the interval TO
whatever possible 10 come to terms. so far rs
avoid that catastrophe and that, unable to succeed.
was finally oVerpowered by his enemies, and drive
from the Ministry Perhaps il were not very pre-
sump,uous conclusion tina, his favorable dsposto
towards the United States, principal cause of,
pre,ext for, his dsgrace-for his "!lberolsm, Tor Ri
publicansm,) was charged TO him crime by II
Court las we informed by the despatches) II
colleague Garay, fellow Republican was banshe
a, the same time. There wss what was called p "pr
rfcaton" of the Ministry and TO fcitify the abov
From Mr. Erving's original manuscript, len by him wit
Sen. Jackson