Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-18

ton may have agains, the oiher-ths letter is given 10
you by the direction of the President as an authority
and instruction 10 negotiate Convention for those pur
poses, with such person PERSONS as NAV have like
authority from his Catholic Maiesy
Il have the honor 10 be- &c
signed, JAMES MONROE"
fie continues: snow, here is amul. oowar 10 naoo-
na'e ceFa'niy but IS 1t the foil and fIrma power,
the conclusion and signing Of treaty Mr.. Adams
E1rst have known what the lAws OF nations and tina
usages OF al; Governments require in such cases Was
he ever himself admitted to sign under the power Civ
en- TO negotiate, bya simple "e,ter Of instructions =,
&c, &c.
Zone see no other purpose in oil this, tina ,ha.
OF embarrassing and proongng the negotiation at Ma
do, instead OF rendering easy and expeditions; and
what happened: Why, whilst Mr.. f was insisting on
the Colorado as the boundary Mr. Adams accented Of
the Sabine The best prospects of obtaining the Co.
lorado defeated by the want of clear and in
s'rnctions, and complete powers. On the whole it 10
manifest, that had Mr. Adams availed himself Of all
tie advantages which we possessed at Madrid, the
Treaty had been concluded much earlier and had been
more advantageous 10 the u S."
So much for Mr.. F. 5 letter 10 Mr. A. of The 18th
June, ISIS, and his "remarks" thpreuoop. and upon
Mr. AS letter to him Of the Gosh April 10 which his
was reply ana there are some points relation there
to- Tor which ! would challenge special note Ind OBJ
servance 1T In the whole history of diplomacy, and
Of the iorms and ceremonials which pertain TO it,
have seen nothing false, deceplcus and Jesuit
cal, between the functonares of the same couu,ry
han The preposterors and arrogant assum ption OF Mr.
Adams, that Mr. Ervng's ''auhority and instructions
rere amply sufficient tor the conclusion Of a Treaty -
NOW, al The time MIR. A wrote that letter he had seem
and perfectly wei knew-nay had copy of the Che
vaer Don LUIS lie Oniss powers Of record in the
Department OF State He perfectly we'll knew, that
those powers were signed not only by Don Pedro &c.
vaos, the Spanish Secretary Of State but also by King
Ferdinand himself fle perfectly well knew. that the
high Sovereign of SPAN had expressed himself in Don
Onis power, IN these terms that he had "granted,
and by these presents do grant to you full power, IN
the most ample form, 10 treat of YOURSELF and without
other intermediate authority, with such person. or per-
sons, as may be authorized by the Pres dent Of the
United States and on the principles of The most per-
ect equality and htness 10 conclude and sign Treaty
OF am'ty, whereby past differences may be adjusted,
and firm and lasting peace esatl shed between the
two -obligrng ourselves as we Go hereby
ooge ourselves, nnd promise, the faith and ord OF
King, TO approve ratify, and faf and cause be
InvIolaaly observed and fulfilled whatsoever may be
stipulated and signed by yon-to which intent and pur-
pose grant you all authority and ful power in the
most ample form, thereby and Of riah, required"
"ln faith whereof, we have given comma nd TO issue
the present, rigned wlth our royal hand, sealed with
our prIvy SEAL and countersignedb by under.w written
first Secretary of State, and of universal despatch"
"Given at Madrid, dc.
isl (SgnedD FERDINAND,
PEDRO CEVALLOS.
[See VOL ~ of Lowrie and Franklln's American
State Papers, page G23
Yes, Mr.. Adams and knew this, and had seen
and knew Mr. Monroes instruct ons to Mr. E.-had
seen and knew ms Gtuhgrity when he was COM
10 conclude the Treaty of Ghent--and yet
ayouched, that Mr. + 3 "authority and in
struciions were amply sufficient for the conclusion Of
Treaty !! But may not his opinions have differed
from Others upon this point No, Srs, suclt
thing. lie did not believe word of what he said 10
Mr.. E, pro hac rice, and out Of his own mou,h-yes
over his own signature, will make this iDcon lesably
sure In The same volume Just so se1rs re w "a
10 CONCLUDE AND sios-that very Florida Treaty which
he had previously negotiated Oh surely no Surely
he who stood next 10 the President himself, who had
the power to delegate the power md instruct MIR. E.
needed authority 10 conclude the Treaty himself!
But he DID, this solemn instrument, under the ma
tons broad seal, doubtless devised and drawn, and
most certainly signed and sealed by himself rrefutaby
ailests:
"James Monroe, President Of the United States of
America, t, all whom these presents shall concern,
greeting:-Know We, that have given and granted,
and do he reby give and grant, TO John Quincy Adams,
Secretary of State of the United States, full POWER
and AUTHORITY, and also, GENERAL andsrEcIAL COM
mand to meet and confer with the Envoy Exraordnu-
~ and Minister Plenipoteriiary Of His Catholic Maes
w. residing in the United States, being furnished with
the like full powers of and concerning the limits be-
tween he Territories OF the States and His said Ca
thoc Majss,y in North America, and any mutual ces
Of part Of the same, Of and concerning all matters
of ference between the said United States and His
~ touching the premises, for the final ratification OF
the President of the United Stairs by and with the i'd
zee aud consent OF the Senate thereof such advice
and consent be given.
ain testimony whereof, | have caused the seal OF
the United States to be hereuBio affixed Given un-
der my hand, at the City Of Washington, the sixteenth
day Of February, A. D, 1910. and Of the lndepend-
euce of the United States the forty-thi
"sgned-by the President,
"Countsrsigned GAMES MONROE.
"JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, Sec. # State"
Thus, though he had conducted The nego,ia,ion-had
agreed upon Treaty,-:n his opinion, he Lad no capa
city conclude and sign it, w.th0u. SPECIAL power
from the President;-and can the American public be-
leve, that ne thought that any American Foreign Mi
nisler-essentiay subordinate TO i;m-subect 10 his
have power in the premises, which
the Secretary denied? Credit JudGus .9ppeita' No,
srs lie Withheld The powers fr fro %oIado or the
R;o Cd lie begrndged Texas In the South, and
he treacherously resolved the dismt mberment,-
and BY Withholding powers from our Minstef-aGa
proofs lrorn The Cabinet and the Senae-iT WAS DONE!
Furthermore, and 2dy. In Dir As letter he e1-
oressly refers To the proposition Of Mr. e. IN regard 20
the CotoraGo and with some hesitation, but very e1-
pcitly approves and authorizes it-but at The same
time warns him Of the growing strength from "day 10
day" OF the popular Impressions in favor ct our "u'
questionable rigM 10 me R'o BFaro but L mus'
t.c,ve il very distinctly 10 be understood, thai The
boundary of the Colorado is vast and most injurious
conce.s,cn which must be seized on with avd'ty, or
"tbe United States will hold themselves bound by
the same Offer q. any future period" No, indeed-not
they And SO it proved sorsooth; for, Mr. John Y.
Adams, n due season, Withdrew this notable conces-
sion. 10 take ground for the Rio Bravo think ye IN
subservence The popular impression Of our "unqnes
tionable right Not a. all; bu, in tender regard TO
the national interests, craveny shrunk back to the M
Jine Hence, while asserting that the impression oil
our RICH, strengthening from day to day, ne
acts as though it weaGniag "irom day to day
Furthermore, and 3dIy This letter Of Mr.. reap.
prscs Mr. Adams Of The purpose OF stll insisting On
the Colorado, and with all promise of success, and as
sures them that he had reneced his declaration 10
Mr.. Pzarro and since the receipt Of Mr. >, eue'.
that The u States would never cede any portion OF
territory TO tic Eastward of the Colorado, "hch WIS
doub sss quite agreeable 10 Mr. taste and oes'gn,
for, while restricting Mr.. F. to ths. boundary, and oy
Withholding his powers, essentially preventing MIN
from s,pula,ing for any he ceces away every men o.
our territory until he reaches the impossible boundary
of The State Of Louisiana
Furthermore. and blv and lus,ly.-lt 10 positively
sr,e that this letter Of Mr. reached the depa'tmen nj
Of State, no, ory because, as have shewn 10 my ast
ens.lr that Mr. acknowledged the receipt OF all his
4. scratches 10 to 92-and this numbered 72-out,
because portion OF ths despatch was actually rans