Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-23

y nc '"''"e -Hhat IS or 0ica &c DC.
WAsmiScroS CRY, April Is, 1874
D'", ers-ononii adhefe 10 the intimation gwen
IN my iast That should quote no farther from the Err
wing dispatches, | should have left out what meny
viii regard as The most conclusive proof OF ali have
adonceo, OF The Official iranspressons Of Mr. John @
ADAMS IN ms memorable alienation of Texas II is
le'er OF much later date than any have cited and
what IS very material to know was actually receive
Inc department OF Stale, three ,cseks bsore the tfea-
ty concluded. To be more precise and more com.
mun'catve Mr.. Adams has registered the date of lis
reception upon the bucks of The Department in his
oWa hand ,orntnS and n these identical words ord fl
CURES, to wit: Reed FEB. !, 1919" I neve. knew
oil ITS existence, until since wrote you last.
10 make the Importance OF this letter more ma pest
II is essential TO mark the state OF the nepotiaton be-
tween Mr.. Adams and Don Onis, at Washington, pre-.
cedent and snbsequen TO It's date and the very time
1t was received at the Department of State Mark the
dates, them as proceed.
On the 10th day of January, 1918, Mr. Adams, in q
letter OF that date TO Don Ons proposed terms of ad
Jcstment, ana on the question of boundary proposed
"rhe Colorado from lis mouth to its source and from
thence 10 the Northeast limits Of Louisiana to be the
Hssttrn boundary - TSee " VOL Lowrie and Frank
Inns State Papers, page 4G1.
THIS proposal is not acceded to, and the negotiation
IS broken off and remiins in suspense a considerable
time. 1t is renewed by Don Onis in a letter 10 Mr.
Adams dated October "a, 1915, in which he proposes
~ the Western boundary, line jet'oeen tie Saline and
The HiSsiSsippi-embacng considerable slice of Ter
rtory actually incorporated in the State Of louisiana
which had been admitted into the Union by o.
Congress, six years befnre-tat is 10 saw in 1872
(Sce same Volume, page 500
Mr.. Adams in reply, on the 3ls October 1918, pro-
POSED me Sublime as a Boundary !-Qb, p. 53O.) This
Don Ons declined in letter TO Mr. A. of the 9th Of
November, l8lS-Cb., p 532) In consequence thereof
Mr.. A. in letter TO Don o. of November 30, 1918.
withdraws the Proiered Boundary of the Sabine, and
says "leserving then all the rights Of the United
States to The .7nct tstern Boundary Of the Colony OF
Louisiana by the Of the Rio Graro Del Norte
am yet authorized TO conclude Convention or Treaty
with you upon the other subjects Of existing differences
On the 29th Of January, 1919, Qco days Lefore the
Joiforlns later of Mr.. Erving reached Mr.. Adams as
he registered t,) MIR. Adams renewed his proposal of
the Sabine, contained in his letter of the 3st of DC
ober-and on the st of February, lS9 (tke rery day
.nr. adams recsrsd .Ur S letter. Don onis acetpted
Mr. a. proposal IN The Sabine but varied essentially,
other courses of the U,Sen Bondary as proposed by
Mr. A. and, Of course left him perfectly free 10 arrest
The negotiation rhere cas ind be guided By The ntor-
nation Contained in M ErVae's deSpaich-TSee same
volume, p. ClG-I7
Now for the letter, as it remains patent upon tie Re-
cords OF The Ebruaiy l. 1872,
in handwriting, Of Mr.. .3dams.
["No. 94."l "MADRlD, October % 1918.
John Quincy Adams Secretary of Stale:
sir On the 20M nlimo, had the honor to inform
you of the change made in the Spanish Ministry and
that the Marquis Of Casa Yruo had succeeded 10 Mr..
Pzarro. Previous and subsequent to this event.
cered communications from the Duke Laval aIontmo
rency. Ambassador of France at this Court assuring
OF the very anxious and sincere interest which that
Cabinet had taken in the termination of the difficulties
existing between the United States and Spain-and |
learnt that NJ. Hyde de Melville, its Minister at Wash
ngton, having merited your confidence, had become a
very useful intermediary, in carrying the negotiation
Iyit n fal he 3,uho
dor has received further advces from his Government
These bring dates from the United States to the 9Th o!
September lie tells me, that then the negotiation was
suspended, by the mpossiby in which Mr. Onis found
himself, to accept NE Hcser" imif proposed By yOu-
bu. that Mr.. OniS, and Mr. Hyde, weH as yourself
trusted That he merit instructions trom hence oud enable
him, Mr.. Onis, 10 accede 10 your 1,'ca.
"Neveftheess, under apprehension OF possible
failure of the negotiation at Washington, the Ambos-
sador urged me to renew it here and he Al,tered him
self that he had found in Mr.. Yruo correspondent
disposition Not haring any adrces from you and as
the Ambassador has not been authorized willing tn
expose t, me his despatches 10 acquaint me with
the details Of rhGt passed at Washington TO explain
10 me the nature Of that proposal Of yours, respecag
tie Hsstern limit, which, 1t seems has arrested the
progress Of the gotiationhence, have thought it
prudent ID decline any interference for the present
hdeed your silence he snect TO intimate 10
me the propriey ofMis propose, therefore, 10
wait til shall reccire your instrucionS-or ut east,
till shall be able otherwise to very distinctly that
The existing obstacles, in the way Of further neg o,ia
tons al w ashington, Of such character for
bid the hope of final adjustment
"The French Ambassador has probably been more
full and frank in his communications 10 the Spanish
Minister, yet certainly he has not produced in Mr. lru
10 impression, that the negotiation at Washington
in desperate suatIon-or excited in him any DIS
position treat here On the contrary, in all the
terviews which have had with that Minister he has
1nH fius nu
which should 0ugw Jaoorably, ia rere necessary to
renew The afgotatio1 at .ifudrM Yet perceive that
he is rather confdrnt OF being able 10 bring
prompt termination At Washington; and in last in
terview ION the 20t) lie assured that had rery lit
tie doubt Int that in pursuance Of the instructions he had
sent bu special messenger cia Bordeaux fsm days
since MIR. OEis WOULD BE ABLE To CONCLUDE THE b.
siyEss. THIS confidence, as wfu as the persuasion he
has derired from my correspondence nth Nr. Pear
ro that do not feel myself authorized do MT feel di,
passed TO coScEDE As MUCH AS MAY BE CONCEDED AT
WA.HIsGroS, ,coud prtrent has encouraging any pro-
posais from me- III could be disposed to make them.
GAS to The part which he French Government ha.
taken in these aairs-counselled by every motive OF
sound policy, including considerations Of The greatest
magnute-its sincerity cannot be doubted Of lis
Ambassador here is also full of zeal With HIM, there
fore, maintain the best correspondence. His servi-
ces may be very useful in producing such Impressions
this Government, cannot be expected to be made
by any efforts Of mine.
"Wilh The most perfect respect have the honor to
be, sir, Your very obedient servant,
Signed, GEORGE W. ERVlNG.
Here then, is letter teeming with promises of ad-
vantageous Notwithstanding Mr. Adams in the very
mick of spare the disastrous concession OF
Texas to Spain, under tic blasting proposal OF Mr. A.
to Don Ous the 3st Of October and pertinacous
ly renewed on the 29th Of January 1919. This map
probable carsa, with suspicious tdings OF the coming
Instructions, reaches Mr.. A. the lst of February :
and instead of taking heed of its counses he lhrusts il
obviously among the musty archives; and with an ef-
fronery and reckessness which abashes decorum and
revolt, all patriotism, he boldly renews, on The 9Th Of
February, his stereoyped prcjet OF the Sabine Tor
boundary Il See Lowrie and Franklins State Papers,
page 6I6.l
thousand suggestions como throngng upon me here,
in relation to this DESPATCH Of which few may be wor-
thy Of note and fit for remembrance. Culling them
over, propose 10 give these domicil here
lst The knowledge and truthiuness displayed 10 Inc
French Ambassadors statement, should have commanded
Mr. Adamss most implicit appreciation; for the two i'm
portant facts OF which he aPprised Mr. Ervng pertain
ing 10 the negotiations of Washington lst That W. Hyde
de Ncuvillc had taken most active agency III the bu-
-nes and 3D. that the negotiation was suspended prior
to and on the 9Th September account OF Mr. Adamss
siaa qua non Of the ColoradoMr. A. positively knew
10 be true Besides Mr. Eryng could not have inrented
these facts-nor if he had could he have imposed them
on Mr. A. Nor could Mr.. Z. have knorn them but
from another: for, Mr. Adams-God knows why kept
him STEPPED and perplexed the while IN The prooundest