Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-30

n ,,,;r md luckily enough he expressed himself
IN lsi,sr to Gen Don Francisco D'on's'o ''ves lo'"
Onis's successor) OF May ), lo"o lie says ,o,
The ratification Of iha, treaty con "0m no ,aacs
be accented hy this Government without
az constitutional majority of the SENATE oi 'oe
States 10 ,shom il mast be again rtte'ea anu " u'@
season, II was so reief'eu' r. ~. o,:r;on III n,
Thus then and e1 concessts, ihief MS ot.'c"
the nullhy of treaty results rom us "o ,h;s
w;th,n ,he lgcus penilentiU prescribed from 'i''
; .,I,s the >iatu quo ante contraction line rr''is
s,on NJ each pa,ty to his original rights, ana oe"ou
here IS an American Secretary {" ota'e' "' 49,,
,,:se-,ve publcly repudlstng oil ms country "os'
ssIa,,n and earnest pref .nsons tor sixteen yeae'
'e" 1'' - ,ho nre,ensons Of all her Presidents
d Sae,.i,r,,s and minister's and to ensure the oo"
~ l., chance TO b. pared the pretcRSonS q MN
saIt nd ,;;ciaiy acknowledging TO STAIN HERSELF
i'm, tho entire American claim was Il mere '" a.
ard fraud-and that ALL 3" WEST OF TN %
'.,s w,s Sr.IS's PROPER AND RGHfftL
~ ,rcr no AMERICAN REPRIsALs, RECLA-
,m,axs ..u ispEMSirIEs FOR DAMAGES AND ri
novss Thus tao, and by force oil rreiutao'e cor
,ollar,ss ALL "WrsT OF tux SABINE, bens ae-
k,,esJ.d S,anlh territory, became amenaoie 10 Tue
seizures the conquests' the purchases u "i ~,
.o,an,a,ss on whom the rights of either war or cor"
80, .ho,Id deyove the possession; aud that Without
49, ..i., ., lndsauce of the American Government
ho mo otrai confessions of their own prime WINS
a Io IN, ~ il depended on hlm) most ehec'naly anu
ron, esiopped; but blessings ever hallow the memo
| Inlu
',;nh s,oazed his naughty disobedence TO this urea
son.hs mandate of the American Secretary, an"
IlJsd IN. country from the consequences OF his per-
Gd;ous abandonment and blasting concessions.
Imnc,t obedience from foreign Minister 10 the
home Government through Ills accredited organ, Is as
nnIicaIy due, as is obedience from suoofana'eS a.
con 70 the Captain upon the quarter-deck Hence al
act Of d,sobedie nee involves vast responsibility anu
,hno short Of great reasons of State can justify To-
reion Minister 5 departure from his diplomatic nstfuc
lions But IT appears, that john Forsyth though com
olvng with his Instructions almost 10 TIE fery co'a
i,isr where he could-resolu,ey and nobly faced all
those responsibilities the moment he perceived 'ha'
tbey enpined him n service, conflicting win te hd
consistency ,reacherous her interest, and aefo
paiory to her honor. That may tue oetier ptesen,
this memorable instance OF oiicla hoely' lunus' az
The peris of dsgracelu dismissal, or Proiracieo w
nsachment) to The popular notice and applause
nrooose ,o;bring the Minister'S instructions IN u4tapo
s,ou with the Ministers performance, mat may We
specially noted, how scrupulously aud exactly was n's
compliance where compliance was Duty "ho no" sig
nal bis disobe dlence, where OBEDIENCE WAS rkEAsoN
usrs and thus appear the parallel aud the contrast: :
c, from IN, Ie,er Of In Extract from the Letter of MIR
shctions of Mr. Adams TO roTsyh 10 ,ns p ~h % al
Mr. Forsyth, dated August fernando, i u"'eu "'o'e' u
r % their deernina. 0Uaatevsr may determined
iloa may be, the Spaniel Co on spain RAJ oe 'p","
y-rrment responsible the Cnfed STATES or Il" manages
S,,cs far oil DANA and and
osnses .h man arise from the dsdy rdJy and from ne
~ dv mr. refusal o: Scain ieheh he T. Safes
- G,I from N, measures aau reso ar, efficacy 10 their
hg N, Tinted States mcv re- rights and that far the mdtnn
| , ,Grar, ~ mar rga,s: ties they tci be jasv
| 80, en- ne in3,aas 10 tuled by rotation tiih by
L. ~ Ji h. ;slr fn,,ed Span The Ugid States IrR o"k
o- the rteidto By SPAN, 10 rHr TERRITORY wv "
me United ,e look THEIR PRESENT HsIERN
TERRITORY WrsI INK SA- DAIRY On THE 1eif Oh "EA
aI,E RIVER" ieo
Thus they stand and there let them stand forever
IN conflict and in contrast, upon points OF PatFiosn'
and of honor and of duty; and verify they shal have
their rewards, in their coun,rys estimation, and the
worlds renown
RANDOLPH OF ROANOKE.