The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-26
The Transfer
From
France to Spain.

either side of the scale. The earlier secret
| treaty took effect March q; lsVl. ga
| polegu prepared TO displace Marsnai We
| Tor. with hve batallions OF infantry and the
| required complement OF cavalry anu ~
| tilery, but the dashug Victor and me-
| forces and three brlgodler generals never
Not until April IS, 1902 does President
| Jefferson wake up TO the large significance
! Of the Louisiana question. In letter OF
| that date to Robert X. Livingston our
| minister extraordinary to France, ne gives
| strong expression to some elastic views uut
| elastic In the wrong direction; me efs,
! sion Of Louisiana and the Floridas by
! Spain to France works most sorely on the
| United states - Tie day that France
takes possession Of New orleans hXes the
sentence which is to restrain her Forever
| within her low water mark II seals the
| union Of two nations who In contraction can
! maintain exclusive possession OF the ocean
| From that moment we must marry or
| selves TO the British feet and nation, we
| must turn all our attentions TO maritime
| force, for which our resources place us
| on very high grounds and having formed
| and cementcd together power when may
| render reinforcement Of her settlements
| here impossible to France, make the urst
| cannon which shall be fired In Europe Tue
| signal for tearing up my settlement she
! may have made, and for holding the Two
continents Of America In seqnestrauon FOR
the common purposes OF the United Bit
ish and American nations
/ BY October 10, In q letter to Mr.. LiylngS-
/ ton Mr. Jefferson distinctly becomes an
ardent friend Of peace with France we
/ see all the disad1ahtaetous Sohse,
quences OF taking a side and shall be forced
/ into II only by a more dsagrccube altefna.
! tive, in which event we must cuhlerVaii
the disadvantages by measures which VIII
| give Us splcudor and power but mol as
| much happiness rs our present system.
| We wish, therefore, to remain wei Win
| France. But we see that no consequences,
however rulnous 10 mem can seeule US os
| with certainty against the eNlravagance OF
her present rulers. think. thereioie,
| that while we do nothing Whlch the hIst
nation ON earth would deem eronrnlHE, W., we
| had better give to all our conmunlcatlon
swith them very, mild, compalsant ana
even friendly complexion, but always lnde-
pendent
by November % the presidents moon
changes somewhat, as shown IN Ietter
70 Thomas cooper; 1t delights me 70
md that here are persons who Sun tnink
that all Is not lost In france tnat tGeI
! restoration from limited 10 an unlimited
despotism Is but to give themselves new
Impulse But l see not now or when.
| Inc press the only tocsln OF a ndlloh' Is
completely slIenGed theLe, ana Az means cans
OF 4 general euort taken away. rms
rough drive at Napoleon Bonaparte Is the
farewell stroke OF policy for the year be-
Tore me great treaty
! IN January, IoV2, me alert Livingston
learns positively OF inc secret treaty be
! tween Franco and spain and forwards a
copy OF the Madrid treaty to his govern
meut. On February 20 he writes from
Paris: "On the subject Of Louisiana have
approved by every statesman here as one
that win occasion a great waste of men
ana money excite cnmiiies with us and
produce no possible advantage to the ma
ton. BUT IT IS q scheme TO which the
ngSl consul ~ extremely attached and must
o. course De supported. You viii lind by
the enclosed note that | have pressed an
explanation on the subject but have re-
telEeu no answer. have It, however,
"IT -, i, illgnu ron me nrsl consul that
n
siruct the navigation Of the Mississippi or
''TTI"le our uthtF WIN spain.
ine secrersIy or state In letter to lsv'
lhgston on May ], 1902, begins to realize
the large import OF Louisiana; THE con.
uucI or the French government In paying
SO htlle attention 10 ITS obligations under
citizens, in giving no answers 10 your COM
plants and eSpostulouons, which you say
Is the case WITH those OF other foreign
sa s,a,,s'e ,g VIZ AM partGu9r!y In its re
ser5G as To- LOUISIANA, which tacitly con
tramcts the language first held to yoU
5 oy the minister Of foreign relations. gives
tohens as i5ltlc suspicious to the true in
and just objects Of the United Stacs. -
me ~ ccSsiYh OIL Louisiana TO France hc
Domes uhlly more and more source n
priurui hPppSmGHsions You viii ais
pursue, by prudent means, the inquiry int,
me extent OF the cesslon, particularly
WhSlher II Includes the Foridas as wei
1 S new nr, oFleahs, ana eudeavorr 10 qsccrtair
me ccSSlon, would be yielded to the United
states
~ must be observed here that Madison
turns his mind to the comparatively nm
important enst side Of the river, not IN,
unuouuueu west side. In q dispatch Of
may H. TO Pinckuey, he shows clearly Jef
ierSohS attitude: "Should the cession ar
} tually fail from this or any other carso
una spain retain New Orleans and ~,
! Flofldas repeat TO you the wish OF tn,
/ president that every effort ana ndan " ~
, employed 10 obtain the nrrnngntno r9S -, ~,
: which the TERRITORY east NJ The Sf,siL, Dii
l Including New Orleans nov h '' 81 Pr
: the United States ana ~ N0 foieu y
! made q common boundary With n '9 o,'Spp
use OF It's navigation for tbor, "a SV e
The Inducements TO he boid ~ si ~ SPAIN
: We're intimated In van. ar -, " spar
: lions on this polnt nm, Ott ,Sl lnstruc
! president now TO odd ~ n"tbeu ny Lh'
only receivo and transr, - you may no
, guaranty Of nor territpr,tt a proposition Of
? sssippi MS a conditinn - IVY ouu lhe mis-
G United States tho terrI1n W n'r cealng to the
r Orleans, on this si1o ~ - InciuulnG New
: necessary. may MI Dut' IN case 1t bt
I self, In The forms ,S.ttuc proposition your
| ton - Inns i'qWreu py our cOnStitu
/ Tbfs warn ,,s
pape KY S'Enluc9ht dispatch is found or
) ume - rAhercan state Papers vol
= fhr o,cb IL t 'otelgn Relations; also n
! II is nm afSs, Hl the department of state
( | Of oTr aLn1lGi uoeument which the writer,
p havs go S,H"Ii histories appear never /,
= instc,d - ~ proves that Mr.. JefferS6r
4 | .r,,,iuG., vi bringing about the Ionisi.i,.
v,JtqulslLoh Singie-huuded was tbe ono -
| 49,. vas It"uN ana willing TO nrev,r+ W.