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V0I,. W 4 . I-i - - - ' Lit-mi m ' ' " - - - ., . h I ) ... . - . - L yr - i mti rii i ' ' - -- - ' - j -f ' t. 3 01 'I n i" pICJ ti ! 10. cor -' j '.Si I I I 1T83, wifh Great :BriUjrt,n(l.that of' J 79$, with ,,ioe unnea states r,ne pau entcrea into no treaty whatever, which affected - Louisiana , wff or ..the Mississippi!. This faembetpt the description can therefore only apply 49 he ' territory in question, east of the Mississippi, and there it has full effect ; the territory haying been .acquired by Spain, by her,; treaty of, 1783, with f Great Britain, and its boundaries havineeTnalrfesta"Mishcdb7"iTer treaty of t 795, with the United States. .Louis iana such, as it should be,' &c. can only .mean, including east Xouisiahd, as restored by "the treaty Of 1785 but extending jio furthef north than, the Vt 1 - WESTPXORIDA. "i r. nm the MtimtU Intettizeicct, Vcc, 1 . ftC'Hnp',ance w,t f promise-wjjjch we made lie day f TC he pleasure of laying ,r ortr, reatiers. rn, unjowjnj? siateoienw, tne . rtne of which ttay be relied on,, resbcctine rjf-flfU United Sutetfto thftieTritory east lh r'veJ " 7B tn5 territory neretQiore ,-rallv calicid : West Florida;. .The statement j'jractcrfTrom a document published under the tlwrity of an;ariT0f ngress; jasaed at,, their jVV;w';i5 States recoe. fVhk iSpirit of the,trety 'equallsuports the construction necessarUy derived " from, i ts lette r . Spain retrocedes to France the 'colony which France had ceded in 1762r and she must therefore yield all in her possession which France, had for rneriy giveh up. The cession by France of west Louisiana to Spain, was to compensate for the loss of Florida: the cession of east Louisiana tq Eng- iana, was-10 mane, logejjier .,wun r loriqa, equivalent for Cuba, which, on that condition, was restored to Spain. , " France ceded the whole for the benefit of Spain. -And Spain having reco vered Florida by the treaty of 1733, havmg her; self ultimately lost nothing ; it is a natural conse quence that t France, in obtaining a retrocession, should take' back all she had lost, for the sake of Spain It is hardly necessary to add, that no pri vate explanation between those, two nations made subsequent to the treaty..of St. Ildefonso, can affect the right of the United States, derived from a public treaty ; such supposed explanation not hav- jing been communicated to them by France, when TheXlntted State? y the-treaty of .isosVftfc . " . ' v. . ' . 1" '""i nr acouirea xxiuisiana wunour - any qireci CiiiHoti of its bouhdaries, but as fully and in the oin BpaW iftiof the treaty of St. ildefonso t the 1st. of pctobefvilSOO . C$y this treaty ma 'had retroqpde'd Ijouisiana to France " with Mthe' extent that it theri' had in the hands of psni) ng mat h nu wnen r rauce possessed u, ta Mich as it.sho.uW be after the, treaties subse- jtntlY entered1 into' between pain and other Br' tlie grant of Louis ' the. Fourteenth to,Cro jt, dated 1 4th September ; 1 7 all he country Iniited. by the -waters .emptying directly or indi cctty Into thMississippl-, ' is incluSed .within the ),.oLot discovery of that iver by the Ffinchv td by the Eiifepan Nations in relation o the rights of discoveryihe publicity of tJa grant, and tb e w icquiescenge of -Spin,: establish the claim of conficlf rce, by'the civic honors they .bestow upon hirri.Av" v -w. - ' 'f Nowas Mr pale has Mistaken faetn, or made wilful fnisrpresentations, lrcqitest you tosay,' for tlfjitfbrmation of th VepUblicans of -k the Atlantic twrder," 'that'1 dinners", were not given by hia' constituents in varipus parts of his dijirjct,i to George Poinuexter.iJEsq. in testimony ofjeheir sen!(-of'his"erVices,J,, Buttwo dinjTers' were girtn'o' .Mr. Toindeiter, an "'account? of both of which; is copied into the" Intelligencer ' Even those i soJitatV dinners were.' not gjye'n ?4r- P. by the ! repubbcatiar, inapprobation of hjs conduct as fa' dcle?for the republican jge"n'era '"jpieitber me onernigs ,01 a lew parucqwr inena5 as a tes timony of ftgard. I- d$ hot Jelieyf the republic cans as a prtyt, felt disposed to testify to Mr. P. their entire nbnrobatib'n. . J f! " ; If Mr. paies is a strait up and down maQ, he will publish this, aS bis best justification. v V " ' Your Republican Friend, V , ' -: , : :.. . TRUTH. the United States td that extents But the western oundirr on the se.a shore, and .south of the wa lt emptying' mtd the Red River, is still a subject I of controversy oetween xpe? iwo nations ; ;me ier ri called bv Spain Prvmce of Taxas" being 'chimed .jhj Ibbth. -f The, claim of ( France, now pfwrof'ttSiRe Uted'Btatel, iiexteiided at east !js truest )it tnCvbay of St.- Beraard,""1 in virtue p'th selilement made there by La Salle in 1685, uie vicuiuv oi xne river uuaaaiuupc. ai a un the treaty of 1803 wai concluded, nor even after wards by Spain, when she acquiesced in the acqui suion oi uauisiana Dy Amenca."T -1 For that act of acquiescence, see In the Ap pendix, Cevallo's letter to Air. Pinkney, of, the 10th Febmary,804. v ' t ; . ' min"i - ' ' V'' tt - i." - Natche?, Deer 3 . CALL OF A CONVENTION. 7 On turnirig to the proceedings of our legisla- . i il:. ,vl - -i '.ii. ...Mi u' thog Id am willing to pxternd the principle ! I ad iii'i ttjmp willing to go a Ur as upon Hier jury tnn-- f ciple'io triaUfor !ife I am', willing not only tp1 -exclude ourselves. btfVto cxclade our kindred - wIicb Spain occuDied nd Bart M; the territory east tnre." ni;wr,hPfi in hi r.hrnnirt. it will .h ollhioJtiatslenae the consideration of the convention bill 4 notwiAstandirVg thex repeated orders of;tMifc-TOWboned unt;i he next meetint? of the teeista- Fttnch ((0VelMeOti'iifjrf8limed. by the ,1oj turf. Wi rnnrratnlat hp fpllnw rilironn on tM authoritieS;t In the' meanwhile (in 1717) Uiiltefiinn'nf nir rpnrPk.nfa;vM whirk nrhv tht iwsmuruj'&uercsiirujisnci siuiii.iii;iuaiy post it Adayes," after wards "transferred to Nogoc'chcs, us which rests their claim to the country east of l?06, by the commanding officers in that quar iW, it was agreed thator the present the Spani- !t!i should not cross .tho Sabine,- and that the A tfirir should not' extend their settlements as hi 3 uwi nver; ,,am 'Wrucr iu prevent any iAfojj hbiild, le finally ad jjnsietl, ' iustrtictUih have jbeen'igiynnhatth.e. pub jliclaflrls shtfujcf not be;suryeyea '"west of "a meridi .ffl'passihff'bVatchiiciiches.'Vr ' I East fif theMissiisip claim; was well founded. We trust t that "this decision will tend to rttuet ethose prejudices which design ing men have endeavored to raise against us at the seat of government. It will evince to the na tion, that although we desire a state government, we are incapable of doing ah act to obtain it, that is not sanctioned by law and justiBed.by reasop. yl'!te meinorialtto; congress praying' permission to form a state constitution, which is now before the1 house of cepreserilaTives, . meets our : titiquali fied approbation, -and claims our undiminished support. We are capable of telf government ; and such is our confidence iii the justice and libe-, rality. of congress that we .are persuaded' the Twtnj! :;'ort' the trfcaty of Wall therritory pray 0f the memoHaiTwiii be granted, should it WUtartjJeae;;br north latitude, and!h fm,n,lUat n..r nnmhera vlM ntirli. ,i In jWiiuintj westwarr.iy to me smau river l'eraiuo, pich lie? between . Mobili and, Pensacola, and l,;J when Louisiana formerly belonged to France) indaiy betwe'eo that colony and the Spanish I? residue of Lbuisiariai' east J -of the Mississippi. 'kipoS;T63f:iby ' France to iGnjt; 0rltuw)i&'irt tber same ;. treaty acquired m is'(ada;fTn,e.tpre!ioiinary ancles ofihat treatytwere iiemtd on theihird 'day of No jVi 1 tfiHia'dir tho: .isdtiMf daFrunceJby parate aceded 4p Spain 'all the "residue of ""airtjia, , wes? or me jyusissippi, ana lnciuoing j city and islatjd sb called) cf New Orleans. treaty of: l7fi3i' Great Britain ceded to the ited States air that part of the former colony of delist degree of north latitude and to Spain, the'naneof west nd east Florida, both part ;oif Lfrijisiana east of the Mississippi, " ten jay south of tha parallel of latitude, and the Spanish 1ftr5ince of Florida; 'Th 3 1st de- 'ft latitude Wasv by the subsequentLreaty of between the United States ghd Spairi soV j ?L(n!eH M U-boundary jbetwett the possessions of V "".'wiona ine utieoi nie unuea Mates to j lne tei rilorV 5h" miptinn. nnriel the trlips nP st. f lcfWpnd ot 1 80$; is fully established byShose Louisiana' was. retroceded 40 France, ! 'with' the 1 nt;tfiat;jt then 'bad -in; He.iandxof ??'P atd -;Uie; territory in 'question,' hy whatev z ;'?c Spam chosv to call it,', was ,thn ubsian f5,w hcr-h3nds.V::nr- 1.0 . 7 1 V"VWUV . fill's c- ;"v jnat t nad jjrhrei. France possessed 'it ;'r and 5"c1-?sC6s4d it ; but 'ahft .ntverrwhed'thit 25. single daytwithout thai' territory 4is j of it, , F6T, asi has bec mted. ' shi ceded Ixi ' same day ,the "eastern ;part oX Louisiana to En 5 's'rtparipw.:' I' V: ?'Sltna ri:troq;ded,. ' such :a it;shmdd "tethftrifftie WbsTqutnUy 'entered into b opaiti'd other states :and Spain I neVer v.' s!n she acquired ''Lwiaiii'J76$,vyne treaties- relative to Lbuisuna,' but'ltliat1 cf i,; . m act, .or. treaty of cesIotl.hal never .been l"!'6 c' t'but its date is ascertained by the wttro Ae kinj of France tolabbadie. ;; ' . presentajion in congress. - n Yyy WEST FLORID A.-' A gentleman from PensacbU and Mobile, di rectrinforms that both t heserposts'virertf in ati-ex celle'nrstate) of defence, and well filled with troops that governor Folch was at Mobile, .where he was expecting a reinforcement from Havanna, when he intended advancing for Balon..Rougc---that colonel Kemper, in the service of the con vention, was on the-Alabama river, with 3QO men, where he. will probably' remain until he receives a reinforcement :' the standard of independence had been reared by major Kennedy, in the vicirytv of i'luuut) niitlt uic v,uh Mao many iiicinia. We learn from St. Francisville, that the legis lature assembled there last week under the ne constitution, and elected Fulwar Skifiwith, .Msg. governor and that in consequence of dispatches lrom olonelKe roper, a detachment of 1,500 men (with a suitable train of arulery) under the corhm and' of colonel K'irland, marched from S.t, Francisville for Pensacola, oh the 24th of Novem ber. ; ' ' ' , , . ; : J - ,i ' - By a gentleman from Newr Orleans, wljicb place he left on Monday' last, .we learn tha whilst he was at Baton Rouge, the squadron' of gun boatsj which: sailed a short-time' since from this place, passed and exchanged a salute with, the fdrt. Great military preparations were going on in" Florida, from which our informant supposed some enterpHae of conseqence'-was in contcm platixi. - N-'tT:, - . ' f ----- --v-' - '.'i.,.'..:. ' u Dinners have been civen b? his; constituents in yario' parts of his, district to George Poindex, ter, Esq. .delegate to. .Congress from the Missis-, sfr 1 pi Territory;, '-in; 'ieidinon'y of tcir sen?e oEhis se,icivWVe-5lra thi' following accouht .of uvovfronii Natchex,spapers' Wedo it the more particularly because, wherj at a distance fronihe Atlantic border, he has. been most vilely and, un generously '.calumniated. . Those! wh6 knbv him best, afford the amplest refutation of the aspersions on his. character, 'and shew their undiminished . V " " " 't- ' 1 - , - ' It HOUSE OF ai-PRESEWT ACTIVES, ' f-' - XThuradayy Dec. 3,6. IaMENdUeNT OF. CONSTITUTION. On the -motion ' of Mr Macon, the House re solved itself Into a committee of the whole, Mr. Cutis in the chair, on the state of the Union, on the motion introduced by Mr Micn for adding to the constitution thq following articles s " No , Senator or Representative. 'after' baiobg taken his seat, shall dufing the time for which he Was elected be; eligible to any , civil appointment under the authority of $e United States, nor shall any person be Eligible to any such 1 appohntment until the expiratsbn of the Presidential term, du-, ring which such; person shall haven a Senator or Representative.' MrJ Rhea said that this amendment would go to curtail tthe -privileges of our citizens, and to intro duce an innovation of the constitution. For these two ample reason he, moved to amend it by strik ing out the following words : nor sball any per son be eligible to any such appointment until the expiration of the Presidential term, din ing which such pepon shall have been a Senator or Repre sentative.".,, '-v V C$Av:AhcQit defended his proposition and oppos ed ?r R hew's motionHe said .that the obiec. tiort to his proposition because it was he w,was hot sound, if the motion was reasonable in itself. 1 he amendment went to complete the intention of the framers of the constitution, which was that no member of Congress should be appointed to any office. It would prevent party spirit from going too far for office : from makine places when cointr otlt't'f office, to secure to itself some sort of power in oifeer departments,- "when it could not retain it in the Legislature. As to de priving men of their right by coming to Congress, it was , an empty argument ; according to which the Constitution deprived rtien of thpir right by prohibiting, a Eiemotr irom noiuing an ouice niiht in mat c parity, or from serving in any office created whjlst he was a member. - But in .what respect would this restriction affect the community 1 Culd not offices as well be filled out of Congress as in it i Congress' had already legislated as far as in their power oil this subject ty passing a law to prevent ieontractora from hold'mg-ii seat on this floor.,; v The independence of thLeliTsTaTufe "wairthe object. Jf there-was no covetousness of office,' , if human nature was perfect, we should want no laws. But laws become necessary to check the frailties o"our nature, and this p ovislon would serve to repress the inordinate desire of nian lor office.- Indeed, said he," it is as- necessary almost to guard against a virtue aagainst a vice. Take the case otj a man who has long been" in Congress, whose worth alt acknowledge, about to retire, and we know that he has not wherewithal to support him seC---w e should almost," forgetting our duty to ht constitution, be willing to make a place expressly for him. , ' t,- t ?;'v ' ;;. v ?v Mr M. said jt appeared to ' birjn . that nothing couldbe mpre incorrect, as related to the" inde pendence ;,of thef legislature, than for men to be uttingiiere, knowing thai whenvthey "retired they were to 'liaye'tui'otBce-'IniJWin that they were to iave it was not worse thanwishirtg: to have it because in either case the independence of th ex peiitant was destroyed." Tne practice Jot bestoW, ing offices on members of . thb-LegisIature had al ready obtained to an extent not before known. It was a practice pleasing to membersand it would grow. Suppose any member wanted an appoint ment, and should go to his friends and get recom mendatjoni fro'm twenty, thirty, Or forty of them. Would, it riot operate almpst as' a command on the Executive,"when he s?w a.roajoiity of the Legis Coul( any thing be nlore "mortifyincr, Mr."M. 'asW ed,' ihap to ate every little appointment Jn the na ' J tion given to the,, Legislature i -Tp him it was' a v Tf . ""fif J eircijmstance. lie ; ould . tnentijpT''. V, " ' names j . but that It was. al wavs pajnful , to himj to - v; tfo so." HehacJ neen.-, thispactfce gfowmg with',-; our growtb. ( and,' If not checktd, ' it would pom.'-ft: to be one of tli greatest of evils. .If the gentle,, ; , marpm-T6resLseeCould dfimqnstrate ttat there) A ' wa$auch A;jref uTett in. the nation; thafi,? ' r" 5ftoJt4yt C?pbrf .(Jroigri-aa foxth- --t 'oifclfibi UUm J rlie Y.atW would af .irsiuI.'V ' . he would Vote forlua tr,Qtion Jf-'and npt otberwrse,", Tt hadleen gaid. that the, propf sed amendment , . 1 to the constitution" Went tu deprive the citizejj pf ' ' f hi right.-; It appeared to Mr. Macon, tha thjs;' , right of office wasnot . a good thing; He knew, - that no man in the House was farther from .office, j huntipg, than the gentleman .who made the motioij ; j hia remark apphedito the subject, and Jd no f particular application to jpeiuJrpe'rience had not convinced gentlemen thaCsomethuig wanted v 1 doing, he despaired of convmcirjg lem ' He hoi,- ; ' , ped Uie motion would not be agreed to. ' I a". " . ! "s The . motion of Mr. Rbxa.wasnegatiyed. w ayes 12. . '.;; J;l'?Vr' t Mr. JBaxqn suggested some aroendaient in tht.' phraseology of the resolution " and, t'oubts existi ; ingoi, the; subject 4, ' - ' On motioni'. the committee rose arid the resqir. ? , r lutioh wasix jan the suggestion of Mr.jSheffey, to' frred f:o , . select committee' 'wtb jdirecUqnso , ' report their opinion thereon. . V ) V, ,' ' 4 . i i ne resolution wa tnen; referred to a seleqt committee Composed of Messrs. Macon, Burwell, Bacon Sheffy and Mitcbill. -. v - W.J I Tn IhB Pnnfr of. the Ni rhp Wwk w C:hrnnirl. 0 The National Intelligencer ofthe4tb Octoberr .'"Trr nTT fellintomy handsyestlrday, and I w?urpm ':. -jL-y' GORGB.:.PoipxtlB,iEsc:-;- ..7 riend on the existence'clF such a Division ashe had proposed, Mr M. said be could not consent to; strike it puti -vEvery thing, said hfildepends On the Legislature.'' Make the members pi the Le gislature bffice.huntesandf on'; make thenaiion oi Ilftbe Executive archives couULbe 'cvmsuUed, it would be seenrtbat the nation at targe bad'prcressed much Jn the same,! proportion as those 'from!., the 1 members' of Congress. And .3 it not' natural, sir, that' the people who send a man to Congress, seeing him provided with a snug place, would, want the same.; There is seldom jnuch business done in theVf; bouse of congress till aferXhrjStmasHlfbnQ pf ' the committees to whpnv hay4 bWeh relerrc ')flA have yet reporied.-J; Probably next eek 8ome'pjT f them will . rebort. ;; ;Nptbtrigs 'Jiaai 'ye.';Iked.cmtpfJ; respecting 't), cpiiihtde'd;b( the .g?neret; opinion, is -. tbat Vig6r6u!iE.q Course will be 'reeomnied. :b'ii' hbweyey wijl mecLsicii rrQng:opppsitipn' ' tba without Te'efI ehce to i bt4tn"ay is&e 'flakier tytV)cyot; liimnM: with respect jtoTisv it ia .:yery doubtful yvbher "itC can be parried. Many pf. the 1dqmpcratsi)qw ' ; r how injurious to their-constituents 'suciv i roea sure will be. and how unpopular it' iivjll Vtrndet ' them. Added to SirbicK'with''alI tb 'pauiao;;' that cari bie takien in framing tbe Jaw, .' there ilt i- be 41 doubts and.cIficalUcs'Uacpmg intpr er.y eouuon inai no cupning of iner irameri pi a oiu ;:V?i can remove. Npthing w.i bejdefii e'd till the close of the sesMdn. Doctor Mitchel is Chairman bf tbe committee.tjj. -f who mi, was.referred the subject of ji pationaj ; phi 1 versity ; d we havp 10 cau'se tp douhtbut Jt$ay the subiect wilt underp-o a full investiptrmir. find n r ii ' KYStrm in detail he' r'fAHiZMl and rpr.HmmprrilWH s but liQw tt will be.reived in tbe house i iincerf tion iptotoj who entertain fears that rt will be an instrument under , the iiproediate control of t gpyemro'ent that will gradually'! ead to a national establishment of politics-and t ejigion numerous as the pumbskuis in the house arici t t,: c opposition,; from CheaV8i?wl be; but lefi?' The .interest arid :tbetJnorr p;ithC;WUs;iii'C;f. tnadcbmpiin.ce htMlDn..;'fubject ; the ' funds left bjr him' foj? the purpose .and a liberal appropriation by govern- i ment'rnay give it. a st; aftfer whicht there js little dager,pl its being'unKd.fto anguisb fiphi ' . want of DxmrishmemV. v U"V;i;v;- ;'v ;'. - r--; On Monday Wt Mr Troup moved a Call on the Secretary pf the Treasury- to inform the bouse what Seitlemepts rnad !peen: made Pn lire azop landsjj and what bad been done by government tej " drive off the 'setilers. Several y eara agd iibo , 1 . miriable a"wf iaKed;.fof;ditrcing'ali;who' jiboujd r attempt td; setOe on tbfe landsTbe pbjec ;p)T; Troupe motion is ttt.bfirig a, discussjoh before House pf the validity of the deeision of tjfie Supreme 'vf Court Pf ther United States,Iast : 'session Vjjf ,a ' jma'' iority can be obtained, t he legislature Is to be vsetr V," in array against the judiciaryi jwThe objept however 'fi must fail;- for, even if ty Majority of tbeVbuse 'v i can be obtained,, the Senate - has a contrary hi a ? ' jorit'y, and the President Ja,what is ' called; a Vazoo "i man. . sV ::;' The cen?us bill is put to rest till February, b'V whicbtiroe compleat Yetwras; will probabjy ' be "Ve- ceivseVfrbrn'alf the states, t'ber? is a 'tppriiy of thchouse yho wis,b the rtip not !ess.l3iiaW,i'-.-' to'aepresentatiye will consent (to make it ti:Uttler.'kW.'iusf; rjojie pf the states will lose ia'r?y?pf,.,tiveh'rprtsent's-". Rhode Islarid and one. from Conn'eaiciit'as'itlff' -feared ; pf whicb ihere islno ' jiecessky ndare praying relief frorh the operation v( ihe exptctf j" non;JntercorseiIoy theyvcan l)c -relieved -ytt uie noii-jnteycxiurse oe put in jprce, U is tliffiuU to know." ,'; Mf. Pearson, on-;Tpesday introduced a rtsotu tion Tor ftather investigation of Wilkinson's ronJ duct. It was SLstdnhliinjj to see wjia; bp'posiiitn VI
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