The Portland Gazette

Treaty with Spain.
The Trenton True American (edited by
M. Wilson, a Senator of the United States)
has expressed doubts of the early ratification of the late treaty with Spain, by the
Spanish King and adds, he "should not
wonder at its total rejection." His reasons
are: The delay of Spain to ratify the convention of 1802; the return of Don Onis
to Spain; and the aversion which Great
Britain must have to our occupancy of the
Floridas, unless Spain should cede the Island of Cuba to her, (which she will not.)
The publication of these surmises has occasioned the following notice of the National Intelligencer:-
"It is probable that, before Mr. Onis
reaches Madrid, our Treaty with Spain will
be ratified. We say it is probable, because
there is a possibility that it may not, particularly when we recollect how long the convention, ratified last autumn, and which will
now be merged in this more comprehensive Treaty, was held in suspense by the
Spanish government. We should not,
however, have seriously entertained an idea
of the possibility of its not being ratified, if
our attention had not been caught by the
following paragraph, which, considering
the source whence it comes (from the pen
of a member of the Senate of the United
States) is entitled to more respect than is
ordinarily paid to newspaper speculations.
We certainly hope the treaty will be ratified; though, should it not, the men
very respectable citizens who would be gratified at the failure. From certain days
we have seen in the Western papers, there
are not a few in that section of the country, who think our boundaries are hostilely
extended towards Mexico. Our
views are not quite so expanded. We are
content with the secure possession of what
we have, and withal consider our present
limits comprehensive enough for happiness.
A wider range would but enlarge the field
for speculation, which, God knows, is already ample enough."