Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-12-11

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wish my hand. Done st IKE City ol |
q. So Washington the twenty ssevsnth
day of Oct. "A. d. 1910, and in the
thirty-ffth year OF tile independence
ofsthe said u. S.
lSigned) ,........ H., : 4. q
S flames MADISON.
BY the President, Ia
Il. SMITH, Secretary of State.
Extract of a. letter from Coyernos
y Holmes Of the Mississippi TER
tory, to the Secretary OF State, da-
ted
OcrorER 18th, 1910.
"The enclosed letter I.have been
requt SEED e, transmit 10 YOU"
TO the Hon, Robert Smith, Secretary Of
State for the United Stdtss. i
The convention of the state Of
Fioriaas have already transmi'ted an
offie ial COPY cf heir acf qffL ndePsn /:
dence, through his Excelfe fSyS @ severn,
or Holmes, TO the President of the
United S,ales, accom- panied with the,
expression OF their hope and desire,
that this commonwealth may be inn
mediatcly acknowledged and prot~cs-
ed, by the government of the United
States, as an integral part of the A.
merican Union. GA subject so in
trresting to the community represent
{ II by us, it is ne cessary that we should
have the most direct aud dnequivocal
assurances Of the views and wishes of
the American gos srnment without de-
Law, since our weak and unprcta cted
sitoation will oblige US TO look to some
fcreign government for support, should
1t &c refused TO us, BY the country
which we have considered as our par
ens state. 4sfl
We therefore make this direct ap-
peal through you, 10 the President &
General Goyernmsnt ofthe Americ an
States, to solicit thar immediate pro-
lection, 10 which we consider our.
selves entitled and to obtain a spec
dy and favorable d.cision, we efTer
the following considerations So st.
= he government OF the United Ssa;es.
In their Instructions to.tkc ENJOYS ex,
tcaordiaaty at Paris, in March, 1906.
authorised the purchase of East Flor.
ide. directing them at the same tim
to Engage France 10 intercsde with
the cabinet of Spain to rellnqui4h any
claim 10 the territory whiSh now form.
th.s commonwealth. d. In all dis
plomatic correspondence Nth Amer.
lean ministers abroad, The government,
of the Usi.ed States have spoken o;
West Florida rs part OF the LCuisi
ana cession. Trey have iegislate,i for
the country as part of-their own
territory, and have deferred to take
Possessi.n of il, in exp1 ctstion that
Span mieht.be induced 10 70 qu;sh
her claim by an;icablr regocl 4Fion.--,
Sd. Tie American governments has al
ready refused to acc,edit any minis es;
from the Spanish Janta, which DO
was crrtsiily mo- e legally org niseJ,
AS the representative ofsyht sovereign /
tv than that now called the regenc,
Of Spain; therefore the Uoited State s
cannot bot regard any orce or au.hof-
itv emsoaliag fsom them WITH an in
tention to subjusa:e US, as the, would
an invasion cftheir territory b "a Tor.
elen enemy. a h. The emperor oil
France has invited the Spsoish A.
mericans 10 dsolai ethsi5 iode ptnds nc e
rather than remain in subsection ioethe
% Sparis goysrument; therefore an|
ackno@L dgrisssot cur noe -ndence
BY he uii'ed States could net b. CON
planned OF BY France, or involve the
Aseriean gevernmeot j., any contest
Will rhet power. 5h. Neither can ! il, |
aRo.d aey jrs cause OF complaint 70
Great G.itain, although size bs tue a
y oil Spain, hat the II red State
should ocknowledge and support our
nde pendeuce as this ne cure was
i,ces airy to save the country from
ai.iDg into the hands OF ihe fr nch |
;xiles from the Island Of Ccba, ana !
'ihsr parliz ms Of Is naparse, who arr |
he eternal enemies OF CT. II Bjtsis
Should he United STAGES be indu- |
.ed, by those criany oteer ccnsidera |
ions, 10 Acknowledge our clam to
heir protection, IS an integral pafi OF
heir territory, or otherwise,<we feel
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