Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-01-19
Co,9grsG Of the United States
IN SENATE, DEG. %.
DEBATE
On the subject q THE Territory Vest q the
Perdids.
.lsR. HoRsEY's SPEECH CONFINED:


No, sir the instant publicity was given 70
the transaction they became indignant, and
with one voice rose, resolved 10 resist MS
usurna,iop. To this hour they have not
submitted. ~.
Blu, the gentleman has said, that Spain is
no longer able to hold Florida !; that foreign
emissaries will take it if the United States
do not. and that it msy be Lawfully ,assn
by the u. States on the ground Of the lawos
occupancy. - aB s.
That title may be acquired hy occupancYiis
not TO be doubred. II is the mcde by wiach
tile TO property was originally acqaires;
but TO cb,a,n title in this way the country
mus, be vacant, uninhabi.ed and not claimed
| by another proprietor. But in this instance
! is tae territory vacant--cr uninhabited-or
abandoned byiss proprietors. No, sir The
| territory is either in the possession of Spain,
and claimed BY her, or of the revolution
ISIS, and if uithsr be in possession, by the
, law of occupancy, you have no right to dis
turb them. Clearly then, sir, upon The
principles and admissions from the honor
| able gentleman from Vermont, the United
States have no title to Florida.
And how, sir, with the indulgence Of
the Senate, / will proceed to conssiessas
briefly rs possible the nature of this title as
| derived under the treaty of St. ildetonso.
Here it will be granted, / meet the Gaestlon
fairly. Thus, | presume, is the tile relied
upon, as well by the executive as the great
majority Of the supporters Of this bill
! Ia order fully to understand this SUBJECT.
| it isl rcessa;y to enquire into the principal
cause Of the war of 1856. The eastern
boundary OF Louisiana, believe, was the
Chief cause OF that war. Tie French
wrre in the possession of the Mississippi,
! and Jained AS part Of Louisiana not only
the county to the west at that river, bat
cas-, as far as the Allegheny hountsin.--
| Franec. having this clam, and being in
possession OF Canada, conceived the pro-
| feet OF uniting Louisiana with Canada
! To accomplish her patpose she eSsdsiish-
d azliae OF posts tSvin the Lakes TO the
Ohio, and conln,rnced eRcroachmenls up
| On thu then BRUSH colonies. These Gu
! ceoaohnents she vas pSe ssng so far, that
| Great Britain perceived it would be uec.s-
sary to repsl them. This brought on the
var OF SO, which after a 5loody conflict of
seven years, terminated disastrously to
France and her allies, and resulted in the
establishment Of the Mississippi, the fber.
| villc, and tbs lakes Maarepas and Pom
| charlraiu, as the boundary of Louisiana,
giving to Great Britain all the territory on
! the east OF that boundary, excep, The l.
sIsnd and town OF New Orleans, and 20
France all upon the west, Including the j.
sland and town of New-Orleans.
A more particular examination of toe
results of this war is Important. BY it
France lost CanaGa and raost OF her West.
India islands. Spain, tho ally Of France,
lost Cuba. BY the preliminary articles of
peace between Great Britain, France and
Spain, signed at Fonta'nbleau, and dated
the Sd November 15G2, France renowned
all pre,easions TO Nova Scotia, and eeded
aud guaranteed to his Britannia majesty.
10 full right, Canada with all ts dependro.
cies. The 9th article stipuiaes, =" la or
der 60 re-establs}a peace CA the most solid
aud lasting foundations, asd to remove
epery SUBJECT ef hspxes, with regard to the
Gs,sts OF the British and French territsrics
On The continent of North America it is
ssre ed thai fer the furure. the conhnes be.
tsvesn the d. minions Of his Britaaa;c ma.
iesty and these OF mis- most Tristan ma
ies.v, (French sing} in that part OF the
world, shali be i,resocad!y dxed by line
drawn alons the mi0lzlt eft4e riser Missis.
s;tb; from SIS source, as far as the rigey Ber.
yii4e, and from 'hrnce by line drawn along
tie middle O nix riser, end Of tie lakes
Aa,tsepas and Ponschartsaia to tie sea
and to this purpose. the most christian king
cedes in fu'l right. and guarantees to hi.
Britannia majesty, tie riser aad bost Of
Afo5ie. {uow West Fiotida} and every
thing that he possesses, or ought 60 have
possessed ON the lsff {eas) side Of the river
Mississippi, Hscett The tozon Of Nrru Or
Aaas AID the island On zvhicf it is situated,
zxs:cA shall remoin to F.aace. By the ls.h
article, Great Britain restores to Spain ali
that she had conquered in the island of