The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-01-19

Horida, as OF South America. to B.. indepen-
denJ, aud by so-inyiting, has declared 10 the
world, either that he re'inqushes his CHM,
if any he had, or that he is unable to give
them that protection which they would have
right To expec.-Shall we negotiate with
the people themselves, who inhabit this
tract OF country? No. sir, for they have said.
That they desire to be an integral part of our
government and enjoy that liberty to which
hey have been strangers-If this be true,
what other Course was there left to the gov
ernment, but the one they have pursucds II
seems TO me there was none other--lf we re-
duce 1t to an individual case. we shall find
the course equally just fable (; piece of
property is disputed, the possessor removes,
leaves the land vacant against what rule
of law let me ask. would the individual Of
tend, who took possession of that. which he
found vacant and that too, which he claimed
to be his. leaving the right to be afterwards
. settled by due course Of law $50 has the
government acted i'm the case be ore us
The president has declared to the world
that the right is still open for amicable adjust
ment, with any power who may be aggriev-
cd. nave said this much in regard TO the
pohcy-l will now bring to your view the
right, and have no doubt but you will find
ABUNDANT reason to.be satisfied with it,
Previous to the war between G. Britain,
France and Spain, which was terminated
oy the peace ct 1765 France held and nos
sessed the province of Louisiana. which
then extended over and includ ed ia its lin
ITS that terri orv which lay East of the Mis-
slssippi as tar as the river Perditlo and
Spain held the country East of that river. by
the general name of Florida, and at which
No, s.,
| DIVISION VI territory as East and TYest Flori
dc was known but the division was Florida
and Louisiana.
by the treaty IF 1868, between Great Bri-
tam France and Spain. France coded to G.
britain al! her possession to the East of The
Mississippi, including the river and port of
Mobile. excepting New-Orleans, and the
island on which 1t stood. and Spain coded to
HiN'in' FLORIDA by which treaties you will
perceive Great Britain became possessed of
an tne country East of the Mississippi, and
south OF the S1st or SD degree of north iati-
'uue now that part of the country west Of
| the Perdido, was part of Louisiana. and
she country East of that river was Florida !:
became necessary it would seem. being
'nus IN the hands of Great Bril- ain, that there
shou'a De some sort of geographical designa-
tlon gwen to that part of the Country West
OF the Perdido, and East of the Miss;ssinni
IL Could not continue to be called Louisiana
because Louisiana certainly did not lose it's
name oy aolsposition OF par, nor would
~ wen nave answered the purpose TO have
had TWO countries adjacent to each other bv
the same name; nor could it have been cali
cd Florida, because that name had been nre
Vlousiy applicable alone 20 the country Eas,
Oh the ferdidr--i would besides have intro
ouceu CONFUSION in geography, and would
not otherwise have answered the purpose NJ
designating the one country from the other
hence IN the hands of Greai -Bri ain !, he.
Came necessary to give a name to that mar,
OF the Country West of the Perdido. IL bay
ing Deen deprived OF its character or name.
may De sio~ed the expression, by being
separated from Louisiana. And as th;s ;n
the hands of Great Bri ain, was Marco
s'rip OF country running from East to West.
a very natural one occurred The Kino Of
Gre t-britain oy his proclaim stion # Octo.
. Der i763, divided this province into two
the Etstern end, he called Eas, Florida. and
the western end, West Florida--bnt it also
appears, 'ha' on the Sd November. 1862 INV
a secre, reaty between France and Snsin
france coded to Spain, the whole of .n,;.;
Sna' notwithstanding year after, we find
hsr transferring part to Great britain hut
as SPAIN did not complain of this act. II is
IKE y and fair to Conclude, she gave her
consent to this transfer. By the treaty of
alo3, between Great-Brtain and Snaio q
britain ceded 10 Spain both the Fjoritlas INV
"hich purShase she became entitled no, nm.
~ 10 FLORIDA, as she originally held If I'm,
also TO that part of Louisiana, which had
oeen ceded 10 GreaS-5ri ain either with or
without her Consent for il IS not material fo,
the purposes OF the agreement, which wav !,
is considered, II is Certain ate r that ner;od
she was entitled to the whole, and of cours.
all Its parts. BY he treaty of St. Idelfonso
" tooer 9TH. 1900. between Franc & Spain.
SPAN retrocedcs to France the coloov ~
province OF Louisiana NTH me same .cfen,
that then had in The hands of ISto;n onJ
thar H had qDhen France hossessed IL and
such as II should be alter the treaties enter
ed into with other states.
And by the treaty of 1905, between France
and the United States, France ceded m he
United States, Louisiana. zuith all its ,iebfs
ana ahfnrfenances as .fuAy and in me same
manner as they haze been acquired bv fhe
French hcfn6hc, N virtue of the before
mentioned treaty with SPAN The first diff
Guilty, and indeed the only one that has been
thrown IN the way by those opposed tn the
ute OF the U. ). arises in the treatv of 1900
between France and Spain, in these words
| " oFdin refrocedes 20 France Louisiana. z,u;lb
ne same orient that IL then had in khr hands
" ofafn' 1t is INSISTED that the word ,etro-
cede; implies return of that, and no more
tnan ina, which Spain had previously mr.,
ondSeu OF her, End as Spain had acanired
that portion of Louisiana East of the Nj
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