Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-12-10

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may, must be considered as demsud-
ipg u large cessieu Of territory rom
me United States.
Is the American government Pre-.
pared to assert such an unlimited
right. so contrary TO the evident in
ten,iop OF the treaty itself! Or, is his
maiesty's government to understand
that the American picaopotentiaries
are willing TO acknowledge the hsun'
Diary from the Lake ofthe Woods to
the Mis.ippi Qhe arrangement made
law n convention in 1908, but not rati-
| fed us that BY which their govern
aent is ready 10 abide +!
The British plcnipatentiaries are
| i. struc,cd to accept favoral''y such
| - proposition. or to discuss any ether
lime OF boundary which may be sub
mittcd for consideration.
| Iii. witt, equal a,toaishment and
regret the undersigned find that the
! American plrnipoIemiaries have not
onIy declined signing any provisional
article. by which the Indian nations
y no have t,keup part with q. Britain
in the present contest may be ineiad-
cd in the peace, and may have
boundary assigned TO them, but have
also thought proper 30 express sur
prize al any proposition on the sub.
4, icct having been advanced.
The American plenipotentlaries
state. that their government could
not have expected such discussion,
: and appear resolved, at once. TO re.
;cct an, proposition On this head
repre- srniius it asa demand contrary
10 the acknowledged principles "f
pnblie law. isntamouut TO a ccssion
. or one third Of the territorial do.
minjons ofthe u. States and required
tvs he admitted without discussion.
The proposiiion which is thus re.
prcsrHtel is. that the Indian nations.
which have been during the war in
alliance ~i,h &. Britain. shon!d at
Its termination he included in the
. modification and. with view TO
their permanent tranquility and Sc
curitr. that the British government
j. willing TO take as basis Of IN ar
iic!e on The subject Ola boundary FOR
those nations. the siipu'a,ioHs which
the tuaricrn government ontraeted
+ in 1875. subject, however, 30 modi-
: !ica!:,ns.
: Afier the declaration, publicly
male 10 t,iose milan nations by tho
governor gener.i OF Canada, that G..
Britain would nat desert them, could
the American government really
persuade i'selrihs' no proposition re-
iati.g 10 ti,ose nations won.d be adj
vaneed. aud dill lord Cas.iereagh's
note Of the eth My. 1913. imply so
great a sacrifice oShonor. or exclude
fron discussion every subject. ey-
ceptiny VIVA, Immediately related 10
the maritime questions referred to
init?
When the undersigned assured the
American plcnipoientiaries Of the
anxious " ish of the British govern.
wish Of the British government that
the negotiation might termiaatc in a
peace honorable 10 both parties. il
could not have been imagined thar
the .American I,lcn;pcten,iaries would
thence conclude. that his maiest,'s
government was prepared 10 abandon
the milan nations 10 their fate, nor
could il have been foreseen that the
American government would have
considered it as dcrOgatery 10 its
hoHor TO admit a proposition by
which thctranquility of these nations
might be secured.
The British pleaipotentiaries have
4 yet to,learu. that il is Contrary to the
acknowledged principles ,fpuhliclsw
to include allies in a negotiation for
peace. or that il is contrar, to the
1 practice oralIri,ilized nations TO pro.
pose that a provision should be made
for their future security.
The treaty OF Greenville establish.
ed the boundaries between The Z. s.
and the Indian nations. The lar,eri
can pieuipoten'iaries must be aware.
| that the war. which his since broken
ont, has abrograted that trsaty. Is
Il eoHtrary 10 the established princi-
| pies OF public Law for the, British
| government 10 propose. ON behalf Of