Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-03-11

Spain, direct reference was made 10 that
portion ofWest Florida lyiug be,v esn the
Mississippi, tlieIbervile III lakes biaurs-
pas and Pontciartraia, and t!Ie Perdito.
/ ms prov islon cannot be construed, as
alluIBlg TO any other part Ct the province,
aud iissole effect was iltenfeh 10 be TO
include il in the ccssiDn 10 France Tie
second osisionis equally explicit, "that
II had when France possessed IT," II is
known that Franc had held the province
20 that extent, before the treaties of 17GS,
bs w'GchsIe had eef q it to Spain a Great
.Sri'liu aud by thus stipulation L was ce-
ii q acA To her liz the same axte.ii. SD
far as S,3am could 10 It. The third pro-
vision has n; object equally distinct.
and Is the more 'r.nor.ant, because by
giving II l.si!l arro erect, .he cons true
ton given 10 he others is iu''Y confirm
Ell. = Such d II shpeit bc atftrfhe tre;.-
ties subsequently, entered into bafweea
Spain and other sfaf.s, b. tlle treaty.
between the United states and Spain, i,
1895, tae srUn iarlss. rs established le-
tween the Unite. States ani Great 3ri-
tam, ln l7e3 and the free naSlga''on of
the Mississippi, are confirmed, WITH the
addition OF ihe RICH %, depasit al New
Orleans. THIS provision applies 10 Tins
treaty, anu likewise To the treaty Of 1888,
between GnSat Britain and Spain, by
Which Vest Florida w2s coded 10 the lat.
ter, whereby she WAS enabled 70 restore
II IN The extent eoutended for, 10 France
In regard 10 lis operation on the treaty
OF 1895, between the United States and
Spain, twas provision winch The Uni4
ted STATES has a right to expect from the
good faith ofSpain.
This view of the subject, which was, in
substance, taken by the ministers OF The
tuiied States in 1905, in d negotiation
with your government, at Aranjuez, APP
pears 10 me, as it then did, to be con-
elusive. Oh vrge however. against if, than
tire EreGc government hal stated thai II
was not itSinteniion 10 cede to the United
aiaieS liiat portion OF Louisiana winch
tsauct had ceded 80 Grea. Britain by tie
treaty of 17G3. The same declaration
was made TO The ministers Of the CniteG
STATES, at AranieuZ, IN 1893, for the same
purpose that it is now repeated. 4 iast
regard to the rights OF the United States,
founded on the cessioa which France iIaa
made to diem, with thorough knowledge
ot all the circumstances attending sie
tfdnsac!iOn, com niued with due respect
To tie government of France, dictated lie
Answer. Your governntnt was informed
thaf The American ENJOYS lad proposes
10 In French GOV ernment, III the nego-
tiaiion which terminated in iliecesSion cf
Louisiana by France TO III. United States.
ne 1 ~ he he e af9 II Wec f ts,s be DE-
government did not accede, ureferrin,- -,
insert IN ~ AN extract from he trn..s,oo -
- kfreffcT1spy nv +,ssS /, b. "
had ben &c led BIZ Spas - IRA ..gs0Alnce
intention to place the United States, ~
regard 10 Spain, on the same ground,
precisely, that France held herself nnder
the treaty of st. Iidephonso, unpreluaic-
ed by any opinion oi ber own. Nothing
had occurred in the negotiation with
France to excite doubt that the Perdi-
DO was the eastern boundary of LoIIsl-
ana. II had been the boundary of the
| province when held bv France, before the
| treaty of 1863, and ii was made so again
! nv the treaty of ST Ildephonso which re-
| stored tito iIer. Such was the construction
| which the American ministers gavet to that
| treaty, who were engaged lnlie negotiate
| on wifi France, and such theIr Tepfasen-
| tation Of II 10 their government, aiier tie
! treaty with France was concluded. 1t
merits particular attention thai when
YOUR goyeTnm w was requested to eide
TO the United States such territory as
they were DESTROYS of obtaining, prior 10
tiieir rcnuisition of Louisiana, ii replied
70 their minister at SIatIid, by : ititer
81 lhe 81 u MAY, 1903, !ha! by the re-
Procession made to France 81 Louisiana,
that power reganed Inc province with
the limits il had, sayiug the rights &C
quired by other po~crs and that the
Dnited States conlI address themseye-
to Tie French Government to negotiate
the acquisition Of territories which might
suit their interest" With the sub,e,;
thus presented before tie government u
, The United States, the fair construction
ofiIle article Ofthc treaty of ST. lldephOn
so, maintained hy the American minister!
ia their official communication accompa-
! nying the treaty, sanctioned, as II evident
/ ~ was, 10y ihe letter OF Your minister o.
state, the treaty of Paris vi 1906 was IA
tilted II could NOT DC expected tliai ~,
United Slate- would appeal under liles,
circumstances, 10 France for information
, as iO the extent OF lhc acquisition wine!
! the, had made, or be governed by ia
opinion which iier government might Is
press, in Thai Stage resp ciing Il.
With respect To the western boGndar
+ Of Louisiana, have TO remagN, tl.at ibi
& goVarnineni has never doubted, slnce ili
4 treaty Of SOB, that il extended 10 the IN
70 Bravo. Satisfied lam. IT TIE claims Of tli
q two nations were submitted so az irlpd
u tial tribunal, who, observing The prntl
u ! pies apyii able Go The case, ana tracts
facts, as 10 discovery ami settlement
=, either side, that such would be It's G.
"A cisi0n The discovery OF the Mississi.
as low down ~ the Arkarsas, IN l67;
/, and 10 us month in 1850 aud The establish
! ment IF settlements on iiai RIVER, and q
~ ! ihe baV Of St BERNARD, On TIE wcstfl
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