Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-05-02


principles which justify this CONCLUSIONS, are
SO satisfactory to their COVE Dmemi as TO COM
vince II that the u. >. have not better right
10 The island OF New Orleans, under the ces
sion referred TO, than the, have to the whole
district of territory thus descrt ed") The
title 10 the perddo on the one side, and 10
Tie Jtio del Norte on the other, rested or the
same principle the priority of discovery and
OF occupation by France. Spain bad discov>
cred aud made AN esta blisbmcbt at pensaco-
Ia France AT Dauphin island in the BAY of
Mobile. The intermediate space was unoc-
cupied; aud the principle observed among
European nations having contiguous seitle-
me t., being that the unoccupaBt space be-
tween them should be equally divided was
apphed TO ~, and the Perdldo thus became the
common boundary. So, west OF the Mssissip
~, La Sale, acting ucder France. i'm 1852 or 3
iirst discovered that river. In 1855 lie made
an establishment OH the Bay of ST Bernard,
west OF the Colorado, empIying into il. The
nearest Spanish settlement Panuco, aud
the hio del Norie, about the midway line be-
came the common boundary.
All dcc0untSconcHrredi in representing Tex.
as 10 be extremely valuable. It's superficial
extent was three or four times greater than
mat OF Florida. The climate was delicious
the sou fertile; the margins OF the rivers a.
oonndlng IN live oak and the country admit
ting OF easy settlement 1t possessed morro-
yer, IL lie were not miSnlorned, one of the
fi"est ports IN The Gulfof Mexico The pro.
duciions OF which IL was capable, were suit-
eu 10 our wants. The unfortunate captive
OF St' Helena wished for ships, CONNIE roe,
anu csiouies. we have them all, II we do
hot WahtOniy throw them away The colo
mes OF other countries are separated from
them ny vast seas requiring great expense 10
protect them, and are held subject TO "A con.
slahi FISK OF their being torn from their grasp.
oni colonies, on the contrary, are united 10
ana form part of our continent; and the
same mississippi from whose rich deposit the
best ct them (Lou.) has been formed will
transport on her bosom the brave and patriot
IL hos. N.slN.
ana preserve Tie next most valuable, the pro-
vince OF Texas.
We wanted Florida or rather we shall want
IL, or, to speak yet more correctly, we want
! no body else TO have it. We do not desire n
| Tor immediate use. II fills space in our inn
| aSinatioH, aud we wish il to complete the ar
! rondisement of our territory. 1t must Ger
fanny come TO us. The ripened frmit will not
more surely rail-. Florida is enclosed in be-
tween Alabama and GrorcIa, aud cannot es-
| cape. Texas may Whether we get Florida
| now Or some five or ten years hence is of no
| consequence. provided no other power get il ::
] ahn II any other power should attempt to
| take II, an existing act of Congress authori-
yes tie President TO prevent H. He was not
| disposed Ia discharge Florida but its intrinsic
value wasincomparablyl less than that ofreNa,
| Almost its sole value was military The NOS
| session OF Il would undeubtedl, communic,te
| SOM additional security TO Louisiana aud 10
| the american commerce in the Cult of Mex
tco bhi III was not very essential TO have IL
| ,o' projection TO Georgia and Alabama -
ihtfe could he no attack upon either OF them
| by foreign lower on the side of Florida =
IL now covered those states. Annexed 10 the
| united states and We SHOULD have TO extend
our 'he OF defence 80 aS 10 embrace Eio,id
| tar from being, theTefsie, source of .pms-
| uiaie piUht IL would be the occasion of con-
| siderable immediate expense. The acquisition
| ~ u was certainly a TAI" 0OIect OF eur policy
| anu GU III not "a he lat st.hi OF IT was -, G.
'audabie aInbI icU IN any chief ma. IstIate
ne nj i,iS. al
mlnls'ra'Ior, by snch an acquisition. II was
| less Necessary however. to fill The measure
| OF the hohorS of the present chief magistrate
than that oi ans other mau. III cou>eoupuce of
| the large share winch he had IN obtaining ali
! Louisiana. 3ut, whoever may deserve the
! renown which MAJ attend The INCORPORATION
| OF FLORIDA INTO nu coUiederacy, II is our bu-
| sinesS as the Telr. sentative. of thai npopl.
| VINO are TO pay Tire price of il. to take care
| as Tar as we cOn>iituiioAalIv can that too
| much is not given. He would not give Texas
| ior FLORIDA as naked exchange. We w@Ie
honnd nv tut treaty to give not merely rexas
| but 3 O0O,OJ0 OF dollars also ,ud me sxcass
beyond thar sum of all our claims upon Spaiu
| Which have beep VariousIy ,stina;ed al from
| hfteen 10 twenty millions of dollar!
The public ~ not generally apnrizpd of amos
| tbeT large consideration when ia .spd troUn
| rs To SPAIN, II an Interpretation " hich he rad
heafd given to the treaty WIRE Just aud u was
| c'IlaIily planSble. Subsequent !" The trans
| ter but before she delivery OF Louisiana from,
| Spalu TO France The then governor of Nov
| Orleans, The believes his name was Cav
! OsO made number OF cOnct s,loaS npou tile
! payment OF an 'nconsiderabIe peyn.,ary cone
SlderatiOu, amC uptIng TO between geo Oo0 aud
| Il million OF acres of land sim. ar 70 those 20
| Gently made at Madrid, TO tie rnvai vorites
| This iaud Is situated in FeiiciaDa md bet,ysea
| the Mississippi and Amite, in the present state
| OF Louisiana Ii was Granted 10 perSons vim
| posses ed the very best information of tho
! country, and rs no doubt therefore the choice
| land. Tie United States have never recog.
Dized but have constantly denied the valid.
| lty of these concessions 81 is conteudsd b,
| The parties concerned, that they are confined
| ny the late treaty. by the second article his
| Catholic Majesty cedes 10 the United States
| ih fnli property and Sovereignty all the terri
io'lsS Wn'en 5eIons 10 him, situated 10 the
| EdStoOd 81 me mississippi known bv the
| II IN ~ East a1d Hest Fi0rida Aud by the
S'h article, all The grants o; land made be-
| tore the 9Th Jan. 1878 ny his Catholic Ma
lSiy' or by MS tdijRi authorities. shall be rat
| flied and confirmed, SC. Now the grants i'm
question having been made long prior 70 thar
| daN are supposed to be confirmed He I'M
dtiSlJOd from person Interested that Don
Onis hAd assured hum ii was his Intention tn
confirm them whether The American uey ocia.
| tor had the same iUteniIOu or not he mir q
did not know 1t will not be pretended maj
| the letter OF MIR Adams, OF the I2th March
1918 In which hc declines 80 treat any further
with respect 10 any part of the tegti,orv ;u.
clnded within tho limits ct the state of .ri
sland, can control the Operation of the subse.
quent treaty. Ihat treaty mr.t be iuterpre
tea by what IS III ~. and not by what is ont
OF H. lhe OVertnres which passed between
the parties respectively prior TO The conciu.
SION OF The treaty, can neither restrict nor en-
large It's meaning. Moreover, When MI Mad
lson occupied in 1911, The country brfween
me Mississippi ard the p \ dido he declared
that ia oar hands Il slouldlbe, as il had been
subject 10 negotiation.
1t results, then, that we have given for Flo
Tida, charged and inCUmbered as il is
LIST. UuincumbeTcd Texas;
2nd. Five millions OF dollars;
-. A surrender fall our claims upou srain
not included in tliai five miiions and
am ~ the Interpretation OF the treaty which