Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-11-11

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/ With what justice then could II be required OF
the United States TO produce any other title
/ than her own prior discovery and those OF the
stations under whom she claims! No other
title ever did exis, in them. nor ever can be
shown.
| But what is meant by prior discorery?"
! Is il mere view OF the land from distance!
/ Is i, the frs, sight. followed up by a landing
upon the soil! Is i, the frs, sight of il. land
ing upon the soil and taking formal possess.
Il ooi Or is il the first sigh. Of The land, fol-
lowed up by landing and taking possession,
and subsequent setuemen, of the same, with
in a reasonable time, under all The circum-
stances of the ease!
1t is proposed 10 show, and will be shown,
tina, the Lation with whom we are at present
contendiug for the RICH, of sovereignty to Or
egon Territory has. at different times claimed
and maintained sovereignty under spery one of
these definitions Of prior discovery and that
the United States can show title TO the sove-
reenty of Oregon territory under them ALL
Let US begin with the case of the Falkland
Islands. In 1892, Capt. Davis. who had been
sent out with Cavendish. in his last voyage,
was driven by storm toards the Straits OF Ma
gellan. where he. accidentally sue some of
those Islands from the deck of his ship. He
left them. wilho Ut observation, or giving
them name.
In 1893 4, Sir Richard Hawkins saw one
Of these islands. took 1t for the main. and gave
It the name of Hawkins Maiden Land"
The account. taken from history, OF this dis
covery. reads as follows:
"Sm Richard Hawkins. being bound for
the Straits of Magellan. was driven by cross
wind on some part Of the continent. to which
he gave the name of Hawkins Maiden Land.
| A promoniory shooting out into the sea with
three points he called Point Trementain. and
a pleasant Isle not far distant he called Fair
Island" Heyiyns Geography, published in
London in 1914.
| In 1898 8, Sebald de West. Dutch navi-
gator. came to The same Islands. and suppo-
sing himself to be the frs, discoverer. called
them "Sebald's Islands," England heard
no more of them for century; and their ex-
isIence was even called in question.
In the reign of William. one Strong. an En-
glishman. is said to have found them out
again. aud he called them "Falk lands ISL
ands."
| No more was heard or thought of them, in
England, until after the treaty of 1863.
| In 1854, Capt: Byron. on a voyage Of DIS
C0veTy, OcScIlcu isiduuS. cH'cifu tut
hsrbor. landed on one and took possession of
the por, and surrounding Islands, in the name
of George Ill. He called the Haven. :. Por'
Egmont." He made no settlement.
In 1866. the King Of Spain, sent troops
| from Buenos Ayres to another Of these Islands,
took possession of il. settled IL. and called il
I" Solidade."
10 the same year. Captain Mcbride eslab-
lished a garrison at Port Egmont.
II did not appear that either Of these per-
sons knew Of the movement, of The other. be-
fore the year 1863. 10 that year dispute
arose between the nations as 10 the sovereign
". which England claimed in right of prior
discovery. Now this claim of Great Britain
was founded upon a discovery Of The bades.
and most naked character. Their captains
saw soma OF The islands frsm the decks Of
their respective ships. They nei'he landed
nor made demonstrations of on intention of Ia
king possession; nor for one hundred and sew
en,y -four years was il followed up by any al
tempt to make a settlement; YET Gr-a' Britain
perlinaciously insisted upon her exclusive right
to The Uhote of the islands. and Spain was
obliged TO comply
1t is requested that this case will be borne
in mind until we come 10 examine the case Of
Nooika Sound, when Great Britain changed
her ground. insisting upon right Of occupancy
OF recent date, In opposition 10 the prior dis
coverv of Spain. Of much more perfect kind
than this Of England TO the Falkland Islands.
Let us now examine what were the circum.
stances under which Great Britain claimed the
righ, of Sovereignty over her former Nor1
American Colonies. now the United States.
Ia 1892, Columbus discovered the Yves. 10.
dies.
In 1897. Giovanni Gabato. a Venetian. IAN
glice. John Cabot 10 the employ of Henry
VII. Of England, discovered the Island of New
foundand and the Atlantic coast. so far as
what has since been called Virginia" King
Henry was informed of these discoveries. but
made no settlement. nor any motion towards
one. Henry VII died. and Henry VIII came
to the throne. Through the whole of his reign
though trade was carried on with The West ln-
dies. (which, says the English historian, Bis
sell. had been seized and settled BY the
Spanisrds) no atiempi was made by Great
Britain 10 settle 10 the New World. Henry
VIII died and was succeed BY Edward VI;
through his short reign no settlement was
made upon the North American continent by
a single British subject. To Edward sue
ceeded Mary 10 1853. and to Mary in 1858.
EIiz4beih. Ia 1888, eighty.six years after
the dIscoveag Of Cabot, the FIRST British Char
ter Of coIonizaIion was signed by The Virgin
Queen. 20 Sir Humphrey Gilbert. Under his
authority Two expeditions were fitted out to
Newfoundland aud Cape Breton, both Of
which ended disastrously. Very soon after
wards similar patent was granted to Raleigh
TO settle The Southern pari Of North America.
Upon his return thence, he reported that he
fouHd beanufGi country. which he called
Yirnini. The hrsl COLONY was Afterwards