Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-10-27

her Of either house OF Parliament made
the slightest suggestion TO the contra.
ry, and an address, corresponding with
the messsge passed without dmsen'-
ioe voice. From lbsse proceedings. q
is Inferred that The British Parlamsnt
confessed that Span had an exclusive Il
tie 10 the soutrsigHiy of Oregon
A million Of pounds sterling were vo'
led TO carry into execution warIike prep
afarions TO suppod this trade.
10 the mean time. the British minis
ter sent Mr. Fnzberbeu to Madrid to
brow beat the Spanards. Bot still no
claim OF title TO the sovereignty OF Ore
goo was asSsred 10 answer 10 that OF
the Spsniards to the exclusive right By
virrUs OF their PRIOR discovery. The
claim Of right 10 land and build houses
tor the purposes ol trade, at Noolka
Sound. part Of Oregon Territory (un'
iouedrJ a. ne shsH presently eh0~ 10
be. 10 an scknow edgmenl OF The want
OF tile 10 the sovereignty Of the whole.
| thry had title TO the sovereignty oi the
whole Territory, why was 1t mol dIsc!o-
ssd, az il would have been snthclsnl
warrant for occupyluga parIR No rea
son can be assigned, except the coDscl-
ou.ness that none then existed; and yet
| Enslsnd has the fftontery now TO as
serl title by virtue Of sdlscOVery prl
or 10 that discussion. In point OF Tins.
So the grouud upon which the rlRb
10 trade was made, viz: one WHICH ad-
mitted the exclusive right OF sovereign
" in Spain TO Oregon. is proof that En
gland At that period, when Inc lsci
we're ell lrssh 10 mems memories; bu
which they how sci forth. Bus no ma
lion or individual is allowed thus 10 blow
no, and cold las it iS calIed.) or set y
contradictory claims From all whIcl
it plainly appears that Great brIlsi
never had any rightio Oregon, by on
covery prior to that OF Spain, rnds
whom We claim
But 3rdiy, on the 4rh Of Junc, l79l
, the Spanish Government published
, declars.in ion or manifesto, directed to
. European Courts, setting up their e'
4 elusive rlght o. sovereignty TO Orego
, Territory, founded upon their pHor dis
coyery. This Manifesto was never CO.
trsJ,c,ed or Jeuied by Great BfI'a''
euhsr publicly or privately, that HI
ever been known or heard Hence
A would iuiow that. even il England n
n a right OF sovereignty 6y a dIscoVei
2 prot to those of the Spanlsrd' aho
o caed " hich is no, sdmuIed.) that II h
; been absnulely and lfreirI,vably aba
h doned by them, (lhe Brllisb) so far
4 regards the Uulted S'ales. who are
u, bona hde purchaser Of Oregon. Nh
* a claim to anv ,hng is publicly MAJ
70 nature prompts hose who have conti
l. ling onsa TO make them known; hen
9 silence 10 construed into an abaodonm'
% Of right, and an Acquie IN the e
,e AiclIng claim made public; and what
~ oncs formally abandoned can never
revived, especially 10 the prejudice o
:. bona fide purchaser. Had the claims
,e Eng and aud Spain been originally eq'
70 tho law OF nations. in deciding 0etwe
h. Eng and and the United States, wo
=, prefer the latter, who have been guI
no of no Iatches, 10 the former. who h'
90 been guilty Of la,ches. So then WI
it admitted that England had made
,s discovery Of Oregon prior to SP'
n (Which is denied yet, lnssmuch as
bs Btnain admitted the prior discovery
10 forth by Spain in their manifesto.
i'm not denied al the time, the United STA
~ as assignee Of Spain, may now claim
bv sovere,Vntv Of that territory by m
.. perfect lule, The principle OF the
d OF nA ions. upon which This 10 found
Will not and cannot be dsni6d.
w Having thus shown that Great Brl'
he has no ute 10 The sovereignty ol 1
r, gon Territory, let Us examine more
IN uculsrIy what was advanced by he
re regard 10 Nootka Sound
nd The British government might h
te had right OF sovereignty TO Moo
\! Sound, in particular. without hav
TO any right Of sove rsignly TO Oregon !
w. rilory, IN general; but, had that D
ee ths case, it would have been dl'lln'
-
In) stated, innsmuch as that partial F'gh
IRA sovereignty would have been an ans
ma 10 the claim Of sovereignty TO the D'
ult territory by Spain; aud also, that II
o. OF partial sovereignty would have b
nal greater than the right oLfrdde and tr'
ish which was complained OF being lnVat
Of and which would therefore have b
ch merged therein. But Mr. Pil's c
ad painr .,e OF the "Ships" having b
as takap. not the "snd f" 10 calling
an question SPANS srctusiue claims he
re-. MES those only which relate 10 ihe n
OF. "claims (.syS Mr. PIr) which are e
n ly inconsistent with tho rights Of ~
rim psudeof D1PiOdtOTS 10 lands; which,