The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-10-14
From the "Dollar Newspaper"
OREGON Territory.
The TITLE OF TIE UNITED STATES TO ITS
SOVEREIGNTY.
A LECTURE
DELIVERED ON THE 26TH SEPTEMBER,
BY PETER A. BROWNE, Esq, l.. L. D.,
OF PHILADELPHIA.
"DucH amor pairiG.'

The subject of the present Essay is %
The utmost llnpnrtance Ia every American
native or natnralizrd, VIII realms within
his br al one spark Ul national feeling OF
one REMAND y aspiration for the g '"ry OF
welfare OF tins Republic. Oar best hopes
o. present public prosperity, aud onr mos
,levoul eX 'ecIalIonS oi future pub &c TT
nnwn are InrInatrl Y connected with one
word-"ORGGnN;' and the American ri
uzen who would refuse TO listen To li,e
voice "l lIulh IN regard t" the mnnrn'
l"u, national questions connected vim
lhal Territory, mtI-' lac either too suplnr
| to lie a GOOD or wall ID mru.b" ni TIN.
e IN nunl Y. ~ lpn >no-rrvlent /" the III
u,din he ambition ana ava.lce Of il tlvai
| nnuru, who would rob our children oi a
mobile inheritance. For the present tx
position aud discussion l., therefore. claim
ed a degr at attention much greater
| than lis author has Il night. personality, ia
expect, Ut hlcIi canu. exceed that
winch the subject mperl"usly demands
| Us there Is much 10 say II" further TINT
will be expended IN PREDATORY remarks.
hu! immediate entry upon the discussion
will he made.
las The United States title To the Sover-
elgn.y oI Oregon Ter'il"lIS
| According To established maxims of the
Laws at Ma IONS. there are lliree methods
IN hlch d nation may acqUlre the sover-
equity al country. Isl. BY discovery
2d Ev cesson OF The rlghlluI owner Sd
By conquest
A brief explanation of The first title may
be useful. Under Ibis tile the sovereign
ly of all the vast regions of North and
South America, as well as of the West
ludia Islands was originally acqulred;and
under this title is il now held. medlatety
or Immediately. Upon The justice of a
Christian people Invading theTerrit"rIesoI
harbarous nations and ihrusling them from
he soil upon " hich The great God OF The
universe has planted Them. moi one w"r''.
riW he salG--n"t one VOID can he SAID.
except that II APP eas Ia ht Law at natu,r.
| hal ciriiized man shall gradually snccce"
," he civilized. 1t is 700 laie to dis
cn.S the question between ,he Eu,oprai,
and the InGan " ih views ul reuibulIo,
and ce,a,n it Is, that neither EngIant,
F a,ce. $ aiir. Portugal, il"Iard. Sntde'
mon Dro, ark. can "hltc I" a s'.vr,tigriI
'hus acquired. sIr CT they have all >e,e'-
ally. more or less. ra'llclIa ed IN the
'aclice and enjoyed The profits.
To her possessions in Canada. Eng
land can produce n bpler tile Than he'
first discovery. aud that of The F'euch.un-
der whom she claims. To the immense
r. gions in S"urh Ameti'a, Spain never
had any OF er rile. Porugal holds he
B aZIls by the SAINT tenure. with what
jus lice then could it br utqmi,ed of the
United States 1" produce amy Other iii"
than her own p'ior discovery and those
of the nations under whom she clalms?--
n" Other lille ever did exist III them, nor
eve, can bp shown.
Bn' wha, is meant by ''pror disco
rerR" L. il Il mere view Of the land
from disrance2 II is the frsr sight. fol.
loved upby landing npon The soil? Is
II the frs; -is of it, landing upon the
soil and taking formal possessinn2- Or is
II the first sight Of the land, followed up
! by landing aud taking possession, and q