The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-11-25
From The Dollar Newspaper.
DregOn Territory
MIR BROWNIES 4TH LECTURE

PoTENTIARIEs IN 1927.
"DUctt amor patriCe.',
| Truth is simple and unitorm but the British
claims 10 Oregon are complex and contradictory.
| published, at large, the letter of distinguish
ed member of the British Parliament. Init, as
has been seen, the title of England to the Terri
| tory in question is confined to two grounds, LIST.
| The (pretcnded) discovery ofSir Francis Drake
! ofhts EslatH of New Albion, and-2d The as
sumcd right Of the British crown, by virtue of
the discoveries and settlements of their former
! Atlantic olunies to stretch TIN ough to the Pa
/ clhc Ocean. Having submitted my answers to
| both these grounds, i'll my third Essay, it is not
my purpose to resume that discussion at this
moment; but have thought proper to make the
above statement of the grounds Of title to show
that the NJ. p. contcnded for an exclusive right
| of sovereignty over the whole soil. beyond
the parallel Of 20 (SayS the i. p. England has
| erer steadily claimed an EXCLUSIVE PRorRIEToR-
SHIP nor has any act on her part, since her title
first accrued, either weakened or interrupted her
claim" ! now solicit the attention of my read
ers while | set out the grounds ofthe title of
Great Britain to Oregon, contained in ,Urten
statement of NIcssrs. HusRlssoN and ADuINGroN,
| plenipotentlaries appointed by her i'll 1927.
Great Britain claims Ne EXCLUsIvE SOVEREIGN
| TY OVER ANY PORTION OF TIE TERRITORY IN THE
PACIFIC. BETWEEN THE FoRTY-sECoND AND FOR
| claim, not in respect to any part, but to the
whole, is LIMITED TO A RIGHT OF 10 Mt oCCUPAN-
| cY IN COMMON WITH OTHER STATES, leaving the
| right OF exclusive dominion in allegiance, and her
pTetensons to the mere maintenance OF her own
rights, in resistance TO the EXCLUSIVE CHARACTER
Of the pretcnsons offhc u s."
Now nothing is required but a comparison of
these ''pretenSonS" of Messrs lluskisson and Ad-
dngLon with the sc lainls'' of the NJ. + 10 per
th.,Ii la,
variance that they cannot t,ra slngle moment
stand together and that if one is adopted the
ether must necessarily, fall 10 the ground. The
right ofprior discovery Qfa nation must, by inevi
table consequence, confer an crctusire right, fit
cOntcrs any. And it was upon the strength Of
this conclusion that the British government
elected the Spaniarts from the Falkland Islands,
the Dutch from their settlements in New York,
and the Swedcs from the peaceful shores of the
Delaware. How is il possible that Il separate act
OF discovery can confer jvint right: The ex-
elusive sovereignty Is conferred upon the natl on,
i'll con. Iteration OIL the expense, trouble, industry
and perseverance OF the citizens subjects in
making the prior discovery; but 1t would be
strl:E3 indeed Il THIS severe. gnty was to be dlvl-
ded, equally, betwe cen those wiio haG auI tAoSo
who nat net been AT this expense and troubc;-
between those who h'd used industry and persc-
vcrance and those who hut not. And tins in
congruity is rendered still more striking from the
circumstance that this right Of sovereignty by
PRIOR discovery is to be enjoyed not only by
another, but BY 'other StdeS' i. e., by all other
States who think proper, AT any time to make
the claim. Tine claim Of England (say Messrs.
linSIiisSon and AddIngton) is limited to IA right
nj lJtW occupancy IN common ,rE other States"
That such IA common right, originating in a prior
discovery OF any one State, is recognized by tn.
law OF nations, or has ever been acceded to, ex
cept where the nation as been forced INTO the
measure by the fear Of British arms | confident
ly deny. Upon the whole, then, it appears that
This "pretenSiOn"s Of Great Britain Gas it has not
inaptly been caed) is final and conclusive an
swer to the claims Of the NJ. Z. in right of her
| iallcged) prior discovery.
Bit ii tins right OF joint occupancy cannot be
| traced to the law Of nations, and is. as have
| shown, so much at variance with The principles
which govern in such cases, whence does il
derive its binding effect
1.-The rio hts Of Great Britain CONTINUE Messrs
llusEisson and Addiugton) are recorded and de-
fined III the Conreniion IF 100; they embrace the
right to Navigate the pcaers of those countries, to
settle in and over any part of them and 10 traic
with the inhabitants and occupiers of the same"
"The Convention of 1902" The reader will
no doubt be surprised to learn that this 'Con-
ventUn" was nothing more nor less than trea-
ty made the 2Sth Of October, 1890, between
Spain and Grca, Britain and 40 other po,cer. So
that here we find these plenipotentiares after all
the denials on behalf Of Great Britain that Spain
| had any rigiii. by prior discovery or otherwise,
to Oregon, laying the foundation stone Of all her
(Grrdt Brlla MS rights to the territory upon the
! tile II The SpanidrdS "lf Spain had no title
SAID the NJ. P.) she could convey none to the
T. 81 This was granted, for true ii is that the
rates can be traced no higher than the spIiag.
bu, unless there is one rule of Interpretation
where England is concerned and another for the
u. 3, England by Convention with Spain.
could derive no greater right than was vested ia
the Spanish crown Wherefore this reference of
| the picnpOtentarics to the Convent ioun with
Spain, as the defined" and ''recorde y basis of
the "prclcnsons" Of Great Britain. is free; full
and absolute admission that Spain caS entitird to
the territory, in right # her prior diSc0rerics; ha
being the only title thereto which the Spaniards
have ever set up. Now what becomes of Sir
Francis Drake and his (pretended) Island of AL
bon; What becomes of that singulary errone-
Gus notion Of the NJ. p, of the right of Great
Britain, by virtue Of her discovery and settle
ment of her Atlantic colonies, t, stretch lover
Louisiana and California; to the Pacific Ocean
All these dreams ithe NJ, P. have vanished be-
fore this diplomatic admission OF the Spanish
right ali ks tie baseless fabric of vision leay-
ing not wreck behind !'-To be continued
'"Pretsnsion," Il fictitious show or appear-
ance.-Barclays Dictionary.
~--z-&.
A paper was recently read before the French
Academy, to Prove the existence ofcopper in the
human body in lis nominal safe. II was known
before that there is no lack of brass in many hu-
man faces, and this copper possibly explains the
reason why some people are green.
Inc inhabitants OF Il great town offered Mar
slial de Turenne one hundred thousand crowns
upon condition he would take another road and
not march his troops their way. He answered
them, "As your town is not on The road intend
to march, i cannot accept the money you offer me-
Beautiful Thought.
Childhood is like mirror, catching and
rejecting images all around it. Remem-
Der that an impious or profane thought.