The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-01-19

sapSsaiine il ION Mexico. wss maiier ole
csntnunl dispute between France and Spain
lie sileg claiming s. faf West IS Tie mouth
81 small creek called Bio EoBdo On BED
River. near Naishisoehes. This vas shs
a'luation Sc things 81 10 i7ga hen FTapCF
led become unahlt mainlhin iln looline il
America. ana q she vas obliged % do. sold
Louisiana, u shat year, % Spain. The ar-
tlcle 81 cession ran ihuss
sTheeoIoug or prouinrs IF Louisiqta, viii
ne same ezlrat thai i already kas inihe haads
~ Spain, aud hal i had pksa France possts-
ssda."
The dispute IN regard e De territory q
course ceased when The whole came under
spanish domination; AMI thna The question
rested untiI 1900, hen. ii October 81 thai
lyear. Louisiana was re-ceded q France. s.
the treaty Of ST. Ilsslonso. Tbs clause 81
cession Is most singular IN this treaty. end
~ an important item in The investigation 81
this subject. We Feei,e i. His Catholic
Majesty engages 70 interceds 10 The French
Republic, six months nfterthe full ard entire
execusion OF The conditions and stipulaiions
above reeiled, relative % his Royal Highness
tie Dake Of Parma. the colony Or province
of Louisiana. With the same exiena that Il
already has in the hands Of spa:n, and that
lit had when France possessed II. aid sueh
as Il should Be after ne treaties passed sabse-
qHenfly beisOeen Spain aud other potorrs.''
a lille over two years AFTER This, viz IN
April. 1903, the United STATES purchased
Louisiana Of France, aud received The colony
a. he latter did from Spain. So in all these
negotiations The Western boundary question
Iis left preci-ely where il originally was. and
/ The old dispute between the two European
poweta, no nearer. set,led than il was prior
TO l762. Spain sill claimed Taxes aud what
/, is now the Wessern par. Of Ito Stale OF
1 Louisiana; and v bat was siillmore imports
AM, large possessions East Of ihp Mississippi,
under the name of Florida" For The
name Of Florida extended o1hs Mississippi
liver below LAT. 81. This claim 10 u bar il
: now parts 81 Florida. Alabama, Mississippi
!; and Louisiana, was certainly no, vi bout
: much plausibiliay ai least, and the dia.urban-
!. ces in that quarter, together Y iIh lhe import.
ance Of fixing our Western boundary led ID
: The treaty Of Washington betw cen Spain and
3 tie United States, which after much nego.
!. liarion and delay, was signed in in February
: 1919. The grea. object sought for BY ,ha
: treaty was the exiinguishment OF the claim,
r Of Spain on the east Of the Mississippi. SPAR
~ rt.y,..a u sh,t ,,,,r,fs. II -. -
Of Florida" and the United States Is par
) Of 'LouisianG''; ahd.in fact ii had been both
te The clause Of cession Of Leuisiana hon
6 Spain 10 France, above reciled, under : hicI
: we claimed, contains a palpabIe incongruit
in describing the colony. For the e1ien
IN that 4 has in Tie hands Of Spain" and thar /
n had 0hen France possessdd ~, were w,
II very different things.
b These facts are mentioned for the purpos
Of showing how natural and proper il wa
III for our government. in the treaty or 1919 1
81 regard the exiinguishment Of Spanish claim
on the East of the Mississippi with far great
er importance than the fixing Of the Western
= boundary. Wewere ready to make conses
/ sions on the Wesi, ifs necessary, in order /,
:, gain the paramount objec, en- the East.
- The treaty Of 1919 effected both these oh
ecss, and. We presume, that under all in
;. circumstances it was as good cempromis
as could be made. The second article Of Ii
treaty cedes. ny His Catholic Majesty. 81
!. the United States IN full power and sovel
eighty, al the territories which belong /
= him situated to The eastward of the Missis
s, sippi known BY The name Of Easi and WEI
Fiorida''.
Article 5 fixes the boundary line felwee
Louisiana and Mexico. Commencing & Ii
= meulh Of the Sabine. going up 10 lat. 81
thence North 70 Red river, up Red river
long. IS, thence to Arkansss aud ID iii,
river 10 its source on LAT. ~, and thence
S. The South Sea. n The same Article ii
s. United States renouncss all claim 10 lie iel
riiorY West and South Ct said line. and Ii
King Of Spain fenounces eli claim d terri,
81 Eass md North of il.
81 Now. We only rernask. that We al moi =,
s 81 What means il is said thai We have ! riei
q . the efritory Of Texas. We had. in !
is probability once valid claim. ii good faill
- she country = far Vests 81 Least s. ii
s. Del Norse: but We have rslinqaiehed III
s. fight b treaty. q rather. mors prapesl
81 speaking, We save up the country IA pu
Is chase q Spain, what was reaiIy orr righ
IS. in relalion % Florida, but hitch was uel
Il ssaekly 4 r 81. guaranteed 70 us 81 ueal
S. siipalalinna
&c But. e before remarked. = signi6se II
g investigation Of our Ugh IS he c0anlIl
e, Texas q noi resis.ing our claim. asssllne
i Tigh hYean10e q Mexice. Texas
s. saiql comedies right S effect. af