The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-05-28

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unquested soil Shall No not insist upon,
and maintain those rights Il would Be dis.
graceful IN US, to yield up al d q satishc.
ton to her ezhorbitant demands, and as the
reward Of her intriguing and aEariciOusids
signsH Shall we, slumbering over our
rights, refuse to extend a territorial govern
ment Overthat lovely spot Of ehrtln, toesihb.
lish military posts for the protection Of our
citizens, andtoput our revenue land ii force
there
These are the prominent questions In.
volved in this subjec, and at this eronfih
epoch in Fthe history Of our country, e. Is
well for every citizen to give them his con.
that he may see the unrighteOus
efforts Of England to do lis injustice, and
also the better to understand the validityCf
that right which we as a nation, must eth.
er honorably maintain or disgracefully yield
up.
The title Ofthe Territory extending from
the Rocky Mountain to the Pacific Ocean,
and lying between ATTITUDES AZ deg. and
"a deg. 40 min. north, is in us without the
shadow Of doubt, as win clearly appear
by reference to numerous treaties had
between us and other governments, andal-
90 by priority Of discovery and occupancy.
AIT the treaty ofpcace in l7s3, our north
ern boundary was not settled west Of the
Lake Of the Woods, and remained thus, I'M.
fixed until the Convention Of 1913, the 2nd
article Of which limited Il 1t the iorty-ninth
parallel Of latitude westward from the Lake
of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains
At this point, that treaty setting the bOun-
Diary stops, and since thrt time, there has
been no negotiation between the United
4statos- and lrUuG EDxitian, BY which our
northern boundary, from the Rocky Noun.
tains to the Pacific Ocean has been definite
" determined.
The treaty Of I7B3, between France and
England, which closed the seven years war,
made the Mississippi River the boundary
between them, England II that time re-
nOunced all claim to Territory west Of that
river. The claim Of Francewhich was adj
mitted tobe good BY England, extended
north to 40 deg. Of north latitude. This
claim was ceded to the United States IN.
1909, by which act we acquired the title,
and now hold the position that France then,
had, when her title was admitted BY Great
Britain, This title derived from France
was good and valid, and covered Al tn
Territory from the Mississippi RiEsr 70 -
Pacific Ocean, upon the principles Of con
tinuity and contiguity. Her rights 70 fhs-
west Of the Mississippi SsalsrSd
BY that stream, was admitted on ali 2ides
and there was nothing to break the conf
nuity and -contiguity west Of tho Pacific
Ocean. Il was BY this principle d conEi-
guilty alone, that Greut Britain rlaimndA
title to Territory west Of hgr Canadian
possessions and north Of AZ der. 0FhEit6ss
and il was BY the same principle fhat -
was justified in breaking up the Exsnsh
settlements on The Dhio hives. ahass
settlements she assorted fana abe ems
right fencroached upon The cluzla
rights Of her subjects seltled lpon Ihs IS.
Iantie cons, who claimed b thsiir .dlsnliszs
he Territory extending o fhe PaciiE, ls.
cause II was contiguous, Ehors bning DO D.
main Of any other civilizednation % inter
isre with il. and also becauss i sgas ca.
tinuous, there being no Seas q urenai -.
Bm hy treaty 81 1783. lI.
land gayerp to France an IeT right ma
lille % the Territory ussst n- fhs liiiaiiPs
81. and France then held I'm 1azily.r 49,
lending from that river % fhs IaEii's l
The same principle .f,ai IlH1ana d.
the country zge1i Of aar Afanfs ae-
monls, and By aFlich she uU.g sals e. q -
tle 10 fhe Territory EEszl &c ne Enus
pos.eaaions-fhs pIiinciiI1l1s &C r'iF
anacouiiguity. III fhs a,o izlair acl3
ueaco1irsd "A zhe EIrulh liia. liA
lgii0ll any cher san 9 -.z
aud l5sssm
Bmn aaE61a - 81. en- -
strengthened, q sina har1@&