Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-07-23
MISCELLANEOUS.
From The Magnolia, july, 1912.
OUR RELATI ONS WITH GREAT BRf-
TAIN

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auy foreign power, of all the country ex
tending east and west from The Rock
Mounlains 10 the Pacific Ocean, aud norl
and south from the limits of The Mexica,
Republic, in latitude 42 north, to those q
Russia, in latitude 54 degrees DO minute
north. Their claim is based on rhre
erounds-l, as successurs OF France; 2
of Spain; and 3, in their ou n righI, b,
reason of their own discovery. IL is IS
tabished. that The discoveries of Spail
and France, in this region, preceded 'hos
of Great Britain, while i, is unqneslionpt
that The Columbia River itself was frs
entered. and explored by an American
captain, in an American vessel, from
which il takes lis name. For the long
train, and consecutive arrangement Of ii
ties, by Spain and Fratce, upon which
the United States claim loiiIis territor, il
founded, as well as The progress of Amer
ican discovery ia the same region, we re-
fer the reader TO the two reports Of tht
Committee ou Foreign affairs, presented
by Mr.. Cushing, its thurman, 10 the
House, in 1889.
The clain.s ol Great Britain are some
whal am"slnsly STATED by her own minis
ters. IN the following paragraphs:
..Grea Britain claims no ercluSire soue'
reignty ouer any portion c5 Ma' territory
Her present claim, nUl in respecr to ally
part, hul to the whole, is limited 10 q righ
of JOINT occupancy. in common with 9th.
er States. leaving the right Of exclusive
dominion in abeyauce."
No doubt, acknowledging no EXCLUSIVE
right. herself, 10 amy part Of this territory,
she would be willing 10 leave the question
Of exclusive dominion in abeyance till
doonrsday. The exclusive rish, will un-
quesliunably depend on priority of discov
cry and p"ssession. This right must in
here somew here. With whom does il
iuhere? Not with Great Britain. THAI
she herself disclaims. The United States.
on The other hand, does claim, not only by
reason of her own discoveries, possession
and settlement, but as successor, ny tren
ty and convention, to The rights ol Spain
ard France, which nat;uns unquestiona
bly, had the most perfect right which dis
covery could give. With most com
plete conviction TO this rifccl. we ye find
the, government. .ofs5ihe.- United Slales,
witt tbaiSa ehurnc,eristIc teeblehass-n-
mounting to moral inbecilily,-which has
81 often disabled her diplomary,-making
temporary arrangements with Great Br'-
tain aud other powers, ny which 10 slave
ulf the day of decisive adjustment III
Stead Of saying tuthe contemporary pow
ers. "eithrr this territory Is yours OF il Is
ours" in the hriel, manly phrase whlct'
would be employed by men in ordinary
business the only sort OF phrase
which is becoming in republican dIpl"na.
cy-they defer :I!e decision "f t"e qurs
Ton 10 u future day. and substitute f"r II
an arrangement by which our cld!n> be
come Impair"d,-lhe facts more shadow!
and less easy of pr"Ul, aud the argument
confusedhy unnecessary particulars " hlrn
it is the policy of those having The iapcr
feet righI, to accumulate aud Gro" dioar!n
er. Mtanw hie, the actual relations ol
the two governments. in regard to lnIs
territory. ar, defined by The third article
of the before. mentioned convention uI
Oclohrr, 1918, as follows:
Arr. 8. Ii is agreed, that any country
that may be claimed 10y either party o'
the northwest coast of America, westward
of the Ston, Mountains, shall, rosci'.eI
with its llarhors. bays, creeks. aud the
navigation Of all rivers within the same
be free aud open, for The term ul ten year:
from the date of the signature of the pies
enl convention, to the vessels, ci'zens
and subjects of the Two Pow ers: 1t being
well understood, that this agreement il
not To be construed tu The pre- judce o
any claim " hich either of the Two higl
contracting parties :" ay have 10 any par
of the said country. nor shall 1t he takel
to affect The claims of any o;her power i"
state to any part Of the said country; Ih'
only object of the high contracting par
lies in that respect beIng 10 prevent dis
putes and differences among themselves"
Aud the same rights are further de
fined, by a convention concluded al Lon
don the 9Th September 1927, as follows :
"Art. /. All the provisions oi tho lhirt
article Of The convention concluded he
tween the United States of America, an
his majesty the King of the United Kius
dom of Great Britain and ireland, OH tn
20lh of October, 1918, shall be and 'he
are hereby further indefinitely exIende
and continued in force in The same man
ner as if all the provisions of The said ar
| ticle were herein specifically recited.
"Art. 2. II shall be competent, howev
er, 10 either Of the contracting parties, i
case either should think fit, at any tim
after the Goth of October, 1890, On ri,
ing due notice Of twelve months to tn
other contracting party, to anuui and al
rogale this convention; and it shall,
such case, I've accordingly entirely annu
led and abrogaled, after the expiration
the said term Of notice.
"Ar. 3. Nothing contained in this cor
yen,ion, or in the third article of the cor
vention of the Goth Of Orloher, 1871
I hereby continued in force, shall be cor
s,rued TO impair, or in any manner to a
feet, the claims which either Of the col
] tracing parties mag have TO any part (