Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-31

Their appe rance also from Macao, puFpor
inng 70 he The property Of the British
King Georges Sound Company. These
vessels, together with vessel built on he
coa.t by Meare's people, "a led The North
west America, were seized by Martinez
the same year, aud the Afgnnaui, with
Colneit on hoard, was sent TO San Bias loI
ADJUDICATION.
The Conde do Reyill0gigedO, then vice
ror, decided that the secure was lawful
and Tor good cause but ordered the yes.
sells 10 he released as M Hci Of comfy To.
wards England, and because Of The nj.
lodged ignorance Of the pnriies N regard
70 the rights of Spain-ol all which Spain
herself, in the spirit Of candor and fair
dealing, gave the first Information TO the
/ English government Mrares, however,
Immediately repaired 10 England, md, up
on The representations mad by bIm-re
presentations now known and universally
seen 10 be grossly and shamefully false 10
all essential pnrticulars--lhe British go.
yenment decided upon war, unless ample
satisfaction should be made by The Spnnish
government. Spain was 10 no condition
OF spirit 10 eight with England, and acc1r'.
inrly submitted without reserve To the de-
mands Of the British ministry The re-
suit was the convention Of 1890, called Of
The Escurial, or more commonly Of NpGka.
This convention provides among other
things lhAi the respective subjecisol Spain
and Great Britain shall MOI oe disturbed ar
molestcd either in navigating or carrying
on their fi4heres in the Pacific ocean, or
in the Slnih seas. or in landing on the
coasts Of III sc seas and places not alrea-
dy cupied, far the purpose Of carry ing
on their commerce. with the natives nl
the country, or Of making settlements
there; Il being subloIncd that in any set
dement's TO be made bt either party, the
subjects Of The other shall have Tree access
and shall carry on their trade without mo.
leslation.
Under this convention, Great Britain
claims The right, by concession trpmSpain,
paw to mike settlements ~ Oregon, rs
against the Unned Suites 50 iaras we hold
frum Spain.
The Uuted S,ales repi, that the condl'
tons Of this convention are noialng ph
commercial stipualons Of temporary &c
cupuncl for the purpose oi fishing OF ira
ding, leaving The Spanish sovereignty IN
impaired or a, least nais in abeyince; and
that upon The face II it, dsD, the congen
i"n is of lha, cliss Of treaties which cease
with war, and 1t WIS accordingly eNilH-
guirhed bs the war, whirh soon afterwards
broke out between Britain add Span.
Such are the claims and pretensloas Of
the Two governments.
Ga This part Of the subject, then, the
questions stands in brief thus; T.
We Of The Uuiied States have, as we
hiuk good title to the ,choie Ct Oregon,
from AZ deg, up to Sd deg. 80 ain. 60 see,
/ 10 our own right.
3. Under Spain.
g. Under France.
Great Britain, on the other hand, nei'
Their has nor pretends TO have any tile
whatever TO any part Of Oregon, but claims
right 10 treat Oregon as aboriginal wild
country, and to settle il in common with
all The world, OF at least the JOINT right
under cuncess on from Spain, t make set
dement's in that country, Ia common with
Spain, or with W., the successors Of Spain.
We Of The United States exclude this
pretension of Great Britain: first, by show
ing our general TILE \; and second, by dc.
n,ing that Great BRIAN now possess any
rights whatsoever under the Nootka Con.
venllon.
Al all events, Great Brtain's whole
claim is now reduced 10 her rights # ANY,
under the Northern Convention, for that
convention puts an end, as agains Eng
land, to the pre- ence Of Oregon being aio
nginal territory, since the convention lsel
} recognizes (impliedly the sovereign rght
Of Spain.
During the many years the Oregon
+ question has existed, the United State
I have, as before stated, at all tunes mnl
I, tested a lair and amicable spirit toward
, Grea, Britain, especially in repeated u
/. lers todivide the disputed territnyy betwee'
+ rs in almost equal parts, Ivy The parallel o
40 deg, nntwilh landing the compara'v
! weakness Of The rights Of Great Britain
These offers Of the United States wer
n based upon the superstition that the parable
D Of 40 deg had been established by Ii
l. treaty Of Utrecht, Ivy Frame and Enphn'
| ns The northern limit Of Louisiana; upu
n which snpposition, in the year 1878, II
line between Louisiana and the Huds N
Of Bay Company, on this side OF the Rnck
~ Mountains, was fixed by The Brush NJ
or American governments, When came
ka investigate the subject, eight or nine yea
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