The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-06-04

line. Again in 1867 negotiations were
renewed, but all efforts towards the settle
ment of this difficulty were fruitless. The
articles of joint occupancy in the treaty o.
1918 was continucdas will appear by ref
erence to the first three articles Of the con-
vcntion concluded the 9th Of August 1927,
which are as follows:
1st. All the provisions of the third arti-
Gle of the convention concluded between the
United States Of America and his Majesty
the King of the kingdom Of Great Britain
and Ireland, on the Goth of October, 1918,
shall be, and they are hereby, in the same
manner as if all the provisions Of the said
article were herein specifically recited,
2nd, 1t shall be competent, however, to
either Of the -contending parties, in case
either should think fit, at any time after the
25th Of October, 1928, in giving due no
tice of twelve months to the other contend
ing party, to annul and abrogate this con-
vention, and it shall, in such case, be &C
cordingly annnlled and abrogated, after the
expiration of the said term Of notice.
3rd. Nothing contained in this conven.
ton, or in the third article Of the conven-
ton, of the goth Of October, 1918, hereby
continued in force, shall be construed to
impair, or in any manner effect the claims
which either Of the contending parties may
have to any part of the country westward
the Stony and Rocky Mountains.
Since this conference there have been no
negotiations relative to this subject, and it
is the treaty of joint occupancy of 1918,
continued by this convention of 1927, that
we wish to annul.
In respect to our title, all admit tito be
good, even those who are most strenuously
opposed to action on our part, whereby
England will be disturbed in her designs,
acknowledge that, that power can support
no claim south of 81 deg. 40 m. north lat
itude. During the negotiations Of 1926,
Mr.. Clay, then Secretary Of State, in his
instructions to Mr.. Gallatin our envoy at
London, said, "that Great Britain had not
a colorado title to any portion Of the north
west coast, yet, for the sake of adjustment
he proposed to make the 49th parallel the
boundary" Even Mr.. HusEisson who rep
resented his Britanic Majesty at this confer
ence, when Gallatin presented such an ar
ray of facts and argument, in support Of
our title, acknowledged that Great Britain
had not any title to the country, but merely
claimed a right to use and occupy tin
common with other nations. And pray
what other nations but our own have a right
to occupy this land, Mr.. Huskisson in this
had allusion to the convention Of NOotka
Sound in 1890. By this convention while
Spain was under a moral duress, Great
Britain extorted from her stipulation for
the use and occupancy Of the country for
hunting, fishing and trading with the In
dams, but her sovereignty and dominion
were not yielded up. This was succeeded
bya war declared by Spain against Eng
land in 1896, and war annuls all treaty stip-
ulations of this kind. The restoration of
peace does not ipso facto renew them, and
they were not renewed by the treaty which
followed. TWAS in 1903 that Spain coded
to us all her right north Of 40 deg. and
south Of go deg, andfor England to ground
any claim Of right upon 50 aimsy Pretext,
to wit: that the privileges Of the Nootka
Sound convention are still extended to her,
is at least not very creditable to her, if she
has any regard for the principles Of justice
and honesty towards her neighbors.
ANIMAL EcoSoMY. -As Yankee ped
lar, Of the genuine Connecticut breed, was