The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-03-27

=, Tho lbs Of her vessels, aud the capture
Of their crews. The Vlceroy, who had
jurisdiction Of the case, gave up the ses'
sells, and made reparat'on Tor Ihe,r seizufe'
VIII, was not England sailsiled Mha'
t,r,i,.r ground Of complaint bad she! Eng.
land was not satisfied because Spain set up
n claim Ia exclusive sovereignty over tho
teu,,ory. All parties in England were uni
ted in opposition TO these Claims on Tie pau
az Spaln. They we're unwilling 10 submit
~ Them. and they were excessively indis-
nan, nj The commission Of what they con.
sdered a gross outrage upon the persons
and property of British subjects. Ii is not
enoush. said they, that you release our
men ,ou must make a'onement for viola.
led honor; you must make ntoncmeEt for
the insult which you have offered TO the
British flag.
But the gentleman says that England ac-
know edged the sovereignty Of Spain in the
convention of Nootka Sound. My own
reading Of the convention Is, that conecs.
s,ons we're mutual. The subjects Of both
Powers were, under 1t, entitled TO certain
rights; no greater privileges were granted
by Fog aud 10 Spain than we're granted by
Spain to England. So much for the slip.
ulaliuns Of tie convention. Now, looking
at the preamble what do We find to be the
principle upon which that convention was
founded Mr. Evans here read from the
convention.
That is to say, Span and Great Britain
mutually agreed not TO set up any claim
derived from any PRIOR right, but, waving
an prigr considerations, they provided
merely for the guidance Of The two parties
for the future " bat vas the condition
Of the parties al this lime Spain asser.
ting her sovereignty, yet entering into
treaty los which she ttpudlaisd her claim
It sovereignty. Well might Vancouver
shy. IN 1893, make not discoveries eI-
rlustsciy for England, but foi the cotamun
benefit OF al the wofid-iof Spain amcEg
the rest. That was the prime pic. Wed,
how was the convention Of NoOlkB Sound
treated IN the Brush Parliament The
Opposition d the day complained Of The
Briu.h Minister btcunse be had not got
enough OF concession. How did he defend
himself lie sad, what were We gong
To war abou. Spain has set up claim 10
, exclusive sovereignty, ahd she now admits
, Us to equal participation, repudiaing AID
abandoning hcI claim 70 exclusive so'ef.
. eighty, leaving the country oprn for the
T occupation Of all nations. " hai more,
! then, do We require 10 tie ~oy Of eonees.
sion We have established the great pin.
b clplc Tint the northwest coast IS open to all
the world Wei, when NC hIing up The
D old spanish title, Great Britain meets il,
e ty producing this convention, and the point
j to DC examined is TIE principle upon Which
j that convention was founded,
Ii Spain had exclusive rights she aban.
r. doued them, and tbs She did before cur f..
!, lie vas made. Now, | want to know i
l. Spain, having stru,k her lag ia l. %, kay.
% ug left the ground and never appeared
: there since our title, derived from such
C source, can be pronounced 10 be perfect
o title, On indispensable title, tile tina, would
d Ius,ty Us 10 gong TO war 10 establish /! I
e THIS Is The view u the question which |
c wnnt gentlemen 10 take. England claimed
n long before tic formation Of The Nooka
:, Sound convention, and her claim Vas re.
5 c"gnised by that convention. She sent Ter
II first DISCOVERIES to Tie unoccupied shores
b Of the Pacific for the purpose Of taking
Il possession and ste maintains, upon pfn.
II ctpIes Of international law, that such IS The
Il character Of the claim which she asserts
a that /, Is not to be superseded by any 9Th
II er 10 existence. THIS is a matter which
c commend to the attention of gentlemen
G who suppose that cur ute IS peIicctl, clear.
Q Lei not gentlemen conten. themselves With
= lmpuling 10 Gteat Britain he desfe Of set.
l. ting up a fictitious claim lei them 10,
5; cenicHt themselves with assuming ours to
'l he admitted, when, to say lie least, Il may
Is very r nsonabIy be tmpeachcd BY the aban'
r donmcnt Of he country by those from
" whom we CLAIM to derive our title.
.e II was asserted by our ncEOtiatofs, At
- The time OF the formation Of the cou,en.
IL ton, that the country vas open lof settle
! meut 10y all nations OF the world. When
10 Russia asserted her claim, We repealed
ii that clam, and took the ground that tho
10 principle which the Nootka Sound conycn.
10 tIoa established was, that there was mock.
'e elusive night on her part. And so, in re-
ie gard to settlement, 10 which gentlemen al
IS taoh great importance, a temporary and
Ie sparse settlement, what did we saw TO Rus.
.. sIa We assumed il as an lucontrosertl.
II bic fact that no European nation had made
u any permanent settlement until after the
last voyage Of Captain Cook, We started
r with this idea, aud maintained With il our
I'd THE against Russia. How did We treat The
at title Of Spain We treated il with entire
e disrcspect We we're ready to agree and
DID agree with Russia, lha, Spain had 10
IT exclusive right that the northwest coast
T. was open for the occupation of all the world,
4 and, being open 10 all nations, we were
I'd ready to rally certain rights between Rus
IT STA and ourselves. We ccded nothing to
N Russia she ceded nothing 10 us. But We
I'd agreed with her that we would not settle
I'd north Of 81 degrees 40, and she agreed
n that she would form no settlements south
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