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Spain to sovereignty "had never been Sc
.riousy questioned by any European ua-
ton; tina! il had been acquicseed ia by al
European Governments This appeals to
me the most vulnerable part Of his argu-
menis.
The early charters OF the British mon-
archs 10 he colonies bordering Oh the At
lautic, extended from sea to sea, from the
Atlantic to the Pacific ocean, with the sim
gle exception which excluded irom the
grants the places actually occupied by the
Subjects OF any christian nation. The right
ot prior occupancy was recognized; Uul
the general claim OF Spain to The sovcr-
eighty Of the whole coast bordering on the
Puric was utterIl disregarded. Had
that claim ueen considered as uuquestIon-
able, had it been acquje-ced in, 1t never
could have been supposed that in any
case whatever, England could have right
70 beslow to her subjects a single foot Of
land bordering on the Pacific.
Coming down 10 modern times, the only
nations which have set up any claims or
attempted any set!IemenD- on lhe Pac.f',
north Of the country actually occupied .y
the Spanjards, are Russia, Great Britain,
ami the United States. All three havc as
s5ft ! claims TO .he northwestern coast OF
Aae. ica, inreroncildbie with The uui,ersal
sovereignty claimed by Spain: Russia aad
| Eugand from the time when THEN flag FIST
noatcd along the coast and their subjects
landed on lis shorosi the United States
from a similar date, Or at least from the
time when they acquired Louisiana.
If the right Of Spain was absolute and
exclusive to the whole, there was no ca
son why it should not have extended be-
yOnd the sjXty-irst degree OF latitude
The right OF Russia was founded only on
her discoveries aud the establishment Of
some trading factories. She respected the
right of Spain only as far as it did not in-
tefle;e with her own claim. She has. in
fac. ov,anded ,hi. marc ,b,, civ darro,.
IG,r,bor .on,l,. ,,J =, ,I,i. ,h., y s,,,o.
who had acquired all the rights Of Spain,
have ,ssonted by = solam, ,raa,y Wb,t.
o,.er r,irh, no tho loprdo,., ocnnioscod :,
f., S,,i, !, ra,,o p,,.i, ,rlicb roc,c.
r;,ed ,ho .I,i,. =, So,;,,. i ,,,,. S,,,;,
wb;ch rocor,i,o1 ,,,, hor cr.;,, u.,s NO,
,,l;,i,od kra 10, IL ho ,l.,. ,l.,,,ol
,ho, si,,o S,,;, s,lr .,,:,,oa -. .,,o.,l,
=. tho ,;,.,,, fr., a,,,,,., -, ,,o.,t, l,,;,,J.,
/ ,,o..on,hor, I,,.i,or .,o p,,,.;,,, t.o,,.;,.
rha, er., ,,i.;,,,,t,r s,,,,i.h ,,.,,,;o.,,,,,, ,
,ho rrni,oJ c,o,o, ;r d..,. l,l:,....I a.,
! S,,,i.h whit. or..r,,.;,... anal,
no, L.,, o,.I,I - po,.;,.., -.
,ondinr mara ,h.n .iv Iou.oo,of ,.,;,,Io
oIo,c tho .bo,os or tho p o;f.
Groa, p,i,,in ooo,o.,oa ,to ov,nsiuo
claim of Snsir from, the re,r 177Q tho
d,,o or Zoo A., ,bhd ron,ro. and Ia n,,.
the first L.,,i.b ,,,,,.ic,tor ,L,t had fo,. mara
,han two cer,rrio. on,,orod =, ,hoso
coos,s This doctrine sho h,s r,.ir,.iroa
evar since She did No, rosie, tho ovcI,.
siva cIain If snain hv rir,ro or ,ho Noo,lo
ooruor,;o, hr, rrio.,oa 1,,ah.,
oro,,d ,h,, sho i,,,o.;or.,,. lo.,.nI.,l;,
dom,i,y and ro.,or.,;oo l,r ,bo ano,o,,,
and fc,orv Of ore If hor snbioc,s u,hicL
had beor Goroih,r ,.Loo T., ,,o Sn,nisL
co,oro,, cno ,t,o.,ouoI .
aod ,ho N,o,., oon.on,io, .ho .oa,,r.
or those ,r.ns.o,ions wh,,onoraoo,,rno
lion ,,,n =, ,,;, ,i.,o ,o ,;,o, :. ,h,,.in
s,r,non, !, !. cor,,in -, Ioos, .Ia, Snain Lr
:, oonoodod ,on,ion &C H. oLa,,,,,...y