Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-02-23
E'ca. ahzs.-.so. 80

The territory nat previously occupied was bu neeesss.
~ aud inevitable coroliay Tie Elect u these facts
aud erenmstanees. without reference 10 the particular
terms u the convention. the question: o iis being
sui 10 iuf,e aa erttle, eampdef, (althnugh II viii be
nren by reference Ia efeial Documents TIM former
ae4untnf, Mr.. Gallaun. differs fum Mr.. Bochadan.
aud considered the convention sui ~ ufeet was The
practical snfrtiif by Spain Of her claim Of exclusive
sovereignty over thc nDehaee coaa, Of America,
operative ana subssting ri1bt Such VISA The univer.
Sal understanding Of the transaction by all Europe
lie tne II tai place. IS contemporary his'ury allofds
HE meai abundant testimony. H5@ ~
Nj Buchanan fakes uerasen mute than once. IN very
nrphatie terms, eHaik ia limit whence that
Nootla "ur0d, ot any other spot on .,he northwest
easl. wa ever embroidered 20 Great iIilanhy Spain IN
fufsuaea # The stirnailN 81 The renan. and he
atle wards qenles tlr authority Of an historical Milier
n England, del-han,) sitqngy lassed by panty feel
hes aaofhd Tie Administrator Which concluded The
convention, Tor he statement that iha spanish nse hy
M at Noul,a Waaneser struck and that .be erIliey
has been virtually relimIasled by EpA land H. GA
h's subject ind IN booh distinguished by It's care
al accuracy, and lhhuaN appealed 10 wih great res.
pet 80 diplomatic divenssins, (ilpths iiist ire .45re
gee at the treaties VI peace bein unn tho Puwefs Of Eau
nre Huee tie peace OF slphalA cuulluped by Seho-
eil,) he following oNpcit trenms,apiia satemen,sm
ttc ,unlhry, which translate literally from The iox
The execution Of The seniion at the 2slh October,
9fa1' the Na6lla cdntsuunl "eSnpileafod some
'dfcnr, which DELAYED II al 1876, lhey were
Terminated the 23l Of March Of hat year, M the spot
'nset by thf Spanish lifsa1irr Alara and Tho Engsh
'Ieurruapi Paara. who cArhan ed declarations in Tho
bay ii Noatka aittr whlrt the spanish Tort des.
'nuycd, the Spnnuls embarked, and the Enslish flag
'wsH phntd thcfe N SYN Il pnssesson.ps saa
htee advefted u iheae considerations connected
with the are.eal exclusive, Spanish TILE, MS now urged
nv 9ut E'veruaent, hecapse am July Of the apnIan
expressed h} Nj Caiin, Ut hts late letters, that
onr cause weakened sead Of nrng slrepgthened. by
henelag 10 rs susnpti dubious aud exfa,na eaims.--
t8fseanne American tale - tul good Qaa h ba thus
lH2nded Of exchanged Iel ~ not rpea the old
dlY halue tr snhstauen by gasptpg ~ the shadow.
W ih firm c3oaeiaosaesa II onf own Just rghls,we
may al9ri q tea with respect tbs calps Of others 1t
would STEM .fcht olef all hat has passed, nvwio
say TIM England hrs ~ eoloiabe claims whatever IN
any pafl 81 orgon IN the northern pat Of that terri
lor} SHE bag eains which SHE proeeses TO sustain
FpuHds atniilGr 10 those Which our own, In other
afiiana ut the territory Te,lle discovery and expo-
rllon ui Fmz't'stret, rem the niefar Of lhe npnti
hent by NJ kedze; us continued by her subjects
ot navigation and trades Tho ealy embellishments made
by the Northwest Company in The vicinity OF thai river
dseostres explorations, aud surveys ui The BY
her havgaiuts; and her settlement al Nootka, ahca IL
noa her hfee millions scfllng IN her controversy With
Spaa, 10 maiualn. | amnoi prepared To say huw far
ATTY et these elalms may be well founded But they
rNsti aud they haVe hitherto been far respected by
uur Goecnmrdi TINT W. have, fur several sipns
submitted arna pr pasal 10 divide The county with
ct. The ease, then. is reav one Tor the enniptinss
and smlrahln afranfeBleui5 and am dmly persuaded
Ila satisfactory arfaH4eae 30 .l' cled, when
efer The 81 iec arpdaohtd b both parties ina rgl.
spirit.
iadrolona are ultady a r1ed that public opinion in
Enalad has nade sensble al,anecs towards Just aud
practice Blu bass al clinntnisa Shall we recude Tram
anf us around AZ a'e alyaneps lawarIs IT, and show
ourselves lc.s uraeicabn as she beenmes m,fe sal
frus not England has ionually proposed the line al
the Galamb1a aver with sbme collateral advan,svas
eseWhrfe, as his9 Of compromise. For obvious rea-
sors, never acrode 10 il. We have proposed tho
tknal,o Of our h,0ndary east ia The Rocky Mountains
a,gl lin, 40 n rarall ot noftb htitldo Il, The pae6a
cream as allsls Of rampr,uise Eapland haa dscln,
I'd II II Inns lana, h,en n,nu{fesl IN ,h,se WIN Ia va A.
ientIyel considered llr f,rasnnndence between The tv
tnsptnlef ns Where III. s6ao ninrhrd and wunll con
flnne 10 pi,rh in This propbsan Of ours Ia Enoland
II IA particularly dsrl1qr3 in convers1iion o Mr. lIs
ki,spo pnr ,t Inc Ibllt.h commissioners n,ib Ar
GaIlatn which IL tias frpiriod By The lalier To Mr.
Clay. secrerary Of the Sue. on tle 25h ol Noyemb.r
1876" Ar liz. lstu said ihal il would be lamenia
bic that IN tbs aae two snch nations as the lIpu,d
Slafoa aud mai britain should he drpNn 10 up,u4e
on su sutsrf ms tie uieulflgated vida of the n,,h
Ns roasi But The honor ann dlouity al both c,ntrss
ns he ssoprtol and III untnal convenience of bu,,
rarrits sboalJ also he consulted lie then hise,I,
Inc s,fair1 linz which un prona.cd as van, M r..
tatd IN sr convenience and deserved parcuarly Thar
IL cnIira n lbe southern portion of Qns,ira and Van.
,i,p, LIND Jfhaf an u Lirh Nnolka s,nnJ ia si,u..
,s,il vas mae 3noJn5issil1e ;, 'a
Mn GaIlaljo fqullpJ by shaving the still strnnoer
iapeans nn our narl /, he line ol Columbia r,yerTus
.r5,5.el Nv Eaptand asd concluded by STATING thai.
we enuld not seIee Ia auv buindary hue eicb "NonM
e ri i've ~ p4ttn If Fors strains y The arm ,,f th
yta ,birh s'nsr,rs Yaucnave,s l.land from Ibe e,n
iapaf Ilrrp tbep. were planly deyeloped tho ele-
uert If thp natural aud Intimate uti,n nf ,bis vsxed
question: niection Of b5ih nsr,is ,uulJ he obyi
,led and the wants oil oh provided far. by rnna,n,
no, to the main ocean - rs to cut of the Saulheroex-