Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-02-23

etseleatts 10 Nj psteoiah. wef, not iitla staflaa
To find HUI n9 afenmcn IA asserting absolute AID &c
clee t,rrfcB'a IA Spain oe6r ne etalr ferrifnrg Il
OREGON pfavpua II tbc Florida treaty u 1879, utbrly
demolished II re. the whle hhfe ni cur mernlluas
tile bull up 10y TIM euergy. ontMpfise aud labors
own ri2ens and which lNey had just eontu. vey
established thes thought, by The argument 81 Nj
Calhoun The treaty at 1870, after eeRhllslng The
undaty hue between the lnned States west of tie
Alsssslppi and lhe then saalsh province Of Mexico
along the Sabine river aud other eIeoilied hurs aul
up lha al HE Arkansas, IN latitude a.
p'rh, anal thence by lhe parallel al latitude N the Pa
fe Ocean, eeulans eluuse oi mutual rcunciuinn N
winch lis L9lan Maesiy ,an his part, aud
etdts Ia the Ouled Stal,s all hsfigha. rlaius and
preisstes 10 aeQ territories tasi aud hurth ii the ahuve
dCscu4la lne' el#laesa vague "1eh 5, claims AID
Rreirnteas.' deuVrd item SPAN IA 1919. ahtet, Mr.
llHehanaus arameil useetls ave Road TIDE 10 the
tetHl' OREGON. lie, theteiaio, na9allrs AID eAalls
The Spanish use nh all The taree oi Language he
p,y ulat seeming 10 be N all eanseuus. IN lhe 10
ID he uaua1. ei tu suicidal eiltel 81 las argument
the true AHticaa nte, derived llam the well .Acsl,d
E arh4eYnels VI 0nr uWn rlbsRnt=. Gn people IA thu
country ake hese lhlnes hide nIare eaully lhtY
eauid nat aelp saying Ia 1beisrlsrs. Il he Spanish u
VEN oi thai hilh absolute md Imposing character
vhRb Mr. buchanan repf,sens II 10 ays been, then
all The acts II au clau }nen aud G01rrnmeui uo Winch
Nc have hitherto so confidently relied constituting
WWtkuahe ttle In asr-lhe hatdy AID sueresflol ID
yeufufe u Gent, Gfay-lbe mobile expedition ut lows
tnd tiathr, set oil dptby eur eWp G1,erumcnt=-ttr
aete.ncas made ia tho Wutlay hY oer enalFualag en-
Ait7t NtlH hNA laNtNs Via lHllNNt al Tie TITS
d oeuhef Power, which could aatai4o ibe slightest
aemblance ii eaia but eAbbl "a tae a,or Ia dc q,
dious ehdr elef Of land pifae-.
Thinking mfu, loo, befgmr cufenA "a knaw en- nlnl
foundation dis exclusive and ottsladaWiu8 t1le ia vast
un,euei regions. which was So much well npup by
Mn. Buchanan, tel# rrase, They turned with ea1tf
uas.. ta JeIau, 10 h.t SECOND Letter, which be under
akss 10 taee Ac epa@ sad tUtfatn lie legitimacy 81
lhe Spanish tlte lio#ae,a laug peuoU al he wy.
agsani NiaH h NA1aalufs, ufBih1ln1 Two aHd ttlah
bundled t,lf asa, 1ne If ihfn OF Disputed auihznls
Is. aHl naa q lel8na afotaatt treated as fabulous uy
our ff25'iaur, in 1870, aad lols s Lat usviga.
tof tedd pad cent "a a,sfe al such place, another
ciHrsd IN n certain hatAar. and finally, that Others
went through ae prescribed ceI,nuny ltDking posses
sion aa was ullad, al the county ~ ihe naup ot lbeu
sifIflgn, h}srf'anaB mass aud Gteliar crosses wh
Inscriptions Aud here lAa story ends. No aetusl &c
ctp,mc4, no uHimet made any ~tere, 80 real retua
nent bona i'd appropriations Of tbr country such 49, he's
always hcfn l-a nretssliy c1nsumulale tAe nea IL
title derived from discovery. Ia The ahaeuee II all
sueh acts the rrarle. @hp appreciate guh4Bnre mife
l4nn tqtn, hive btcu able 10 comprehend hoW the
s9gpt Il and sftpg tl q CROSSES, and ben ahbn
donug the rHnu4rY, Hrh eneetaal t0kte pusspa
sion ol anY Han uie cechmted achievement a
tie Spanish navigator WIN Efst discovered lhc Hei
0eenn aud WIN as tabossan states. advancing toiie
middle the waves, with lis eWofd md buehlfr Inch
pCas ssiaa 81 the watFv domain ia the aamr 81 the king
Htaster aaI owed "a defend lAyih ms ufs ne tnsi
ali his raree, eHl hr YgId appropriation Il tia
highway II na'eie. llta Wle aait,d BY a0 aud usu
AGES al uals in all easea a ci,ady lnd down IN lie
sla.eWont q lie AneIan chta submitted Ia the Bnt
ith commissioners y Alt Galatln 10 le26, al ElloWs
"Ptb discovery gives uah II ocenpy pn'ide dwi
urcnpaney taiee place within reasonable time, and 10
nunaely followed hy permanent settlements and by te
/ cultivation ul The snll4
Bnl much a. Mr.. buchanan makes Of the Spanish ii
d. he las, appreheud 10 do hll justice TOLLS history
He does moi ttare Il Hp 10 IT'S original sonree IN the bu
Of fuIe Alexander l.; by which thai rontG sactllr
RunstY eIuntnp and representative 81 Nhlist.
Qrsb vi doatlnn over all ,hc kingdoms ol lie enrb,
granted = Spaniu li95 Che yeatui the discovery ri
hue-Gl) all lhe countries nhahlied by iefdes which
she Ind discovered should discover and, drawing
meridian line from pole to pole hundred hoeusa "a ilic
westward q the Azores, bestowed 10 the pitnulude OF
his power and bounty all 10 the of this imag mary
ne upon Spnln and all 10 The enst Of upon Portugal
This. doubtless, tie real foundation IT all the ali
snrd and ridiculous petensions ct Spain IN the New
World. She claimed the ahan continent Of America,
lis Atlantic sell as It's Pacific side. How this tide
regarded by The sube scuse ui the rest Of uaiud,
tie successive settlements maintained ny England,
France and Holland, all along The Atlantic ceusl thal
which naturally first attracted the attention ii lnr1.
pean enterPoe have sufficiently proclaimed Posieli
~.
Mr. buchanan, however. says la, tie ritbl ofeover-
eighty Wneh 'Spain had INSERTED lot ltfet cehtn
Gles spapdipg viii The dale oi the Paral grant
just referred iu) orr Tie uhoie irfsioa sde n Norh
3Hgtcd iaf north rs HE SHY nrsi d. 9fee ol ailtude
had never been sfrnu-lY {lJesaued hy EuTape
on ''brlore the NO1tta eonypotan " Mr. GaIaiin, in
the able Letters recently wntialhy im and published nj
NHbHtunfuu STATES very aplNitly maj TIC tNEiulRf
preentiuns OF Span Nefr practically questioned 4 Who'd
" disrepaTrd in oil the lhr british colonial chafl,f- 81
the seytntaeih century, the linafof which w,rerXposs
y described as expu1tug from ti9ste. But, TO c0me
later tunes IL Is remarkable and lrsWrlive
circumstances thai when Span appealed To France, in
Of The family eompact. fer aid and support ~ ie
No9fka c8LruYtrsy her own ally aud friend denied her
rlaIl Of sovereignty The northwest coast Of America
In report Of thu diplomatic mmlltee ct Che cnnstilu
ully lie subject, ots@h the celebrated A
lahran lapp0tsnr, chartuaa, lis expressly De
rIlud tlaI .ilc territory in dispute between the wa
Powers IL Tut, uflpngs neither; II IS the property of
The luh8basus whom Nalurr or naly a'actd thrfe.p
And thpn the c1uimltep adds - Isinp Of distinction
appcar1 jlif cunsonant 10 justice dan TIA mark
ed uul by Tie Pope ard hCse lrupe, distant from IS
they are, II ihey aie Oppressed afe they moi eur u
lies p .e..#e
Mr. nnrlrnen expfaas great aeap Ingenious labor
upan Il terms &C 4 Noutka con v ntlun, 80 show ta
SPAN dad not expressly renlunre her claim # exclusive
foerr1gnry npou the narilWestc of America by he
ct.r o tta ruagenatu; and he also coulen9s tia, Tie
convention va5 nuIltisd Ly lhesubsaueUt Har which
acsgr 1ei8Gga the contracting parties IN lIq6. has
Dtgtrsuce been revived. and tleIelcre longer II
tu,er. ~ IN great difference, these To me ~ BE-
u,mtferal questions. Tie important inquiry is as 10 .
the operation and cfc " flfts. wards. Sfsip,
claiming he he absolute sovereign ot tire raIb&st
roast oi America captured certain vessels which she
found Nouka and took possession Of a trading esah
sbnfn and buildings erected there ly Blush satjneis
Nprplsy lie ground that her rights of sovereignty
hud been yalad By Nhal size considered Is acts ot or
eiLn aud ujhurzed intrusion upon her ttruery.
England directly denied he Spanish claim oil s,yclean~
IL, alleged thai lie cauBHY vas sill open 10 the iirsi
occnpaut that her suhecls ha Tghtlalv made scales
lhore and demanded OF Spain reparalen aud IN
denHiiy iAe ad dual sufferers for he acts ii rre