Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-03-07

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rights accruing under the Convention
Hear him:
"We are no, only restored TO Nootka,
but we may participate in more north.
ern settlement, if we should find al any
time, that more northern situation
would be preferable for the carrying on
ofthe rade.-Parliamemary History, roL
ESP. 93l.
In the Commons, the mover of the
address did not even ollude to the acqu.
sllion, by the Convention, of any terrific.
ria! rights whatever, but a certain loyal
Mr.. Smith, who followed him, boasteI, in
the exultation OF his heart,
"Tat the ph0le coast Of the Prince WI
lam Sound was free for US 10 settle on, mol
place being occupied there by a Spanish
colony."--ParL Hist, vol. %, p. $50.
Prince Williams Sound lies in go north
latitude more than seven hundred miles
north of Nooka. If Mr.. Smith were still
alive, he would have to settle that claim
with the Russians, not with US.
But the chiefdebate in the Lower House,
and that which is decisive Of the entire
question, was between the two master
spirits OF the day, Fox and Pitt. Toit |
invite your special attention.
Mr.. Fox, whose patriotism no man ever
doubled, first makes concession Of the
greatest Importance TO Spain. He said
"tle was as much friend to the claims
OF Spain, sanctioned by the treaty off
Utrecht, as Count Florida Blanca, or any
Spanish ministry, because they were toun,3-
ca IN J%sStce' These were, an exclusive
f'Sh' OF territory, navigation and com.
IIlefce OH me seas ana coasts OF SPnish L
AlneFlca' me ABSURD and eXtraVagant S
claIms arose from extending the term i
Spanish America, to seas and coasts where tt
SPAN liau 10 fI8ht OF occupancy. 70 b
"no' a, ana we oGject before, but the indcf- o
i'tte num- u "Panlsh America! The o
oojeItlo'' sun renamed; ior the limits of e
spanish America were still undetlned."-- d.
r E SyI. -. i, ii
~. o''o"'"6 up Tue same. argument, he al
"au tI, N
". i" "eIo our "uini''ed right OF settlement ce
on '''I tNo, .n"es. coast commenced was Ipo
w. ICY utoeiliieu' = Il vds sad al nj
i.oo'"", D9 s'" nov H"0'0 mat No0iha o3~fd WI
% , '',T, ca" --10'"' pu
t mn aSa'"
o,,o,,. o w hau gee" up al rtsM 10 settle, ths
,I,,LP '0t 'e'"PoFary purposes, to The abb
,0" 'S y nc oPa"'SH SetlemeAts, or in the sci
1"'I 0"'S 0sf'0een mem, II they happened TAI
y oo distant We had obtained an tun
' 'o''i,'S.oli u our fl8ht to settle 20 the
~ ~ '"' o'e" 'iiat we had not obtained The
... 'I HS spanish settlements 1er
noro ..0 only mars oil UNITS, suppose we ere
,oio " ',leet WIN one farther to the north but
.;a "" PoO!eu' anu dispute were to Pr'
y 'Se' "Ae',e' u was new or Old, 1t would sIa
10 some o'sl'coty TO send out our builders too
. e 9ecIue' Nc' IP 997' ne
0ucl' were Mr. tox,s interpretations of cut
"e convention WIZ 1t be argued, that Col
'ey are out the opinions OF an opposition Ma
'etnoer, however distinguished for prob. hou
y and ability! But we have the reply of ton
VIZ. Pitt, officially recorded, to prove, I
mat was admitted, and what denied. bv "a
ne British cabinet. hac
will ask nv fellow menhars - ro.l k,';
nat speech OF Mr.. Pitt, as they will find was
! in the parliamentary History Of Enr. sew
and" from the first word to the last inf
They will find there not one svlloha 1.
the assertions made. ami mo,
nierences drawn, by his great rival, m The,
ne foregoing extracts. Mr.. Fox had TIM
sand, that SPANS claim of exclusive for he
rItory IN spanish America was sanctioned to +
by treaty stipulatons and was founded IN 81
:, mo denial oil this by Mr.. Pitt. me-
Mr. Fox had asserted, that either Noo,ko mis-
f indeed NOotl,. mn, a..j "' F''