Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-01-07

md The other on the Spokan, a stream fail
ing into the north branch, some ifly niles
abOse.
These posts passed into the possession
of Great Britain during the var which ~aS
declared during the next wears bat Il vas
provided by he first article & The treat, i
of Client. which Terminated n, hat - Ell
territories. places, and PossssSisHs srkat j
erer taken BIZ either party fr0E nc otAer /
during the irdr. or Iraicb nay b. fGksz Gf !
ter the signing Of ths trsatg. errepti4g tis /
islands hereinafter HseEfiOnsE - ~ Z - /
of FERdyl shall Be resfared ritioEt e I.
lay" Under ihI> prov SIN, ~hi-h EN-
braces all the establishments Of III Ams-
riean company on the Columbia. ASsOris
was formally res, red, on the ti,h e Oc-
tober, 1918, bv agents dulv aa'hOriEed On
the part Of the Blush government u r.
store the pOsse~siin. and 70 an agent dalg
authorized IN The part 1T The government
of the United States 70 receive it--~hieh
placed our possession where a vas osfsr
IL passed. into the hands 81 British S'lole-ts-
Surh are the facts on which &c ret ar
claims 10 priority of discovery an Prtari-
ty OF exploration and settlement. a. against
Great Britain, u the region Grain~d oy
the Columbia river. So much for the
Claims We have, IN our own pnlper righ'.
To that regi,n.
/ t. these we hE<e addei the chims OF
I France and Spain. The former sc oh-
tame b. The treaty OF LolISisna, ra'ISed
in 1903; and he latter bv the treaty II
Florida. raiisei IN 1919 By the f,rner.
we acquired all the rights which Frtn-e
had 20 Louisiana TO the erfsRf Z Hoar has
\ (l503) ia the kaHds Of >paia, GsG sAGf Z
had trheR France possessed q. aaa xzca
as IL sk6gd b. dffer tie trrgfies ssbss-
gueHils snt-red info by SPaia Gad oksor
States" b, the latter his tA'hOisc M
iesry &c led 10 tAr Uiifs9 Sgaiss AZ as
rights, clIims and prsteasioss' - me
country living west e The K ekV msan
tains, aud north os line drawn 6n ne
42d parallel OF latitud-, fem painf On
the s"ush bank Of the Arkansas, m thai
parallel to The S.,uIh Sea; thar l., n th-
whole region claimed b. SPIN wess o.
lthpse mountains. and north a thai ne
Il The ces~iOn of EaniSianA : .se : IN
disputed title ws>t Of the Me>ISSioFi. ~
Etsnrrug ., the summit &c she Roxy a. sln
, tains, aud stretching souih between thai
q river and th,,Se mnuntirnS - the possess
: Sions of Spun. the line between wh'rh
+. and ours WIS afterws rdS determines v ths
treaty OF Florida n alsa added much O.
4 the strength ~ our title T. the rsSi a Ne
{ yand The Roxy muuntaIns, hy rrss,rias
4 to us the Important link II eonuaaitN
E westward to the Pacific. Which had beeE
: snrrenderes BY the treaty Of l458-as
? win be hereafter shown.
, Tina, COMMUNITY furnishes a Ja~i fsin Z
/: alton for a clam 1t territarv. IN roanexioI
+ with those of discovery and oceapasiaa
!, would seem ungue>iinnahle- Il IS admit
i ted b. all that neither OF them = lisnIte'
;, by the preci>e spO' discover 4 er o-e,sPi
= ed. q Is evident that. IN order % mtk
4 either available u ma~a extend Al le,
+ s,,ule distance beyond that a~iutily is o
!. vered or occupied. bot h,sw Tar, As an ID
j. Sirart question:, IS a matter Of an~ertsiniy
Y h l. 81 tleet an Su-h ease 20 D. inasea~e
u 6y a variety Of conSsderatloos- In "a
t. ease ct an island Il has been usually rnslr
D. tanned in practice tn extend the claim 9
discovery or occupancy 10 the whole. :
h likewise, in the case Of river. i IA
ID been usual TO extend them q Inc entire Il
lie gion drained by Il, more especially IN q
4 ses of a discovery sn6 Settlefnent Al a
Is mouth and emphafScailX 50 ~hea sccoa
Ia panied bv expk,rssti'sa Of the river snd =
d. gian thr,ugh which IL as~S. Ssch- q
l. belle, ed, NAV be affirmed 70 K the oPti
Al ION and prartice in su cases stnre n
n. discovery OF the c,.nlinent. Ha~ faF q
ly claim Of continuity may extend n o<hs
: cases, Is less perfectly defined, aud can
le settled only bv reference = The eir-au
yh Stances attending each. When this roai
IN nent was FRI discovered. Spain elaIms
"a. the whole, IA virtue { The grant % a
its Pope bat clam - exfravagsnt aad ii
!. reason be vas not acquses-ea n b s'sa'
IS countries, and css0ld ma Re loag nsintst
b. ed. Other natiuns. eSpectally Englt'
n and France. Al al early Perioi, ~ca,~ss'
~. her CLARA They 6tfed -0t voyages
at discovery, and made settlements On q
ar, eastern coasts e Nsssh An~ara II
ID claimed Coo their Settlements. nsssalis, ~
IN clic limits along the coasts or haes
ler which thew were ssrned. end. gensra1
D.. reglan Of csarre~P 'asiinx wlcsh. ext~s
he ing aer~s the en'irs eontiaeas - ne !
e. elf ocean. Saeh "a he ehsr.-tsr
e. The hmit~ assigned b Eaglsaa u The eA'
IRE tiers ~hi.-h she grsaled = her soua-r (.
dr. nieS, nov TIE uuised States. shea n
OF were M SPECIAL re.soas fsr vsrytng from
~. How ~lroag h t~gsra-d be- slalsn
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