Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-09-10

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and even those which the jury under the dctaton of the
court declared be spurious immateria in the sup
port of his claim having bearing only his title, and
could be rejected without scarcely affecting the other
elusive proof upon the subject.
! An English prisoner Of war died Mt yerdun in 1904
and ON the official inventory Of his effects taken by the
authorities this map is mentioned, and particularly
described leave doubt Of its identity. Full proof
of this was in the hands of Lord Strings counsel the
time of the trial, but who omitted to produce it, alleging
that was unnecessary the other evidence was
elusive.
Great Britain in her negotiations with France on the
subject of the American Colonies has frequently put
ward the grants to the first Earl Of Stirling support of
her original jurisdiction to the territory, and this map
doubt in the French archives as vaua
bic and interesting document from whence it proba
bly, taken during the early and fanatical days of the
French revolution when the Royal archives were broken
upon and scattered in every direction were the
Of the long of kings from their tombs at ST. Denis.
In this it probably fell into the possession of the
above Englshman, whose countrymen are SO notorious
for collecting relics and curostes of every kind and it
subsequently found its way Paris where it came into
possession of Lord Stirling during his residence there
The great interest attaching the document the rec
taon the signature Of Monsieur Maet of the
of the missing grant Of Nova Damus the original of which
could be found but neither this grant Of Nova Damus
the various endorsements the map hare any bearing
upon the territorial rights privileges Of Lord Slng but
merely to his title peer, which tite if lost, if
it had become extinct, would not in any way affect his
pecuniary landed rights privileges for often
titles of nobility become extinct in English families with
out in any way affecting the estates which enjoyed
by the previous possessors of those titles.
/ So it was ascertained that Lord Stirling had
embarked for the United States series of attacks were
ahorof
ly and carefully prepared article in Blackwood of
than sixty pages was put forth This article from that
high tory periodical which is the grand foundation for
the recent attacks Of the American press is tissue Of
gross distortions, misrepresentation exaggerahon and
fasehoods and it would be curious inquiry and lead to
curious results if the real motives and the of the
action could be ascertaned of of the attack
ing American presses who thus from having heretofore
the violent opposers and denuncaors of Backwood
being publication entirely unworthy of consideration
belief have suddenly been converted into implicit
fdence in its authority The American public may be
prepared for renewal of these attacks in Great Britain
it is ascertaned that Lord Strings claim has
attracted public attention in this country only from
the great anxiety of the British Government regards
the claim ITSELF and the immense political results involved
in it, but also from the fear that it may affect very unfa
vorably British interests connected with the negotiations
now progressing between the two countries and therefore
becomes matter Of Importance to create q prejudice
against the claim in the United States.
1t is rather difficult to understand why any portion of
the American press should thus violently attack claim
the influence Of which, if any, must fsustaned be very
favorable to American interests do not know how it
may be elsewhere but here in Washington, these violent
and apparently uncaedor and American attacks on
this claim by portion of the public press has been the
only of attracting general attention to the sub
Zoo Init nd popr seiop
that there is business in claim which has thus called
forth such efforts SANDER it, and belief that it is
foreign influence which directs and continues this move
ment against Lord Stirling
The American Government Of course has made itself
fully aware of all the facts of the case and though Mr.
Marcy may not and think should not introduce it di
recty into the negotiations respecting the fisheries yet
the existence Of this claim WILL presume, not be lost
sight of by him whilst conducting those negotiations and
settling the final terms of treaty the subject.
will only further add that learn the members of the
Cabinet treated the claim with great respect and arc
far from joining in the opinion that it is fictitious the
claimant imposter although they unwilling to have
it used in connexion with the present negotiations This
may be, and think is, good policy.
The grants Lord Stirling, both to territory and
other privileges certainly strike the mind being of
most magnitude but they precisely similar
in their nature, though extensive the grant to
William Penn and the grant of Virginia. which as to ter
rory included all the States Of Kentucky Ohio Indiana
and Illinois
The extensive rights and privileges exercised by
Lord Strings ancestors without dispute or cavil The
titles to nearly all of Long Island in New York held
at this day under the grants Of the first Earls of Stirling
that island having been specially included in the charter
from the King and at this moment there in Great
Britain than fifty hereditary Baronets Of Nova
Scotia originally created by the first Earls Of Stirling,
who take rank according the terms Of the Royal grant
of oil other Barones of the United Kingdom The Brit
ish Government do not attempt to deny the
dty Of these Royal grants charters issued than
two hundred years SINCE but only say to Lord Stirling,
you not the legal heir and the hershp is extinct
but it Acknowledges that the legal heir did exist he
would be fully entitled to all the rights franchises and
privileges conferred by the original grants fully and
completely all the lands in Pennsylvania held
under the original grant to William Penn.
Without pretending to be so we'll informed as others
who are more directly interested in this business and
have more fully investigated it, am, nevertheless from
what have seen, read and heard the subject fully
convinced that Lord Stirling in this country is just
y and legally entitled to all the rights and privileges
which he claims.
When began this Letter had no idea Of going to the
present length and in future will endeavor to conne my
self to subjects of immediate interest to your read
than the musy and dry details Of affair than
two centuries old.
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