The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1875-12-18

more property constantly and wantonly sicri-
! feed - the incCnGiary'S tNrrll ~ contests ui
his nature. where Il cpr>dc'ih" body Of pcu-
| ,lc who have attempted To free themselves of
the control of the superior government have
reached such point in occupation of territory,
! in power, and in general organization To- con
Stitute in fact, body polite, having Il gov
| eminent in substance ~ well ~ in name. pos
>,.SSeu of the elements Of ability. and Clul pprd
with the machinery for the administrator OF
an internal policy and the execution of its
laws, and prepared and able Ia admni,e" JUS
| tice at home rs wei ~ in its dealings with
other powers. il j. Within the prov luct If hose
| other powers to recognize its existence rs n
new and independent nation. In such cases
other nations simply deal with an actual yrv-
| s!ing condition of things, and RECON e ~
| one of the powers of thc earth that body poll
tic which. possessing the necessary ellen ents
has in fact become neN power. In a word
the creation of Il new state i a fact 10
establish the condition of things essential
| to recognition of this fact. there must
he Il peopl" occupying Il known teri
toy, united under some known AND
defined form of government acknow
edged by those subject to it, through which
the functions of government are admins
tered by the usual methods competent
to mete ont justice 10 citizens and
strangers. to afford remedies for public and Tor
private wrongs. and able to assume tie c0rrl-
ativc International uhiieaiuns, and capable ut
performing the corresponding liitinailonal
"hti" IeS"''lhf "''" us ac4"lN'tlon "I 'ilt
nsn'S ~ ."Nr'eN"N :, l'""" sh"u'u eNiNt
complete IN it, uigaiii2lii IN. ready t. Lakeland
able Ia maintain il place among the nations
III we c'tt'H. -" h,'' V'ii>'""> 'ha' me i1Sui
''','"" !" Nuo' ""N SUN" >"'ht'n anu
endurance "n,Cn max " III IeaSt u'un'ill
"u',hei VIII I'VE III 'ilc i"Wc' "' Hlhh 10
Nu""ur IT, II S'e''> u i,@'io''aoIr SUBJ ' 'ha'
no snch civil organization exist, which may
be recognized rs an Independent government
| c1Panic u' performing us un!Sa'i"Hs anu en-
"''ei I" W 'i''''u a, "'' VI nv f""e'S ~ me
''r'H. ,''E".'''" uilitl Su,' O'nhl,
stances "o"lu re 'hV'h>S'cnt WIN ia' ana
N""lu '''hI'' ''e power N"''h gives u soon
=" ,'II"it ~ hH'r VI" E"'''hn'''t 'n men
II ilan iValN gwen III own f''i 'lalih 90
tN's,c'iVr' l" 'h' ,'',, 'E'"'''t "i lhs 'hc
lil'" r'A'F> Sn"i'" "ih''' 10 III, P'noN ana
P'in'lln'S Wn''i naNr h'i''''"i" l,e'h us sure
ana SAFE Eulues IN IKE contests between H.
'"i'th coi'''iies anu 'h'i' h"lhci country anu
actlns only upon the c,eh'eSt tli dtncr should
aN"W AZ! P"p"'ailt' ' suSpVl,n "t lrri'a-
non. ne rc'"@h'''"i o' 'h' ihN'l"hur'lce ~
una h"'iiG' III my hp1th'h' lnlricti'h'r ana
lndtic'Nlo'e' tn' In's'l"h "hi'h next presents
i,scii Is 'hAt u' tlt recognition ui u. !iS"i"nt
i'shtS III me Par'"s 10 'hc contest II my
ioIin'i 'i''s>ase l" "ns'cSN han ",c .>l"i' ~
rohsider 'his question: ana t'a'nei We con.
cluSioh iH'a' the cpnnict ~ 'n'm dreadful ana
devastating ms are l'S i'icih'iss dld MOI ms" to
'nc ici,'.ii n's"i'! ~ wal h'''i"'hE u now
amer inns lapse 81 'lne' am unable L" see
that any ho'anle success or any marked
or real advance ON ''ie 'ar' u' the insurgents
has essentially rhanSch It's character A. tn"
contest has acquired greater or more foImnm-
bic proportions rpssihiy the acts OF foreign
powers, ana even inc actS oi SPAN herself, "i
this very nature might be pointed to IN dcrns"
OF sucl fcc"shition hnt now as IN It's pms
history, TIE 'nitcd states should carri Illy
aNoiI me ihisc llsh'S whicii m'siit cai II INTO
,nc lna]'s ot ao"n'''ii law ana "f H'icSn"na-
bic lropiie'y ana adhere flsidly AMI Nteiniy
10 the iui" "h'ch mas h"'ii its s"lue ANA
oo',s on,N VA. M''u , - r,e'i,' ava lo','s'