Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-06-17
HEYWOOD'S
HISTORY OF TENN ESSEE
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lCoNTlNUED FROM LAST WEEK.
when therefore, all the modes OF
honorable negotiation shall be pushed
to their ne plus ultra, and fruitlessly
tried. apd the executive shall he found,
to have essn>ed in vain all the paciic
measures belonging to the department
OF government, and no alternative re.
mains but resort must. be had, from
the mode of an amicable adjustment
OF our claim to the means constitu.
'ional'y belonging to the legislature,
let it not be forgotten that the united
hearts and arms of the Confederated
Republic of America, which achieved
its Independence, can alone. vindicste
and establish ali the privileges adhpr
ing to it. Precipitation and,unauthor.
lied acts Of violence will tend only to
weaken our efforts and, instead of &C.
acelerating, will undoubtedly retard the
attainment of our end. From this view
OF the factit will appear manifest that
the wishes Of this country as expressed
in the Governors letter had been am.
ply complied with, and that it has ever
been considered as making part of
the American people, and component
part of the American Government;
and that the same care has been taken
of the just rights of Kentucky, rs Of
the acknowledged rights of any other
part Of the United States.r among
which no distinct and appropriate
rights exist, they being made by their
government the common property of
them all. This retrospective view OF
past transactions, it was, hoped, would
show that the government of the
United States has, neither under its
former "r present organization, aban-
doned ~ been inattentive to our right
of navigating the Mississippi That
right was brought under negotiation
at the very first moment in which the
public circumstances Of the United
States would permit it to be done. The
negotiation respecting it, although at
tended with some unlucky events, did
not otexpire with the former Cougrrs.
sion"l government but was turned
over among the ihchoate and uncom
pleted acts of that body to the new
governmental system of America, since
the operation of which it hns never
been one moment dormant, When
from uncomfortable circumstances the.
subject may have rested for a. S1 r.
time from the absence of nanonal
agents Who were to agitate ID; to keep
it still in action, the interference of
the only foreign court on V hose friend
ship America could depend. and the
only one most likely to have weight
with the court of Madrid. was solicited
to give aid and effect to the exertions
of our agents, who have heen instruct
ed to treat with Spain on other terms
than the previous ratification of TIE
southern boundary and the right to
navigate the Mississippi from the
source to the ocean. A succession OF
political events has taken place in
Europe which has retarded the prog.
ress OF the negotiation, and prevented
it from being brought, as yet, to a fa
vorable issue. To obtain it, however,
measures corresponded to the import.
ance OF the object have been assidu
ously resorted to and are now in action.
From the commencement OF the ad-
Of the present chief mi agis
tratei of America, which happened It a
period when our national affairs were
in perfect state OF disorganization:
among the number Of momentous con.
siderations which have pngrossed his
attention, he has. without cessation.
the navigation of the Missis
sippi. No apology is required for his
conduct He has too fair claim To
our confidence to he accused of par
tlal inattentioD to any of our rights,
and will, it was hoped, be boundlessly
confded in and venerated till gratitude
ceases In America to be virtue"
These explanations operated as Il
assuasive Of those dscoutents
which had disturbed the public tran.
quality. The same spirit which had
dictated the Lexington resolutions, had
also crept into the Southwestern terri.
tory and was beginning to etfuse its
baneful influence there. But now their
lealousies were dismissed and they
resumed their wonted confidence in
the government Of the union.
The Spanish negotiation from the
commencement of this year, proceeded |
with great yivacity under the conduct
of Mr.. Pinkney, and finally he had the
good fortune by the urgency and |
soundness OF his arguments, to succeed
IN convincing the Spanish court that
both our claim to the free navigation
of the Mississippi, and that of the po,
sition of the southern boundary we're
well founded. After long course OF |
tedious and very protracted negotiation
a treaty was at length formed, agreed |
to and signed on the eth of October,
1895, which settled all matters in diff.
ference between the two nations, and |
left no food for dissatisfaction to feed
on. A part Of the fourth article Of this
treaty was in these words: And his
Catholic Majesty has likewise agreed,