Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-04-03

the United States. You are particular
ly to endeavor to obtain some con
venient port or PORTS below the 31st
degree of north latitude on the river
Mississippi free for all merchant YES
sells, goods, wares and merchandise. be-
longing to the inhabitants of those
States.
you are to obtain a subsidy for the
aforesaid guarantee. but if that is not
possible, solicit loan of five million
dollars on the best terms possible.
Given at Philadelphia this sixteenth
day of October, in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and
seyenty-nine, and in the fourth year of
our independence, by the Congress OF
the United States of America
(Signed) SAML. HUNTINGTON,
CHAS. THOMPSON, President.
Secretary.
Mr. Jay held many conferences with
Count Blanca, in reference to the
treaty, the loan, and his recognition
and reception by the King as a Com
! missioner OF the United States, but
was always met with a courteous
Observation-Disclosures" tomorrow and to-
morrow until May, 1880, when Count
Blanca said to Mr.. Jay, THAT there
was but one obstacle from which he
anticipated any great difficulty in
forming a treaty with America, and
that arose from the pretensions of
America to the navigation of the Mis-
sissippi. And the resolution of Spain
to prohibit the English or any other
nation to have any port whatever in
the Gulf of Mexico. He spoke of the
Kings anxiety, resolution and firmness
on this point, but also of his desire
to aid the United States. But was firm
in this that the Americans could not
be allowed to have any ports on the
Mississippi river below the 31st de-
gree OF latitude"
Jay in answer endeavored to show
him how much the people living on the
eastern side of the river were inter-
ested in its navigation, and it's vital
Importance to them repeating to him
Franklins remark on the same sub
ject, Poor as we are, yet | know we
shall be rich: | would rather agree
with them, to buy (from SPAIN at a
great price the whole right of the Mis-
sissippi than sell one drop of its wa
ters A neighbor might as well ask
me to sell my street door,
On October 4, 1880, the United States
Congress "reaffirmed it's adherence to
the original boundaries, the middle of
the Mississippi river, but would guar
antee both East and West Florida
to Spain, provided she would grant us
free ports on that river below the 31st
degree of latitude"
On February I5, 1871, the United
States Congress, being in hard straits
financially, through her war with
Great Britain, instructed Mr.. Jay to
recede from his demands, SO far as the
navigation of the Mississippi river be-
low the 31st degree of latitude inter-
ferred with his making the much de-
sired treaty with Spain, and the OBJ
tanning of the loan Of $4,000 This
| last proposition Jay presented to
Count Blanca, on September %, 1881
| but without avail. Although he con-
| tinued to press it, ON the strength Of
! the surrender of CORVALLIS at York
| town on October 10, 1881, and still
more persistently when the following
resolution passed the House of Com
mons of England: Ito regard as enc
mics of the king anu country, all who
would advise the further prosecution
| of the war against the United Colonies
! of America"
| Jay becoming thoroughly disheart-
ened, determined to resign and return
home, when he was notified by Frank
| lin that he, with himself and Adams,
| had been appointed Commissioners to
| negotiate treau of peace at Paris
| with England.
| Jay at once informed Count Blanca
! that he intended to leave Madrid, and
that he had no further supplications or
| propositions to make to Spain, and very
| small thanks to offer for her paltry
| advancement of $4,000 on the re-
| quested loan Of $5,OO0,000, as it had
| hardly been sufficient to pay his Off
| cial expenses, and he had been COM
PEELED to borrow from Franklin out
of moneys loaned him by France.
Count Blanca was courteous to the
last, paying him high compliments,
and said that he would forward all the
papers to Count D'Aranda, SPANS
Minister to France.
Jay, Immediately on his arrival in
Paris, June %, 1882, notified Count de
Amanda of his desire to open negotia-
tions for making a treaty with Spain.
At the first conference Of Jay and
Franklin with De Amanda, in July, Jay
produced his commission, showing his
powers to make such treaty, but
Count De Amanda failed then, and
never did show that he haa any COM
| mission or power 20 make such a
treaty Nevertheless, De Amanda be-
gan the conference Immediately by
| opening a Mitchell's large map Of
North America, and asked of Jay
What our boundaries were?"
Jay answered. THAT the boundary
between us and the Spanish dominions
| was line drawn from the head of the
Mississippi river down the middle
thereof to the thirty-fst degree Of lati-
| tude, and from thence by the line be-
| tween Florida and Georgia to the At
| lantic ocean," To all this De Amanda
strongly, even arrogantly, objected and
proposed a new line; at Jays request,
he sent the same map. on the following
| day, with his proposed western bound
airy line for the United States, marked
| in red ink. lie ran this line from a
| lake near the confines of Georgia, but
east of the Flint river, to the confiu-
ence of the Kanawha West Virginia.
with the Ohio river, thence to Erie,
Pa. thence around the western shores
of Lakes Erie, Huron and Michigan to
Lake Superior That is. that the