The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-11

.,.,,y wa, signed by which Spain
IL. territory of Lpui>iana To
,,,,,d States Six months later
;, rulh,allon Of this treaty was
u hy Napoleon Bcnaparte for
s,,ce. aud by Thomas Jctf,rson for
r.. Mississippi River, the great
!, which divided the UnIt,d
>, one time ON the territory
q ,,l,iAnA, has borue upon It's
y III, ambitious and devoted tx-
:, and pouecrs Of three natiuns.
al entered the territory of Lrni.i-
,,,m The South, when De Srto
h. followers, i'll 1911, explored
,,L territory. France appeared
ui.lIua from the North; in 1913
,,.,,c and Joliet descended the
!, Mississippi aud LA Sale made
.r,lora,lon, IN 1862. From the
!, came the hardy pioneer of an
. rare. The descendants Of E,.-
.br,eu in America soon became
.,i,s,,s in truth, and the Mlssis-
ss 81 kucw them.
T. l7ul the French, under Ibcrvillc,
/ |3odrd a colony in the territory Of
So :Siui.iana. European complications
Louisiana politics and develop
W W@Sul in the background. By the
50 sS,ly Of Utrecht the whole province
,ed into the possession Of France.
boundaries nominally extended
Jr the whole valley Of the Missis-
3Oj and Us far west as the Rocky
gSlyulaiu.. New Orleans was found
3iu lis.
l,o.., bya secret treaty, Spain
5s luirt The province from France.
sd dii not take possession until
In l16:; all of Louisiana cast
3he Mississippi was ceded to Great
55 lau Thu, the European powers
Isl Erri Out American territory, ig-
s. aul thai they were playing into the
SIS d. destiny which had dccrccd
al American Rrpublic.
# IBIS territory ccdcd to Great Bri-
tvcame Il p,rt of the United
les after the Revolution aud the
It's Of 1883 This gave to Amcri-
"a broad path to the great com
be bearing Mississippi. Spain was
ous of the country east Of the
D 3sissippi. The great river was but
parOw boundary between the two
s. e!s, snd Americans were aggres-
So SPANS French subjects gave
3 3be also. Napoleon had plans for
reat empire in America and in
ssp he bought Louisiana from his
~ Polic Majesty, the King of Spain.
he ambitions ce the great First
IS nclI did not come to fruitioa on
81 8 ercan soil. Becoming involved 10
II sulties with England and appre-
9@ly =s=4lye Of war, he decided to save
Orleans, which was threatened
"a "a ihe British, aud damage his ctemy
S tht channel, by ceding Louisi-
to the Uni,ed States. This
so import.ut to America, was
S in 1913, the consideration for
ccssion Of Louisiana being $l2,-
900.
pOn the signing the ratification Of
# treaty Napoleon is said to have
417sF down his pen with the e1clama-
have signed away an empire!"
x the negotiations with the French
6 eminent Robert r. Livingston and
]es Monroe represented the United
eS' ln an interview with them
rench Minister, Barbe Marbois,
Ne should net hesitate to make a
nee OF that which is about slip
# away from US. War with Eng.
is inevitable. Shall we be able
# Inferior naval forces to defend
IS .lana against that Power?''
pore the arrival of james Monroe
2fls Napoleon said TO Marbois:
Z ienouncc Louisiana. 1t is not
view Orleans that | will cedc; it
E Whole colony without any rescr-
Eaa' know the price Of what
l9 a0u' and have sufficiently proved
ES.nr'Ftancc that l attach to this
ce- since my first diplomatic act
SPAN had for its object it's re-
- renounce it with thGsgrcat-
erc'- To attempt obstinately 70
@ 1t would be folly. I direct you
solIate this affair with the cnvoys
United States. Do not even
8 'nc arrival of Mr.. Monroe; have
'VfSlcw this very day with the
) OF the United States. But I
Great deal Of money for this
ana | would not like to com