The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-02

, crnor Of the Mississippi territory and
Gen. Wilkinson to move down With the
t Troops a. hand T. New orleans and re- s
is heartily disposed 10 carry the order of
the counsel into execution. he can prob
ably command a volunteer force az New
Orleans. and will have the aid Of ours
also. IL he desires II, to take the posses
sion and deliver Il to us. IL he Is not so
disposed, we shall take the possession,
and IL will rest with the government OF
France, by adopting the act as their own
and obtaining the conformation OF Spain.
10 supply the non-execution Of their
agreement to deliver and TO entitle them
selves 70. the complete execution OF our
part OF the agreement"
He said IN letter to Randolph. OF
Virginia: THE Inhabitants are French.
Spanish and Indian. and little likely to
be kindly disposed" They were indeed
iil-pleased with their transfer without
their knowledge or consent from one
sovereignty to another. and to have ap-
pointed over them rulers whose language
they did not understand. and whose insti-
tutions they did not love
Tney sent up from Louisiana 10 the
American congress the noblest petition
ever presented 10 the throne af any
sovereign. in which they set forth their
grievances and objected to the iespotic
sway OF the appointees sent from WASH
ington to control them without their
consent. and having the power Of CON
nscauon over their property and of the
life and death of every man woman and
child In Louisiana; but their petition was
not even answered. and after time
tney FOUND that they were not In the
hands of barbarsans. and the gentle reign
OF law and liberty eventually won them
over 10 love Of free institutions and 10y
atty to the American flag.
AFTER many quotations from jefferson
monroe. Randolph and other leading
Dsmocratic statesmen. in entire accord
with the action III the admlnisfratinn
Mr.. Thompson took up the case 81 Fiori-
da. and showed that Gen jackson had
advanced into Florida. then held and
controlled as a part Of the Spanish en-
pira. In pursuit ~ certain bands 81 In
dams, and while in spanish territory
stormed and took a Spanish fort. and
then wrote In confidence to the president.
Let Il be signifed to me through any
channel that possession Of the F'faridss
would be desirable 20 tire United States
and IN sixty days Il viii be accom-
But Monroe preferred negotiation and
waited, Jefferson was In all the consulia-
lions and In the confidence 81 the admin
istration. and jefferson had already said;
bonsparte would give the Fioridas to
Withhold intercourse with tho residue or
those Spanish colonies. but that Is no
price: because they are ours 10 the hrs,
moment Of the FIRST war: and untfi the
war they are OF no particular interest
60 as. But although with diffseulty ne
VIII consent ~ our receiving Cuba into
our Union. That would be price, and
I would Immediately erect a column on
ne Southernmo limits % Cuba and in
scribe on Il ne plus ultra as 20 US in
thai direction.
We should then have only 20 include
the north fmcAning CanaAa) into our
confederacy. which would BE- 81 course
In the FIRST war and We should have
such Hn empire Tor liberty al she has
never surveyed sinee creation. and I am
persuaded ~ constitution wms ever be-
ff~a 60 r-0ff calculated rs ours for ex-
tcnslve empire ard self government
nlnk q me shoss y Jefferson being
dragged forward row IN opposition 10
the holding ~ Islands bought at an ex-
pense % 81. 5a1 asl' continued Mr. TharnV-
son from a government which had held
them from 4 time dating back 20 nearly
HfsY years b@fare the landing ~ the PSI
grim Fathers upcn Plymouth Rock ghe
took possession 81 tne islands without
n contest Nifh fhF rsAfafN} tsia ndsre
hDd 30 1871 Established the capital Al the
C'ty - Manila. and for four hunGrsd nnd
twenty-five wears haA neld the undls-
uutsH znd righiful cantrol and sovereign
~ thereof 4"