The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-29

territory 1t was in subduing them that
Jackson won his spurs and became a
figure of national celebrity. Their sub
jugation opened the way for his next
step.
Even after peace was made between
Great Britain and the United States Flor
ida soil was held by British adventures,
who sought to found there state in al
lance with Great Britain. Their under
taking had to be put down and their fort
on the Appalachicola destroyed These
events made manifest what q menace to
us was the Spanish possession of Florida.
New complications arose when other adj
venturers, in the name of Buenos Ayres
and Venezuela, established themselves on
Amelia island, just off the northeast
coast of Florida, and proclaimed Florida
free from Spain. This led congress to
assert it's Unwillingness that any portion
of Florida should pass into the possess
sion of third power, and an American
officer occupied Amelia island. The cup
of our irritation was full when Seminole
Indians attacked United States troops
north of the Florida line and then sought
shelter on the other side.
Forbearance had now ceased to be q
virtue. 1t was time for a man Of the
Jackson type to take matters in hand.
When directed to proceed against the In
dians, Jackson was more than ready.
Assembling his Tennessee veterans of the
Creek and English wars, he marched into
the Spanish territory. He had written to
Washington Let it be Signified to me-
that the possession of the F'loridas would
be desirable to the United States, and in
sixty days it shall be accomplished.
Receiving no answer-his mail often went
conveniently astray-he proceeded in his
own arbitrary manner The Spaniards
were evidently making no effort to main-
tain neutrality. So Jackson felt justified
without a formal declaration of war in
Selling their chief stations, st. Marks
and Pensacola He found that an Eng
lishman named Arnbrister and Scotch
man named Arbuthnot We're ringleaderS
in the Indian trouble These citizens of
another country, together with two In
dian chiefs, he hanged.
This campaign by Jackson placed the
United States, in 1878, in full possession
of Florida, but as Jackson's actions had
been so illegal, her forts were restored to
Spain on condition that she should gar
rison them and maintain order in the
colony. She was, however, ready to sell
Florida rather than attempt the task Of
controlling it, In 1919 the treaty of ces-
sion was drawn up, which was finally
ratified in 1921. 1t surrendered all Flor
ida and established the western boundary
of the United States at the Sabine river
(the present line between Louisiana and
Texas, though we have seen in a former
paper that what is now Texas was of
right made part of the United States by
the Louisiana purchase. The terms of
the cession treaty involved the abandon
ment of all claims by each government
or it's people against the other, and
bound the United States to pay the
claims of it's own citizens against SPAIN
The sum named at first was Sc, 0OO, 900, but
over Sc, coo, 900 were paid at last.
Thus the corner lot was bought, and
the boundary became a natural one We
were destined to have no more war with
Spain until 1898.
Copyright, 1909