And
Green
sborouffh Palladium,
vol. III.")
ui;i:r.suoriouGir jv c sjrumMr JirniL 4. i829.
NO 4
bTtr ti a rn r rnn
jinnlei' and ptbli.-lipd weekly bj
v. ':.:rly stiia.xge.
ii r
IVIIr.--, per sniirrr, p:iynb'.o v.itliin
iv.oii'!.- 'rem ti e receipt l the first
" l (tiari .wav" to filer his all'
gianre to the Emperor .had ihcre
been a turnpike Rt every step.
Is it nut, after all, passing strange,
that this great icpublic has not pow
er f makr a road and ke p it in rc-
r ihroi- Ticllirs afur the exp. i pair, uhen audi power is enjoyed by
any petty corporation !
On the subject of fa'e rights, and
(he motive of tho-e who, in he ptes
I rnt day, find it xerdiert to tnkr
'.I tli:1 thit--.
-r b in - )r!tini!f(l nnlil ailrwr-
v- jn i!,iiIii ot :,e option of the
r; iii' ' o f. h;i o r.otifv a ilitront in
to trace this history offline itle, tevan .fuze Nlarfenz, with fw i ins of E sf and xVm Florida, the
for two crnttries tindHpiHril ; but to Spanish ships of war arrived, and duties perfa-n.og to which he proceed
sliow. that Amc ica. by her own m finding these British vessels under to discharge as o'n as the Span
tional arts, in the Origon Territory, Portuguese colours, demanded the ish sovereignty ceased,
has a claim to it, pa amount to that ! reason of their being in his M sf Governor Jackson, after organiz
of Great Rritain, v;ho hftvc made Catholic Msjes'y's regions. Th y ! inR tbe Oo. "t n-nent, "deleeatd hl
pretentions to this, as writ as every replied lor wood and wafe . Hd .' powers as u -vernor if the fvincrs
other unoccupied part of the earth, j tiny not been conscious of trestms-
r v
t.ct
..Xcrcl anew t pk'P J s rpu( btioise about them, vr H nt!
j the following ohsei v n'.ions in I
i Savannah Mercury :
e an- m sel v s. great s'icklcrs
for state rights bu' we are not
,!eily to sac. ifi- the rigVs of the
I llevnbUc at their shrine. The sov
1
e gfiy of the Starr," in the sense
it is j;etirraHy usul by the dema
igogiies ol (he day, il litcialfy defined.
7V. if'fT I'i'.p.-isitin to can.' w uli! tend thus: a gudgeon bii!
.jjfonu" State right'' " fil''; s'!fur n ofTi c hunter to cue. ' 'he pep-.
I' r
,"r;r rri sr.'V.vv v,
.',,,,, If)';- . ., ncHth i .' r'n! llircf
.... (.,!' nr.. I'.t.'.hT, UlUi C;"TtS fT'V
in 'lie sT.!ie p"j';)'. ti.'Ti-
- v Mio l'it',r be post
with tin wli i n; k' i !n :our. T!ic p-inrijml In
.... A i . ...
UJiij tunu-iv.il,.. fcji--uzii.tr. in the while thev are e..i.,i,lC t,( n:te.. o,i.rrv. to. h.r ' i-rcoht momcn. tn vn rhirt. vjesii asitie irlert . .
trMi.t vttftr of ihir;.'S. if we weienot ot human feiicilr, that fhey aW-" in
That ambitious nation, convinced
that they could n tt ustaiti a rie;ht
hr nrinr ''Hnivoric of pomesion, at
tciriptrd t ) establish ne by conqoest.
In 1812 (hey fok the town ol At
i'irt a place Imiit andownrd by the
4ubjccl9 of the Ai;iricn gotcrn
mr;;t. who went fiora he city of
-.- York. Tl'w tnw" r-n(I f,,rt t,JC
llrirtsh held till 1813- when, in c ra
'iance with a rrq i-sui "i of thtrea
ty ol Ghent, it was formally fiurre-.
derd up to the Ui?d Statrs. And
ajTisi in 1- or 5 day ? afrcr, it w ts re
taken bv til" wlio h ive
iifr.re ! t i I'i t tin it.
sins; on ananish nghts they would
not have uppeared und -r false col rs
or dissembled their real 'bjects. Don
Martenez s;cne-ously ave assist nce
and then ordero l 'hem t depart.
Afterwards, on c? unt of some in
dignity Qi'ed the Spatiiah Uag tliey
wer captured.
The Coloml.in arrived in R-s'-m
harbour on 'he 9!i of August 1790 ;
and on the 27ih .f Sept;?n)h'M l'-n-tow
n?, sailed on a seionJ v ! isd ;
and attain on thr 9th of June
entered Cliorjtiot, wiiich plic, in t'l'
lornier voyage, was called H 11
cmtbiril, by no'.inc; tue sir.s ol the pooest uevlls in the wo;J. 1 nis
times, to five a shrewd gtip i its bait is often used by I'atbjotS for
o'jf -rt. It is (he f;:jitonof t!e fitiirs the purpose of catching the favor of
to iew rritli j' ab i: y the geM i al (he people, and by ( ickling their van
oe niM't.t : I i a i ror;rcrn ity, make it pay tribute to their ig
tt.. n . -nj of the individual 41 8ov jioranre.
rli;r:;irF;,, ;uvl tleiefore it i r In the constitution of this govern.
ppmi mm the f.ii:!e I set for mcnt, as well a9 of others, subordina
rc i'.'y we kn w of no other, that tion ii indispensable ingredient
rint i!ai!gcr is to o i-r to 1 he la ler, n-.t that slavish subordination which
'. m tlx pever of the former. ' he( ha. acierises a monarchy or despo
iliiir.e'a 9 i:rewed In a thousand. tismt and destroys equality in politi
fsiw iltd fliat i :,. by the would b'cal H w iety, but that which combines
itt, :itid a!tlirs.H'(l to the per ;t!.e parts into one harmonious wfiolc.
cy . i s f (h who think li'th on; If 001 Union is ever t be dtHinem
'.!; fiil'j" p od wb(fe ps:;ii;n un bercd, it will be by the Stores' trench
! n rif tif. In fon c Rvctiot s 1 I ig upon the right of the general i;ov
;.to o t r h j I'lnie," lie ti'ic.l-: ha" ' irimrnt. Let her energetically s?:s
:e. v "iih r'ulli . I , ha, hern q-'id j-ain her pi 1 ugafiv s, as they are i;i
,t ! fiir hie im Nt" nit. In some j (l i fted by the Connti ut ion, vi we ar'
'! r h si (es, ti e nc s1 (tr i- us d'-rliiui Is "-Rut' If -die d'cs hot, she w
T" i;ict l.r
a dilav of another ten years, would
j
it be for the American government,
at once to abondon their rightful
claims, that her citizens my with
draw from a commerce which has
al eady become valueless by Bn ish
monopoly, and which brings them in
daily cooipetitionj and in disasterous
calMai'in with Rrithh trad rs, antl
Anglo Indian hute s.
In 1778 the Engli'ih O'TJtnpnced
their dijovi-ries in (he Pacific 0 ca
k'V ('!'t. Cook whose fT"t Irtlol ' u
:t!ii' Sanilwi k hlaiidi ; tbeo o
!i j.-rocefd'd to the coas', desi 'ibi d
t.'tW. 7'r;- y, I'et aod i-'nttl
ic! tlx- r v : 5 tt ;ealisc the l.iie ol poo Lcui, in (!i ; a n.h r ill laiu-. i.i i.- ti .j.i N
of rcdeiiip i mi. the v...iue of whi--!i may 1 1a1 a KU!:H!i esel v a lio'n th-re.
yet remain to bs asceita;ol ' , and imi 0 lintMi .yesffel JU.1 been
price of huinan blood. "The'qucsf ion 1 seen since t h' we cap un-d.
as to right of sovereignty ought to be! On the 23d of July, the II 1 e, .1
Immediately settled. Preferable to snph Ingram, or b tvn, arrived.
Un the of Aamf, while the
Columbia lay at RrownN Sound, in
lat. 59 deg. 13 rain. JM , a place
nauieu in nonor 01 damn 1 is-ownj
Ksq. of R stoo, the llati uric, l.'ap . ;
Crowell, ol Boston arrived. Capt.
Gray returned on the 29th to Clio
dtiot, where be roet with Captain
.'Cendri. J-:, who, in lat. 4D, had
I iug!it of the natives their landc
.ta'cs Jtayi.:;; ni in muike
II it), capper, and clotliio-r,. The ex
. nt ol ,e;ii;oi v, I'uus purchased, is
ii :!ui.)vvn to t!i- wri er.
() i t :f Ib'.U of Sep'etn'ser, Cray
atid ami. .t i hi.i' tin iilaire
Kvcjviding the Crown am.ig hia datig!
FUOM TIIK i'.OSTPiM flULIJ.TlN.
Ore
y l the teixi h! jr,o tnuu-n, !u.vc
r s the- hiuhfs honoio, hh
uh t hy loved quite as wi ll rc
T'7: ; i i tlx r fr.tr irovn nments.
J Ii, tH-MtM'3 in ft'iott, hs- been
i:! nt!v a thnvitig 1 tie, that tlx ( coum, however sun nu t of t.
iniH I l -oni( iiir.s . I other sections cl'g .n Territory, must be deuniul use
'.!,e rrurtry he.ve hrxn irnluced to'ful, as lar as it enables tle public to
v n 111 iKe l u- :ind c.y, to -get u; fi tin a correct opinion o! its advan
ii"l- : i.' rcainsf 'be general gov j tners for'thc contemplated "purposes
tt p ent, Irr.m h very cisii tetete(ji and operations of a settlement. In
t'esue if el 'atnh' louver fwl f'urel formation 00 this stibrect is morocer
... .
h- T-'hiiig at bwt i. ne of tires v. places, j Ahnhuwat. ' i'iie Ciii-J rarxd Cta
) r , 1 1' ri-M w-'
r 1 d. ir-d ore
ic -i t;inurt iMHl j tain, as if is t tie result pi personal
rtv.utnif I." gafcf; ohs-iva(iot. The facts which con.
to
creel'.
1 )- t.
ni -t
l
li:r r islit il so,
: .:' IJ' fectM al ti
"!;t!nn. i, v. !.
do
( ii it.
I Y. I !
I.-. 1 . . (). r
'I 1 1 . k 1 !'ii! ih- gt rM'U'l r:
j.; , ' tv,e in w et i
ml 'i 1 1 niu1 the m !l'n
tb- p j If aid vl'i hmt votid sotii
je?i -i -in in f t- r of tl 13 rout!, h
ki v 't i g d I irt. 1 11 in t !? r i:!"" o!
fh- (!i Ii. te eg'n 1 x.'e and vii 1 1 !
ft' In Ins h'triiMe nr-it'ti A
tiiii pike i.-te W s a thousand t'nn-
Jiio 1 i lmiiiing to bis res'nied visi t!.
thi n ti e v.iido i!!s tc h t f the re
M'.ui.td ;.i.d s, v.,( !Mi s Knight of La
-MI11 h;i. y wh.t imthori'y. H
(i. mat tied- is such a trt-trendotjs
powi 1 cla n c; or.ee cstablihh
ie 8itit:td n Ti'rr;c(in and- 1
v. oiiltl isk g iilh itten, where ibis
j l 1 did goiei i r.iei f .shall b- t empei
Ud .0 etop its chariot w lie I ?".
and id I ibis ! w tnnipike gte J
Anoihei viy gieat sditt MTtan.
giws t: fjetcl. that was ntv.i
stitutc the date of the folluwing ac-
count, have be. 11 derived directly
1 Ir m public documents, arid ci'her
fioi pcisoual inteivicws with voya
tie s nd traullcrs, ur Ir-tn their
I V 1 9'iiim Iiavin'. been ryj witnees
' I tlie country are quajilied pirlly
! eu'im .le itx ( hararter. 4ud those
I h hwve limited this, concur in rep
raining, niai a nauon count not u;
plan'cd under n mm 0 propiliou
tieavi n, or in a more congenial soil.
They, more than all others, express
a solicitude) to the success of (h
great . bjrrts of the memorial befoie
Congress, during the jast session.
I he i it Ic which (he TJtiifcd States
have-acquired tri-thtJimtrntrjrH inr
vaiunble and incontestable. It has
mqmitly been investigated, and as
often found to have invested (hem
with t lie en ire rii;lit of sovereignty
nod domain to the tenfory lying
- t - 1
- uice ainar;g..;t A'miu.', which
w-aVat tlm't. time, and had been from
the year 177 in the or-opnixy ot
bpivttlth :J?Ctd -TXii jOm o...lit;
called King George's S mid. Th n. e
Conk proceeded northward, pene
trated as far as latitude 7. disc.ov.
crtng and givjrtg naia-'s to many im
portriit places. It does not apjiear
thai be took formal possession of any
part of the territory, not fven a m
of the Floridas, exercising the p'w
era of the Caotain General, anl of
the Intends f 'he Island f Cu!i
over the said l1 ivines, and tf-thp
Governors of siirj P ivinces,' to his
two Secre aries, W. I). G. Worth
i"gt'n, Eq. I' r th Eastern and
George Walton, Esq fir. the Wes
tern I'ravirre, until the further plea
sure of 'he President and Cangrew
should b nsdo known,
Ry act f Congress. p;-oveil 8th
Ia ch, 1S22 Mi" two Province svc"
united info on Territorial Govern
ru-.it and tw Judicial 0. !ie -nents,
and William' P. Duv4l, Esq. appiia
e G Vvernorj JT -seuh V. Srni h, s qT
wa apjviinied Judge of Mm Extern
O'-rmTtrarn n d i I m -f f- 1 r'e.k
"iia iilg", lr.r) Jii'lg" if f!e V"tern.
The sun ta created t,vgv!sUfiT5 .
Cmneiltto which was enrinf-! the
ioternal regulation of the Territfy.
IV ne'in'"rs ' ,,us-('oimcil were
ap;i linted by t!i? V Midftif, Iiy vk
wi h flic alvico and consent f the
S- mtc of the United S'ates To the
Aci of Organization, there have bean
virions 'nodifiVfitioris, s as to unite
tin view and feelings of thn people,
and to adapt the system of G irern
mont as mu l as passible to the rapid
advances mado in population and
liu'dic i norovemcnts. iy f't -'v-eral
tndilicat ions, the General Gov
ernment has relinquished to tho
' hoice of t.'ie people fh - L gislature,
'ut still ictaias its cootrol over the
Kce-'iitire and .In licial Departments.
I' e arc thus filled at the present
iae .
r.rtcurivr. tt;;p'tr.viKT r
His Ex eI eocy William P. 0 ivs
(i ive: uor. wi h a salary r 3200 a
year as Governor, an ! 2 1500 a-i sti
perijitciidcnl of lodia i Xtfur-i.
Willia n M. rarryt- Secretary
:i ib': Territory, with a salary of
Slid).
jupicivL nrvrtrvtsr.
Hun. Joseph I 3 nith, Jufge of
to- Dis'rict l Eis' Flrrrla.
Th nas Douglm, United States
A'torncy f ir said l)nt-icf.
be. wren the 42d and 49th narallels
tk,M' i vy) publishes it, aflc. (he of N lat. I bey Hiicceeded to the
stioi: h riu ;,:,(, t, jing novel ! Spanish title, which was founded on
(h -e 1 fovis conclusively, by discoveries and possession. It whs
'tiw: I ibi'iirS 1.11I 1 he Aipiao and n liile g ku ng.iinst all nations, and tnand of the Columbia
fvi iliiti wnH, th 1 hm i n nf'aj disputed by one until within a lew
lu'tpke gHc is (Ik- nc jlus ultra (.1 y. ais. I he English in 17."0 res
3 ttiiimi govtu nii ic. '1 his gen- pected it and treated with Spain for
n ai ..ipenks f-onicwbat iH u te-'ecrtain privileges on (heir coast.
neiduo, into tno.j ti ay tiiat cr
t io op.'.ni i tN bH n.u th?re, c -n-vcrting
ihera to oh ii'ianily, tint Ii1
ji'j'.l vertral th4-, and nnny.iif thir
cliil.'.reii had been hiptized.
ta tlx -Z'Mu Captrtiii O ny re
turned to CUoqa-at for winter quar
lers; erected a tprt called Defiance,
and placet! in it four cumni, f iHy
muskets, and several blunderbusses.
In March 1792, he left CUoqu t,
ren l!:ine h el ween latitudes il and' and on the lltli of Ma v. while sail
49 N; ing snug to the coast, he .Use tveredl Watpra Smith, Marshal
In 17S5 the Americana commcn- and entered the great river of the
ced a series of discoveries, cxnlora-J wear which he named after flic ship
tions and possessions, which gave to j Columbia. Vane Mirer, who at this
ihiir rountiy, a clear title to the tcr- tinr was at N'o iika, receiving from
ito.y in rjucstfon. At this time ' Captain Gray iaformatioti of this
Rndi tcks, a ciuzen of New! river, sent his first lieutenant to our.
Y " k, rli '-vered the Oregon Kiver ! v y its m uih. Ill;'ie to, no En.
In 1737. Insanh Ram II, Ciiutot gluii n m had seen this beautiful ri
Hat' ii. Charles Rulfiitch and oilu r.H.i ver. The Uoited State'., in IS03,
all ol llosfon, planted a voyage ol . otdored an expedition, nnd'T the
trade and c'i .eovuriea to the North 1 cnn nand of Captains Mei riwcitlier
West" Coast. For f'.is purpose they Leis nd William CI rk. to ex.i re
fitted out two vesctMs; one a shin olj the MUsouti to ill 3 ui i 3 and r!ie
ah Mil 250 tiiw, tailed tlie Ctd.m.hiaj C'dunibiii from iis souv;- ' to the P
Ucdivioa ; the ofhei a sloop of lUOjcilic Oeivin. 'They t a k a fwinai
tons, called the Washi gtoii. The potgssi'n ofiliis r:Tr, aid built a
coniin ind of tbse vese!s was given it? uiowth f irt Clofsop. The candid
to Captains Joltti Kcndrick and must admit that England has ha in
H diert Gfayv-respeClivIy,- who vested right in thu Oreg n country,
sailed from I he port of Boston on and Miat Ainerica, aside from the
the first day of October, patj onised! purchase of France, and the deed of
by Congress, and the State of Mas- Spain, has d ine enough to consuro
sachusetts. The Columbia arrived! mate her title, unless she has yet to
at Noi tka Sound on the 16th ol Sen-, uurcbase of the Indians, the lords
...... .. i .
tembcr, 1713 I he Washington
' tisiy nl l 1 w, as w li as ol
tin. pike pair; it one were. to
;t; .!;e In m bis cnrrpoi mn t. when
I he active and ''enterprising com
roandeis of the Spanish nation, from
a pem u soon alter (tinr uisc vey
arrived soon after. While at tit ib
place these vessels exchanged their
masters, and Gray look the com-
. and sailed
from Clioquet for Canton on the 31st
lion. Henry Vl. Rreckenridee,
Judge of ho District of West Fi ari
da. R. D. Wright, United States At
to'Miy. dam G anion, Marshal.
I n. Tin ms Rind ill, Julgo of ,
the VI t '1-11.; District.
Ja nes G U trggold, United States
ittorney.
Alexi idcr Ad;r-, larshiL,
II n. Ja n 's Webb, Judge of tin
i titherti D 'sprier, V
William A. M'llei, United Statea
V r iey.
Henry Wilson, Marslnl.
The Judges receivo a salary of
St500, and flifl AtNirnoTs '''l Mir
slur. f2:)0 an fees. The vthole of
tho-'T s vlai ies a:c paid by the Uni
ted S Hf.'M, If will hero he observed
tint s raoiJ l. n been the growth of
th ) i'ci ; i'o' y, as to requi e an addi
tion of twi Judicial Dj)i!mmts,
. . . .
and original promietot s of the forest. I l ' i'l' n-J b? proiecteii in
MEvIORIALISr J all th ur rights.
I he Legislative Depirtinenf i
t'wni Uie l-nt Fl .n l i lernKl
POLITICAL ORGANIZATION
OF FLORIDA.
co npostd of thirteen members, !i.f.
cd by the people, wh 1 tn?ot in C "un
ci! at tho scat of tho Territorial
likewise, a .part ef the officers and
crew of two Rritish vessels, which
had been captured far the reason ef
their having been found in the wa-
iii li t; 1 d vt m sj t(t ibt. had lic'td the new world, lill 173V, weie 1 ters ol Nootka Sound trading with
I' ' t. Ill Ci S. : .1.(1 th
1 il 1 i;:s. he w 1 u)(l ha
LV ACllliicST, to liaf-fro aloni tt'e'imrt hn-vrver nt t he rosrtf nVmro fiettletiu'tit ntlti!SIr
of July, 17S5), carrying what lurs! Florida, as n-.w bounded on the Government on the second Monday
had b.en collected, aad catryingi westby Iho I'enluM, on me nonn uy ; in vi 1 .o,r bihumiij j a n nvoon
- 1 - . . a . I I I " -7 - A 1 1 I . . . .
Alabama and ucargia, on t.'ie cast 1 wn;ic in s?ssion; e;ir,n, mrro i
by the Atlantic, and on the south by ! m'c day, cm a cominsati n for their
(hi Gulf of Mdx'cn. bacame a depn j service, fi om thu United Sta cs.
drncy ol the United States, by odirial j When t'v (1st Council asso-iMed at
tra.,Bfnrs. on he lOlh and 17th .1 ilv. L t'enssc di i- I S J. (be wlida Fer-
11
. t. tinny olinaviga'ing and c ling the Wes- the natives- The Spanish suujec s 1S21. under the direction of General , rXorj cooste I l f . cointiea.
bctr. nn.ong ter i.'Occ'n without a r.vnl. It is no" for fifteen years baa maintained a Andrew Jackaot.. who then h-ld a h the 1 divid I tnt f mr, sml ni
1 along tt:e(pnrt howryer ol the r"reict design : settlemctil at.lhis'phce, Don F.s cummission aft G-jvcrr-npef th ' IVov- th rrj tra" ' cMry vi sm.
di-
t
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