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Show 13 APPENDIX TO PAHT T. "'"c wrre not conscious, si1·, of the error l ackllowlu!:'c we !);ne been guilty to conlmit, by exbihitinp; to view on your tcttitory any standard of ( ~)'l~al Bl it \LI1. I will plcd!~C mysclr to your r;cJ\C!'lll11Cilt, th .lt I "ill u•,c HI) utmost endeavors, a'> soon a'> JHI~~iblc, to pn;\ enl the future display or the British n..~ r~, ot· the prc~cnting- ol mcdah, or thc l:'"'<hil·it ing- to public' icw, <Ill)' other mark oC Eurnp1 an pown, tht•ou~honl the extent of territory kno'' n to bdung tu the domi11iou of t~ae UHited States. T he custom has Ion !~ bcc11 esl.tbli ~hcd und we innorcnt l~ antl inofl'ensivcly, as we im a~i necl, have cut1fotn1cd to it till the prec;l· tH ciay. Be persu~~tled that on no consideration, !->hall any Indi.m be en-tcrtdincd on political subjn:ts, or on .my aiTair-, forei).;n to our trade; ~. 11d rc!'crcm e shall be n1aclc to the A met ic:tll ageut<;, should any ~I'Plivatioll Lc tll.,dc worthy !:>ttch reference ; :md he a<,surccl that we ,\c; a con1nlcrci 1l comj>Ltn~ must find it c\'c·r our ilttcrc sts to interfere as 1ittlt: as pos.,iblc with a!1'.1irs of ~·;ovcmmc:nt in the conrst' nf trade; ignorant as w arc in t\1i~; rude and distant country of the political "ie\\ s of 11..1.tiuns \v c <~r•.· co11' inc< d that the inestimable aclvanta!~c·s at ising from tl·c 11 lc-:wors d ) ottr ~o\ cl'llllH.llt, to c•,t<tbli~h :1 more pc.1cdu\ (.'t ,lii''-'C l f \'. do:. ,i,) \lai-; PJl't ,,f the t l'l'l'itol Y bdon~illg tO the ·nitct\ St ~tl s, ~ 1 t uot ,,c,tuirt I 1 ht ou~lt the met c libel alit) or a nation, and an; rc:.1dy to coll.ributc tc, tlc expcn'>c n<.·cessa rily atlctHlint; th vm. \V c UIT not :1 ' Lrse to pay the conlll\On dutieh established by law, ~.nd "ill ever be n·.Hly to n•11rorm oursd es to all nllcs auc\ rc~ul,ltions ol Lnd.,; that may be cst:.tiJii'>lH'd ace rJniin!~ to comuwn justice. I bq::: to be al1owcl1 to say, that \\ c have reason to l1ope, that every 1\l\'asurc '"ill be adopted to :;t'curc and f.tcilitL~te the u-.,dc with the Imli ,,us; a11d tlwsc hope ..; see111 to be coul'trmcd bcyt,lld the sm,dlcsl idea uf doubt, when \';e see a 1uan s< ttl an,on ~~ us, ''ho instc:.~d l1r 11ri'~ tc consitlcratious to pecuniary ,jn,s, prcf~,rs the ho nor, di)!;nity and l<:nity of hi:o hO\'Cl'!lll)Cill, alld \\hose tl'<Jil'i ,ctions arC ill cvcty re•;pect so confonnable to equity. \\' hen we behold an atllltll force ready to pr·otecl or clt.1stisc a<; ncct ssity or pnlicy may direct, we know liOL how lo express our gratitude to that proplc whose on'ty view seems to be to pron1ote the happinc::.s of .. !11, the savagc·s that rove o' cr the wild confiu c::; or the1 r domain uul C;{· cc.:ptccl. llis to yon, sir, we feel omsclves most greally inclcbtc,d, whose daim. to ho11or, c· ~Ll·em and respect, '"ill ever he held ill hi ~h estifficition by lli)'S lf and associ .. ttes. T l1c dan!; ·r and ltardships by your fortitude vanquished, und by your persl'verancc overcome, arc APPL:NDIX TO PART r. 19 signal, at1rl "ill ever be 1 . 1 . , • • , . )I eservc< m the anlla]s of theN. ,V. Corn- )any. \\ ~~c . ll so.H'ly from thccon~idcrations of those who h" .. poseclthcJr ll\c~ Ill a long and 1 ). ,.1 ..t c ex- ! ell ous m.trch tht·ou~h a count·. w lCI'C tltl'y had ('Very distress l< s 11' . . . I . I}, ( I . . J u ct' ~HH m ~t ny dang-ers to . ·t auc this '' llh a' iew to establish . . · . c"pec I · pence 111 '' ~<n ag-e CO\IIltr ) . shou cl tl11nk ounwlvcs undc t· tl . Y we • lC lHOSl Sll'lCl olJliP:"·ltion t · them; but we I now we arc in a countr wh . . ' ": . o asst~L titude ·trc to be c .· 1 1 Y et < lwspttal!ty and pTa- • onst( erct above every otl , . ,· . , ' have ofl'ercd for their relief wl \l lCI 'H tuc, anti therclun: • • 1' our poor tHeans can allow. . 1 sll·, p~rntll me to cnll>t·acc the opportunity to testify ll , tl f ·, .. ttH' sc· lfl ··11·1 ' · hl eeanw- llg l ) lOnOI'C<J by }'0111' acceptance o(' SUCh ' l .. . • l1l y It u m blc 1 00 r conic! ;dlorcl. • ccom modallo11 s as \\ ith"l't:'l ., . . ., •1 con'> t< eralton ancl h1g h respect ft • tl of the Cnitcd States allow n t .'. . .. ·. OI JC govcmmcnt ior you. ' JC o cxptcss Ill)' esteem and r ·:_;.lrtl I nm, ~ir, ,. Your obedient humble servant, (Stgned) 11 1\1'(, · xlLLJS, ! .ina l 'ikt·, Of~· V. Company. !st. Hq;t. L11itcrl Statc.s infiu1try. -·- A SPEECI [ Dt:Lt\' EIU~ D TO 'J HJ: St\VTI-:<\UX lN A COU\"'-'fL, n• .T LEECH LAI\.11: 1 llirtr FEIIHU.AUY, 180(). monli~~~~/IITms-.-: f~w . m otlths since the Spani.trds ~hut up tile . . 1 _tlw ' hssJ ~stppt, :uHl prevented the Amc1 icans f'l'on l1o.tl· 111 ~ cown Jt to the s ·· Tl · . r. 1 S l a. liS) our 1ather , tltL president of the l ' ·t 1 ' tut<·s would n<1t adt 11it or II, 1 . r 111 c or>cn tl , : . . e, t ICI c ot e, took ~;uclt nH',t'itlt es as to i\1' .. · . 1.e I.I \ tl', :111cl 1'('1110 \ 'C th~'; S' panl.. u·,J s f•r ont botlt sides of th. . ISSI S~I ppt lr) ' I C"TC'tl !' C , ' ,;, .. l l::itance on the other side of tl I\1' . : .tnd to open tl . I r lC ~ lSSOllll, '1'1 , A . lC to·~< rom the ocean of the ''<l'>t to that of the west lo.; 11) l'l C'lll'' I I . f.ltll•'t' tJ • '. >Ctllg t ICll at J)C:lC<' \\ ilft all the WOrld, }'OU r OTc'll , ... , 1c p ·t·st 1 • t r 1 u . h • his rt' cl cl 'II~ . (.l:\1 u tlc llltcd States, beg-an to look round on 11 ( 'l'll, 111 order to 5 1 1 hupp}' and "etJ".Il)l' I' I . ec .w tat 1C could do to render tlll'lll of his ,. .','· " c <> . ll'> pt·otc c· t 1011. J''o r t 1H it purpose he sent two . c<~pt,. lll s, LcwJ::; and Clark up the l\lissouri, to pass on to th, |
