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  HISTORICAL 
  OUTLINE. 
  

  

  the 
  present 
  commotion 
  than 
  the 
  repeated 
  violation 
  of 
  

   these 
  assurances? 
  By 
  no 
  principle 
  of 
  national 
  law 
  

   could 
  the 
  people 
  of 
  the 
  district, 
  now 
  in 
  anywise 
  be 
  re- 
  

   garded 
  as 
  subject 
  to 
  the 
  Spanish 
  monarchy. 
  Conceiving 
  

   themselves 
  to 
  be 
  citizens 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States, 
  they 
  had 
  

   individually 
  come 
  forward 
  to 
  express 
  their 
  wishes 
  and 
  

   intentions. 
  As 
  an 
  offset 
  to 
  the 
  governor's 
  declaration 
  

   that 
  Ellicott 
  should 
  be 
  held 
  responsible 
  for 
  his 
  participa- 
  

   tion 
  of 
  the 
  acts 
  of 
  the 
  inhabitants, 
  the 
  latter 
  added 
  : 
  

   "As 
  you 
  have 
  assisted 
  me 
  in 
  confirming 
  the 
  sentiment 
  

   that 
  this 
  country 
  belongs 
  to 
  the 
  United 
  States, 
  on 
  its 
  

   part, 
  as 
  its 
  commissioner, 
  I 
  protest 
  against 
  the 
  officers 
  of 
  

   his 
  majesty 
  landing 
  any 
  troops 
  or 
  repairing 
  any 
  fortifi- 
  

   cations 
  in 
  the 
  territory. 
  I 
  shall 
  consider 
  such 
  conduct 
  

   as 
  a 
  violation 
  of 
  the 
  treaty, 
  and 
  an 
  attack 
  upon 
  the 
  

   interest, 
  honor, 
  and 
  dignity 
  of 
  my 
  country." 
  

  

  The 
  governor 
  was 
  assured, 
  however, 
  that, 
  if 
  he 
  had 
  

   any 
  plan 
  of 
  accommodation 
  to 
  propose, 
  consistent 
  with 
  

   justice 
  and 
  honor, 
  he, 
  Ellicott, 
  had 
  every 
  wish 
  to 
  enter 
  

   into 
  a 
  discussion 
  for 
  that 
  purpose. 
  

  

  At 
  the 
  instance 
  of 
  the 
  governor, 
  a 
  private 
  meeting 
  

   took 
  place 
  next 
  morning 
  at 
  the 
  house 
  of 
  George 
  Cochran, 
  

   at 
  which 
  a 
  rather 
  angry 
  and 
  intemperate 
  discussion 
  en- 
  

   sued, 
  which 
  was 
  near 
  bringing 
  it 
  to 
  an 
  end. 
  The 
  prin- 
  

   ciples 
  of 
  a 
  plan 
  of 
  accommodation 
  were 
  discussed, 
  and 
  

   the 
  concurrence 
  of 
  Lieutenant 
  Pope 
  was 
  obtained 
  to 
  an 
  

   attempt 
  at 
  conciliation 
  by 
  the 
  address 
  of 
  Mr. 
  Cochran 
  

   and 
  others. 
  

  

  The 
  proclamation 
  which 
  the 
  governor 
  published 
  the 
  

   next 
  day 
  (the 
  15th 
  of 
  June), 
  contained 
  some 
  expressions 
  

   very 
  offensive 
  to 
  the 
  people. 
  Although 
  not 
  concurred 
  

   in 
  by 
  Ellicott, 
  it 
  met 
  with 
  no 
  opposition 
  from 
  him. 
  Its 
  

   reception 
  by 
  the 
  people 
  might 
  have 
  been 
  foreseen 
  ; 
  it 
  

   was 
  torn 
  to 
  pieces, 
  and 
  treated 
  with 
  contempt. 
  

  

  