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revolution. Have not then any other people 

 a right to form a settlement upon the re- 

 mainder of this vast Atlantic region ? The 

 territory of the Argentine states is already too 

 extensive for their scattered population and 

 limited means. From the contiguity of neigh- 

 bours of a more civilized hemisphere they 

 would, probably, learn the sooner, that their 

 government is only weakened by an immea- 

 surable line of undefended frontier, and that 

 their power and prosperity, depend upon a 

 vigorous concentration of force, and an honest 

 and liberal policy. 



As for theTierra delFuego, that has never been 

 claimed by any government. The vast region 

 beyond the Magellan Straits is uninhabited, ex- 

 cept by the savage and migratory aborigines, and 

 has never been required to acknowledge even the 

 titular sovereignty of any other nation. 



My purchases are nearly complete for the gal- 



