Show FAMOUS PEACE TREATIES by 11 II IRVING KING ICING if by bv tile the all 4 newspaper Newn paper syndicate a TREATY OF washington 1819 A peace pact into which the united states introduced a novel idea the treaty between spain and t tho united stater signed at washington 0 1 in february of 1810 bi ought brought to an end e d 11 18 state into of war which without any glethal I 1 existed in fact act beell tile alio two countries toun tiles and florida to tile latter it was lit in tilts this treaty that tile united states sante a introduced that novelty lit in diplomacy of leaving ving for regions legions N it had pre pic obtained by conquest it a polley policy which was afterwards followed with etli regard to tho the trent treaties les closing the lie mexican war and tile tho lait kist la it war with spain alio f llio lie posse possession s slon of Ilor lda by spain shut out alabama Alaban ift and St mississippi issis sippi from access to the coast of tit the G gulf u if of Al mexico exico which extended tended ox west ind if id ly by holding of amelia island at tho if an mouth auth of the st mails on the iho atlantic title was 1 a I 1 cons constant trint irritation to georgia th the e florida coasts both on if alio llio atlantic tind tile the gulf furnished rendezvous for pirates and smuggle ri and a id through the years of tumult from 1807 to 1815 while spain wits was engaged in war in europe and by revolt dinong lier iter american colonies of nil all orts from froin everywhere sought bought it refugo in 16 florida Fl oilda where they were joined by runaway slaves from the united statis states although the rebellion of the other colon colonies les of spanish did not spread to florida tile alio mother country was unable to give effective aid to the governor of if that colony till and fit at onu ono time lie governor goc nor wrote to the american secretary of state saying that lie ho mould he be obliged to ask the united santes to take charge of the colony unless lie received aid from finni spain the llie attitude of tho the united states toward the revolted south Ani anserlean Ameil erlean can colonies greatly irritated spain and the united states was irritate instated by tile llie fact that llie lite british Hiltl sli had tin used florida as a base of operations lit in tile the war of 1812 Bc beginning ginning of a border war then there liere was another cause of 0 qa quarrel arrel in settling up tit matters with tile tho european powers after the nh mr lc wars wais the united states pre punted it a little bill to spain of over ovee seven in lillon dollars for damage done to american shipping mid and spain f no disposition to 0 o settle up ul during the lie war of 1812 andrew jackson Illva invaded ded the territory of a nominally friendly fil endly power by seizing pen pennyola Penn tola end driving a british force front from fort barrancas Barr ancas after which lie ho withdrew some months after the closic close of tile war of 1812 there was another invasion of florida FloriL lit the during the war had built a stron barong fort foit on the and lid did not evnin nto it wilen the war closed instead the british commander stirred up lilt tile indians outlaws and negroes against tile united states and a border war began linking done this lio lie departed leaving a garrison lit in the fort well supplied with arm anns and ammunition not only for their own uso use but enough for or distribution to their fellows spain was va appealed to lit in vain to take action and after waiting a year fin an american man inan o proceeded to fort tar bar I 1 ra katicas destroyed the fort and its ammunition and dispersed its garrison gan lson florida had become tin an unbearable nul nuisance now by the lie treaty ot of 1705 1795 between spain and the united states tho the former power poor tin had solemnly agreed that tho the migida indians should not I 1 bo 3 allowed 1 to attack the united states spain not having kept that clauso clause of tile tho treaty general jackson lit in 1817 was ordered to call upon the governors of Tennes tennessen seo and georgia for soldiers tu to organize an anny still and to adopt necessary measure inea to terminate a 11 coliff conflict let which it has been tho the desire of the president to avoid but which Is 14 now made necessary by their settled hostilities ties tile tho british parliament and people cried out for war spain wanted to know it if the united states wits was at war with her if not site demanded if alio surrender of tho the captured places and alio ho punishment of general jackson the french minister offered himself its as intermediary and diplomatic dis went on until on november Nov emler 28 secretary of state adams sent an all ultimatum to spain jackson would not lie be even censured the captured places ai would out be restored when spain g gave a vo guarantees for f fulfilling til filling treaty obligations the lie spanish in florida must le be punished for neglect of duty tind and nil an indemnity paid the united states to cover tile the expenses of it the 0 war and lie he added wo we shall lie hear I 1 no more excuses front from spanish i of their inability to perform thell theli duty tile the french minister had find secret instructions to back up tip spain it if the war was continued and england was waiting to we see how hov tile the eat cat jumped castlereagh Castl Castle creagh reagh baying that he hall had but to hold up lip his fits linger finger to place pince tile united santes and great britain at w war a r ngali nevertheless the ultimatum of air adams cleared tile atmosphere sp spain 1111 was making little or no progress against her revolted colonies in south america and mr atlanta adams find and tile the spanish minister don louis de ants began which were soon t transferred r ans from washington to madrid bla adrid finally resulting lit in the signing tit at washington on february 22 1819 of n treaty of limity amity settlements and limits |