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 are les clearly expreed, and whoe chemes perhaps are les conequentially digeted; who declare that they do not wih for a rupture, yet condemn the minitry for not doing that, by which a rupture would naturally have been made.

one party reolves to demand what the other reolves to refue, the dipute can be determined only by arbitration; and between powers who have no common uperiour, there is no other arbitrator than the word.

the minitry might not equitably have demanded more, is not worth a quetion. The utmot exertion of right is always invidious, and where claims are not eaily determinable is always dangerous. We aked all that was neceary, and perited in our firt claim without mean receion, or wanton aggravation. The Spaniards found us reolute, and complied after a hort truggle.