One town only, Tampa Town, could put in a claim in favour of its position.
In Texas, on the contrary, towns are more numerous and more important.
Corpus Christi in the county of Nuaces, and all the cities situated on the Rio Bravo, Laredo, Comalites, San Ignacio in Web, Rio Grande city in Starr, Edinburgh in Hidalgo, Santa-Rita, El Panda, and Brownsville in Cameron, formed a powerful league against the pretensions of Florida.
The decision, therefore, was hardly made public before the Floridan and Texican deputies flocked to Baltimore by the shortest way.

From that moment President Barbicane and the influential members of the Gun Club were besieged day and night by formidable claims.

If seven towns of Greece contended for the honour of being Homer's birthplace, two entire states threatened to fight over a cannon.
These rival parties were then seen marching with weapons about the streets of the town.

Every time they met a fight was imminent, which would have had disastrous consequences.

Happily the prudence and skill of President Barbicane warded off this danger.