Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-31

~ tnis case. A territorial government, womb
NV oe "''n''u on The River Oregon for many
years 10 come, aud would be attended. AT prr.
SEM "piy "i III unnecessary expense.
VT A'rxander S'nylh tcl,arman of The com
,""'er upon that part Of the message Of the
uen," i me U States relates Ia this
Jec' jt"en rose, and eff red y farther amend
..' >" as 10 t'apowrr The President To DC
'"Py me errl;ory of the United States q,
me Northwest Coast of Am.rican ,,;,,
'n'h'ary inrce, instead of +" ihat'portion or Tho
territory at the U. Stat lying on The Pacific
"cran, n"rth of the 42d drgree of north lar.
''or, and west Of tnc Rocky Mountains >, ~
now IN ibe bill. After some pref,torv rs
marks, IN which he explained the reason ,br
''o'sh M the head at the com ni,teer nm az
,n. "'" 81. TIC Piesdrni's- message ms refers Ia
W VS. sujrc,' he had yielded Ia his friend from,
fTginia (Nr. Fi"ydj The task IF brin.ioy r,r
ward The bill nuw before TIN. House in H..
course oil which he paid meriicd comm
'".n' TO W.T. 5 Industry and d.vo,un 10 hi,
! '"'J'cI,J ne observed that. AS to the in,,r,
"''e U, (" 'n'iitary past, there seemed no .f}sr
enc" al opinion in the House. Bur l,e.,,;ro.
~ d'hsred tom his fii-nd from Kentucky
lt'"r: 1r'mbir) In The opinion he had eypres
sea w reIati"n To The Treaty of Ghen,. as
aPl"y.nS 10 inns subject. He did not appre-
hcou that the surrender of the ms, a, ,ha
/ RI
son, would in any way affect ether our clair,
OF ''a' 81 England, To The Oregon TERRITORY
~ was Gone as literal compliance with th
u"e'""ns oi me treaty, but il left the cu.s
non AS iofhe right of dominion untouched
o''tain had, at this moment, a -, ,ayy nos, ~,
'hat river, which he supposed she had a rich,
"'e'"'h and he conceived that the s0o,
""'re that post was situated, WAS a very i'm
p,orer one i"r placing post of our own. He
npp'o'ra "' me amendment proposed by his
hoh"rhcie Trend from S. c. CIR. Poins.,,. y |
but the chief question to b. :, tt,,J hy In!
HOUSE was, whether the plan of ms colI, ap,.
i"'' 10Y ~ 10 establish terrific, ial govern
| '"'"t sh"nld be- adopted, ar whether az.
s"'''''u :" Only as lar the President had
'usses'eu !" MS message, by establishing a
"'"'"'S post an the river This ours an |
concerning erriloriaI government, d,.r..rJ.d
on another, OF greater mnneni, namely
",if'h'r We contemplated the eventual estah
nSn'heni III il State government there? AMI
- "s""', was involved IN a question of stili
srratrf extent and importance, VIZ: Wber
snali the limits OF the Quilted States n. Gxrd !
ne Gu not mean The limits OF her coast |
81 "' hrr authority, bat wlrre are IN,
"ii'S ~ me Coniederacy To be fyrdo III.
various 'n9'''ntnns which tad pre-, a,i;.,l AMIN.
men we're adapted 10 their various circur,
stances The federatiye system nr,n,s.,
very valuable advantages. hut i, was good nm
10 certain extent. Gentl.men wou!d ma,
e"h'shu' that II was adapted To iuciu,,e mo
''o EARN, nor The whole continent IF A.
','''ca-perhaps not even the Whole of Nor,h
A'n'''ca. ihere was evidently a limit I, !,
IN 'he very nature or things. The r.nr.s.,,
'".es o' such government must ,ne., ,o.
liner onre year, tn cOn,rct !hr hns;,ess
VI y, 'g's'a'i"n ;and when The points from which
NY mr. were Loo lar removed, his wand IA.
'"'P"s~pie All The institutions Of such poy
ernmrn' were founded on an .xpression IF ,b.
WIZ OF IN" whole-ihpy cannot .visf , mn
, ~ o't ny me expression ofpublic opinion.
49, ""en ."" widely extended, this cuu.d
~ W. oS'a'ntd without great DELAY. Il
We extended so 'ong as all who are in
GUIDED nave mutual interesl-but no e,r,bo.
Beyond this there is no bond of m,;np snG;
cienily strong IN keep the confrderucv tnr.,h
~. ne conceived tina, this priDcipla would
apP'y 10 the whole Region wairrrd by the
.r"nch"s 81 The mississippi whole off
that Country might be bound nv It's i,tsr.s,
I" the Atlantic STATES, bolh for cnmmsrc.
ana ier professionalism if this Union y.r. cx.
'enut o. so AS to include Mexico. il wand dis
so'Vt before To morrow There was no liz he
'"rrn us to hold us together. Tie exact
,'"',' !" winch 1t onsht tn be-carrieJ it mighl
DC uimcuf To assign--pefhyps il would nper
ale S" far rs 10 one or Two tiers nf States be.
You'd the Mssssppi--but not, in his iudre.
ment, farther than fhs. I
There was snoIhrr consideration 10 be IN 5
ken into riew on this suiiert. Oar Uuio,, {
he said included large mass oTIndi,n nam, y
iaion, and nf another population eonqlIy ne !
c"'a', winch were NOT to be eytprmnptrd. bn, II
wou'o require to he guarded On the who'll. ,
ne 'h"ught That lfa line was drawn far enough $
VEST ~ the Mississippi 10 include two tiers r. q
4 ha vse
beyond This line might b. in alliance win No {
hnl should not form part of our coof.dsr.n,' I
me Effect of too wide pxirns;on of fe,r;
rory hegan already To- be- sevcrly Eel, bv IN.
o'9 STATES on III" sea board-they were fac,
"s'ng drained of the very flow or Of their mar I
"'H,'"n and 1t must be so, AMI ,yould he J
s'" more me case, The farther we removed
orr h"rsdlry If we opened 50 Ear 10 ,hc {
wrs' IerslIe country or rire tepp,n,ion f.
81" igTa", would go on increasing IN ponu {
''"on' w AT length II wond drnp Off by i,s
o"n weight, and became a separate pponle.
'"a' was asked Tor by she Pr,sdnnt.l i
"'7 w" s'nc.,on OF C"ng'ess to the establish
mont oi military pOs'-he asked fnr no.n :
preparation of money g. the measure rsco,, {
mended by the President would l.. a oenn'.
one, rs tending to strengthen our nerotiations
""n i"reIsn governments IN relation to ina, {
rrginn. " 'n"' {
Onr arrangement with Russia rrroCpi.hcd !
an beyond 81 degrees nortn ;per1ars we MIGHT.
n'Ve claimed. sud with succrss TOO. pc C,r fl,e
9"th o'grre north. Oar claim wnud have
been valid as Succeeding fo tha of .h. Gun.
Yards. "h" held by right If discovery. Here
hr. - read quotation from Unnb.idf IN
| support of This idsa- But. in establishing n
.nH'Iafy pnsf' he conceived IL was, NJ course
intended that a branch nf our naval force
I Foe