The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-09-09
VOL. 2 Nc. "a WHOLE NO. Sc.

harbor; and the people Of the United Slaseo
GOT nothing from the Brilish;and from the man
per in which thew are establishing themselves
i. would s0em that what was intended TO bo AZ
Joint ana temporary use, will become . Permaf
neRt and exclusive possession Tho pnvlleeg
OF a temporary use excludes the idea OffVlls
and establishments Of permanent ehaEacleTi
aud it 10 for the proper authority 10 determine
whether such an establishment 40 Fort Nan-
couvef comes within the privilege granted by
the convention Of 1918. Bsue, that conVen-
ton 10 continued, but \ 10 no. enlarged; andiIs
~ Elimination depends uPog q years notice 10
iyeHap4 Silhst party; bul I've continuance
W. not kaSWn when tha fort hae hnIils nnd
every hing saficleully announced that there
was no design oil quitting the possession, even
iftbe convention had not been renewed. The
clause ''any country &c. Is equally ialacious
and desepnve az that which applies TO bays
and rivers. Normally It lays open the coun-
try claimed BY each power 10 the traders and
hunters of each; but, in point OF fact, the coun
try belonging 70 the United States is alone laid
open 10 the operations of the British. They
have spread over the whole region west Of the
Rocky Mountains, quite to the Mexican Ter-
ritory, while no American has gone north OF
40 degrees, nor even north OF The Celumbias
nor often 10 II. Asa trader, he could not pos
Oibly 20 any where, much less upon their own
ground, TO contend with the British, because
The American pays high duties on every thing
used IN the Irade-aS high as sixty per cent.
| all charges included, on the blankets aud
| s,rouds and other woollens; while the BRITISH
| importing alfthese BY the mouth Ofthe Colunl@'
b,a, pay nothing, The interest the Ameri-
can cii,zens, aud persdveniure, the security OF
| the United Stales'lhlo TO the Columbia river
and lie valley, depend upon terminating this
delusrye convention, and confning each party
| to his own side of latitude 49,"
DESCRIPTION OF FORT VANCOUVER
''Ths for. is on the north side otthe Colum
ba, nearly opposite the mouth of the Multno-
NAH, in the region oftide water and near the
head Of ship navigation. ltis grand position,
Both in a military and commercial point ofvisw
and formed TO command the whole region wa
tered by the Columbia and all its tributaries.
The surrounding country, both for climate and
soil, is capable Of sustaining large popula-
lion; and Its resources in timber give ample ia
cihles for ship building. This post is stronge
ly fortihedwith cannon; and HAVING been sS%i
lected as the principal OF master position, no
pains have been spared 10 strengthen or i'm
prove it. For this purpose The old post near
The mouth Of the river has been abandoned.
Abou, one hundred and twenty acres ofground
are IN cutivation; and the product in wheat,
barley, oaiS, corn, potatoes and other vegeta'
bles, 10 equal to wbatis known in the best
paris Of The United States. Domestic ami
mails are numerous, tho horned cattle having
been stated 10 me d three hundred; hogs, ,hor-
see, sheer, IN proportion; alSo the usual
domestic fowls; every thing in fact indicating
permanent establishment. Ship building has
commenced at this place. One vessel has
been built, aud figged, sent 10 sea, aud was
then in the trade of the Pacific ocean. | also
met gentleman on my way 10 Lake Winnipeo
at tho portage between the Columbia and the
Athabasca, who was on HE way from Hud-
sens Bay TO Fort Colville, with master ship
carpenter, whom saw in his company, and
who was destined fer Fort Vancouver, for the
purpose of building ship Of considerable bur-
then-I think three or four hundred tons.
Both grist and saw mills have been built at
Fort Vancouver; with the latter they saw the
timber which 10 needed for their own use, and
also for expectation 10 the Sandwich Islands;
upon the former their wheHt is manufactured
into -four; and from al that could saEn ana
induced 10 believe that this important post is
silently growing up into colony thalis, pef-
haps, intended 40 q future military and naval
station, which was not expected to be,y eldsd
10 the United States, at the expiration of the
treaty which granted them temporary and
joint possession
Thus stands the question Of the Columhia
river between the United States and Greal
Brilain--the river, its estuary, its harbor and
its valley, all incontestibly the proPeFtyof the
U. States; this property under conyanlion
for q joint occupation. exclusively occupiad
by tho English; altemporaFy usuffuct converted
into permanent possession; and for. built,
and colony established, where there should
be nothing but The temporary hutOf the huns
Ter, the trader, and the fisherman. ThiG is the
posture Of the question, and il is one which
America can no logger tolerate. She must
vindicais errights on the Columbus. and that
vindication will moi be effected without the ex-
hibition or war cOuntenance on our eide. Il
10 a secoad Noolka Sound contest. The Span,
iards, by preparing for war, avoided war, and
saved their territory andtheir honor al Nooln
ka. Il remains for us 10 initiate lheiroxamplss
Careless, or ignorant, or tfeachefOus. diplomas
| ~ has invaivAd NJ in this condition. afrna ~