The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-02-06
H. ]. KELLEY
Honolulu, OAHU, SANDWICH ISLANDS,

HONOLULU, OAHU, SANDWICH ISLANDS,
March I9, 1870
Hall j. Kelley Esq, Boston:
DEAR SIR: | have received the pamphlet of docu-
relating to the action of Congress the subject
of the Oregon Territory. Please receive my thanks
for the Is it not astonishing that govern
ment should show much apathy question in
volvng national rights honor, and pride 2 The
British have taken possession of and coonizing
territory clearly ours, by discovery, by purchase from
the Indians and by former settlement of Jacob Astors
people. Our country little of the mono
pozing grasping, ambitious spirit of the British Hud-
son Bay Company in this part ofthe world.
Look at what they have done, doing, and
intend to do They have for years last past been
increasing the number of men at their establishment
at Fort Vancouver, on the Columbia. A month since
vessel of theirs took from here eighty natives these
Islands, ostensiby for the purpose of farming, &c,
but really to increase their military force the Colum
ba and to resist any attempts the part Of the people
or government from dspossessing the Company of the
| occupancy of that place.
| A large number of Saxony sheep have been inn
ported into the Columbia for the breed Last year
they imported 800 sheep from California for the like
| object
II is reported here and generally believed that the
| III. b. Company intend to establish colony in Pu-
gets Sound Straits of Juan de Fuca Two more ships
to be added to the companys marine in the North
Pacific, for the purpose of extending their erations
to these Islands and to China and fpossbe, to mo-
nopolize the trade of the arholc North Pacific! You
well know they have already succeeded in respect
the Fur trade of the Northwest coast; and have TO
tell you that they have now succeeded in monopolz-
ing the trade to the Russian settlements at the Norfolk
Sound, &c. The Company have contracted to fur
nsh them with any of the productions of England and
Europe at about 30 per cent the prime cost, adj
hardly sufficient to the charge but the
object of the Company will be obtained viz to destroy
American commerce on the whole coast of the North
west.
A Company's vessel will leave this and each succeed
ing year from the Columbia to Norfolk sound with a
large contract of -four wheat beef, pork butter &c.
actually redHzing some Of your mad projects !!
Last year fine coal mine was discovered somewhere
about Pugets Sound and $50 or 200 tons of the
was taken to England for sale by one of the Com
panys vessels, as much probably for ballast for
profit.
| might write volume the subject of this letter
But enough has been stated to show that unless some
of the energetic character of the old General is
shown by the present President trade in this part
of the world instead Embarrassing, must be destroyed
! by the overpowering capital of the III. b. Company
our rights to the sovereignty the Oregon Ter
rtory laughed at, and our character nation be-
come by-word to the world Do, for the honor of
our country, what you can to arouse government
to the great Importance of immediate military oc-
cupancy ofthe Oregon Territory, and the establish
ment of its northern boundary.
| You may make such of this letter, (written in
haste) as you think proper.
Your friend,
HENRY A. PIERCE.