New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-07-18
ron Convention.

a. ronrontion held at Cincinnati on the
"a 4,h and 9Th instant it appears that ninety
Delerates were present from SIX states IN the
Mississippi Valley. The following spirited letter
was received from Gen. Cass IN answer 10 an
invitation to be present: Dr1Rorr, June 10, 1888.
f.nlu.n have had the honor receive your invita-
~ frsnd IN. Convention proposed be held Cmcin
mai, on , 3D. h and 9TH OF July to adopt measures Tor the
occupation Of the Oregon Territory
regret gentensn, cannot be with YOU IN person, as
shall be with YOU spirit that OCCASION under
nrscement TO attend the Celebration Fort Wayne the
18th Of Juy of the completion of the Maumee and Wabash
Cana and have accepted invitation TO deliver an Ad
dress al that But Will b. present at your meet
ing ,yho will unite heartily in the you may
adopt than shall would take and hold possession OF the
Territory upon the Pacific what might II IS ours by
all the principles which regulate the rights Oh Nations.
would not waste the time in ruess diplomatic discussions
While argue England She IS already on the road
toward universal domination With words OF philanthropy
and schemes Of anbon she is seIzins station alter station
wherever she make Judgement and where She can best
effect her designs of aggrandzenent For myself would
not Weld inch her unjust retensionS W. may as well
meet her Iast-for her must, or surrender
rights and our honor would have no Ied lines u!o"
the map Of Oregon Let keep aud Keep win
strong hand, if need be. We may we'll contend inr
Oregon for Washng;onfor our title TO eacn IS equally
clear and if from tmdty under the name OF iorneardhCr
give up the former, may have again to hgh Tor
the latter No Nation secured It's own safety or te
esteem Of the world BY puslllaninity Whatever guse t
NAV have assumed. The province OF Scnde IN India ana
the aciyzed Sandwich Islands, have Just been seized by
British force And Oregon and believe California, will
soon follow if Government and People do not display
more energy than have recently put FORTH and say to TINS
ambitious far shall bnt no farther
Excuse me if manifest much zeal upon this subject
am tired Of phIlm,hropc ambition, aud oil that cnphity
which, joining the Bible and the Sword, would subJugate
wherever there People to be overcome or the fruits o
their industry 10 be seized.
am gentlemen, with great regard Your obedlent servant
LEWIS CASS.
TO NIessrs worhington, D. T. Disney, W; B. Hubbard
and others Oregon General Committee OF Ohio.
The following Resolutions and Declaration,
adopted by the Convention, comprise the most
material part of its doings:
Resolred That the right othe United States 10 the Oregon
Territory from - 81 degrees 10 minutes north latitude Is
nuestonable and that it is The imperative duty oil the Creme
raj Government forthwith to extend tho Laws OF the United
States said Territory.
Resolred farther That to encourage migration to- and
the permanent and settlement Of said Territory the
Congress of the United States ought TO establish line OF
forts the Missouri River the Pacific Ocean.and
provide also efficient naval force Tor the protection oil the
Territory and its citizens.
Resolred That for the purpose of. making known the
and principles of action the following Declare
ton unanimously adopted aud signed by the Members
this Convention, with Instructions TO the Officers thereof
copy the President of the United States and
to each Member Congress also the Executives of
the several States, with request 10 present the same 10 e
respective Legislatures.
DECLARATION
Of Ci-ens ct the Mississippi Taley, assembled in Con-
rentiom at Cincinnati Jnty >, lsl% for ne purpose %
adopting such mGu induce the immediate
occapafion Of the Oregon Territory by The firms and
LARS Of the United States Of North ane'ica
We, the undersigned citizens of the Mississippi
Valley, do hereby declare to our fellow citizens
of the whole Republic that in urging forward
measures for the immediate occupation OF the
Oregon Territory and the North East Coast OF
the Pacific Ocean, from 42o to 54o 40 north
lattude--we arc but performing duty we owe
to oursclves-to the Republic-to the Commercial
Nations of the World-to postcrity-and to the
People of Great britain and Ireland, not, as we
believe, to be benefited by the farther extension
of her Empire.
Duty to ourselves requires that we should urge
immediate occupation of the Oregon, not only Tor
the increase and extension of the West, but for
the security of our peace and safety, perpetually
threatened by the savage tribes of the North
West. That this duty is required OF US as due TO
the whole Republic-all parts of which may not
appreciate, as they seem not TO have appreciated,
the value of the Territory in question, and It's
political Importance to the honor, prosperity and
power Of the Union. TO say pothlng OF our CON-
mcrcial interests and naval performance, threat
cned as they are with injury and dminutlon, should
the North East coasts of the Pacific Ocean pass
into possession OF Il great Naval Power.
That as an Independent member OF the great
family of Nations, II is due from us to the whole
Commercial World that the ports on both coasts
of this Continent should be held by liberal Gov
eminent, able and willing to extend and facilitate
that social and commercial intercourse which an
a-wisc Providence has made necessary for the
intellectual Improvement, the social happiness
and moral culture of the Human Race
a. ,l,r unto
ton of the Oregon to that posterlty which, without
such occupation by the citizens, laws and free IN
stutons of our great Republic, could not profit or
make available to themselves or to the world the
important considerations above set forth.
That however indignant at the avarlcc, pride
and ambition of Great Britain, frequently,
lawcssly, and so lately evlnccd, we yet believe
that it is for the benefit Of all civilized nations
that she should fulfil legitimate destiny; but,
that she should be checked in her career of
aggression ,cM impunity, and dominion 'rtfhout
RIGHT.
That for the independence and neutrality of
the Western Coasts of the American Continents,
and the Islands of the Pacific Ocean, it is mpor-
tant that she should be restrained IN the farther
extension Of her power on these coasts, and III
the middle and eastern portion OF that Ocean.
That so far as regards our rights to the Terri
tory in question, we are assured of their perfect
intcgrity-based as they on discovery and
exploration by our own citizens and Government,
and on purchase and cession from those Powers
having the pretcnce the reality OF any right TO
the same.
That beyond these rights, so perfectly estab-
hshcd, we would feel compelled to retain the
whole Territory in accordance with Mr.. Mon
roe's universally -approved declaration of ISIS
THAT THE AMERICAN CONTINENTS
| WERE NOT THENCEFORTH TO BE
CONSIDERED SUBJECTS FOR FUTURE
COLONIZATION BY ANY FOREIGN