The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-02-10

tOiCiiSu w W.. Way 'iolS
recen, Indiana speech, in which he infor-
med me Mr.. G. had approved of the course
of his wing friends in congress-a speech
| had never seen or read, to my knowl-
edge.
| had supposed tina, my printed letter
In the Morgan county committee, Just be-
fore the last August election. (of which |
sent two thousand copies into our state.
and my uniform opposition 10 a high pro-
teciivc tariff, since have been in con-
gress and the sentiments expressed in
my late speeches al I.ewistown. Chicago.
and elsewhere. would have shielded me
from this rcproach. and especially from
the denuncallon Of such as prolessed to
belong 10 our party.
In respect to n hank of the United
States, have only to say that have been
uniformly against il. in all its forms, a,
well on account Of lis inexpediency as its
nnconslilutonalily as my whole course
in congress, and the concurrent testimony
of those who have served with me, will
prove.
In regard 10 the recent treaty with
Great Britain. il is true that voted for il
and never in my life gave more con
scientious vote, nor upon more delibera-
ton. |, was far from being such a treaty
as the democratic party generally desired ;
but the question was, whether, upon The
whole, ii was not better than no treaty.
The northeastern boundary line, and, in-
deed, the whole line which separates our
territory from the British dominions north
and west of the Rocky Mountains. had re-
NAMED unsettled and unadjus,ed since the
defni,ve treaty Of peace in 1888. We
had referred the dispute to the king Of The
Netherlands several years ago; and his
award was uniavorable to our claim. The
people of the state of Maine refused to
abide by it, Notwithstanding General
Jackson (wh0 was nj tina, time Presidenl)
was anxious to accept it, in order that
there might he an end to The difficulty
And SO it remained until the late treaty
when the commissioners Of Maine and
Massachusetts. (,hc only states directly
interested in the questions Of boundary
and Of soil.) gave their assent TO it. and il
was ratified by the Senate. Our boun.
dairy, by this treaty, is now clearly ascer'
tanned and defined from the mouth of the
ST. Croix river, on the Atlantic, along our
whole northwestern boundary, to the
Rocky Mountains. Beyond that, we
have no treaty stipulatons with Great
Britain by which our line may be eXten.
died. westerly across these moun,ains to the
Pacific ocean, on the parallel of forty-nine
degrees of north latitude. West Of the
Rocky Mountains we claim all the coun-
try which lies between latitude AZ degrees,
and 81 degrees and 40 minutes north, TO
the Russian boundary; including the
moaih of the Columbia river, which is III
latitude 46 degrees and 10 minutes north.
Our claim is founded upon the discoveries
of Captain Robert Gray, Of the ship Co
lumbia, Of Boston, in 1892, By sea; Of
Lewis and Clark, who explored the coun-
Try from the interior in 1905 and the
Spanish aud French discoveries, which
attached 10 the purchase of Louisiana from
France in 1903; and by our subsequent
treaties with Spain aud Mexico. We
have no treaties with Great Britain IN re-
Z ,rd 10 our right to that country. further
than relates 10 II loInl occupancy ol HE
territory. al II temporary character. The
United States dl.. ucverihcless. IN the
year 1925, offer to continue her boundary
line of ~ grces north, westward FROM
the Rocky Mountains To the Pacific orran
for the sake Of peace; !eaving all The
country between lha, and the Russian
boundary To Great britain: Which prop"
,Itipn, however, WAS not agreed Ia. lin
ibis was not a party Question: and II y
was, "A majority of the Democratic Senators
voted for it. The vote stood far til,
treaty
Messrs. Archer. Barrow. Bates, Bayard, Der
rion, Calhoun, Choile, Clayton, Ltai.s, Cnltsn
den, Cu,hbert, Dayton. Evans, Fulton, Graham
Henderson, Huntington, Kerr, King, MAnsun
| Ncrrick. Miller, MUreheld, Phelps. Porter, Pros
ton, Rives, Sewer, Summons, onlln of Indiana
| Sprasue, falnLdse, fappan. Walker. ~ bite
Woodbridge, Woodbury., Nnshi, aud oung-3
Agans, it:
Messrs. Alien, Dasby, Benton, Buchanan, Con
rad, i.lnn, smith VI Connecticut, Sturgeon, an,
| Willians--0.
'fhe democrats who voted Cor il were
| Messrs. Calhoun Of South C,rulini. Cuthbcr
of Georgia, Fulton OF Arkansas, Kin. of Alabi na
SEWER of Arkansas. rappnn of Ohi,. Walker n
Mississippi, Woodbury. of New Hampshire
Wright OF New York, aud Young of Illinois ll
The democrats who voted against
were: