Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-02-17
SPEECH OF MIR. BENTON,
In the Senate If the United States Jan. IL, 1913,
ON THE OREGON BILL.

Mr.. BENTON said. III substance. tina
The objections I" this bill grew ont Ut ,h'
clause granting land 10 the settlers. not $,
much on account &c The grants themselves
as ON accoun, of The exclusive Jurisdiction
over the country. which The grants wunl.
seem 10 imply, T.is was The obje',iOn
| Tor no one III Tended The title III The British
10 one in. h square OF the valley Of Ore
gon. The Senator from Arkansas. (Mr
Sewer. who has just sp"ken. had vel
said that this vas an objection 10 the
whole bill; Tor The rest would be worth
nothing. without these grants to the set
.lcrs. Nobody would &" there without
the nducemeni Of land. The British had
planted power ,here-,he Hudson Bay
Fur Compaay-in whisl, the old North
west Company was merged; aud this
power Was 10 them in the New World
wha, the East India Company was IL
them in The nd World: i, was an arm oi
The Government. AMI did every thing for
the Government whirh policy or treaties
prevented i, from doing for itself THIS
company was settling and coIonizing The
Columbia for thu British Government and
we wish American citizens 10 settle u, d
connize i, for us. The British Govern
ne,t gives induce,nent to this company
1t gives ihem trade. commerce, an exclu
sive charters. laws. a. national pro,ecii"n
We must give inducement also; and our
induremenl must be land and protet ton.
Grants Of land will carry settlers there !;
u,
was ,reading in the TRACKS of Mr.. JefTe..
son (perhaps wilhou. having read his re
comnenda,ion, although lie has read
murl) when lie proposed in his spe1ch Of
yesterday. 10 plan, $4,000 settlers. with
their 0,OO0 rifles. on the banks Of the
Oregon. MIR. jefferson had proposed the
same ling in regard /" Louisiana. lie
proposed that we should settle that vas,
domain when we acquired it; and for lha,
purpose ''''.. 1-----.;..ns Of land should be
90 there. This was the tight doctrine.
and The old doctrine. ! lie white race
were land loving people, and had right
to possess il. becauses,hey used i! accord
ing IL the intentions Of the Creator. he
white race went for land, and they will
continue to go for il, aud will GO where
they can ge, it. Europe. Asia. and Amer
ica bave been settled by them in his way.
All The States Of this Union have been So
settled The principle is founded III ma
lure. and in Gods command !; aud i. will
continue 10 be obeyed. The valley Of the
Columbia is vast field open 10 The set.
Tier. Ii is ours, and our people are begin
ming to go upon il. They go under the ex-
pec,a,iou of getting land; and ina, cxpec-
,a,inn must be confirmed to them. This
bill proposes 10 confirm it,; and If i. fails
in this particular. it fails in all. There is
nothing left to induce emigration and en-
igra,ion is the only thing which can save
The county from the British, acting ,hro'
their powerful! agen.-lhe Hudson Bay
Company.
Mr.. b. said he would not re-s,a,e the
American ,ile TO this county: j, had been
well done by others who had preceded
him in The debate. lie would only gi G
a lille more dc, elopmcnt 10 Two points
the treaties of 1903 and 1919; The form
er with France. by which We acquired
Louisiana; the latter with Spain. by
which we acquired all her rights on the
northwest coas. Of America. North of AZ
degrees. BY the first of these treaties we
became party 10 the 10Th article Of The
treaty Of Uuecht. between France and
England: The treaty of peace Of IVA,
which terminated The wars Of Queen Anne
and Louis XIV, and se,lled all their dif-
ferences Of every kind in Europe and A
merica. and undertook to pre-, ent The re-
scurrence Of future differences between
them. The 10Th article of this treaty ap
piled To their st tile men,s and territories in
North America. aud directed commissioners
10 he appointed to ,natk and define their
possessions. ! hcse commi-saries did their
work They drew line from ocean to
ocean, 10 separate the French and British
domlnions, aud to prevent future encroach.
mems and collisions This line began on
the coast of Labrador. am! followed a
course slightly south Of west. to the CEN
ire Of North America. leaving The British
settlements Bay 10 The north. and The
French Canada" possessions TO the south.
This line took Tor y landmark the Lake ut
the Woods. which was then believed to be
due cas-, from Tie head of The Mississippi {;
and from ,ha, point took the -49,l parallel
Of nor'h latitude Indefinitely I" the ives.
Tie language Of the line j. 'indefnitel!y;'
| and this established The northern bounds
nv Of Louisiana. and erected wall. be-
ynnd which future French settlements
could not cross To the north. nor BRUSH
10 the south, @ f@&ej err
As purcl,asers.Hf Louisiana. the treaty
Of 1903 nadeAeJar,y ~ The 10th sttIrIe
nf si,sS tllGty IF utrecht. and made The