Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-02-10

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Here IS a.complete aband onment OF the claim
founded on discovery and purchase before the
Revolution! That claim. set up for the first
time IL 1918. is abandoned IN 1927 !--and the
Ska Sound convention, which had never
!. YoucheI before, is the paraded as the in
Aenl in which the :. rights" OF Great Bri-
lk4recorded'' and "dsdned !" and under
wsich valuable ..British" interests had grown
up in. that quarter. This is, at least, an ad.
mission that the discovery and purchase
brought forward as the foundation, and the
sole foundation, of the British claim in 1918.
were unfonnded and sUpposilip1s! and not on
" relieves Us from all further attention TO such
intima,ioos, but gives US the benefit of legal
maxim, as universal in its application as it is
Just and reasonable in its principle THAT
maxim which dscredits the whole title, in
airport Of which an untruth has been addu.
ED.
But the British ssright' TO the Columbia
now rests upon the Nootka Sound convention;
since the year Of our Lord 1927, their claim to
this country has become s.right," and this
fright" has established itself in the musty
record Of Nootka Sound convention! BE 1t
so! We will quickly see what that conven-
ton is worth TO them. For that purpose we
may look TO tho convention Itself, or to the
character Of it given in the British House of
Commons at the time Gifts negotiation. The
first article Of the treaty restored the British to
their fishing and hunting privileges and build
iugs in Nootka Sound. The third article gran.
ted the limited privilege Of fishing and hunting
on certain other parts Of the coast; and the
sixth article limited the buildings which might
be erected TO the temporary hu,s necessary for
the hunters and fishermen. This was the trea-
ty. Listen to Mr.. Fox. Alter deaounci0g
the treaty as one Of concessions, and not Of
acquisitions, on the part Of Great Britain, he
goes on to say:
Sour right before, was to settle in any part
of the south or northwest coast Of America,
not fortified against US by previous occupan-
CIV; and We are now restricted to settle in GER
tain places only, and under certain restrictions.
This was an important concession on our
part"
"Our right If making settlements was not, as
now. righ. to build hu's, bu. TO plant colon
les, it we thought proper"
"By the Sd article, we
are authorized 10 navigate the Pacific ocean
and South seas. unmolested, for the purpose CT
trading with the natives. But, after this POM
pous recognition Of right to navigation, fishe-
~, and commerce, comes another article, (the
sixth,) which takes away the right of landing
and erecting even temporary huts. for any pur-
pose but that of carrying on the fishery; and
amounts to complete derelclion Of all right
to settle in any way for the purpose Of COM
melce with the natives"
This was the language OF Mr.. Fox; and un-
oos this language Mr.. Pitt (the anthor of the
convenuo"l INK down aud admitted that no
nothing had been gained hut III, Ikhe treaty that
raent Of the pre-en;s.i"g right OF hshng, ira
ding, end navigating HE Pacific ocean! Hear
him:
"In answer to this, Mr.. Pitt maintained
that, though what this country had gained con-
sisted no, Of ne0 rights. i, certainly did of
new advantages. We had before right to
the southern whale fishery, and right to navi-
gate and carry on fisheries in the Pacific ocean,
and to trade on The coasts Of any part of North
west America; bu, that right not only had not
been acknowledged, but disputed and resisted;
whereas, BY the convention, it was secured 10
ns--a circumstance which, though no new
right, was new advantage"
This (said Mr.. b. is tie Nootka Sound
treaty. which is now relied upon to establish
the British RICH, to the Columbia. Under this
treaty they have taken possession OF the Go.
iumbia, although 500 miles from Nootka, and
having no connexion with it. Under this trea-
~ British colony is growing up there; aud
In protection Of this colony, british now declare
their determination 10 maintain their ground.
The same paper from Mr.. Huskisson aud Mr..
Arlington, which vouched the Nootka con-
ventlon for the record and the definition Of
their "rtght," proceeds 10 say:
"Under that convention. valuable British
interests have grown up in these countries
~
In the interior Of the country in question, the
subjects of Great Britain lave had for many
years settlements and dading posts. Several
Of these posts are on the tributary streams Of
the IColumb;-, several upon the Columbia it.
self: sc.,e to the nor,hward, and others to the
sor-,ward Of that river. And they navigate
me. Columbia as the sole channel for the con-
veyance Of their produce TO the British stations
nearest the sea. and for the shipments Of it
from thence to GTea. Britain. Ii is also by
tue Columbia that these posts and settlements
receive their annual supplies from Great Bril-
To the interests and establish
menls which British industry and enterprise
have created. Great Britain owes protection.
That protection will be given both as regards
settlement and freedom Of trade aud navio alton.
with every attention not TO infringe the co-or-
dlna'e rights Of the United States it being the
desire OF the British Government, so long as
ne joint occupancy continues, TO regulate its |
own obligations by the same rules which gov
err the obligations Of every other occupying
party"
Hare grown up there, and will be protected |
British interests have grown up on the Column
bia; and the British Government owes protec- |
ton to these interests, and will give it! This
s now The language Of British ministers; and
his is what We have got for forty years for
oearance to assert our title The nest-egg |
aid BY British diplomacy, has undergone in.
cubaion, and has Matched, and has produced |
= f0lI-grown bird-a game cock-which has |