The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1844-12-24


Puget's Sound, latitude Al deg. Fort Lam
gley, at the outlet Of Frozer's River, Iati.
tude 80 deg. IS min; Fort Mclaughlin,
on MilIbank Sound, latitude 50 deg; Fort
Simpson, on Dundas Island, latitude 81
deg. Frazer's Fort. Fort James, McLeod's
Fort, Fort ChilcOtin, and Fort Alexandria,
on Frazer's River and its branches, between
the 81 deg. parallels of latitude; Thompa
sons Fort on Thompson's River, tributa-
ry Of Frazer's latitude so deg; Kootina
Fort, on FIatcow River; FIaihead Fort on
FIathead River; Fort Hall and Fort Boisas,
on the SOplin or Snake River; Fort Col
vile, and Fort G'Kanagan, on the COlum-
bia, above its junction; Fort Mckay, at the
mouth Of the Umqua River. latitude 43 deg
30 min, and longitude l24 deg. west. II
may be asked where are the limits 10 Bits
ish power and dominiOne We find her occu-
Dying territory en- the northwest Of Amer
lea, also inTndia and China 10 the Pacific
and the most remote portions Of the Earth
an inordinate grOsping appetite for terrific
ry, and ambitious TO carry her power to the
ends of the Earth.
The government is at the same lime pc.
culiarly sensitive at any attempt on the part
Of the United States TO possess what is 10
reality our own. Where's the necessity
Of all the above forts?-To protect the in
teresis Of the Hudson Bay Company? MOI
so-it is to take military possession little
lower down of Oregon, and be found in
possession; while we have only military
station or two-a few travelling emigrants
and few missionaries TO occupy terrific
ry to which we have an undoubted right
But the above list of forts is not all the
power brought by Great Britain TO bear on
that territory. They have an immense
number of armed boats TO trade on all the
lakes, rivers and streams in the interior,
and along distance of several thousand
miles, besides heavily armed steamers on
the coast; also several heavily armed mer-
chant ships and barges for goods and fish.
ing. The Hudson Bay Company having
been stationed for many years in that
neighborhOod have now great wealth, q
numerous BODY OF men and traders Ia their
employment, and all the warlike Indians in
that country, who'd they have attached to
their interests byva course Of honest deal,
ing and liberal intercourse.
This company therefore is the authorized
agent of Great Britain to carry into effect
her occupation of that entire territory. The
Russians are pOwerless and confne lhem-
selves to their possessions, a strip OF sea
coast beyond the 54th degree Of north Iali-
tude-ibey have a post or two, one at Sit
ka, in the Kamshatka country. The United
States have neither power nor influence,
not an inch of land conceded to US as our
own from California to the Pacific. The
period can no longer be postponed for this
country to ascertain what are her rights in
Oregon, and be prepared TO maintain them.
There has been, no doubt, an active rres>
poudence on this subject between the two
countries, which will be laid before Con-
gress at the ensuing session, and we are
glad to hear that Mr.. Calhoun is daily looks
ed for at the Department Of State, and feel
satisfied that the questions, both Of Texas
and Oregon, are entirely safe ia his hands,
and we shall shortly be made acquainted
with the satisfactory issue of his labors du-
ring the recess.-[N. Y. Sun.