New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-06-07
THE TRIBUNE.
Oregon and The Post.

We hope the Editor Of The Ecea'ng Post has
mad the article which appears directly under tn
Editorial head Of his las, paper that il the proPer
punishrneri Of his csreessness in admitting il That
II was no, written BY any per.on entrusted by Nj.
Bryant with the temporary control Of his journal
we are confident
The writer .alks The exposure Of the Meare-
claim for Great Britain IN the History OF Oregon
evidently referring to Mr Geo WiiAess banning
If the Editor Of the Pos, viii but compare Tins VIII
Mr. Greenhows Memoir and History, be WI
agree with ~ that w likes has borrowed everything
Of value IL bis production GrccnhOw u The onli
American writer on Orcgan who can prefer any Jus'
claim to original research the others mainly borro"
from him We have alluded 10 Wilhess worihie-.
pamphlet only TO expose IT. paliriness and reouk'
its displays Of msiigni'y and illbrccdine.
We said nothing Of Capital Punishment IN cor
ncction with the Post or with Wilke-, lhowefe'
natural the association might be in the latter instance
vet the contrary asserted ia the Post Of last eFeDne
To the writer talk Of orr jealous pursuit oi DR.
fish interests" Falconers work being PuDh-he'
here by British insiieatiou and British tyranny, 81
having kept our people for forty years out OF thc
Post see. ft 10 be used TO discuss great Nationa
question involving that Of Peace or " ar after tn
fashion only say that there rms once an Eve
ming Post which would have spurncd such language
and such logic
The last paragraph OF the Post we copy
"The champion Of British prctensions maintains ta'
night Of discovery constituting fret tile, gfanis the az
coyery to have been made by Spain. admits oar scce.
sion 70 the rights Of Spsn and yet would have ne 81
frontery to deny the validity Of our tire'
Now we have acrer admitted that the casual dis
covery OF the mouth Of river on coast long before
known and explored. gave the nation to which iDe
discoverer belonged right 70 all the territory wa
tered BY thai river. Although the Oregon nVer wa
spoken Of By Carver a British traveller in 1906 We
consider that it was discovered by. Heceta in l775
and that we are entitled all the benefit OF tha'
discovery, by the cession OF SPAN, subject 10 ho'
concessions by the Convention Of the Escurial IL
1890, and the rights acquired by exploration ane
settlement under il. We do not consider Gray
discovery as adding any thing the strength of ON
title save it may be necessary TO shut out claim
of discovery by the British As to our ehroni
cry" lii is the Post which stands sponsor for this H.
maintaining that our rights in the Oregon Valley arr
modified by the Convention OF the Escurial anc
British possession under it, say nothing W.
have always claimed that the rights OF this country
In Oregon are stronger and better than those o.
Great Britain but are not exclusive. As to the
Fraser's River region, it would puzzle M TO make
out claim for this country at all.
BY the way the Necs on Thursday, argued
against the subsstng force OF the Convention OF the
Escurial on the ground that Great Britain refused
to renew our old Fishing Privileges on the Bank
of New Foundaud, in making a new Treaty o.
Peace, 1878. Sure enough she did that She NIGH
then have fairly refused any privileges whatever
But suppose nothing had been sad on the s~tyec' d"
the Treaty If client, would not our old privilege
have existed TO this day That is more nearly tho
Nootka case.