Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-11-29
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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
OREGON, AGAIN.

Executive 10 tnroW III INTO the Halls OF Congress
Notwithstanding its being evident that no good can
result from forcing il of its natural course and
beyond It's natural development. This precipa-
ton of the issue OF the Oregon question being pre-
tended to be demanded by the unanimous /" Democra-
cy, we have heretofore copied articles from several
Democratic papers whose Editors have not entirely
taken leave of common sense 10 show that this is
not the fact. We have copied especially an able
article from the Charleston " Mercury" the organ
of that branch of :. the Democracy" to whose pre-
valng influence alone is attributable the nomination
and subsequent election of the present Chief Ma
gistrate 10 the station which he now occupies. The
government paper, to break the force of the unan-
swerable argument and remonsrance of the Mer-
curry, repudiaes its authority; accuses of treachery
to the party" suspects il of being independent,
and in short, of being little better than it should be-
Between these brethren of one family it is no part
Of intention ointerpose. But, in order to show
that the g Mercury is not the only independent
paper in the South that is opposed to these mere
schemes of party to be carried into effect at the
possible cost of the blood and of the whole
People, we copy the following from another paper
in Charleston, having no Whigery about it, but
some independence Of thought, and spirit enough to
declare its thought.
To this article we append second article from
the 'sMercury, which we shall be glad to hear that
the government editor is better pleased with than
he seems to have been with the first one which we
copied from the same paper.
THE CHARLESTON EVENING NEWS OF NOVEMBER H.
aTHE WHOLE OF OREGON OR NONE"
The words at the head of this article should be
kept before the people They should sink deeply
into the popular mind They deserve to be tho
roughly meditated. They suggestive of impor-
tant trains of reflection. They are significant Of
change of policy that may result not only in war,
but in consequences of more momentous
character The fruits may be visible in worse forms
of evil than war expenditure, public debt, burden
some taxation, crippled commerce, impoverished
agriculture, personal priyaton. In the bosom of
our land there deep and abiding sources of do
mestic dissenson--abroad there is general fermen-
tation. II belongs not TO the profound sagac-
ty to lift the veil of futurty in the event of
war kindled on this side of the Atlantic In this
posture of things, the words, repeat the head of this
article should be well weighed and pondeIed by the Anne
rcan people The question which they refer it is the duty
Of the press thoroughly to sto present all
and relaonsto its utmost length and BREADTH its
heights and depths We will endeavor perform our share
of this important task.
The Union has affirmed " that there no break in the
American title latitude 49," How stand the facts In
1918 Messrs Gaan and Rush. the Plenpotenares of the
United States the Court of ST. James, proposed that the
dividing line in the territory of the Rocky Mountains
should be along the 49th parallel the Pacific Ocean This
proposition emanang, it will be understood from
own Government. Il was rejected by the British Cabinet
The collation. resulted, known, the for
joint occupancy fol- ten years Here, them the first
break, offered voluntarily be made in the American title by
the American Penipoenares under instructions from their
Government.
In 1923 proposal made through Mr.. Rush, our Mi
mister London, for joint convention between the United
States Great Britain, and Russia for the arrangement the
claims Of the three nations territories the northwest
of America The proposition of our Government was that
settlement should be made those territories by Russians
south Of latitude S. by citizens of the United State north Of
latitude 81 or by British subjects south Of the 5st north
of the 55th parallels This proposition for Joint convention
again voluntarily offering to limit territorial claim
assented the ground Of refusal being the message to
Congress of President Monroe the commencement Of the
Of 1923, affirming the principle that the American
continents by the free and independent condition which they
have assumed and maintain, henceoh be consi
dered subjects for colonization by any European Power
Here then, second break in the title propos
ed by the American Government itself In s24 the negota
resumed in London Mr. Rush claimed during its
progress further for the United States than latitude as
covering the whole of title from poration discovery
settlement and transfer from Spain These pretensons were
disputed by the British Plenpoientaries Messs Huskisson
and Canning, who declared that their Government uoud ne
assent 10 The claim set orth BIZ Mr. Rush respecting the
territory icared by the Columbia rirer and is Tributaries
Mr. Rush then modified his proposal the effect that no set
Element should be made by British subjects north Of SIS
south Of 81 Of American citizens north Of the latter para
lei Mr. Rush subsequently substituted the 49h parallel for
the 5s which the British negoaors amended by proposing
the line Of 40 until struck the middle Of the Columbia river,
and thence to the Pacific Ocean The negotiation ended
the others had done with the renewal Of the for
joint occupancy for another period Of ten years This
the third break in our title proposed by ourselves
In 1926 another negotiation opened in London. Mr.
Gaan, on whom devoved its management proposed again
the parallel Of 49, and the British Government its
offer the line 40 until struck the Of the Co
umba river and thence the Pacific Ocean This negoa-
ton like the Others, proving aboye, the convention
newed for another period Here them there wee
part four successive and voluntary oersrst
render territory embracing deg min of latitude the diff
ference between 81 and 81 40 and subsequently, deg 40
the difference between 40 and 81 Were these not breaks
in the American title The result immaterial the design
was, the part Of Government break the American
title II the British Government had assented either Of
propositions, title would have BEEN all practical
effect, broken.
But this is only the evidence Of intention TO break The
fact that title has been bohen by the Russian Govern
men and without remonsrance complaint part, of
which the American public apprized.
In the convention between Russia and the United States
signed at ST. Petsrsburgh, April 1924 stipulated in the
third article that neither the United States their citizens
shal IN future form any establishments the Northwest
OF AMERICA the adjacent islands, north Of lat 40 thus
mPhedy, al least recognising the American title south Of
this parallel The Russian Government construed this au-
Gle as giving absolute sovereignty all the northwest
coas. % o. parallel 81 40, and denying the sovereignty of