Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser., 1845-12-20
81 'a a IL. s''s ie.i @ esg % IN ADvAsoz


ports on the cape or Quadrs and vassDsi
ves's island, sou,lrs sf this parsllel. He'd
this h~en new qaes,ion, coming under /
discus.ion for The Hrst iime, this prePosis@
ton would no, have besn made. 'rhe
lex,raotdinsry aud wholly iaadmissibi4
demands Of the british government, and.
,hs rejection VI .he pruposi,ion made Iiah
Difference alone 40 what had been done BY u
my predecessors. and the implied obIiga.o
ton which their acts seemed 10 impoees
afford satisfactory evidence that. no come
promise which the United States ought to-
accept, can De effected. With this COM
vic,ion. the. proposition o( compromise
which had been made and rejected. wsss u
BY my ,liIectinn. subsequently, withs
drawn. and Dir ,i,ls 20 ,he whale Oregon
territory asserted, and, as 10 beliesed.sl
maintained by irrefrasable facts aad sr-t
garments. fa s .iKf n 1asa esf. "a sse ut
The civilized wurld viii see in these
psocediuxs Spirit of liberal concessiOul
on tI.e par. Of The Uni,ed Spa.es; snst ihss
gavefMmen, will be relirvetfro all RESI-
ponsibilty which msy fellow ihe failure
AL! attempts y, c,mpr"in'se'having tsas
'ed,an becanss ,he duty Of Congress "
consider what measures il may be proper
10 asi,pufor The security and protection Of /
,1r citsxcns now inhabiting. or who may
hereafter inhabit Oregon, and for .,shs
R,nxi6ienance Of our jus. si,ia 10 that terri !
tory. In adopting measures Tor this pur.
pose. care should be taken ,ha. nothing bo ]
done 10 violate the s,ipuis,ions OF the
Fconvension Of 1927, which is still in loVceisi
The faith Of treaties, in their letter and !
spirit. has ever been, and, trust. win
ever be-, scrUpulonsly observed BY the II
United S,s.es. Under iha, convention, . .
years notice 10 required 10 be given By
either party to the other. before the jsins
occupancy shall terminate, and -belossas
either can ,righsfully assers or exercise
exclusive Jurisdiction over any portion q )
the territory. This notice j, would, in
my Judgement. be proper to give; and I
recommend ihat provision he made ~
Law for giving il sccordingly, and sermin1
aiing In this manner the convention oe
the sixih Of August, 1927. eis ~ - Z
twill become tproper for Congress 10
determine what legislation they can, in
the mean time, adop, without violating
this Conysn,ion.g Beyond ill question,
lhe protection Of OUT laws and our juris<
dicsion, civil and criminal. ought 10 be
immediatsly ex,endedsove our citizens in
Oregan. They have had just cause to
complain Of our long neglect in this 'pass
ticalar, and hare, in consequences, been
|compelled for their own security and
protection, 10 establish 80 provisional
government for themselves. Strong in
their sllegianrs and ardent in thsis sttsch-
,nen. 10 the. United States. they have been
thus cast upon their own resources sl-s
They are anxious that our laws shouldabo
extended over them. and lrecommend.
that this be done by Congress witt. 90
lille delay as possible, in The full extsns
10 which the British Parliament have
proceeded in regard 10 British ,subjecls. jn
iha. territory, by, their ac.s Of II July the
second, 1871, "for regulating the fur.srsda
and establishing = criminal and .Asivil
jurisdiction within certain paris Of North
America" BY ibis &C. Great Bsi,sin
extended her laws and ,juriedic,ion. civil
and criminal, over her subjects. snesgsd
in the fnr.trade in that territory. n By il,
the courts Of the province of Upper
Canada were empowered to ssska ceeai-
zancs Of causes civil and criminsl. Jus-
.ices Of the pesce and other judicisl off.
Gers were authorised 70 be appointed in
Oregon, with power 10 execute oil process
issuing from The courts of that pvovinees {
and to .sit and hold courts Of record for
The trial Of criminal offences and misasl
meanors," not made the subject Of capital
punishment, and also Of civil cases, where
the cause Of action shall not s.sxcesd ia
value The amount Or sam Of two hundred
pounds" ", WI !. as.s.s# i ...aalgs /.
/ Subsequent TO the dale Of slsis acs of
Parliament, 2 grant was faade from The
"British crown" 10 the Hudsonts 3 Bsy
Company, Of The exclusive trade with she
Indian tribes in the Oregon teEriteryJ
subject 10 . reservation thai IL shalt NOS
4 operate 10 the exclusion s.of the subiscis
i Of any foreign States Who under or By
force OF any sconvcntiun for the iims
being, between us and such foreign Sss,sa
respectively, may be en,i,led To, and shall
be engaged in. The said trade" ]" sss j nj,
Il his much % be regretted, that while
under this act, Brilish subjects have .en.
joycd The proieclion of .l'ri,isb lave end
British Judicial tribunals throughout zshe
j Whole Of Oregon. American cilizens. 10
ile same territory. have enjoy cd no sucli
protection from their government "a,
the same ii;ne. the result illustrates me
the character Of our people and. .l.sis
ii,s'i.uliou.. In spite Of shis neglect, they
l, have multiplied. and their \, numbsr i
rapidly. increasing in that territory. Thsy
have made no appeal 10 armss bsiI hse1
!, peacefully fortified themselves in. ,slis;;s
new homes, BY The adoption Of repAbIican
. institutions for themselves; \, lfurnishins
another example 81 lie suih Thai ssli.
government is Inherent. in the Americas
bssas., and must prsssil. Ii is due -
them that they should Be embraced and
|. protected BY, opF Jaws. a., as.,s.. n.
], It's deered important iha. our lla,w4s.
J, regulating trade and istercourse ,wi,h. ,sl,e
!. lndianiribes eae, Of The Rocky noua,sins
should be exlenled % such tribes - dwell
|, beyond them. a.l. W, ,ils st.,as, I,
y The increasing emigfa.ion 10 Oseross,
j and the care and prolecsiop which ~ De-
from the government ~ IA cisizens in lhsi
"a xI.~scr ~0xx..r ssn.k y " x~,.. .1..x., ".