Mobile register and journal., 1845-12-06
l. In our own right. 2. Under Spain. , Ill., Ia, t,.r,,,oa

Great Britain, the other hand, neither has nor prttends to have any title whatever to any part 0I Oregon, but claims rig ght 10 trta Oregon as abori gial wild country, and to settle il in common with all the world, al least the joint right uhder con cess,on from Spain. To make euIemens iu that country, in common with Spain, with us, the successors Of SpaIn
 We of the United States exclude this preenson of Great Britain: first, by showing our general tIte, and second, by denying that Great Britain now pos sesscs any tights whatever under the Nootka cOn- venton-
 At all cnvenis, Great Britain's whole claim is now reduced her rights eff any) unde, the Nootka Convention; for that convention puts an end as against England, to the pretence of Oregon being aboriginal territory, since the convention itself re- cognlzes (mpliedy) the sovereign rights of Span During the many years the Oregon question has existed, the United States have, as before stated, ut | all times manifested fair and amicable spirit lo- wards Great Britain, especially in repeated offers to divide the disputed territory between us in almost equal parts, by the parallel of 49cleg notwIthstan- ding the comparative weakness of the ii ghts of Great Britain.
 These oheis of the United States were based up on the suppnsion that the parallel ol 49deg. had been established by the treaty of Utrecht, by France and England. he northern limit of Louisiana ; upon which suppositon. in the year ISIS, ihe line bet ween Louisiana and the Hudson's Bay Company, on the side of lhe Rocky Mountains, was fixed by the British and American governments. When came 10 investigate ihe subject. eight or nine years ago in congress discovered, to my surprlse, that no evidence existed, in any work of history or any dip lenatic paper, ha, the line had ever been fixed, in inc manner supposed, under the treaty of Utrecht Following up this doubt, addressed 10 the keeper of the archives of France (through the French mia ister) d note of inquiry on the suhect and his re- ply, certifying 10 that decision Oi ths IS tU be discovered in inc French archives, confirmed nae in the conviction thai the current idea concerning 't nd of were under obligation 10 stop nt 49deg. as the northern limit of Louisiana.
 This offer of the Amer ican government, which has been twice deliberately made, was, in my opIn- lon, extremely liberal in all views of ihe case. con sderng that Great Britain admits that she has no tHie whatever in Oregon. and that every successive administ stratlon of ihe federal government has mann lained and felt tat have good title to the whole of Oregon. Great Britan, the other had, whilst admitting that she has te as proprietor 10 an of ihe country, yet has the exiravgance to pre- lend that shall retire to ihe south oi the Coum- bia, giving her he absolute command oi that great river ihe military command of the coast, and in- deed of the whole country of Oreg'n. Such pre- tension as this is compromise. oi course, and is wholly in admissible and it is not fault, there fore, if the controversy remains unsettled
 Meanwhile. our government agreed, by the con vention of ISIS, as modified by that of 1927, that Oregon should reman free and open 10 the vessels, citizens and subjects ol the two powers, without prejudice the ultimate rights of either, this agree ment subject to be terminated on years nolice by either government.
 In virtue of this conveniion settlers from the Uni led States, and ase from Great Britain have entered Oregon. The Britons consist of the iludson's Bay Company and ns officers and agents-one oi those monsters, like the East India company, Gommer- cial corporation having powers of sovereignty; and, what is wurse illegal intruder in Oreg1n; since, as we have seen, the charter of the company confines ii la Inc X nR. This company treats with civilitv individual Amer rans in Oregon, but takes care, by the lavish use o
 it's capital, 10 drive out of all Americans who seek to engage in the fur trade or coast commerce.; and by means of it the British government has planted it's posts in every par of Oregon. And the British government has, by act of parliament, in palpable violation of freaes, extended it's laws over the whole of Oregon.
 Now. therefore, the British government is becom- ing uneasy, because, witnessing the influx oi eml- grants into Oregon from the United States, it sees that eff events be left themselves) they will speed iIy overrun the whole country. And the American government is becoming uneasy, because Il cannot permit the Iludsons Bay Company to continue to usup the jurisdiction and military possession ot Or egon. This uneasiness, on both sides, induces, oi course much soIicitude in the minds of those, whelh CT English or American, who deprecate the caanii.
 ties ofwar between the kindred nations or England and America. And the question arses-whai then shall be done?
 Many well meaning persons are m ia'or o' suo- miting the question to some friendly power hs ar bltraor. l am mol of this opinion for two reasons.
 In the first place, there is no way 10 enforce an award between the independent states. Arbitration between nd iduas in society is very wel for those who like il, because the courts stand ready to com peI performance, If he award be valid m iorIn buf II is otherwise in the case of governments; as to which, as experience proves, arbitration only creates new difficulty, by adding to the preexisiing conirc- yersy another m relation the validity of the award
 In the second place, do not know any power m Europe which has mol monarclal biases against the American democracy; and If king could be found who is perfectly impartial we should have no safely in submitting 10 his arbitration, because the Euro pean kings do not transact the public business them selves it Is done by their ministers; and to submit
 question to Flu, opoan sovereign is to leave it to secretary, chei de bureau, or clerk m ihe departments, whom you do not kaow, and who, how ever upright his sovereign is. may he subject 10 class bsses or 10 pecuniny influence fatal to the in