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itself has benecen,ly .upplied in the ocean in which

itself has benecently supplied in the ocean In which
they are finally deposited The U. States do not claim
right Of entry into British ports on the 81. Lawrence
against British will and TO force their productions up
on the consumption Of British subjects. They claim
only the right ofrassne those ports and transporting
Their productions TO foreign markets. or 10 their
ana as incident and necessary to the enjoyment o
that right they claim the privileges OF shipping anc
tanshipment, at such places within the British juris
dcon, and under such reasonable and equitable reg
ulailons as may be prescribed or agreed upon"
This claim was resisted at once by the British
Government. When indeed il was originals
presented two Of thf6e years before BY, We
believe, Mr.. Rush, under instructions drawn BY
J. q. Adams, as Secretary Of State to Mr.. Mon
roe, il seemed to take that government entirely
by surpry. and in note of one of the Proto-
coils held on the occasion, the whole claim is
resisted as inadmissable, and is treated more,
over as one 'ehichNif the sources or any Of
them of the Mississippi, should Ge found to lie
within the British dominons, the American
Government would not concede 10 England. On
this point Mr.. Clay thus categorically insti ucts
Mr.. Gallatin:
In regard TO the Mississippi, (he case put by The
British Penipotenaries,) if further exploration shall
develope connexon between the river and Uppcl
Canadn, similar to that which exists between the U
States and the st. Lawrence, the American Govern
ment, always faithful to principles, would be rendy tc
Hppiy ~ Tue mississippi the doctrine winch II nOus
IN regard TO its great northern nval.'
What however is less known probably, even
BY public men, aud what we have forgotten, un
I'll re.examning the correspondence on the sub
ject, atho' doubtless some general impression
remained on our mind, and prompted the sug.
gestons we have made in relation to the free
navigation of the Columbia-in the same des.
patch Of Mr.. Clay to which we are referring
e"d f-om which we sre quoting. Mr. Gallatir
was expressly instructed to say that il the brancl
Of the Columbia flowing from the north should
fall within British 'imi,s-the free navigation o
the river would be conceded. We give the
extract.
"The American government has not contended, ant
does not mean TO contend for any principle the lene
fit Of which in analogous crcun stances il would den,
to Great Britain Accordingly NTH respect to III,
branch ~ NE Columbia ,ciich rises north Of The par
dtet 81 49o, (should that parallel be mutually agreeJ
on as the boundary between tie territory Of the two
Powers) case analogous TO hat The 81. Lawrenc,
1ciH De presented And you hare heretofore been in
sfrucfed, in the erent ofRat branch being narieabl
'eihin the British territory to stipulate for the RICH
o. narigdstng the Colamtia to The Ocean, in behaJ
of British subjects"
means new ground we are urging, when we
propose that the free navigation Of the Columbia
shall purchase the free navigation of the st
Lawrence-and we submit that the government
States around the water have deeper lnte-es
in acquiring the latter than in Withholding the
the former. II tc this be added, as compensa.
ton to the ia, ioest, for relinquishlng uncertain
claims upon Oregon north of 49--that friend
ly effort, unobjeced 10 in any quarter, may be
made To acquire IN The fine temperate region Of
Upper California, as much nearly as we cede in
the barren north of Oregon, and with it noble
harbor and sea coas--the way does seem TO be