Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-11-08
THE NORTHWESTERN BOUNDARY.

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by this Administration, of what is Familiarity called
the Oregon question which, under the preceding
three Democratic Administrations, covering space
OF sixteen years. had been suffered rest in quiet
We thus characterized that article from that part
cular paper because of its previous course in refer
ence to this Administration, both before and after il
came into power, which was any thing but un-
friendly TO the President, his Councillors, and
his party. rs
The government paper Of Tuesday night seizes
upon the article, and denounces it, in the harshest
language, in an article beginning as follows:
We observe that the National lntelligencer' of
this morning has taken occasion TO collect and
publish, from several journals, articles incning
more or less to the British view of the Oregon
question. One Of these articles, characterized by
the Intelligencer grave and timely, ventures
on the desperate and m0nstrous assertion that to
all the territory of Oregon north Of 40 degrees the
4 claim. Of England is better than oar omn. Can
it be that the author of such an opinion living on
this side OF the Atlantic, has ever looked into the
merits Of the question at ai?"
In the same paper (the Union) of Thursday
night, recurring to the subject is an article (which
we shall perhaps more particularly notice hereafter
beginning as follows: @
sTHE WHOLE OF OREGON OR NoNE-this is the
Il only alternative as issue of territorial right
I We wholly deny the break i'm the American fifle
at latitude 40 degrees. We hold ,hat our title
from AZ deg. to 81 deg. 40 min. is one title, and,
as we believe, perfect title against all the world
| AS the question has been discussed for quarter
: of a century between apd England, we are not
aware OF one argument-scarcely of once phrase
Il purpOrtng to be an argument-which carries our
title up to 40 deg. and there Stops
We touch upon this subject to-day only for the
purpose Of enlightening the government journal as
to the point which it pronounces g desperate and
monstrous," and in favor of which it has never
heard of single argument-not even the shadow
of one. We shall not rely upon the notorious fact
that this Government, twenty years ago, officially
proposed to accept the boundary the 49th degree
Of north latitude. We present to the organ of the
Administration, which appears to be SO little ac-
quaned with public history, or even with the prin-
cpes and acts of its party, the record evidence
of the ground taken by the present leading and most
intelligent member of the Democratic party in the
Senate Of the United States, at time when he was
the most jealous Oregonite in either House of Con-
gress. We pass by the ground taken by our diplo-
matists heretofore, because we are satisfied that the
Administration party will consider the following
evidence more conclusive still
EXTRACTS FROM THE EXECUTIVE JOURNAL
OF THE SENATE OF THE U. STATES.
"FRDAr, FEBauARY |, 1925
Mr. BENTON submitted the following resolu-
tons, which were read, and ordered to be printed
in confidence for the use of the Senate
ResoDed That it expedent for the Government of
the United States any longer with his Britannia Mses
ty in reference their territorial claims and boundaries west
Of the Rocky Mountains, upon the basis Of joint occupation
by the citizens of the United States and subjects Of Great
Britain, of tho country claimed b. ssch party ss "a
Resolved That is expedient that the third article of
the Convention of October Goth, 1915 for such joint occupa
ito n, be allowed to expire upon its own limitation.
Resolved That is expedient for the Government Of the
United States continue with his britannia Majesty
in said claims and boundaries upon the basis Of
separation otesfs, and the establishment offs permanent
boundary between Them the shortest possible ime.
"TuEspAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1928.
"The Senate resumed the consideration of the
resolutions submitted the st instant, and, divi
sion being called for, they were, on motion by Mr..
BENTON, modified as follows:
"Resoiped, That it is not expedient for the Gov
eminent Of the United States to treat with his Bri-
fannie Majesty, in reference TO their territorial
i claims and boundaries west of the Rocky Noun
tains, upon the basis Of the joint occupation, by
the citizens of the United States and subjects of
Great Britain, of the country claimed by each
i Power. rf ts.t
Resolved That IL is eapedienf for The Govern
naeat of the United States TO treat With has Bril-
fannie Majesty IN reference 10 said claims and
boundaries, upon the basis Of separation Of IN
ferests, and the ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FORTY
Is NINTH DEGREE OF NORTH LATITUDE a per-
manen boundary betUeen them, IN the shortest
possible time"
The National Council Of the CHEROKEE Nation