Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-12-27

,ober, address, Us hunt our en ,,n,nn;ca.
in Mexico win view ot lg " ,hnt
tad 10 ,ba, department. From this appe''
,be agent. on The 2O,h Of September 1914 -
n recsiu, 10 the treasury OF Mexico Tor 'he a'no.
of The April and July insalments oil the 'nuo''"
In the same communication, however, ~ .asb. I
,ha, he had no, received q single uo""' :" h;,,
bu, that he holds such securities as warr"'''o'
n, the time in giving tho receipt, ana en'o' ,L-
no doubt but that he will e'en'ua''y 10
money. As these ins,amenls appear ne'o. y,
have been actually paid by the government H
Mexico to the agent, and us that government Nv.
not therefore been released so us 10 uis'"
claim. do no, feel myself warranted IN u''ee
payment to be made to the claimants u, O"' W
treasury without further legislation. l"I'
l. nrJo,,b,,jIv onp Of mich hardship. and re-
mains for Congress To .rc' Nn'" '"S' o.,
Mhai. relief ought TO hc granted 70 '"',U'
,in''isr tc<ioxlcu has b"on instructed 70 "','n
srn,bent ITS of the saso from E AiSAS1M M e.,
report tic result with US iuIe delay as possible
Ho next treats upon the all labsorbius topic OF
the Oregon Territory. ana .Ae claims OF Grea1
Britain thereon, which We regre, that our space
will 10; pcrHii; rs 10 give entire. lie says:
"My attention was early directed 10 tic nogo,
,ia,ion which, on tho 4lh of March last. | found
pending at Washington, between the United States
and Grea, Britain, on tho subject of the Oregon
territory. Three several attempts had been pre-
viousv made 10 settle the question in dispute be-
tween the two countries, by negotiation. upon the
principle Ct compromise nuI cach had proven on'
successful.
These negotiations took place at London, IN
the years 1918, 1924 and 1926; the two frs! un.
der the administration Of Mr.. Monroe, and tho
last under iha, of Mr.. Adams. The negotiation
Of 1918 having failed to accomplish its object. re-
suited in the convention of Goth October of that
year. By the third article o! hatconvcn,lon II
was "agreed, that any country that may be claim
ed by ciiher party Cn the northwest coast Of
America, westward of the Stony mountains, shall.
together with its harbors, bays and creeks, and
The navigation of all rivers within the same. be
free and opcs for the term OF ten yenrs from the
date of the signature Of the present convention;
10 the vessels. ctzeus aud subjects of the two
powers; i, being well understood that this agree
mcnt is not to be construed TO the prejudice Of
any claims which either Of the lw high contract.
ing parties may have 10 any part of The said coun.
rry nor shall II bo taken 10 affect the claims Of
any other power or Stale to any part of the snid
country; the only object Of tho high contracting
parties in that respect being 10 prevent disputes
and differences among themselves
The negotiation of 1924 was productive Of no
result, aud the convention Of 1918 was left uu.
changed.
| The negotiation of 1896, having also failed to
effect an adjustment oy compromise, resulted IN
tie convention Of August the sixth, 1927, by
which it was agreed 10 continue i'll force, for an
indefinite period, the provisions Of the third arl.
Gle of The convention OF tho twentieth Of October,
1918, and it was further provided, that, alt shall
be competent, however, 10 eitLcr Of the contract.
ing parties, in either should think fit, at any
time after the twentieth of October 1873, on Civ.
ing duo notice of twelve months 10 the other Goa.
tracing party, 10 annul and abroyatc this conyen-
ton: and il shall, in such case, be accordingly
entirely annr!!ed and abrogated after the expru.
ton tho said term Of notice" In thcso attempts
to adjust the controversy, the parallel Of the for.
ty ninth degree of north latitude had been offered
by the United States to Great Britain, and in
those of 1918 and 1926, with further conces.
sion Of the free navigation Of the Columbia river
south OF that latitude. Tho parallel Of the forty.
ninth degree, from the Rocky Mountains to its
intersection with the norlh-enstermosI branch Of
the Columbia, and thence down the channel OF
tia, river 10 tho sea, had been offered by Great
Britain. with an addition Ofa small detached ter.
rilory north Of The Columbia. Each of these pro.
positions had been rejected by the parties rrspec.
lively. ...,
In October. 1913, the Envoy Extraordinary
,pnd Minister Pcnipoen!iary of tho United States
IN London, was authorized TO make similar Of.
fer to those made in 1919 and 1926. Thus stool
the question, when the negotiation was shortly T.
terwards transferred to Washington; and on the
twenly.third Of August, lSii, wa, formally open.
ed, under The direction Of mysimnledate predo.
csssor. In all the previous negotiations, il was
based upon principles of "conpfomise," and tho
avowed purpose Of the parties was no treat of
the respective claims o! tho Two countries 10 the
Oregon territory, with the view 10 establish
permanent boundary between them westward ofI
the Rocky Mountains 10 The Pacific ocean, Ac.
cordngIy, on the Both of August, 1884, the Brit.
Ish Plenipoentiary offered 10 divide the Oreuop
territory BY the forty ynnth parallel of north iati
'nde, from the Rocky Mountains 10 Inc point OF
lis intersection with the uorhea.lcrnmo,, b,ancb
OF The Columbia river, and thence down that ri, er
10 the sea; leaving the free navigation of the riy.
er 10 be enjoyed in common by both pa arlies-,he
country south of this line 10 belong 10 the United
States, and that north Of it to Great Britain, All
the same time, he proposed. in addition, 10 Weld
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