New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-03
Oregon and the News.


70 t-thai is. the News denies that Mr.. Rush opened
the negotiation with regard to Oregon by claiming
only to the 5la degree Of North latitude for this
Country. To sustain tsis denial, it quotes youmi
nousy from Mr. Hushs official report to his own
Government after the close Of the negotiation, (which
we do not consider at all touches the point raised by
u.s. and proceeds To ask
.What ON earth does the Tribune suppose 10 have been
the meaning Of negotiating with Russia about 81 OF
$50, II Our claims stopped short AT 5lS'
Why, sir your $40 here is an unauthorized inter
polation Mr. Rush did indeed intimate TO Mr.. Can.
ming that in case Russia should not establish claim
~ far South as lat So the U States reserved their
contingent claim, az the successor OF SPAN 10 any
portion Of the coast between $50 and CO. But thai
has nothing 10 do with what we now call oregon
which extends only to $40 40. But he dtdopen tho
negotiation-not by claiming al Oregon for tins
Country-not by talking of shutting out Great Br
tain from the Pacific Ocean. bui by proposing lat
SO as the boundary and soon after Offering TO com
promise of 49, To sustain this, rs il seems to be
questioned by the News, quote tic entire pas
sage from Mr. Rashs Narrative, PIP. 1911 viz;
December H. Had an interview this morning with Mr.
Canning a, Gloucester Lodge expressly sought hi
North West Coast Of America
Learning my arrival that he was laboring under al
attack Of govt would have deferred the interview 10
sut his convenience but he had given orders for fecev
ing me IN his chamber into which went where found
him 10 bed though anxious 10 see me. His motive he
said was be- put IN possess,on Of an outline Of our rews
Ina regard 70 the Northwest Coast before preparing ms
instructions their Ambassador at ST Petersburg on the
came subject accordingly stated them. map OF the
coast and country spread upon the bed, and "hs
his head raised up pillows was able to point M
went into remarks. beyond simply intmarng that oui
claim seemed much beyond any thing England had an
ticipaied said that had the hope OF being able to
show its good foundation when the negotiation came on
Further conversation Of general nature passed ON the
subject and coming away efi with him, at his re
quest. Brief informal. statement or memorandum OF
claim. In writing
vespasan when too III to sit up and attend TO business
gave audience TO Ambassadors In bed. Lord Chatham
when confined 10 hs bed with the govt received and did
business with his colleagues Of the administration Here
In addition Foreign Secretary of England in bed with
the govt receives and ansacts business with Foreign
Minister
December ls Yesterday, before night on, Mr.
Csnnng's servant brought me private note IL YVES
fam,arly written telling that he remained when
saw him but that when had eft him. he naturally
looked at my memorandum and when he did look at H.
how could he help exclaming, !" What is heref do
read Mr. Rush Alright y
"The United States will agree To make no settlement
north Off Great Britain agreeing to make none
south Of that line.
so far all Is clear continues Mr. aiming in his note
The poaI Of contact touched and consequently ne
geim Of possible dispute between the upiied states and
. Great Britain bu, the memorandum goes on,
! Or north Of GftyJfre -
"What this intend" continues his note. Our
northern question IL with Russia southern wihthe
United States But do the United States travel
~orA get between and Russia and do they TO
stpulae against Great Britain in favor of Russa or re-
ssrve themselves whatever Russia may not want -
The ends with saying that he had given me only
his fret thoughts and hoped would held him 10 clear
abe perplexty Of them"
aimed at this by answering his note, insianter said
that was even proposal was that Great Britain
should fobcar further settlements south Of ST. and nortb
Of IS for supposed that she had in fact settlement.
above IS and we supposed 81 TO be also the southern
limit OF Russia. being the boundary within which the
Emperor Paul granted certain commercial privileges to
his Russian American Company In 20 EVfyone
taken my remit on 10 say the northern iim Of
hs Unled afs because necessary to give us all the
tiers Of the Columbia and sdded that we had no de
eign to conccdc to Russia system OF colonial exclu
son above IS deprive ourselves Of the right of traffic
with the natives above that parallel This was the gene
raj explanation gave of the iule memorandum in writ
Ing had leii with Mr. Canning rhich brief AS II
lad bern carefully formed from Instructions My note
concluded with saying. that was charged by my Gov
eminent with other views of the whole subject which
when the negotiation came on. had the hope would be
satisfactorily demonstrated.
Under this date Qhe lsih) received second familiar
note from Mr. Canning written from his bed In which he
Gays that he would take my explanation like the wise
and wary Dutchman OF old tmes ad referendum, and al
eossidevdndtm"
January 2 1924 Had an interview with Mr.. Canning
Gloucester Lodge. at his request His attack of govt
had passed of. The interview manly to confer
the subject OF the North-Wcst Coast lie objected
strongly clan, going high north ftyoas and
hoped we would not urge IT, He said that was to the
sos,A of this line that Britain had her dispute with Spain
about Nootka sound How. therefore, could she
yield this point TO the United Statcs 1t question
TOO important for her TO give up He again hoped we
would not urge IT,
There reader. you have Mr. Rush's account of
his opening the negotiation with Great Britain,
(under Instructions from Government for set
dement, Of our Oregon boundary. Mind you, this
10 no British statement. but that of the American
Minister Of the day thoroughly prepared for this
duty by our Administration. and who now discloses
what passed with wary reference TO what is to come.
Ia not our former premise fully justified See how
MeArs' Rush and Canning regarded the matter in
their informal conferences : Is ii any matter OF
temporary arrangement they are contemplating or
. de6ni,ive adjustment Of boundaries Judge.
The News talks. a. is habitua with il, of having
refutcd our argument. and essays little torbear
ance on the subject 1t won't do, Sir You have
grossly nisrcprcscntcd and Lbcled us, called us
'fro,tors," "Engi,sh organs" advocates of the
English claims 10 Oregon" &c. without provocs
tion and in shameful disregard Of truth You began
BY grossly misstatng and virtually misquo,ins our
Argument, drawn from Rushs Journal against any
exclusive. clear and ndispuable title in this Coun-
ny to Oregon. You ihereupon accused US of advo |
eating the surrender to Great Britain Of all Oregon
North Of the Columbia. when we have uniformly |
sood up for the line Of compromise lat a9 offered
BY our own Government. You have charged as
with wishing TO proroke gar on this subject.
while our constant. earnest effort has been TO
preserve peace, by dissipating gross and mschiev
oas delusions which have been propasa,ed TO sub
serve partisan purpose. You have accused ma of
being RULED in temper bseasse The Ners ,os
sss s<sg 10 eonesd< farther than lat 4eo 10 Gr,a,
Britain. when that is the very line we advocate
These gross and injurious untruths are still persisted
IN BY you. after having been repeatedly broagh, to
your notice and your readers are not ye, permitted
70 know that we dispute them. On the contrary,
you on Tuesday represented our complain, to be
that our
argument in regard to Oregon found ed Mr.. Rushs
negoea,on In is2% has no, been fairly stated and
suasd in the News