Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-31

q. Vnneonyer's voyage (lly his lieuie-
nant) up HE Columbia. Thereupon wa
showed that Gray entered tho river Co
Iumbia before vancouver Tor Brongbion)
who indeed himself states that be proceed
ed upon Information furnished by Gray;
and 50 Great Britain was driven from all
grounds OF maritime title, and proceeded
to ailedge
4. Mackenzic's journey across the CON
tinon, in 1882 But we proved from
Mackenzie's journal that II was The head
waters of the Tacoulchec Jesse, moi The
Columbia, that he struck on bis way 10
The Pacific; whefenpon tho British govern
msnt said We'll, il must he confessed
VIZ have no title whaieyer in Orrgnn, Ell.
Their by discovery, settlement or Otherwise !;
We disclaim al tile, and VIC ser up claim
al follows
Great Britain clnims no exclusive
sovereignty over any portion Of that terri.
tory. Her present claim, not IN respect
10 any psrt hut the whole, is limIed 10 q
right 81 Joint occupancy, IN common with
other States, leaving the right Of exclusive
dominion IN GbeAAh's.
Such are the prerise words OF final Off.
ciai claim 81 the British government, after
all pfetcnce Of tile OH The part NJ the
British had been thoroughly rctuied and
exploded by us, and given up BY herself.
Or, al the same point Is stated by the
American minister in his official cores
pondence, :.
), Great Bgiinin considered the whole Of
The nnoccupicd paris ri America Us being
omen 10 her future settlements, as hereto.
FIRE. They included within these paris,
az veil thai portion OF The Northwest coast
lyinQ between the 42d and 5lst degrees
Of latitude, as any other parts. The prn.
eiplc Of cplonlzaii q on thai coast or else
where, Or any portion of those continents
DOT sci occupied, Great Britain was moi
prepared to reIinqulsh,"
Nov all these facts are notorious, and
accessible 10 whatsoever persons choose 70
seek them; and SET, in the face Of The OF
fic,a discanlers Of the British govern
munl, there are many persons 10 The Uni
ted States, who, misled apparently by the
British Foreign Qua,lerly Review, and
the British Edinburgh Review, and the
British London Times, and the British
Lord John Russell, honestly suppose, 81
would seem, that Great Britain has pro-
buhle, nay, good and sound lille TO the
whole or pat Of Oregon. No, she does
not claim or pretend any title whatever TO
Oregon, but only the general right to CO
loDze, now, At this DAY, in North America.
To be sure, The Edinburgh Review, nd
hitting, as the writer is consiraln' 10 do
TOR he had read the documentS) that Great
Britain has no title Whatever 10 Oregon,
either by discovery, settlement, treaty,
conquest, or prescriptions, yet nlledges
that Great Brtain has shadow Of title
uoth Of tie 40Ih parallel, by reason OF
conlipuity. nnsmuth as she nov holds the
connlr, north II that parallel on his side
of Mc mountains. To ibis ! reply, thai
tho British government advances 40 such
claim; prevented, perhaps, by The conside-
ration that, il this ground of claim gives
10 her the shadow OF a right north Of 40,
il deprves her Of even tho shadow Of q
right south Of 40; and she il moi content
with this, which would be 40 almost equal
division Of Oregon Besides which, the
British territory on this side Of the noun.
iaIns is incapable Of extension by cpnlgu-
ily, for II belongs to the lludSon'| Bay
Company, which company is limited by
It's charter 10 "the lands on the consls and
confines Of The seas lakes, and rivers with.
ia the Hudson's Siraitsn; and il would be
ridiculous, may, impudent past all cndnr.
ance, for Great Britain 10 pretend that
the coasts Of lludson's Straits cover the
shores Of the Pacific oceJni which IS ne
cessary in order 10 carry the jurisdiction
of The Hudson's Bay Co. into Oregon.
Great Britain defends her prelenrion IL
treat Oregon as unoccupcd country, sub
ioct TO colonization by her, on two grounds
First, she argued that, cnncedng hel
own defect Of title, still we had no bette
title. To this the United States replied
by showing that We had better tile il
our own prior discovery, prior exploration
and prior settlement Of Oregon, and in ~
rights under France and Spain.
Whereupon, socondl, Great Britain al
lodged tight TO colonlze IN Oregon uu
der concession made 10 her by Spain, i
one If the clauses OF what is called III
Noolka Convention word OF explanH
tion concerning which will conclude all
have 10 say on The sublec, OF TILE
Oregon.
isnpposo there is not in the history
modern times any case OF war undertake
or threatened with greater procipipncy,
on pretexis more futile, Than The Moot
Ss.,al Ann nrnllAl Grnli RriiAin with s. MI