Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-12-06

"he.her supn'atlont 10 this effect may be made,
consistently with the spirits Of that convention
ne recommendations which have made as to
the best manner ofsecuring our rights in Oregon
are Submitted to Congress with great Difference
Should they in their wisdom, devise anv other
mode better calculated 20 accomplish the same
object, It sha. meet with my hearty concur.
renee.
At the end of the years notice, should Con.
gress think it proper TO make provision for Civ.
ing that notice, we shall have reached a period
when the national rights in Oregon must either
be abandoned or firmly ma na;ncd That they
cannot be abandoned without sacrifice of both
national honor and interest, is too clear TO admit
ofdoubt.
Oregon is part of the North American con.
tlnent, to which, IL is confidently affirmed the
title of the United States is the best now in exis.
tence. For the grounds which that title rests,
l refer you 10 the correspondence Of the late and
present Secretary of State. with the British pie.
nipo,entiary during the negotiation. The British
rroposit On Of conrroni>a, which would make
the Columbia the ilHe south Of forty nine degrees
with a trilllnc addition Of detached territory The
United States, north OF that river, and would
| leave on the British side two thirds of the whole
, Oregon territory. including the free navigation
of the Columbia and all the valuable harbors on
the Pacific, can never fnr a moment be enter
tanned by the United States, without an abandon
, ment of their just and clear territorial rights,
their own splf-iespec'. ard the national honor
For the information of Congress. ! communicate
herewith the CORES spondence which took place
between the two governments during the late
negotiation.
t. In regard TO the doctrine OF "a balance of
power" on this continent lately broached by
some Of the powers of Europe, the President
speaks in strong and emphntc language He
says any European interference on the North 4.
mrrican cont n'r, will be resisted at all hazards.
He also recommends to Congress some action
in relation 10 the duty on Port wine from por-
tugal CoiEe froni lava, and the tonnage duty of
Spanish vessels in ports. He recommends
the payment Of a small claim TO Texas. on ac.
count OF seizure of some goods by our troops
The Commissioner to China. who returned
! when on his passage, on account of Ill health,
will again proceed on his voyage
In the quarrel OF our South American neigh.
bors, he says, we cannot NEEDLE, though they have
our sympathes. The President says. excepting
Great Britain and Mexico, we are on good terms
with all civilized nations
The imports for the fiscal year ending on the
seth June last, were of the value Of 5 7.25i5G
OF "hjch the amount exported was SIS 3iG, $50,
leaving balance Of Sl0l ,9Q7.73i for domestic
consumption. IE" sJpor's the same year were
Of toe valae OF Sii'.GiG COS. The receipts into
the Treasury, the same year, were s29, 769 1873.
of which there were derived from the sale. of
,,tI;.I.,,. :, A. no, ,,,;.
t -' '''''--' "' eNP'"N''u''S Io'
the same period were $40 9Gs ,2OG Of which So.
5s5, 81 were applied 10 the payment Of the pub
lie debt The balance in the Treasury on the Isl
of fully last was s G5S, ,306.
Tho a,o,n, or,ho rrh,;, aoh, .,,ini,
- '''' r"o'~ 'e'"'''''"s o'
ISL vet 'dS' WAS Sl''o'''ll3' furtAef pay
ments would have been made but for our unset.
tied relations with Mexico The hope is cher.
,shcJ that tho copu,r, will soop ,,,i, h, ,,.,,b
l" ''ed'" 10 Tue ia''i'' Tue iFes'ueh' IS IN ID
vor OF discriminating duties, within the Sevenue
standard, which he explain. as follows
If Conuress lew n du,v for reverua oF ono
ner con, On r,yen article II will p,,drc. :,
: gwen rmount oi money 10 the treasury, and viii
'hc'U'h'"''! anu necessarily aH"r' Wo'ec'l"n'
H., I,,,,a -,oo,,c,c,,r., ',f, .i,rIIr -, r'l,'
= ricle over the lrpporter. If inc dn,v be raisei
to ten per cent, it will produce greater amount
OF money, snd afford greater protection. It 1t
g be st'li raised To t"cn'y. twenty-five, or thirty
per cent ana H. nS IF raised the revenue de-
rived ff'm It is found Ia ~ increased, 'he pro-
. tectmn of "a'nn'age VIII ais" De- increased bat
1t 1t he raisfd to thirty on" per cent, ami It Is
tonnd MAT The revenue PToduccd at that rate Is
- less th"n al 'hirty per cent, II ceases to be 4
revenue duiv'
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