The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-11

have ovcfihrown. The Intcilgencer, anticipating
investigation on this head, hnted as much as we
have asserted, but had not the magnanimity to
print the evidence of its truth. t
Col. Benton, considering the title Of the United
States to Oregon as derived from France, alleged
that our terminus was at the 49lh degree. The
same declaration had been over and over again
made by others, who looked to that source as the
origin Of our claim But isit through France alone
that our claim to Oregon 10 asserted Did Colonel
Benton, in the very speech upon which the Inielli-
gencerrelies put ourclam to Oregon upon that basis
alone' Why, we demand, was not an extract, suf-
fcent to eucidate the fact il existed, given from
the speech of the eminent senatorl He certainly
declared his conviction that our title, derived from
another source, would warrant the United States in
asserting claim TO Oregon as far as the boundary
Of the Russian dominions. Our title traced through
Spain was not threatened by the imaginary obstacle
which the treaty Of Utrecht presented. Do the
declarations of Mr.. Benton, predicaied upon the
sipulations Of 1918, sustain the Intelgencer' Far
from it.
We purpose, in the course Of the present week,
to give IN ertemso the speech of the senator from
Missouri II is mastery production. 1t is full
of .4msrican feeling. Let it speak for ITSELF When
published the country viii see, from the whole con-
text, how much Col. Benton desired to narroso our
title, and circumscribe just limits in the north
west A careful perusal Of that speech will show
whether he believed the United States were estopped
from advancing beyond the 49.h degree. The world
shall thus have an opportunity of judging for them
Selves from the record between the editors of the
National Intelligcncer" and ofthe "Union"--who
has misrepresented, and who has done justice to
the statements of the senator from Missouri-sy or
zoe. They will also have the further opportunity of
judging, on more important issue, between the
claims Of Great Britain and of the United States
which has the strongest the "clear and unquesona-
BILE" right to all Oregon--she or ourselves. Forthe
present. the following extracts, from the speech Of
l9%3, will make manifest that which we have as
serted:
The other point title which wish give lit
tie more development than II has received from other
speakers IT, It's derivation under the treaty with Spain Of
ss By that treaty the United state: succeeded TO all the
spanish minister Don on: sssadsd to The Russian pos.
sessionsthe British having nothing hst COAST This
the representation Or me spsnsh minster and with
this the fact Of the case agreed The treaty
that the British had right to Nookaa place four de-
grees north Of the Columbia and way connected with II:
and ended in obtaining for the British the privilege and
nothing but the privilege Of hhing and hunting along the
northwest coast and erecting the temporary hus which the
pursuit Of these occupations might require Colonization
settlement renounced The treaty ITSELF especially
the Sd and the 9Th articles will prove this and the pars-
mentary debates Of day correspond with the words Of
the treaty As fact that treaty nules all British claim
the northwest coast law III not abrogated by war;
s % fs sssy s si ~a a Ii
Spanish title north of a. deg has given all the benefits
Of the Nootka Sound treaty both fact, and law;
and tested by either the British excluded from the
northwest Of Amercs for all the purposes Of settle
ment or colonization.
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Such the nature origin and present condition Of the
British establishments the Columbia. They intru.
sions upon known territory aggressions be-
fore the Mr. Asors evasions
the treaty Of Ghent-and have to do with the
Nooka Sound convention than they have with the late
treaty Of China Noos in vain invoked these
croachments upon for which British d.
pomacy has endeavorng above thirty years prepare
the wayin which the powerful Hudson Bay Company
the agent protection
Of which company the British ministers boldly hurl
defiance In faces There nothing in the Ncotka treaty
to all this even was not sbrogaed by war; and il
remains to be whether the threat OF Is to have
effect upon this vigorous young republic Of eighteen mil
lions people, which II failed TO have the decaying
| Spanish monarchy in 1890