Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-12-18

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PIloiry OF exploration ana settlement. Inc claim
by discovery as against Great Britain, Is rested on
that OF Capt. Gray, citizen OF the United StaIes
on the lth May, 1902, who called it the Colum-
bia River. which name il still retains
This claim by discovery il onnosed bv the nllec-
cd discover;es If Meo,es anJ Vancon,o, Mearss
| ;,-J - - .. 49,, 80 - r, I.-ts
| 60 'v ..s wv las ''us" VIZ" VIZ. ~ =
no"s ln ifoo' IN oruef 70 ascertain whe'hei tna'
river laid down IN the Spanish Charts as the 81
Roc existed, and in his account Of his voyage de-
clares 1--WE can now safely assert that there is no
such river MS that of the ST Roc. ms laid down in
The Snan;sh Charts - Vnncouver .lso IN AnriI
| I-oo a-..I~-,i a.. $50 -, L.. - -. - 4
VIC sI'no ooss uu, us o"" lou'nai
gives conclusive e'Iuehce ihat ne iahedl 10 discover
the river. lie even disbeheved IT when informed
by Capt. Gray Of his discovery. Gray gave a copy
| of his chart TO Quadra at Nootka Sound and Van.
couyer obtained a oopv from him and ruided nv
tina, char, bo y;s,oJ I'd sn,ered ,ho 10 ~, ,ho
So,t o. 10, '''0' anu s"'S'su '"e '''' =" ''o
80" IT., i."~'
80 conclusive IS The evidence IN favor OF Gray's
discovery OF the River, that 1t has been attempted
TO evade our claim on the novel and untenabe
ground that his discovery was made not in ma
tional bni in n nriva,e vessel
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P'eSeu'eu un aOle aiguI"e", Oh 'hese
e,ounus' MI Salhouh proceeds 10 consider the ex-
plorauon oil Lewis aud Clarke, by which the Co
lumbias numerous branches were discovered many
before they were visited by any subject of Great
Britain He contends that our title by discovery Is
clear both 10 the head and outlet oil the Coum
bia.
Next he proceeds 10 settlements by American ci,i-
in 1902 1870 and 1s1l--their possession by the
British during the war, and restoration after peace.
Next he says have added to our claims by PRIOR
lty of discovery exploration and settlement, those OF
France and Spain. The former by the treaty of La
and the latter BY the treaty Of ia.
He says that the cession of La gives us indisputa
Die title to the summit of the Rocky Mountains and
l II G.. i Ill. II
title TO Oregon by restoring the important link Of con-
tinuiiy westward TO the Pacific which had been sur
rendered by the treaty of I76S
He then proceeds TO make an elaborate argument on
the title which continuity gives and brings Gnrws,d
the contest between Great Britain and France which
was terminated by the treaty ofl76S as having arisen
the side Of Great Britain on this very right of con-
nuity, from her colonies now the United States ex-
tenlending westward TO the Pacific. The result of
this contest he says forecuses Great Britain ''against
contestng the principle particularly as against uslp
He then proceeds 10 the consideration of the treaty
Of l763 which fixed the Mississippi as the boundary
between France and Great Britain, and SAYS, "it in
effect extinpuishes in favor of france whatever claims
Great britain may have had to the region lying West
Of pain but IL prevented the right of continuity nTe
viously claimed by Great Britain from extending he
yond il and transferred il 10 France This rioht WINS
transferred to US by the treaty Of Louisiana France
England bv the treaty of I76S TO The whole eoun.
try west OF the Rocky Mountains and living west
of Louisiana as against Soain which ENGLAND Ind
TO the country westward of the Allegheny Noun
tans as aqapst France With This Inference
that Spain had nothing TO opnose 10 tho claim q,
France at the time but the riqht oi discovery eynor
alton and settlement II is therefore NO, nj ali sn,
prsing that France should claim the country west of
the Rocky Mountains as NAV he aeen from he, r,ars
on the same prncple ,6ot Great I,,;,n;n hal Inn,1
and disoossessed her of The reoions ives, Of he All
ghany so that the United States AS soon AZ ,hev bsd
acquired the rights of France should sssert The same
slain nd abo,
it, with view 10 OCCUPATION and seltlemen, Pn,
since then we have strengthened our lille by adding
10 our own ptoper lille and tbose Of F,snce he i;
also of Spain by the treaty of FLORIDA as has been s,a
ted
Mr. C. next proceeds TO set forth the claims nv dis
coyefv which vve have acquired I,or, cna;a MI
reference 10 the obec,on ,bsi ~. cla 1pSn mn
ting titles which destroy enrh Other he ssYs N0''
"Sucb migbi indeed h. he fac, ,,bi1o' r., $500,
held bv difT.1ent nor,i~s. h,, si,na Co. - ~ III
acquired hoib ,bdsc Of Sosir ia go. "a sn a
irated The whole IN onr hands ,bev ,nn,nall, bInd
with each other and form one strong and coDnecteJ
,hain of title AGAINST the onnosino cIs;ms ~ ali ,hs
including Great Britain. '
He then returns 10 the consideration Of the ,es,o,.
lion of Astoria after the War He ono,es The adn,iss.
on of Lord Castlerenph to Mr. Rush, as reported 10
Mr. Adams our Secretary of State 81 Thai Mr. q al
miied in the most annie erfenf our r0h 10 be ye;n
ItGted and 10 be the party in possession trhie treat
ing of the title"
He then proceeds to quote the language Of the Con-
'enon, aud refers 10 the negotiation, and quotes the
stipulation that OF the offers made by either par
y should in any affect their claims TO any por-
ion Of the Territory and States that our claims and
titles have been improved and streng thened by various
circumstances since the negotiations, particularly BY
our increase Of population aud settlement westward
md emigration TO the territory: and saws in conclu
lion,
"There can be no doubt, now in the operation of
he same causes which impeled our population west
ward from the shores Of the Atlantic across the AIe
,hanv IN The valley IF the Missss;nni will ;,nnal ,ha