The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-11-20
FURTHER VIEWS ON OREGON.
lFrom Washington Union Organ Nov. III
a.
Our Course ms 10 Oregon.

Ouf course ns 10 oregon
AS may be well supposed, we have watched, with
great interest," the reception o our recent articles on
the question Of Oregon In writing those articles.
we kept steadily in view the present position ct the
democratic party on the subject. We found that
position defined BY the SIXTH Pt the resolutions of
the Ra'tlrrcte Convention, and by the language In
response to it Of the Presidents inaugural address
The Baltimore resolution is as follows; ,s
Resolved, That title to the WHOLE of the Terri
tory of Oregon is clear and unquestionable; that
portion OF the same ought to be coded to England
any other power and that the reoccupaton of Oregon
and the annexation of Texas at the earliest practical
BILE period, great American measures, which this
Convention recommends the cordial support OF the de-
mocracy Of the Union. .f ~ -ss.ss.. y.
To this, the President replied, in his first official
communca tlon, sour right TO Oregon is clear and
unquestionable." *
The sense OF these declarations we have expound-
ed and commented upon to the following effect
LIST; We have said, that the only issue before the
people OF the United States question OF territorial
right is the whole Of Oregon none. We rightfully
own ALL or we do not own any Of it. Our title, good
or bad title and has break in II at the 49th pa
ralel. The Baltimore Convention said, the
whole OF Oregon the President said In reply, :" un
tons not only are they both rus but nsr
every ground OF title which gives us any of Oregon,
g'es us as matter Of right the whole Of it, This PROPOSE
ton maintain, after careful examination Of all the
published negotiations which have taken place the
subject of our northwest territory, colateray or d.
recty from 1882 up to 1897 inclusive the date OF the last
published negotiation on the matter.
2dly We have maintained and we still maintain, that
government
offering to compromise its dispute with Great Britain BY
division of Oregon along the 49th parallel has yet,
from the rst steadily claimed to be the rghtful
oil the whole against Great Britain And further that
SINCE the Florida treaty in 1872 which gave the rights
OF SPAIN our government has upon all occasions claim
ed to be the rghtul of the whole of Oregon as
against all nations whatsoever We now add 10 this,
that on the Gath OF May 1897 after the rejection by the
British government Of the proposed line Of compromise
dom under instructions from Mr. Clay, then Secretary
Of State, soemnly and in due form declared that the
Ana l1lI k~..~
after in consequence Of any proposal which has here
ofore made TO agree to the line which has been so pro-
contend for the full extent Of the claims of the United
States" We have already quoted Mr. Clay saying in
those instructions, under date OF June 10, 1926 a
"Nor is conceded that Great Britain has or can,
make out colorado title to any portion Of the north
west coasL"-fn
And ask especial attention to all these statements,
fully showing that neither the Baltimore resolution,
Mr. Folks inaugural our own articles upon the
subject took, in relation to title to Oregon, any
ground but the old wel-establshed American ground
upon the matter This fact is important in view Of the
efforts recently made by Mr. Webster, and other
leaders of the wing party evidently in pursuance of Br
fish Interests to cloud and confuse perceptions the
country as to the true state Of the Oregon Question
siy With reference to the existing stipulation for
citizens and British subjects we have said and we still
say that the practical working Of that stipulation since
lsls has been through the agency Of the Hudson Bay
It, to place the territory under British law drive
American inhabitants out Of the most profitable pursuits
south side of the Coumba river dot the northern
portion Of the country with British forts to give
to British no occupancy most Of its commanding sites to
control of the Indian tribes whose fell passions she has
in two wars already to her everlasting shame welded
against without scruple and without mercy, to the
most bloody and barbarous issues And, lastly, the
effect Of that joint occupancy has been to give to British
policy all that it wans-tme namely to hedge around
is aggressive and baseless claim Oregon with all the
immense force and all the imposing formaltes of pos
session. aaall n ss'e
That accr,;u0 az n hos accr,,ed nder our
solemn protest of rights OF does not invali
date our title But who shall say that if left unchecked
assumption and exercise Of our title every day
perilous and difficult
stands, leaving citizens in Oregon wholly without
the protection of our laws, we have protested, and we
still protest We believe that neither the administration
Congress- the country, will tolerate, ought to
tolerate, its continuance under these circumstances
Let the administrationleC Congress listen to the
sponces of the oracle Of the East lately uttered in
Fanuel Hall; let the country say as Mr. Webster says
in substance, that do not much wish expect Ore
gon to belong to us; that expect to see and should
be rather glad to see independent grow
up there that we rather suppose will be republican
government and know at least that It VIII De an An
tie what government it shall be; but that at all
events the whole question Of title to tn 1t soil is as be
tween and Great Britain, question to be talked
about and negosted upon, and hushed up In compro
mise, if possible; but, in no event. nor under any cir
our government take this style the question: and it
will not be settled peacefully before Deomsday
ton is not yet settled as il ought to be- settled is that
Great Britain has yet in any previous nego.
tation. any sufficient inducement in the public feeling
and Legislative action upon the subject here in the Unit
ed States, to lead her to settle it.
We find the proof of this in the whole history Of the
negotiation. In 1918 offered and England rejected,a
compromise on the 49th parallel Why should she not
reject it, then What was the consequence of rejec-
toni Why joint occupation-no more-a joint occu-
knew she had the machinery OF the Hudson, Bay Com.
pany all ready made by which laws might be extended
harn rritt cd
And so events have but too well proved.
In 1924 we offered the same compromise again. Again
Of her company and her legislation working beauti
fully through it, the jurisdiction Of the courts Of Cana
quence to her fishe did reject the compromise why,
Just thsthat Mr. Rush. after having exhausted all the
resources of the highest diplomatic ability in most lu.
minous and powerful statement Of his case, broke off
that negotiation mpracticabe and hopeless put the
Oregon papers in his pocket and turned to another
time, was before in Oregon" Joint occupation"
In 1927 again we would compromise. England would
not Why not Because the alternative was in no way
serious In strict accordance with all the known facts
OF tho case fancy the British statesmen then
saying Why should we accept this proposed compro.
mise {? To be sure, we have no title to Oregon;
have admitted that have none. In the official state
ment made on the part Of the British government and
the 10th day OF December 1896 the British penipo
tenaries, have said in terms, Great Britain claims no
ry" But what Of that Let us hold on The Ameri-
show great sensbility the subject Our joint
occupation is working admirably for u.s. The income OF
Bay Company last year very million.
Their stock is now lao per cent above par. Doubtless
get a renewed lease of Joint occupation
possibly with leave terminate IL by years notice.
soon ready for other measures" And
they did hole on, and got at that time just what they
wanted What has since taken place in the way of
goationwhst has taken place under the present admi
nistration, shall probably learn in the course Of
few weeks. When that curtain Is drawn up we shall
whether Great Britain has manifested stronger dis
position listen demands and to participate with
us in fair division Of the territory to which we have
clear and unquestionable title.
seems to us, that this view Of past unsuccessful
efforts at compromise full Of instruction for the future
II we wish to settle the Oregon question peaceably let
us settle seasonaby and to that end let us show that
we are In earnest about it, and united upon it. Protocols
alone though they should ream upon ream OF
paper, VIII not do this. We must do by law for our
citizens In Oregon at least much Great Britain has
done for her subjects there. We must, as we have
said before, recognise them. protect them, establish
communication with them and extend to them parti
cpaton OF our own free republican government We
must organize government the American citizens
west of the Rocky mountains and thus protect them
and thus bind them to In addition this IL IN tho