Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-12-24

July 18th, l645. Mr.. Buchanan having been
appointed Secretary of Ssnte, resumes the nego-
tiasion, and proceeds in reply to Mr.. Packen-
hams no;o Of September 18th, to answer his
ouest for proposition from tho United States
Government; and also for statement of title.
He commences with tho title first. and rests it up-
OF IN, cessiou from Spain, contending "that ut the
date Of this cesson Spain had good tito rs n
xainss Grca, Britain to the whole Oregon terrific
~ and II this DO established, tho question is then
established in favor OF the United States"
He proceeds first TO ascertain thu meaning OF
The Nooska Sound convention, and maintains that
Il conferred no rights upon Great Britain but to
trade with tho Indians. was transient 10 its ma
iuro and did not fere with the sovereigniy of
Spain over tho territory, and above nil. that ii
vas annulied by tho war between Great Britain
aad Spain in 1896, aud has mover since boon
no~od. and consequently. that tho claim of Great
Britain 20 any portion OF the territory is destitute
of Foundation. Mr. Buchanan proceeds to en-
force those positions with great ability and at
great length.
Having established those positions. no stntos
tho positions which he considers Mr. Calhoun has
provod. Of our right 20 the "hoo of tho territory
drainod bv tho Columbia, and main.oins that the
treaties Of Joint occupancy specially exempt this
title from boing impaired by ,hom or any subsc-
ouont action Of Great Britain. Oar own tito is
Older than that acquired by tho Florida treaty;
and admitting the Application of tho Noo.Aa
Convention MS sought to be enforced by Great
Britain, il cannot affect our title TO this territory
The grounds nre maintained AMI enforced with
gro, ability and at length.
He then says that the President. entertaining
those views of our title. would not have consented
"a Weld any por,o, Of tho Oregon Territory had
he not boon embar rassed, IT not conmnitted, by
tho action Of his predecessors in Office, and with
a Wow to manifest to the world that nc - nciu"-
ted bv a spri, of moderation. no offers tho 4?th
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co,yer's island south OF TINT parallel.
J,,Iv 2gth 1913. Mr.. Packcnham, IN reply
Of considerable length, combats mos: s'renuou'Iy
tho positons Of Mr. Buchanan, particularly that
claiming the American tito TO the Valley al
tho Columbia to DO Older than tho treaty OF 1919,
;n,sr,,ch in another part Mr.. Il. had said that
tho tito Of Sp,in far north as the 6lst dagrec,
had never seriously boon questioned by any f-h-
ronenu nation; and If ths were the case, tho a.
morcans could not acquire any tue 20 th'it VIM
tho Sp,uish title perfect; whi'o IT tho Spanish
,;tlo were not perfect and the American t'tlo by
discovery is good against that ttic then nc c'a'Ins
,h,t tho RI were enr!icr British discoveries. lie
oI.o brings forward tho Americnn OTTER TO DIVIDE
the territory previous to the treatv WIN SPAN IN
1910 md he maintains that tho United States can
found no claim on discovery, exploration, and sci
,lcmont prior 10 tho Florida treaty, without ad-
,,;,,;no tho principles Of tho Noo,ka convention.
md tho consequent validity of tho parallel CLAIMS
If q rent Britain, founded on like ncss. Mail
Trims that he has shown that tho Nootka convch-
ton bo, continued in force until the present time;
md nlso that If that convention had existed. mo
claim, Of Grcnt Britain are at least as good as
tboso Of the United States. Ho states the varl us
discoveries, &C., tho amount Of winch apaars TO
h, that British navigntors and travellers discover
rsr.''' 49,. 49, - 80 ''''1 -
merican. Columbia river; he maintains. however.
the British claim to tho whole, and declines tho
offer mado bv Mr.. Buchanan.
August 3O,h, 1915. In this communication,
which is tho last ofthe series, Mr.. Buchanan pro-
Goods to reply, at great length. to Mr.. Packcn
ham's statement. and quotes tho declaration OF
Messrs Huskisson and Arlington. on 10th De-
coml,er, 1855. that 'Groat Britain claims no cx-
elusive soveroign,y any portion Of that terri
tory." Mr.. r. makes long and elaborate ar
gumcnt in reply to Mr.. p. res,ntcs most fofc'b'y
the American title, and eniorcos it t. tho whole
Of Oregon and concludes by Withdrawing the
proposition he had made, giving Mr.. p, however,
one or two severe raps in rotation to bis dospa'ch
and the fac, that he had rejected tho offer without
submitting it TO his Government.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.-Ths illustrious
and venerable statesman arrived in Philadelphia