Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-12-08

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as It would asf been Proper 10 MAKE had such negos
ia au ben iusitIted.
Couefrss appropriated at The last sessiun lie u
81 go ir the payment ui the Apn aud July install
u.nis H ihe Mrsiea0 lndemnlilrs ir The year lei1-
Pyd.d II shall be asfefiaued the satisfaction ot the
Anetlcan Government that SAID instruments lave been
paid hy The heNlcsn Government tie agent appointed
~ the L. States Ia he same such manner SIS
discharge all claim, The Mexlran Government, and
said agent 10 be delinquent Ia RENTING the money To the
l.. States"
lie unsettled state Of our relations with Meaco has
nyord this subject IN much mystery. ! he Efsl niUf
nnn an auihenilc urm, ifum the agent ut the mr.
led Slaes. appointed under the Administrator Of my
praCssel, Mas received al The STATE Department The
nInih uf November last. Tins Is contained ia a letter
daed Tho dh 81 lob,f. addressed by him 10 one Of our
ci'z lhrn ~ Mexico. with the view VI having IL
mum AID 10 thai department. From Ihia II pears that
he agent, on The 2Olh Of September 1874, gave
eepl iu tr Treasury Of Mexico, 6H The amuun OF the
April aud JnIy iHsialmrns ul the indemnify. IN the
communication However he INSERTS that he has
received single dollar IN cash but that be holds such
mus ms WARMED him at the lime, giving the
eeipt. and enefaDs doubt but thai he III venlua Y
phaln The money As these lnsalnenis appear 10
have been actually paid by he Government Mexcoto The
ageni. aud ns bni Government has therefore been
lrastd 10 disclnfge The claim do feel myself
warranted ~ directing payment 10 be made 10 the claim
ANS oul o HE Treasury without further legislation. Their
casc-, nndoubed Une VI much hardship; and II remains
III NltiHtf any, G. AHhl u llfl UHlHl
10 be graned 10 Them Our Minister To Mexico has been
Instructed Ia ascertain The lncls Of the from the Mex
can Government. III an authentic and Official iofm and
Icpod The results with us ule d,hy as possible.
My ai1,nihn was early directed To- the fcgotiation,
which. "a thf lih oi March last, | iounG iendrg at
Washington between The 4 Siai,s and g. Bnlain on the
inject oi rht Oegun territory. Three several attempts
had been pfr'onsiy made 10 settle The questions in DIS
pue l.tNeon HE t"o countries by negotiation, upon
I principle ui comWomisc, bul each had proved
ecs,ul.
These negotiations iool place al London in The Yeas
lslS. 1894. aud S2 the Two fist under the admins
launh u Nj Monroe, and the last under thai Of Mr..
Adams. The negotiation of 1878 having failed To ac.
romps liz oJrc resulted IN the invention of the 20ih
ii Orlobet Of hat year Bv the third article Of thai con
vtnll'n II WAS Jagged that any country that may be
claimed ny other parry IN the nnrhN Of Amer
"a, "estmam Of the Snny Mountains, shall together
with lis batbus, bays and creeks aud the IN vii alton Of
All ftcts within lhe same be nee and open for the term
ni ten yeas from The date IT The signature Of he present
cuhycn'lon. 10 the vessels, ctzns ard snbcs ol the
two Pwcrs II beng we'll understood that this agreement
- not 70 he construed Ia the prejudice OF any claim which
'hff % The too ebconirhcng parties may have any
pm ii The SAID country shall be taken 10 affect ir
claims ii any olher Power State any part of The
said country the nnly object Of the high contracting par
lies IN thai respect being 10 prevent disputes aud df
terpucrs auung themselves"
The negotiation Of 1924 Productive Of no result
and the co0yrnupn Of ISIS was lett unchanged
he negotiation ot 1876 having ais, failed to effect
nm adjustment by compromise resulted in the
hon OF Aueus the 9Th, 1877 by which it was agreed
Ia continue N h'rre, or ndohile period the prov.
slors o II" bnd arilclr Of tho convention of the 2Oth
nj October, Iclei aud was further provided that at
shall be competent. however, lu ellhe OF the contract
lup parties, ~ case eih'r should think IT. 81 any pe
alter The 2OlI of October 1928. giving due notice Of
twelve months 10 the other contracting party TO annnl
ana abroaale his convention; and shall such case
be accordingly enlrry aonulled AMI abugaicd oller the
oxWfali"h o the SAID term o notice" In these atemps
10 adlns, the conlrov rsy the parallel Of the forty ninth
degree II north latitude had been ,npr.d hy he IJned
States Oual Britain, and in iho'e Of 1918 and 1876,
Nh further concessiun of The free nagiyatlon of he
Columbia aver south Of that latitude The parallel of
the orly ninth drQtrr rim the Rocky Mountains to It's
lnrfrrenn with The nurheasernmuS bTinc Of the CO.
luWba md thence dow The chane Of that river In h.
sea- had been offered by Great Britain with an addition
81 small detached territory north u the Columbia
tae Of these propositions had been rejected by the par.
lies respectively
In October, 1913, the Envoy Extraordinary and Min.
lister Plenl otcntiary Of the United States IN Iondon
"asnuhor~td 10 make SIMILAR offer 10 those M AIDE IN
ISIS aud 1876. Thus stood til, question when tho no.
gaa'ion was shortly afterwards transferred TO Wash.
Layton; and, on the I'D ot August 1914 was formally
opened, urd,r the din cton Of my immediate predeces
s"r lake all The previous nceotar,uns it was base,
upon principle al "comproms,;" and the avourd puts
pose ni The parties 10 Of the respective claims
I Tie t~o countries 10 The Oregon territory with the
vie" 10 establish permanent boundary between them
westward at The Rocky Mountains To The Pacific O..
ctan.' Acc tdnaly, on The 2Gh of August 1874 the
bnsh fl'npplrniary offered To divide The Orpnon fer,
n'orY by The hy nnrh parallel OF north latitude from
The Rocky Monnlaus 10 the point Of lis nersecton " t
Tue h"rhfas'trnmos branch Of the Columbia river and
ehee down al fIver 10 he sea- leaving the free uavl,
CATION OF The rvrr 10 be enJoyed in common by boIh
parties The country south oi this line Ia h, lnr II, no
nfd States aud that north Of il Great Brain. At
HE sane time he proposed, IN addon 10 WELD ia Tho
'hl"u o'ats detached territory north Of the Cvlua-
ba, extending aloni the Pacific and the Straits If Fnc,
nom nnlhnchs lIaIbor inclusive to llo,d's Canal and
10 make ee 10 the luCd States any port or norris su,
oi latitude turty.nine degrees which ih,v poh, d.
tlher on the main land or Quadra and Vancouver,
'Sla' H. Nlh tie exception OF the free poris this was
The same oler winch had been ade ty IN, British and
'Jt"H ny me American GUvcnnt nj N The nepoali N
~ ms Pf"Psl'l"n MAS properly rejected by The
American ltnir"ienafy on the day 1t was submitted
hls WAS the y prop sltlen Of con promise offered hy
he bfllish fItnIoentlary. The Proposition On Tho
laf' vi Great Britain having been eIeced the Brsb
ifthpt MARY requested that proposal should he nsde
ny the tled States Tor IAN tquable adjustment of lao
question:" - VI ''e
When came into office, found his 10 be the case of
'"' heS"I'd'on Though entertaining the seltled con
N'h 'al lhe brush preensions Of tile could NOT he
"'"ah'a 10 any fortun OF Oregon territory rpon any
TPfe o' puo'lc 10" recognised hy natots vel in de
eioh'e 10 WHAT had been done by my pred,rGs.rs and
especially III CONSIDERATION that rrop.siians nf ,.,
'"'s' "'a oefn lhef made 10y Two preceding Adminis
'la'"nS, to adjust the question on The parallel If
e a'ett's' a"d IN 'wooi lEem yielding 10 Great Br>
'an tie Ire navigation Of the Columbia and ,I,, ,h
lHhdiig negotiation had been commenced an tho h,.s
Compromise deemed IT to my duty moi aLn,p,Iy IN
oieaN "l In Consideration, too that under the com
Venons ct leiS aud 1877 the eiIlzens md sneos -,
' '"WtiS htld Jolni occupancy Of the country
''''''u 10 haHe another effort 10 seue This homo.
nendlng controversy IN the sprt Of m,do,,,,a, y,
n"o gwen blTh In the renewed discussion \ r,.,n;