The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1845-03-15

= Wf"'rPfc'ne ~ j'Cis shall moi be disturbed
w ~ I'."d''' her ~ nsvips,ine M carrying on
4 ,l'' h.be'irs ~ The Pacific Ocean, ~ IN the
A sou u n 49," IN landing ~ The coasts Of those
f''s ~ PAGES not aresty cctu picd. Tor Tho pur.
P"'e "ca'ty'hp on 'htf cnmmetca with the
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Upon.' hasis then stood tho rival claims of
Span aud Grea' u am 10 Tho Oregon. The
/ q"shn was lei pen, each party admitting
I ."a' me "'h'f mad c a ms. bur neither assuming
y, "h,e the exact event 'fhs ~, tensions -
Utou we .a,nr hass stands the question now--
me United Sts'cs1rcu ynp lhs po.,,ion witch
Srait held and succeeding 10 all her rights.
/ Vur u " rnmeDi, indeed, advance eta inns 10
ne Orgon prior 10 1874 There claims were
found partly upon HE belief ,ha, The Norhern
h"undary 81 LOUISIANA transferred 10 us in 1909.
extended TO he Pacific; and partly upon the II
lg di covcry of The Coun bia riv.r in 1892
ny Captain Rohsr' Gray, in the ship Columbia,
Il boston. U,nn N. fr.t assunp ',or, Mr. Jrf-
'erson despatched Lewis and Clarke TO explore
he rrg'm west OF the Rocky Mountains; and
~ 1911 settlement was established Nv John
IA oh As'er, O. N " York, at the mouth Of The
% unh'a river. This post was captured by
re Brush dnrrg he last war and restored AZ
ne conc',s'on at peacr-9nd admission hy
England -four right ~ make settlements here.
| although y was 20 admission Of our righl 10 ex
elusive possession T. g and held numerous
pests IN The same region, aud still holds them.
The clam founded ppm he alleged di. G, very
Of The olnmoia River hy Cyp, GRAY. IN 1892
does rot APPEAR 10 have much weight. Tie
cast was VISITED by Spanish naviga,ors two
hundred years before; tits also ella med BY Spa;n
'hat one Ct her csptan s, named Hecota, d,scov,
lered me river itse before C pr Gray ever saw
;afd, in proofof his, the Spanish mans are 40
Dea'ed 70, upon which he river now known az
n Columbia appears under he name Of Rio de
San Rogue, 50 called BY Hscola
| Bui whatever rights may belong 10 The dis
coverv - Inc great river Of Oregon are ours,
whe her derived from Cap, Gray or from The
Spanish navlga'ars; because a. the rights which
SPAN held ana 'h,s among The rest. belong 10
ne Unifed States by The treaty of 1919
Let ns b'is fly sum she fact:
We h W no orie inal claim 10 The Oregon
PRIOR 10 l2o0, when he iea,y of tn Z curiaI
was made by SPAN and Great Rri,ain CAPT.
Grs,'- discovery iuek place IN 1892; The cession
~ lin.s!aps yes R'yAHfeJ IL 1909 or,weep, r,s,o
and Great Britain recognized The claims Of both
pariies. but admitted The exclusive sovereignty I
o. neither The whole nnorcupied portion of
me Oregon seems, indeed to have been regarded
pm 10 settlement by any people Our set.
'lement at Astoria was restored at the close OF
The lasi war, although we had not then succee
led 10 The rights held bv Spain.
Ill. The present basis of the controversy i
IDENTICAL. in substance. with that es, ahlished be.
ween Span and Great Britain in l79O-the
ormer nation being substituted by the United
sfaias as party in The matter.
Nv The exclusive sovereignty now claimed
" some in behalf Of the United States over The IA
oregon can only be established BY obtaining a in
esson at The claims Of England OF Nv forciby Il
i'sposses.ing her. L is question Of nego,ia. m
ion or war. CT
We may remark. in conclusion. that The grad. Q,
IA progress Of our settlements ia the Oregon p'
nay give MS posses sion Of hat country in quiet al
way, and as som, perhaps, we shall need the 10
efri'ory. The ardent impptunsiy at work A. es
rong Us may not permit this slow process. al
From The Baltimore Sun. = =
IRRlVALOF THE STEAMSHIP HIBFR In
MA; TWENTY THREE DAYS LATER A
RON EUROPE. p p
The steamship Hibernia, Capt, Ryrie, ar Of
wed q Bo'ton on Wednesday morning, in less &C
han ID days from Liverpool, bringing dates TO al
he a h instant. n.
We are indebted to our attentive Philadel &
hia correspondent Tor copy Of Wilmer and IA
'm,th'> E4rofean Times, from which we make b,
he 70 loving selections. Vi
W.. have 10 news by their arr val relative to :,
he TWO missing packets, The England and the Y
Jnifed States. s lm
The moGey market is very easy, cottonre C.
main al previous quotations
Pdrliment opens this day, and had The packet.
waited few hours longer, It would have taken =
Ut the Queens spe Oh. The general impress =
i'm IS, that Leland will be alluded 10 in sooih.
ng terms, and thai another m dlficatio1 of the te
uyar duies will be announced. We have al. m
nded l-ewhere 10 the ministerial arrangements te
nd TO the re- ignation Of AR Gadsi, ne. | ince nj
hal paragraph was in type, the feeling has m
increased, 'hai the sugar question has driven "
hat gentleman from the cahnet. ltl
There hes been very large business done in 81
he most descriptions II merchandise since our al
at, and all otihe bona fide character The ar.
ivals have been large from parts, especially nj
run the East and West Indies, but the exports :,
ave been exc cd j ely light. The tendency Of n
,rices is dowbwards. oaing to large stocks be. m
~ in hand, and heavy sales being pressed on r
he market. Un,il The financial plans Of the !,
are made known, il is { at all i'm :,
,r0bable that uaness in commercial circles =;
nay be. in me degree at least, resiricted--l Il
Yet the bu ne<s advertised inward - large. =
There is scarcely branch Of industry in which J,
excellent employment il not afforded. The :
ron isa de- has ran immensely since this day
weIvcm ii h. owing Ia he extension 1t railw aysf j
va we're going u say il all parts Of the world =
,nt certainly tbreugheu Europe. .