The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-07-02
For The YGzoo Democrat.
The Oregon Question,
ny !. Z. g.
d J. 5. 9.
cONCLUDED,

CONCLUDED,
In addition to these encroachments Of
England and the evidence of her DISPOSE.
ton to usurP apart Of our territory, already
mentioned, that government actliated by q
principle Of avarice has taken other steps
which betrays spirit Of injustice towards
US, as well as disregard and contempt Of
our rights By an act of the British Par
lament in 1921, civil and criminal iarisdic-
ton was established over all our western
frontier territory, and our citizens who had
gone there, subjected to Il To their laws
upon our own soil, many Of our enterpris-
ing, though unfortunate people have fallen
sacrifice. Because they went to hunt the
beaver, and trade with the natives as they
had right to do, they were made the OBJ
jects of cruel punishment and death with
out crime. Upon American soil in vain
was the cry uttered, 81 ann an American
citizen" 1t brought them neither relief
nor safety, where the ruling power was the
blood stained hand Of mercenary corpo-
ration, which knew no other law than de-
struction to all, whose interest came in con-
tact with its own. Il has been ascertain
ed upon good authority that the Hudson
Bay Company by It's agents, and Indians
under it has murdered between four and
five hundred Of our citizens who had gone
into Oregon Territory to hunt fur bearing
animals and trade with the Indians, merely
because they came in competition with the
interests Of this company.
! After reviewing the course Of Great
Britain in respect to the western borders Of
our country, the policy pursued by the Uni.
ted States strikes US with surprise. That
England should ever have obtained joint
occupancy with US of any part Of our cOms
try, astonishing ash Is, Il noa more sur.
Prising than that tli inf possession should
be continued BY the consent Of 0slr govern
ment, especially after she had showed an
entire disregard and cOntemptof our rights,
after she had abused the privileges extend.
ed to her and evinced the spirit Of aggres-
sion. Notwithstanding she has extended
to this country her laws, and the jurisdic-
ton of her courts, has chartered her CON-
panys and established colonies, treated our
citizens as aliens, and used our territory as
if it was within the confines Of her own
island, we have stood alOOf ne IL we had no
sovereignty over this now disputed country.
We have never extended any laws over it
for the maintenance of our rights there, or
for the protection of our citizens, whose
has carried them beyond the
western range Of our mountains.
Although it was, not the intention at the
cOmmencement Of this article to introduce
into it party politics, yet facts which result.
ted in that course adopted by our govern.
ment in respect to this question, and which
is somuchto be deprecated, render it neces-
sary in justice to one party, to notice the POI
sitiOn assumed and occupied upon this sub.
ject by each Of the two political parties.
Measures have at different times been
in Congress for extending terrific.
rial government over Oregon, andestabhsh-
ing in it military posts, but they have inVa.
riably met the resistance Of the Wing
Of that body, who unitedly ar.
rayed themselves against all propositions
Of the kind. This they did, and used A.
in support Of their course, that
the country was Of no importance 70 the
United States, aud that il would be acting
in bad faith. towards England 70 exercise
any act of sovereignty over that Territory
during the existence Of the treaty Of joint
occupancy. This was used as an argu-
ment against any Legislative action By Us,
when England was, and had been for pears
exercising over il an the control q a goE-
eminent over its own undisputsd soil In
oTdsrto remove Ell objection from farCf
q violation Of the joint treaty, tie ALLOWING