Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-05-02

Inform the House of the general state Of our nego.
Stations with the United States, on this question.
In the year 1918 the Northerh boundary OF the pos
sessions Of the United States and Great Britain,
westward of the Rocky Mountains, was dehned.-
No agreement was made as to the country beyond
the Rocky Mountains but convention, signed
between the two Governments In 1918, which was
to continue for ten years, gave right OF joint oc-
cupaton to the subjects of each country. In 1924,
and again in 1885, Mr.. Canning made several at
tempts to come to an amcable adjustment OF our
respective claims with the American Government
Those attempts entirely failed AT the end OF zen
years the convention expired A new conVehtion
framed in 1927 which continued IN Iorce' lor
ten years. the convention of 1918, win that proVl
So that the convention Of le2I should not neSIsSd
rily determine by the lapse of time, out sllouiu eN
tend bevond the term of ten years, and should ter
inmate after a wears notice from either party, when
the RIGHTS of both should revive. That was the
convention which now affected the territory oil the
Oreron. Mr. Packenham, our Minister, had been
directed. in 1912, to form an amcable arrangement
of the claims of the two countries on equitable
terms lie read message of President Tyler, da.
ted the Sd Of December, 1913, for the purpose OF
showing that he had expressed an equal desire to
como to an amicabe arrangement Nay more, on
the 10Th of February, lS45, about fortnight be-
fore this inaugural address was delivered by Pros-
dent Polk, President Tyler, in reply to an address
from the senate of the United Sates asking for in
formation relative to TIE negotiations pending on
this question with England observed. -" | have on
ly to say that, as negotiations are still pending, this
information cannot be given Considerable prog
ress has been made in the negotiations, which have
been carried on in an amicobe spirit between the
two countries and hope that it will be speedily
brought to an amcable termination" He (Sir X.
PeeO could confirm the language of President Ty-
Ter respecting the amicable spirit in which the ne
CrOfI had hoo rIpH
confirm his statement as to the progress of the ne
gotiatlons, and to his hopes of an aIncaDle termn-
alton On the 4th of March, 1915, Mr. Polk made
his inaugural address as President. Since that time
we have received no communication from our MIN
lister, who had only been able to communicate the
message, but had not had time to make any com
ment on it. The government of President Polk
had beenvery recently appointed, and no diplomat.
ic communication, as far as he was informed, had
taken place with it. He thought it highly proba-
BILE that Mr.. Packenham would have continued
with the present government the negotiations which
he had commenced with the last but he had no
information on the subject. lie trusted that the
negotiations would be renewed. At no very dis
tant period they would know the result of them
He did not despair of their favorable termination,
but if the proposals Of the British government
should be rejected, and no proposals were made by
the Government of the United States to which we
could accede, he should not object on the part Of
the Government TO lay on the table all the commu-
ncations between the two Governments He still
hoped that an amicable and equitable adjustment
of the claims of the two countries might be made.
He must hover, express his deep regret that while
the negotiations still pending, the President
of the United States should, contrary to all usage,
have referred to other contingencies than friend
ly termination of them. (Hear, hear and cheers.)
Such an ausion was not likely to lead TO such a
result the friends to the interests of both coun-
tries desired. lie regretted not only the alluson,
but also the temper in which it was made. AS the
subject had been under discussion, he felt it to be
his duty, the part of the Government, to state in
language the most temperate, but at the same time
the most decisive, that they considered that we
have right to this territory of Oregon, which is
clear and unquestonabe; that we desire an ami
cable adjustment of the differences between our
selves and the United States but that having ex.
hausted every effort to obtain it, if our rights were
invaded, we are resolved and prepared to maintain
them.
A tremendous burst OF applause from all parts of
the House followed this annuncaton.
In consequence of an ntnation which Sir R..
Peel gave at the termination of his speech, that it
might be eXpedient for the House not to express
any further opinion at present this subject was
dropped alter declaration from Lord John Russell,
that he would not submit any motion on this sub
ject to the House, until all the papers connected
with 1t were laid upon the table by her Majesty's
Government