The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-09

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meice, utea. DIi'a,n snen " aumilleu 70 traue
WIN Spa'n upon uo sa,ne e uoe as NOSE
"nien oA'soe Pief.oas.y " i.'o, al INC uca,es
o. eo''ii,'e'Se "hem ~ '"a' pe'lyu suosisiea DC,
. W. sdo WV "''o'' oe's h''soy 'a''nea anu
@onmin'cu'
Inc nIsi opSesyaeoh 70 oe maue upon ms arlr
eie 49, mat Is conhneu III terms 70 me trade win
SPAN, oho JOE nor e.piaec her colonies or remote
e seIIi'oiies hnose nau Always oeeh c'oseu aganS'
loIe5n PoWcrs -opa,h hau never e"hceaea lne
P'iViiese y, Vauiny WIN her eoon'cs 70 any NATION,
oAeep. N ,ne sns,e , ,n OF inc aSienlo, Whcn
was aoiosaleu "a 1o' nor uu any % wy uea'es %
commerce "hich wcIe III ioice oe'weeh inc TWO ma
IONS previously 70 i1'o, MAKE Such concession 70
Giei britain: hal uS y .ne 'fue ., OF
'pe nfs' Wiu'',ona' a'uere U lie ueay " iaur.u'
appears eoneiusiVey from aho'hei par 9l we m
suument. Great Draa'n, ~ an n,esisupe inner
ence aumitled tnat she nau acquiteu 10 r'sht UNI
DER II TO trade WIN inc eo'oh'ss OF remote territories
OF SPAN wheh she oo'"'neu suPu'a'ion ~ 'he
same treaty. ha'' IN inc even. Oh 'he commerce OF
the Spanish American possessions being opened 70
loreign nations, ms Ia.nohc malesy premises 'nal
Great Britain shai oe aumt'ea 10 irade win 'hose
possessions as me most favored nauon.
bn, even II me mrs. aausona, article ., inc trea.y
OF loi4 were no' e1s eAb'essy i,'h'eu ~ "'e 70
OF SPAN IN Europe, wthout reference 70 any other
portion OF her oom,nions, ue Nooha oouhu cor
Venuoh can never W o''oio.eu ' i .'e us''o'n
nation OF treaty Oh commerce Ie'ween .he TWO
powers. contains no proNisioi Wha.ev1' 70 sra't
or to regulate trade between nrnsh ana spanish
subjects us essential part. 80 'ar as coneelhs .ne
present quesuon, ieiaes hos any aIaue vi oon
MERGE between .',e suJee' " s"e pow1.s'
~ merely prohlo''s .ne yuole''s o''nJ. rom us
lurone or , h;rs .mo'. ,;',. o ns ~ ~ ua
alng MIN .h'ru paiuese Laws =, 'ie ooun-
ny, ing So " . IT,. 49,. s.:, ee
understood ~ us o'oauess nus. @ ssnse
relates 70 e1'iloiai anu "os " raue "
commerce III any iias'hao,o 'otni. ing Noo'ha
oouna oonsenao, .. ua "a ay sensu, ~
con'iueieu uea sns,a an' w "o' W.
iore revived oy .he .lea.y ~ na1siu oi ioi4. WheI
I'M me war commenced com between ureat o,'ain ana
SPAN IN iiSo, several ueaues suoss.eo between
eni, wnich we're oo,r ~ u'lo anu ~ suos'al'ce'
lreaues OF co'nieree. anu 'heSe aiohe' were
revived srs ny Ine .. uea.y =. noIs ,e - 49, :.
That the british government Nsei' haa no laea IN
1913, that the sootka Souna convention was 'hen
IN iorce may ne lary ,i'el,eu ''oi ueii snehee up
Oh the suoJec. uu'"s W. wno'e ~, n:soaon " lna'
year on 'he oIeson quesuon, ms eonVeh.lol was
mol once relerrea 20 ~ inc Dli'sn
lhey theh rested their CAIRNS upon other iounaa-
tons. Surely that which is now their man reliance
would not nave escaped inc observation OF such
statesmen, had they uieh supposed IL was In exist
ence.
In view OF al these CONSCIENTIOUS, the unaer-
signeu Respectfully supmtS tnat ~ uiea' nrtaih mas
valld claims 70 any portion OF Inc oregon territory,
they must rest upon better foundation than that OF
the Nootka Souna conSention.
II is far from the intention OF the Undersigned TO
repeat the argument oy wn,ch ms predecessor (Mr'
Caihoun) mas uenonsera,eu .he American uue 70
the entire region GRAINED oy the Columbia river ana
us branches" ne mas SHOWN ihat 70 tne unitcd
states belongs me discovery OF me Columbia river
ana that captain gray was lhe hfst civi'ized man
who ever entered It's mouth ana sailed up It's chan
mel, oapusing tne river itsei WIN 'he name OF MS
vessel; tnat Messrs Lewis ana Ciarhe, unuer com
mission rom lheir government, nrst EXPLORED tne
wu'g,s o. TINS river rom ''s neau sPr nS 70
the facihc passing the win'er OF iooo ana iooo on
us nof.nefn snore, near lne ocean; a' Inc nfst set
Iement upon ms .ser was n,aae ~ c,1.eh % lne
United States, AT Astoria; ana that the BRUSH gov
ernmeht soemnIy recognised our rlgnt 70 lhe pos,
session OF TINS settlement winch hAo oeeh captured
during the war; by surrtndetng y up 70 the Y. =. on
the DIN gay OF oS.oper. Iois, N ooeuiehce 70 me
treaty o. Inent. ~ .ne discovery OF tne NOUN OF a
river, Ioi'owea up wihn reasonaoie ume ~ me
nrst exploration, ooth OF is man chahnel ana ils
branches ana approprlaiea ~ .ne mrs. set.lenenIs
on rs 9anke 40 not constitute tue % inc terr.ory
ura'neu oy ~ wae:s ~ Wy an peIio, mn. 'iiesc
ass, ln;n ~ pa,n.ip,.. ~ ~ ms ne
o. oVrrIeu hauoils 1se. s1 nc ocoy TIL =, o
New word must nave ioSl hsir iotco' .neso
principles were necessary 20 preserve sns peace o.
me worid. MAD 'hey NOT oSen cnioiSeu " Pfacuce
ciasn,ng eianS " hewi uasosoieu J, anu
perPeluai sflie among inc ha1ohs' "ou'u nave oeeh
the 81, inevitable result;
Inc title OF Inc onited STATES 70 me entre region
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per!ect ana compete eeore tne uass OF lhe treaties
OF loint occupauon OF octooer' 1919 anu august,
1876 ana unaef tne express provisions OF lnese
treaues tnls llie' whist they ehdure can never DC
impaired ny any ACT OF ihe BRITISH government e Az
the slrong language OF me treaty OF 1871, notnng
contained IN TINS convention, or 10 tne third article
OF Inc convention OF 1910, nereoy conuhued ~
force, snail pee onstrued 70 IMPAIR or any manner
ahect the CLAIMS winch etner OF 'he contracting par
ues may nave 10 any part OF tne country westward
convention contained this PLAIN provision, which has
prevented the respective parties from looking win
jealousy on the Occupation OF poruons OF ne terri-
tory ny the citizens and subjects OF each other, It's
chief opect-whicn was 70 preserve peace ana pre-
vent coislons N NOSE oistan. regions-woua nave
been entirely defeated II IS then manifest, tina,
neither inc grant OF TINS Tor term OF years
made by Great Britain to the Hudson bay Com-
pany IN december, 1871, nor the extension OF TINS
grant IN 1888, nor the settlements, tradingposts'