Mobile register and journal. [volume] (Mobile, Ala.) 1841-1849, 1845-11-25

which gives US ANY of Oregon, gives us, as matter
Of right, the whole efh This proposition we main
tain. after careful examination OF all the published
| negotiations which have taken place on The subject
OF our northwest territory, coliaterally dilectIs
from 1882 up 1927 inclusive, the date Of the last
published negotiation the matter.
2dls. We have maintained, and we still maintain,
that the government Of the United States while re-
rsa eddy offering compromise lis dispute with Great
Britain by division OF oregon along the 4oh para
lei, has set, from the first, steadily claimed to be the
riGhtfuI owner Of the whole, as against Great Bril-
tain. And further" that since the Florida treaty in
1919. which gave us The right Of SPAIN our govern
| ment has, upon all occasions, claimed TO he the
rghliul owner Of the whole Of Oregon, against all
| nations whatsoever. We now add to ihis, that on
the oath of MAY, 1927 after The rejection h, The
British government of the proposed line Of compro-
mise along The 49h parallel, the American minister
at London, under instructions from Mr.. Clay then
Secretary OF STATE solemnly and in due form decar
ed that the American government 'does not hold H.
self bound hereafter in consequence of any proposal
which il has heretofore made, agree TO The line
which has been ST. proposed and rejected hut upH
consider Itself liberty TO contend for tie full orient Of
The CLAIMS Of the United States ;" We have already
quoted MIR. Clay saying. in those instructions, UNI
der date Of June 10, 1926
%" Nor Is nesipei that Great Britain h1s or
make ont colo, abe Ais to any orfoa VI the
norihues! coast "-EU
And we ask especial attention to all these state
rnents, AS iuy showing thai neith.r The Baltimore
resolution, nor Mr.. poik's inaugural. Gor our own
article upon the subject took in ie,,ion ear title
In irsyp buf soId sal
AW.rican ground apoa The manT This lacl Is tu-
purlant n view vi The Hurs recently ma1e by Nj.
Webster, and other leaders u The wing patty
evidently IN pursuance OF British interests, 10 cloud
and confuse the perceptions Of the untry The
true sIale 81 the Oregon question.
Billy. With reiere ce To The existing stipulation
for the pint occupancy" Of that Country by Aneri
can citizens and British subjects, We have said, and
we still say. thai the practical working Of that stpu
liion since 1878 has been through he agency of The
Hudson Bay Company, and the statutes Of juls.
dIttnn IN relation To Is. To place The territory under
BiitIsh law; 10 drive It's American inhabitants cut
Of The most profitable pursuits Of the region; TO re.
siric American settlements To The south side Of Ire
Columbia river; 10 dot the northern portion of the
country with british forts; To give 10 British
occupancy most OF The commanding sites; To put INTO
the hands oi England complete and unchecked
troll oil he Indian tribes, whose lie passions she has
To her everlasting shame, welded against without
sctuple and without mercy. 10 the mosi bloody aud
| barbarous issues And, lastly, The effect o that
I0nl occupanc, has been TO give To British policy all
that II wans-i c, namely. 10 hedge around its ag-
gressse and baseless caiul TO Oregon nth all the
immense force and all the imposing iormalites Of
possession.
That possession, accrming il had accrued under
our solemn protest Of rghls. Of does not
inva,idaie TILE. But who shall say, tina, il left
unchecked and unregarded by legislation, il will
make The assumption and of our title every
day perilous and difficult
nre q OT Ag
IL stands, leaving cirzens IN Oregon wholly with
out The protection Of ON laws. we lave protested,
and We still protest We believe that neither the
administration nor Congress, the country will
tolerate, or ought TO tolerate, its Continuance under
hese circumstances. In view Of The ground taken
by the BalIIinore convention, and b, the President
in view ui whet we believe ~ be The almost uni
versa sent meGl oil the democratic pa, " and of large
masses ol the Wing pary-in view, above ALL oil The
rights and the duties and the tue Interests Of The
United States, predict (though little given to po-
lical predIcOn) thai before the coming Of
Congress expires, The Il, mocracy Of Congress, and
all the consIueiaIe patriots OF the country, (be they
Of what political party they may,) will be found
standing shoulder To shoulder with The adnnsira-
lion, demand thai this JOINT occupation, sadded
as ii ls with british Legislation, shall take new
form, and plant itself upon new basis, and SD work
To new results, or else that it shall wholly cease
That all this may be doBe-thaI indeed, The whole
question may he satisfactorily settled, without dis
urbng the peace ol the world, trust aud believe.
But thing we Can say TO all the friends Of peace
in the cnumIry--lhat is, We suppose, tn all the conn
uy--iherc is course for government To pur-
sue, which will sefuaiy prerent the peaceful settle.
ment Of this question.
Let the administraiion-lei Congress-lisien TO
the responses OF the oracle OF The East, AZ lately ut
Tered in Faneuil Hall; let the country say as Mr..
Webster says in substance, that we do not much
wish expect Oregon 10 belong To us; that we
pect see, and should be rather glad 10 M
mi Orf Iilftl rail
suppose it will be republican government, and know
AT least, that II will be All Anglo-Saxon government,
and trouble ourselves but ll,e what form Of gov
il shall be- hut hut al all events, the whole
question of title 10 that soil is. as between Great
Britain, question be talked about, and negotia-
ted upon, and hushed up in compromise il possible;
but, in no event, nor under any circumstances, 10 be
made issue OF peace Let our government
take this style on the question, and it will not be
setied peacefully before doomsday.
The true reason, firmly believe, why this
question is not yet settled il ought TO be settled,
is, that Great Britain has never yet seen, in any
previous negotiation. any sufficient inducement, IN
The public feeling and leg isiaive action upon the sub
ject here. in The United States, to lead her 10 SET
lie il.
We find the proof of this in the whole history Of
the negotiation In 1918 offered, and England
rejected, compromise the 49lh parallel. Why
should she not reject il ,henl What was the
sequence Of Il rejectionl Why, joint occupation
noie--a joint occupation, To turn which TO the
best possible account, she knew she had the ma
chinery al the Hudson Bay COMPANY already made,
by which laws might be extended To her people,
whilst our citizens we're lett unprotected. And 30
events have but two we'll proved
In 1924 We offered the same compromise again
Agaip she rejected it. Why should she nut2 The
machinery ol her company and her legislation was
working beautifully; through il the jurisdiction of
the courts oi Canada every rod oil egon.-
What was the consequence to her, il she did reject