Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-12-18

indemnity. In the same co.. sa's u
however, he asserts that he had . u
ed single dollar in cash; but y not's
such securities as warraplsd ~ 1: A'S
time in giving the receipt. Al 'aa q
no doubt but that he viii event.. - sal'1
the money. As these instalm,s: Y
never 10 have been acstaIIr y
government Of Mexico 10 the as vasa /
that government has not :here,s, ei :
leased so as 10 discharge lhe ', M
not feel myself warrsntetsin d;,' sala
inent TO be made TO the .la;ms. e'l' \
the treasury, withou. fuy,bor I y
Their case is, undoubtedls. on. tsS
hardship; and it remains for n =
decide whether any, and what rsl;s Is
TO be granted TO them. Our MY
Mexico has been instructed ! 1'u'St
the facts Of the case from the Ma ! NC
eminent, in an authentic and osa''1 +
and report the result with a, lit,I.
possible. Oea
My attention was early d;rsu.,,
negotiation, which on the fourth W.,
last, | found pending at Wash.
tween the United States and C,rs,,Ssa
on the subject Of the Oregon IT.
Three several attempts had beear..
ly made to settle the question 4 u. Y
between the two countries, by 49,
upon the principle of compromj,s. N
had proved unsuccessful.
These negotiations took plsces1.
in the years 1918, 1924, and lS0e.e
first under the administration Of n, \
roe, and the last under that of ".
ans. The negotiation of lSlSb,r..
ed TO accomplish lis object, resuh,l.
convention of the twentieth Of a.
that year. by the third article fts
vention, it was "agreed, that any -
tiia' may De Grained Dy either paris
northwest coast of America, wes,,S
the Stony mountains, shall, tOcebr
It's harbors, bays, and creeks, and n y
cation of all rivers within the sams
and open for the term of ten y,,u 4
the date of the signature Of il. y
convention, to the vessels, cilizs,
subjects of the two powers; il beir \
understood that this agreement hnk
construed to the prejudice Of ar
which either of The two high co;t,g
parties may have TO any part Of d
country, nor shall it be taken to NJ
claims Of any other power or Sisst
part of said country; the only oAi,s
high contracting parties in that resp
ing, 10 prevent disputes and d5s
among themselves"
The negotiation of 1924 was pni
Of no result, and the convention d
was left unchanged.
The negotiation Of 1926, hand
failed TO effect an adjustment BY m
mise, resulted in the convention
gust sixth, 1927, by which it was
to continue in force, for an indeirN
riod, the provisions Of the third al
the convention Of the twentieth d
Der, 1918, and it was further F
that ''it shall be competent, hOxr
either of the contracting parties,
either should think fit, at any iia
the twentieth Of October, 1928, nI
due notice of twelve months 70 III
contracting party, TO annul and
this convention, and it shall, in sE
be accordingly entirely annulled
rogated after the expiration d
term of notice." In these aiterf
just the controversy, the paraIs
torty-ninth degree of north lsia'
been offered by the United States
Britain, and in those of 1918 an
with a further concession ofthe ~
CATION Of the Columbia river sou
latitude. The parallel of the ID
degree, from the Rocky mounts
intersection with the nothss
branch Of the Columbia, and the
the channel of that river 10 ih
been offered by Great Britain, WI
dition of small detached terriT
the Colombia. Each of these rg
had been rejected by the parties
lively.
In October, 1913. the Enrg
binary and Minister Plenipsisi
the United States in London VI
ized to make similar offer 10 Ihr
10 1918 and 1929. Thu. stood
lion, when the negotiation W
afterwards transferred to WasinF
on The twenty third Of August IT
formally opened, under The tiis
my immediate predecessor. XVI
previous negotiations. II was Day
principles Of "compromIse,
avowed purpose of the psrun
irea, Of the respective claims q
countries TO the Oregon iefri~ /
the view TO establish permanea
nv between them WESTWARD o. N
mountains Ia the Pacific ocean.
dinghy. on tile ,wenty-slitn
1871, the British plenIpolennn
To divide the Oregon territory
ty-nin,h parallel Of north n'.
The Rocky mountains TO IheP~
intersection with the nofsnsr
branch of the Columbia rlseh
down tina, river to the Sea; X ,
free navigation Of the river 10"
in common by both pariIes-%a M, +,
south of this line 10 belong ,
States, and ,hal north OF u 49, :
ain. At the same time, ne 4
addition. 10 yiel,i 10 ihe p%rAh i
detached territory, norlh q W sis a
extending along The Paciilcc ~ /,
Of Fucs. from Buifncfi's n Enp.IelF n
to Hoods canal. and 70 n'~ n
fr,;,oJ S,atpa anynort or pOfs 4