Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-12-27
From the Washington Union.
OUR COURSE AS TO OREGON

OUR COURSE AS TO OREGON.
AS may be we'll supposed, we have watch
ed with great interest the reception OF our
| recent articles on the question of Oregon.
In writing those articles, we kept steadily
in view the present position OF the demo.
| cratic party on the subject. We found that
position defined by the 9th OF the resolu-
lions Of the Baltimore convention, and by
The language in response to it OF the Presi.
dents inaugural address.
The Baltimore resolution is as follows:
Resolved, That our title TO the WHOLE
# the territory Of Oregon is clear and IN
questionable; that no portion Of the same
ought to be ceded TO England or any other
power; and that the reoccupation of Orc
gon and the remuneration OF Texas, at the
earlies, practicable period, are great Amer
can measures, which this convention recon-
mends to the cordial support Of the democ-
racy Of the Union.
To this, the President replied, in his first
official communication, sour right 10 Ore.
gon IS clear and unquestionable."
The sense Of these declarations we have
expounded and commented upon 10 the
following effect:
list. We have said, that the only issue
before the people Of the United States, as
question of territorial right, is, THE WHOLE OF
OREGON OR NONE. We rghtfuy own it all,
or we do not own any OF it. Our title,
has no brake in it at the 49lh parallel.
| The Baltimore convention said, we own
the whole of Oregon; the President said in
reply, ''unquestionable we do" And now,
to these two propositions we say, not only
are they true; but further, every ground OF
title which gives US any Of Oregon, gives
US, as matter Of right, the WhoIe of II. This
proposition we maintain, after a CAREFUL eI-
animation Of all the published negotiations
which have taken place on the subject Of
our northwest territory, colatterally or d.
rectly, from 1882 up TO 1927 inclusive, the
date OF the last published negotiation Oh the
matter,
2dy. We have maintained, and we still
maintain tina, the government OF the United
States, while repeatedly offering to comprO-
mise IS dispute with Great Britain by a di.
Vision OF Oregon along the 4sth parallel,
has yet, from the 6rst steadily claimed TO be
the rghtfu owner Of the whole, az agains.
Great Britain. And further, that Hnce the
| Florida treaty in 1919, which gave US the
rights Of Spain, our government has upon
al! occasions, claimed 10 be the rightful ow-
ner Of the whole Of Oregon, as against all
nations whatsoever. We now add 10 this,
that on the 24th OF May, 1927, after the
rejection by the British government OF !hs
! proposed line OF compromise along the 49th
parallel, the American minister at London,
under Instructions from Mr.. Clay, then
Secretary Of State, solemnly and in due
| form declared that the American govern.
ment "does not hold itself bound hereafter,
in consequence OF any proposals which i;
has heretofore made, TO agree to the line
which has been 50 proposed snd rejected,
but wiN consider itself at liberty TO contend
for the tuN ertenl of the claims Of the Uni.
ted StatsS.' We have already quoted Mr..
Clay as saving, in those instructions, under
date OF June 10, 1926
GT"Nor is il coRcsiUed that Great Brit.
ain has, or can, make out epen colorabls
!itIs to any portion At the northwest codst."-LrQ