The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-12-11


dis nskecL they have mnsiipliea. and
der number i rapidly Increasing n thai
,rnilory, They have made No appeal 10
arms. 6as have peacefully fortified diem
sslses ID their new homes. By The sdop-
,ioa o. repnblcan institutions Coz lhem-
sslEcs; furnishing another example Of The
tralh that self-gosemment Is inhsrenl in
Ihs Amenean breast. and must prevail. III
Is doe % them that they should be embrac-
ed and PrOieried By o0r LAWS.
II Is deemed imporsanl hat our laws
regulating trade and intercourse with the
Indisa tribes easlcflhe Roxy mOunlaias.
should be extended 70 such Iribes rs dwell
beyond them.
The increasing emigration 10 Oregon,
and the care and protection which is due
from The government 70 is riiizensIn that
distant region, make il our duty, as il is
our interest. 10 cultivate amicsble relations
with the Indian uibes Of that territory.
For this purpose, recommend thai pro-
Eision be made for establishing an Indian
agency. and such sub agenries as may be
deemed necessary. beyond Inc Rocky
mountains.
For the protection Of emIgrsnis whilst
on their way 10 Oregon, against the at
taeks Of the Indian tribes occupying the
country through which they pass. re-
commend that suitable number Of stock
AIDES and blOck-hOuse forts be erected
along the usual route between our frontier
settlements on the Missouri and the
Rocky mountains; and that an adequate
force Of mounted rinemen be raised 10
guard and protect them on their journey.
The immediate adoption Of these recon-
mendaiions by Congress will not violate
Ihs provisions of the existing treaty. II
will he doing nothing more for American
citizens than British laws have long since
done for British subjects in the same terri
tory.
II requires several months 10 perform
the voyage By sea from the Atlantic States
10 oregon; and although we have large
number Of whale ships in the Pacific, but
few Of them afford an opportunity Of in
Exchanging intelligence, without great de-
lay, between our settlements in that distant
region and the United States. An over
land mail is believed 10 be entirely pracii-
cable: and the importance OF establishing
such mail, a, least once month, is SUBJ
miisd To the favorable consideration Of
Congress.
II is Submitted to the wisdom Of Con-
gress to determine whether, al their pres.
enl session. and until after the expiration
Of the years notice, any other measures
may be adopted. consistently with the con-
vention OF 1927, for the security of our
rights, and the government and protection
Of our citizens IN Oregon That il will III.
,imaiely be wise AMI proper TO make libe.
raj grants Of land 10 the patriotic pioneers,
who, amidst priyations and dangers, lead
the way through savage tribes inhabiting
the vast wilderness intervening between
our frontier settlements and Oregon, anC
who cultivate, and are ever ready TO de
fend the soil, am fully satisfied. II
doubt whether they will obtain such grants
as soon as the convention between Tho
United States and Great Britain shall hav.
ceased TO exist. would be 10 douh, the jus
iice Of Congress; but pending the year,
notice. il is worthy Reconsideration whelh
er q stipulation TO this effect may be made
consistently with the spirit Of that con
vention.
The recommendations which hast
made as 10 the best manner of securing ea
rights in Oregon, are submitted TO Con
gress with great Difference. Should they
in their wisdom, devise any other mode
better calculated 10 accomplish the sam,
object, it shall meet with my hearty con
currence.
At the end of the years notice, shoul'
Congress think it proper 10 make provl
sion for giving that notice, we shall hav,
reached period when the national right
in Oregon must either be abandoned o
firmly maintained. That they cannot b
abandoned withu, sacrifice Of both ma
tional honor and interest. is too clear TO ad
nit Of doubt.
Oregon is part of the North America
continent, to which it is confidently al
firmed, the title Of the United States Is tn
best now in existence. For the ground
on which that title rests, refer you to tn
correspondence of the late and present Sc
cretary of State with the British plenlPo
Tertiary during the negotiation. The Br
fish propositiQn of compromise. whlc
would make the Columbia the line sont
of forty-nine degrees. with triiling add
ton Of detached territory to the Unite
States, north Of that river, and would leav
on the British side two-thnds OF IN
whole Oregon territory, including the Ire
navigation of the Columbia and all the Va
luable harbors on the Pacific. can neve
for a moment, be entertained by the UNI
ed States, WITHOUT an abandonment oil the
just and clear territorial rights, their ow
selC-respect, and the national honor. Ft
The information Of Congress, | commun
cate herewith the correspondence whlc