The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-03
OREGON.



THE DEBATE in PARLIAMENT.
i Agrcesoly 70 our promise IN yesterdays paper,
we proceed 70 present review Of the grounds Of the
n'usn claims 70 oregon, ~ stated IN the debates IN
rariiament on tho 4th OF April last and We begin by
indicating the source from which tho noble
ana honorable members Ct that body have evidently,
IN great measure, derived their information It is
! pamphlet entitled tho Oregon question, or
OF the British claims g tse Oregon terri
Tory, in opposition 70 the preensons Of the govern
ment Of the United States OF America, by Thomas
Falconer, Of Lincolns Inn" II is reprint OF the
portion relating TO Oregon, OF a small work by the
same author on the Texas and Oregon questions,
published In October lust, and OF long article in
the Morning Chronicle Of January 25th on the sub
ject Of brakes voyage to the northwest of Ameri-
ca Il appears % have had an extensive circulation
in England, and y cited as high authority in the
course OF the debates, as well ~ by all the newspa-
pers Of London.
With regard 70 the draaatts pe'son1 OF the debate,
Lord Clarendon, from whom proceeded all the his
torical light ihrown upon the subject in the House
OF Peers, seems TO have examined his authorities
very cursorily sufficiently at least, 70 have OBJ
tanned clear view OF any point for his speech pre-
SCENTS little else than confused medley Of errors Of
which the following sentence VIII afford speci-
mons I'm lJ92, the country adjacent to the Column
bla river was taken possession Of by Cooke, meai-
ing probably Captain James Cook, who was killed
a. owynec IN l71S,l ana was explored m 1913 by
inc norsnwes'ern company now called the Hud-
sons Pay company, | VINO established them
selves " Fort o. George u under the government
o. British laws continuing 70 the present day, and
being the fret establishment in that country Of a
lawful and national character. and recognised as
s,,.h -, r,..;., ,,.,o,. !, w. h.,;. ..,;,,k.
'u.4. ~ 'o'e'ea na Aons D'ioso = wan oe
unnecessary iurncr 70 nouco the remarks ana argu-
ments of the Earl Of Clarendon to whom the mantle
Of old Edward HYDE does not seem to have de-
s0enuea wan ny ''ue
Lord Aberdeen systematically confined himself to
generaliiies and Mr. Peel did not travel beyond the
limit. az The reso,is,;on. betw.en IN. two eovern-
-.-... 4: ..,..-rII. al -.-.,
menus " wn'cn ne was concerned. Lora ramer-
ston, as usual, soon got upon the Madawaska, and
there remained until the close Of the debate Lord
Ioh, r-..,, 49, -, ~. &c .,,.,
$3.50 - r." ,' =. -. 49, ~ q - 49,
oplng and defending the britishclams. lie IS an old
debater, and understands well how to magnify or
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:, . 80. !. - I,
'ney s1e aesunoa' nc s'uu.ea ms part On 'n's oc-
cason well; and though Falconcr's pamphlet was
his textbook, he showed that he had looked into
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asos &C Z. .s..;.~ .r.. =. i
After a passing aiiusion'' 70 the annexation OF
Texas, or the purpose of showing that the present
conduct ~ he ex.cn,;vs az r. TTned stats. ,.nd.
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ev'ucn'y % lerr'orlai aggranoisemcnh lanotner
strange charge from the masters Of the East lndies)
y a 4 ~
uTo ;nou;re ;nto ,be ,,.,s, modes bv which n.
rcht 81 sysrv tarr,or,, has hs., hhsr nsJ
ana ss,shE.hsd snd ,hs ,,.anar !, ,,h;nh .,,et
nues,;ons' hsvs h.sn ss,,ad WITH rss,s., -
l,ed ,ery;sor;es n ths 6r.t rlsca ,hars nav
be titIs by ancient discovery IN he second plass
~ ,hrd 49, 49, 49,, - III" T., d;.n,
snd - $500 =. sso.,, - ~ I
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Ssr;o. assd.~ - ss.fsi.h; III. i. . .nose
shsi r.s sddrss. s",f - ~ .,.;..,. .s y,
irn;,sd s,..s a.ui. ~ yss .mc c'als % he
gather them from reports made by continues Of
the House Of Representatives SO long ago as the
years ioxo ana ioso. ana rom all that have since
with rrcssrd - ~ claim Dnnd.d ~ sc;sn p'a J;s
covery, 4 appears that the United States claim all
the rights which may be derived in that way from
-. ,ss 2. tne psn.arus were % %
founded On discoveries al the end u tha sixteenth
ccntury--that merely visiting coast, landing for
iew hours at particular portion 81 II, and which
e. " csr.r ~
that neither on thc part Of Ibis country nor shc Uni.
ted States, such tide could be maintained TO be
enecua'. Lics!, near we.e q GIne1 r
/ do with respect q .uch t;sJes-I would discnss
the question Of how far the President Of the United
states could maintain. such title; and l think