Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-05-01
Important Debate Ia The British Par.
iilmcrt Thr Oregon Question.

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i..fJ John R.'tsl called the attention Of
go ii.n's i'iha' part oflhe Inaugutsl al.
r., cl pf,'id'Ei Polk, Which referred 10
ilcs.h,'-i o, the Oregon Tcrraofy The
lD4-cstsl hliro had taken this ours.
con cot = .hr otdinqfy course Of diplomat.
o. afirnsrnen, AMI required some uouce
~ ths par %! 90, members Of The ilousc
TIC noble lord lhco commented strongly
o.. 70 o." anrsngr Of the pre,,den, Our
t.' al lie, GO. The country Of Oregon Is
,'''r 1nl UnIucrlpnable and already are
'I' 9'op." ptcpitins % petfec, tina, TILE
O., n.-I2yin; = with their wives anl chill.
i.,u Ito called this clustering an.
u1an-cucn', 3hiying CIV n bisofy Of the
rr-ltisuons Connected With the subject, len
'Ac mailer IN the hand, Of the Govern.
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S.- n ,betp-sl II do mol know whe,h.
the noble lord % aware that the subject
VS. under dteu.,ion al subsequent pc.
l.nd ~ tho yeat 1896, which wns carried
Ga GR by Mr. llusklnson, ani afterwards
by mr. Grant The last proposition made on
the authority Of Mr. Canning. was no, what
he noble lord suppose, The noble lord
s,s,es that las proposal msds by The su.
lhofi'y mir Canning was that n Inc
shouli be drawn from tho point where the
tHh parallel OF littude iniercrps the Rocky
M,un'ain, 10 \ ersnch Of the nvcr Co.
Ilubil called the MG,livny, and should
continue down 10 where that rlver joins the
Columb's and thence 10 the Pacific. The
propose made by Mr. Canning was. that
"a addition TO this the United Sta tc, ahould
have tina further advantage that in tho hur.
bof Of Junn Dc Fuen there should be free
aces. Tor American vessels, and that they
should have ccIialn peninsula, compfl
slng considerable extent Of land 10 the
North Of the Columbia RIVER but III nj the
South Of the Strnt should be cedcd IN SOY.
crclgn,y TO the United States Tha, was
the PROPOSE madeb NJ llusk:sion nj the
instance ofMr Canning tHear, hear) \
think IL right To absmin from oil further
discussion asto the claims Of tho United
ssI,cs, bot ! feel il perfectly open to me 10
,nflrn the House Of the presen, general !
state Of our ncgoilll.ons with the United .
SAtos
Il may be Communicate, least 10 some
g'n'lemen-,hn, should shortly refer 10
sstcmen, which made tho other nigh,
n Consequence OF some observations made
'r ne honorable gentleman, the member
- Balh ia the Convention OF 1919, /
o.. Northern boundary 9th, tnhtd States ,
Ui' ofthe BrIiI,h possessions was defined .
Inc Inc wss CARRIED 10 where the 49ih .
gree OF Latitude lntersceu tho Rocky
Mountains No agreement was made
with respect to country West Of the Rocky
Mountains, but the Convention of 1919
parcsrigh, OF JJnl occupall on, which was
10 endure ten years In the course Of the
year ! s2I ani the year SEQ efforts were
made BY Mr. Canning 10 come 10 an ami.
cable adjustment oflhe respective claims Of
the United States and this country Those
odJrs conducted under the auspices of
men Of croa, ability were entirely unavril
ing The proposals which we made 10
the Quilted State were rejected by them, Il
the proposal, which they madewerc rcjcc.
ted by Us Attic expiration Of the term Of
ton years the convention would expire
A now convention was, therefore entered
into IN 1897 which was 10 be continu- {
I'd IN force Tor n further term of ten !
years, from the convention of 1919,
with an additional prevlso-an tins :
distinguished the more recent conyen- {
ton from the former ne-tha, the ,
convention of ISL was lot 10 be nee !
csSarly determined by the lapse of
time, but was 10 continue IN force for =,
an indefinite period, each party how ;
ever, having the power Of terminating :
II al the end ola year, by giving no .
iicc the year before and in that case !
the nights Of the two parties were not ,
10 be- preJudiced That is the agree ,
meni under which we are now nc /
ting. That is the convention which !
determines The relations between this q
country and the United States with =,
respect 10 this territory, which | will IT
call the Oregon territory. Thinking n
1t oi great Importance that the cause d
Of future differences should be proven e
ted, by any amicah,e settlement Of the :
respective claims, Mr. pakenham, our y
Minister, was directed to enter into ne :,
go,ialion with the Government Of the /,
United States. FOR n purpose Of cf- g
icciIng an smlcablc adjustment on "
principles which should b. equitable :,