Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-12-27

,,e s,,,led conviction that the British Pre'ens'o"s
r ,;,ro .o,Id notb. maintained TO any portion OF
be ,0,eyon territory. upon any principle Of pup
+. law recognizsd by nations. yet. IN de'erchee
=, WIN, had been done by my predccessors' ""u
.o,sc;oIly in consideration that propositions "
had b.en thrice made by Two preceu'
ina administrations, to adjust the question on me
r,lc of f,r,y.nine degrees, and IN Two OF 'ne',
,;.li;n, I, Gre,, Britain the FREQ na 'isalioh Vi
IL, r C,lumbi,. and that tha pending nego''auo"
h ,d hoen commenced on the basis OF compromise.
I deemed il nv duty no, abruptly To break o"'
/, con.do,,,on, too, that under the conventions
rlsIs and 1927, the citizens and subjects oil Tue
,,,, ,,,ors held Joint occupancy Of the rouniry'
/ wns ;,i,c,d to make another effort TO sell'e 'hs
,,na rend;ng controversy, in the spirit OF moders'
lion which had given birth to the rehe"eu u''."T
s;on nro,osiIion was accordingly made. when
was rejected by the British Penpoien'iary. VINO
xi,hon, submitting any other proposition snHeieu
tho negotiation on his pnrt TO drop. EXPRESSING "'
'~n,, hat IN, United States would ohcr what ne
.,v ft To caI' ..some fInlsrpioposal Tor inc SET
,r.rc,t of the Oregon -srlostiQp, more cons's'on'
. %" ,+eSsssIAsi, iialih the reasonable
expectalIOns Of thG D,rot,s-S - --i, "
The proposition thus offered and relec1e', re-
Dsa,ed the offer Of the parallel OF fory.ntnc de-
;wo preceding administrations. bu, without pro-
po,inr 10 surrender 10 Great Britain. as they hnd
done. tho free navigation of the Columbia river.
The right Of any foreign power 10 the Tree na'i'
cation of any of our rivers. through the heart ol
of country, was one which was unwilling to
conccdc. |, also embraced provision to make
free 10 Grea, Britain nnY port or ports on the
cane of Ouadra aud Vancouver's Island, south Of
IoI ,hi h,nn ,
nr under discussion for the first lime, this propo'
.ilion would no, have been made. The exlraor-
dina.y and wholly inadmissbe demands Of the
British government. and the rejection Of tho pro.
position made in Difference alone to whnt had been
done bv my predect ssors, and the implied obiga-
ton which their acts seemed to impose afford sat.
islactorv evidence that no compromise which the
United States ought to accept, can be effected.
Wuh this conviction, the proposition ofcomprom-
sc which had been made and rejected, was, by
my direction. subsequently Withdrawn, and our
title to the whole Oregon territory asserted and,
as is believed. maintained by rreirugubie iacts
and arguments.
The civilized world will see in these proceed.
ings spirit of liberal concession on tho part Of
the United States; and this government will be
rclicYed from all responsibility which may follow
.
/ All attempts ut compromise having failed il
becomes the duty of Congress to consider what
measures il may be proper 10 adopt for the secu-
rity and protection Of our citizens now nhnbi,.
/ ing, or who may hereafter inhabi, Oregon, and
for the maintenance Of our Just title to that te-.
riory. IN adopting measures for this purpose,
care should be taken TINT nothing be done to vio.
alto the stiruatons of the convention Of 1897.
,s ,r The f,;t nff o,;,,a ,p
their letter and spirit, has ever been and, trust,
will ever be, scrupuousy observed by the United
States. Under tha, convention, years notice is
required to he givcn by either pnrly to the other.
before the joint occupancy shall terminate, and
before either can righ,fuIIy assert or exercise
exclusive jurisdiction any portion Of tho ter.
ritory. TINS notice, it would, in my Judgment,
be proper 10 give; and recommend that provis.
ion be made BY law for giving j. accordingly,
and terminating, in this manor, the convention
Of the 9th August, 1897"
lie recommends the extension Of our laws and
institutions over lha. country; compliments the
American citizens for their strong allegiance TO.
and love of our Government, which he deems one
Of the natural consequences of self government.
He deems i. important THAT our laws rrgula.
lln1 lrduc anu intercourse WIN Inc nuiln tribes
east of The Rocky Mountains, should be extended
10 such tribes as dwell beyond them.
The increasing emigration 10 Oregon, nm the
care and protection which is due from ihe gov.
crnmcnt to its citizens in thl, distant region, max
it our duty. rs it is interest, 10 cultivate ar'
cab'o relations with lhe lndnn tribes of lhs.er.
ritory. For this purpose. recommend tnp pro.
visions be made for establishing an Indian eency,
and such sub.agsnces as may be deem" neces'
sary. beyond the Rocky mountain. q
For the protection Of emigranls wFst on their |
way to Oregon, against the attacks the Indian ,
tribes occupying tho country throrn whch they
pass, recommend that a suitable oi sloc'.
AIDES and bIock.house forts be ectcd along the :
usual ronte between our fropHr settlements on @
the Missouri and Rocky "nn'an' and that A.,
m nndeGu,e force of mouDi rliemen be raised
to guard and project the. on their journey $
The Immediate adop,io,of these Iec'mmenda. Il
q the existing uea.y 1t will be doing nothing n
more for American citizens Than British laws
havo long since DO for British subject, in the
same tsss;toty q Il
lie udyi,s, q establishment Of an overland o
mail route run once D month between Oregon tt
l.