The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1845-06-18
Title 10 Oregon.

lille 10 oregon
The Philadelphia Ledger gives the following
abstract of our title TO Oregon;
"The Spaniards ceded to US all their ter;iiori-
ial rights between the northern boundary Of New
Mexico and the southern boundary Of the Rus
sian possessions. So did the French in thehI
cession of Louisiana. Then if either of these
nations possessed territorial rights over this re-
gion, TO the exclusion of Britain, we possess
those rights. Going buck to the first settlement
of the English North American colonies, now
he United States, we shall find that the royal
patents or grants 10 those colonies extended in
definitely westward, even 10 the Pacific ocean. If
hen the British Government ever had any right
over the regions west Of the Mississippi, il ceded
hat right TO the United States by the treaty of
Il7S3, aud therefore is precluded, OF in legal
phrase, estopped, from making any such claim all
his late period. But that government is pre-
Icluded by another obstacle.
The French government, some years after the
peace of AK La Chappelle, in l74S, extended
their settlement over the Mississippi valley, on
tho east side of that river along the Illinois, and
salong the Ohio up TO Pittsburgh, where they built
Fort du Quesne. The British government COM
planned of these settlements as encroactmcnts,
Saying that the whole of the French territory was
on the west of the Mississippi. These encroach-
llnents and complaints produced the war Of 1856,
scailed, in Europe, "the seven years war;" and
sn the United States. 'Ethe old French war;" a
swar sgnalized by Broddock's defeat by the
8French and Indians, and the capture of Fort du
8QUosne by the British, which they afterwards
Scued Fort Pitt; and also by the British con.
s4uests of Canada.
4 BY the treaty Of Paris of 1853, the termina,
ation OF this war, the French surrendered TO the
RBritish the Canadas, and all the Territory east of
S;he Mississippi and north of the Ohio; and by
Hthe same treaty the British relinquished TO the
sE'rench all right to territory west of the Missis
ssippi. This confirmed the right Of the Frencl
Ito Louisiana, which extended to latitude 56deg
H30 mn north, and indefinitely west, and all this
Twas ceded by France to the United States by
A lie treaty of 1903 Then if the British patents
ITO the North American colonies extended to the
HPacifc, Oregon is ours by the treaty of Paris oI
Hl7S3. And whether these patents extended be
syond the Mississippi not, las the territory west o.
4 hat river was confirmed by Britain to France b,
Hhe treaty Of Paris of 1868, it became ours BY
She Louisiana treaty of 1903. Thus, whether
Hhs territory, prior to li63,was British or French
lit must be American now, and not British. II
Nho British owned it prior 10 1853 they have ce
Aded it 10 rs. If they did not own it prior to tba
BPeriod, it was French, confirmed as French a
sthat period, and held rs French, till 1868, wher
st was ceded to us,
d But even putting out of question the Frencl
Hight TO this territory, we still find bar to any
sEnglish claim in the right Of the Spaniards.--
4 they certainly owned it by British admission il
Hi190 for by the convention between Spain ant
EBrtain, dated October %, of that year, the Bri
atish obtained merely the right to fish along the
Ecoast, and to land, trade with the natives ant
B'otte, and thus acknowledge the territorial ju
Hrisdcion of Spain. And in 1915, Spain cedec
Hto the United States all It's territory Oh the north
Ewest coast, north Of latitude 42d Then, as Bri
'an admitted the territorial rights of Spain by
Ethe convention of 1889, and Spain ceded those
Hrghts TO lis by the treaty Of 1919. Oregon, ar
Ecordng TO this very convention of $780, is nov
EAmerican and not British.
j But we will go back to treaty between France
Hlnd Britain, thai establishes our right beyond al
k3onrovc:sy. BY the treaty Utrecht, of l7l4
Il he boundary line between the British Hudson.
EBay possessions on the north, and the FrGncl
possessions on the south, including Canada ant
hLou;sana, begins at the Atlantic ocean, in ati
Hude 58d. 30m north, runs thence south 10 lake
nMjsasin, and thence southwest to north latitude
Ei9d., and thence west indefinitely. Aud BY
Hho treaty of Paris, Of 1863, the Mississippi il
Erccoguzed as the western British and the eastern
HFyench boundary.
4 BY the same treaty, France cedes all her pos
Hsessions in Canada, south of line beginning a
Eth2 Atlantic ocean, in north latitude 59d. Bonn
Erunning thence southwest to latitude 40d., anC
Hhence due west TO the northeast corner of Lou
Il siana. Both of these treaties exclude the Bri
& tish from every thing west of the Mississippi ant
Esouth Of north latitude ADD And as Britain i
kexcluded, by the Spanish convention of 1890
from all territorial rights north Of this Frencl
Boundary, or latitude 49d., she is excluded from
he whole northwest coast north of the Mexican
Boundary or north latitude 42d. Then, as Bri
! tain never had a British right to this territory
Boxcepting pretended and exploded discovery b,
,athe Pirate Drake, and acknowledged a Frencl
Eight in l7l4 and in 1853, and an American
'sright to any pre;ence of British claim in 1893
md Spanishright in 1890, and as France ack
aoowledgcd an American right in 1903, AM
HSpan an American right in 1919. Oregon i
HaoW American and not British