The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-12-13

@ have peacefully fortified themselves il
ihcir new homes, by the adoption Of
srepublican INSTITUTIONS for thsmseive,
: 'fdunlshiog smother example of The trull
y thai sell government is inherent in The
= American breast, and most prevail. !
" due TO them that they should be em
r breced and projected by-our laws.
| is deemed important that our laws
reguiatng trade and intercourse wiihth,
Indian tribes east OF The Rocky Noun
. ,ains, should bU extended TO such libe,
. as dwell beyoud them.
4, The increasing emigration to Orcgon
/ land The care and protection which is du,
: from The government 10 It's cit Gems H.
hat distant reglou, make II our du'y, as
It is our lnereT, To culllvae amcable
relations with the ladlan tribes OF that
, terriory. For lhIs purpose, recon-
J mend that pl ovlsIon be made Tor estab-
fishing an Indian agency, and such sub.
agencies as may be deemed necessary
beyond the Rocky Mountains.
! For the protecl ION Of emigrahts whilst
on their way to Oregon, against the at,
: aCks OF The Indian tribes occupying the
+ country through which they pass, re.
l., commend that a suitable number Of
/ soekades and bockhouse forts be erect.
ed along The usual route between our
!. frontier settlements on the Missouri and
the Rocky mountainsj aud that an ade,
q uuale force Of mounted rll men be-
, raised 10 guard and protect them OF
e their journey. The mmcdist adoption
Of these recommendations by Congress
!, will not violate the provisions the ex
u isriog treaty. Ii will he daing nothing
e more for America citizqns than British
,s avs have long sirce done for Bntisf
n subjects in the same tcrr tory.
}. /, requires several months 20 perform
h the voyages by sea from the Atlantic
States 10 Oregon, and although we have
II large number of whale ships in ht
ii Pacific, but fow of them afford an oppor
y unity of lnterchangng intelligence
!. without great delay, between our sci
e Elements in that distant region and tn,
}. IUnited States. An overland mail is be
e ieved 10 be entirely practicable, and The
1T importance of estabIshiug such mail
,r at least once mouth, is submitted tc
J. the favorable consideration Of Congress
o. Ii is submitted to the wisdom of Con
al gress 10 determine whether, al lhel
il present SESSION, and until after The expi
is ration of The years notice any o'ho
of measures may be adopted, consistent,
with the convention Of 1927, for IN
S. -ecuriy Of our rights, and The govern
D, meat and protection Of our citizens i
a Oregon. That it will Ultimately b
IS, wise and proper 10 make liberal grant
u Of land 10 the patriotic pioneers, wh
HI amids, privatIons and dangers, lead tn
ur way through savage tribes inhsbitin
1d the vast wilderness intervening bctwee
g our frontier settlement and Oregon, an
o. who cultivate, and are ever ready to de
in iend the soil am fully satisfied. T.
,h doubt whether they will obtain suct
o. grants ss soon as The convention be,wee,
Mt Ucted States and Great Britain ,haI
es have ceased 10 exis', would be 10 doub
N the justice ofthe Congress, bur, pendinl
lr he years notice, it is worthy Of consid
I'd Grafton whether ST pu alton to this eli
n feet may be made, consistently with III
in spirit Of that convention.
r The recommendations which, | hav
TO made as 10 the best manner Of s"curin
,y our rights, in Oregon, are submitted t
z, Congress with grea, Difference. Shoul
they in their wisdom devise any ohe
r. better calculated TO accomplish the sam
object, ii shall meet with my hearty con
ed curreUce.
n Al The end Of the year, notice, shou
he Congress think proper iC make prov
ne sion for giving that notice, we shall hav
Dc reached a period when the nations
of rights in Oregon must either be abau
of doned or firmly maintained. That the
re cannot be abandoned wilhou, sacrifc
n. Of both national honor and interest,
d. 700 clear to admit Of doubt.
nd "OrgOp is part of tie North America
,e continent, 10 which, it is confidently a
% firmed, the title OF the United State is N
y; best now in existence. For the ground
. on which that title rests, refer Won To IN
y y. correspondence of the late and presenlSec
retary OF Stale, with the British plpniro
V" 'cnIlary during the negotiation. The Bu
lsh proposition of compromise, whic
o. would make the Colombia The line south ,
ne forty nine degrees, with a rilng addnio
~ OF detached territory to the United State.
lh north OF that river, and would leave O
" The Blush side Two thirds of the Who'll
o, Oregon territory, incIuting the free nav
,,s gatlon OF the Columbia and all the vain,
bic harbors on lhe Pacific, can never for
y omen', be entertained by tie Unite
~ States, without on abandonment of the
) just and clear territorial rights, their ow
U, sell respect aud HE national honor. Fc
g. the Information of Congress, communical
lie herewith the correspondence which too
u place between the two governments durrn
I'd the late negotiation,
he The rapid extenlion Of our selllemen,
in over our territories heretofore unocupieC
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