The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-08-08
From the NORTH American

, oi America ana hefM'Jes'yVhe Quee
y oflhe United Kidgdom of Great Brll
ain and Ireland, concluded at Wash
d inglon, The 18th of June, 1886
q June l6, 1916 - Read 0 first lime.
4, June II, lS46-Read a second i'm
and ordered TO be printed in confidence
for the use Of the Senate.
The United States of America enc
herMajesIy the Queen of The United
Kingdom IN OF Glea, Britain antIreIsnd
deeming il TO be desrebls, for the future
welfare Of both countries, that The state
|oF doubt and uncertainty which hs,
hitherto prevailed respecting the soy
ereisnly and government of the terrific.
Try on the North Yves, coast of .2neri.
ca, lying westward Of The Rocky orSlo
lny Mountains. should be iuaIIy lermi
mated by an smicable compromise Of
he rights mutually asserted by two
parties over said territory, nave respect.
fully named Plenipoterliaries 10 lreel
and agree concerning The terms Of such
'elllement:-lhat is 10 say, The Plesi.
dent Of The United States of America
has on his part furnished with full pow
ef James Buchanan, Secretary OF Sale
If the United States: and her Majesty,
he Queen Of the United Kingdom Of
If Great Britain and lrelsrd, has on her
'art appointed the Right Honorable
Richard Pdkenham, o member of her
Majesly'S most honorable Privy Council,
md her Majesty's Envoy yExraordinary
ndMi.islsrPI PIenipo'en,iory to The U
Sales, who ller having communicated
} each other their respective and luli
powers, fox med in good and due form
ave agreed upon and concluded til,
oIlowng articles.
Article l. From point on The 10
IaraIIe oil north latitude, where ih'
boundary laid down in existing lresle,
nd conventions between Great Britain
md the United States terminates The
inc OF boundary between The territories,
of her BrItaneic MsjeSy and those o.
he U. S. shall be continued westward
long The 49th parallel Of north latitude
10 thea middle OF the channel which
,eparates the continent from Vancou.
ver's l,laud, and thence soulherIy
through The middle of The said channel,
md Fuca straits 10 The Pacific ocean,
provided, however, III al The navigation
If The said channel and straits, south o
The 49lb parable Of north Latitude, re
main free and open 10 both parties.
Article 2. From The point at which
he 49Ih parallel of norrh latitude shall
De found TO inIersecl The great northern
branch Of The Columbia river, The nav.
cation of the said branch shall be free
and open to the Hudson's Bay Company
and tb all British subjects trading with
The same TO the point where the said
branch meets The main stream of the
Coumbia, and thence down The said
main stream TO the ocean, with free sc-
GEES into aOd through the said river or
,ivcrs, il Icing understood that ell The
usual portage slopg The line thus dpS
crlbed shsl 10 like manner ba fee and
ind open. In nsvjgatlng The said river
or rivers, British subjects. with their
goods and produce. shall be treated on
The same footing a. cI'zcns of,heUnited.
States; II being, however. always un
dersIood that nothing IN this article shall
be construed as preventing, or intended
| 10 proven; the government the Unled
States from making any regulations re.
spec'ng The navigation of The said river
or rivers, not iocOnsstsnt, with the pre-.
sen! treaty.
Article 3.In the future appropriations
of The territory south Of 49th parallel Of
north latitude, Os provided IN the Grst