Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-05-29

the one hand aud Eastern Asia on the other
the ootPos IL in every OF the word, legu
| mate national undeuaking-and o regarded both
Great Britain and by the United States. This. Mr. b pre-
eeeds 20 demonstrate by ample historical references
commencement by Mr.. Astor, its existence until the wa
OF 1912. is conquest by Great Britain during that an
its restoration in accordance with the suPulsnons OF Oh
Treaty Of GhenL Mr.. h. also shows that Mr. Canning
the British Minister in 1924 admitted the American till
As Tar north the parallel of 49-and he contends that
then claimed nothing beyond tina, parallel the ques'io
might that have been settled. but for Glove
partnerships" out OF which grew the famous treaty
joint occupsnon" the evil consequences OF which Mr..
oressw and proclaimed at the time, in series OF denun
catory essays which he says he expected make gres
sensation but which with responsive iron
the thousand newspapers which the United States
tanned. found myself (ssid Mr.. b. solitary then il
| advance OF public opinion am behind it,
Mr.. Benton then quoted resolutions which he sub
mied the Senate the Of lS27-s. which de
clared IL insSpeden' TO negotiate with Great Britain il
reference the territorial claims OF the Rocky Noun
tains "upon the basis OF Joint occupation OF the
Try claimed by EACH but that IL expedentt to negotiate
"upon the basis Of separation OF interests, and fhs
ioLshnent Of TIE I9 degree Of HOrA latitude per
boundary beseR fken the sraitest possible
ne"-a reference which shows that he stands where
he stood twenty years ago. the zesou. NeopAy,
or Oregon II seems, has Neophyes well Texas
the whole region Of the Rocky Mountains was isrrs
ineogsits.
Mr. Benton concluded his second days argument with
the following in favor OF adopting the line of az
"It the line which parts, suitably than line fol.
lowing the high lands could do the valleys OF the Co
lumba and OF FrsEcrs river saving all discove-
mes and settlements beyond the Rocky Mountains, and
leaving the British the whole OF hsrs Its
ton OF the line this side OF the mountaas-a line which
happens conform the geographical features the
this side OF the mountains, and equally
the other. On this SIDE the systems Of
the other the basin of Hudsons BAY the other side
parts the which belong the valley
the Columbia from those which belong FrsEers ver,
cutting of the heads OF lew streams of about equal value
each hand IL is the line OF Uuecht-a line which will
now be denied but by few-and TO which few, nothing
this point will be said by Ii is the line
OF right resulting from the treaty Of Utrecht and such al
ways looked the early stages OF this controversy both
by British and American statesmen the ultimate line
settlement and boundary between the Ii the
line OF righ resulting from the said treaty OF Utrecht
TO which Mr.. Adams in his despatch Mr. Middleton, OF
July 49, 1923, alleged "unques,onable title" extend;
tor only upon that treaty could line OF Gnques0nable
tie" be avered On any other basis, it could only be
line OF conventions conventional line of mutual agree
and Mr. Adams was not man To conound two things
different in their IL is the best line for for
all the OF Pugets Sound and Beinghams
Bay-I do say the Straits OF Fuca for those straits
hike all the other great straits in the world, part OF the
high and incapable Of sef-apprcpriaton by any
ton gives these waters; and with them the pctur
esque and fertile square, OF more than hundred miles every
way lying between the Straits OF Fuea and the Columbia,
and between the Pacific and the Cascade range of
mountains, and Of which Mount Olympus the CEN
re the GROWING ornament, and from which the whole
district derives tsclassic name of Olympic.
All this the line Of the treaty of Utrecht gives which
the line OF the valley OF the Columbia would for that
yer has valley nj s mouth, and enters the through
gap IN the ron-bouad The valley OF that river
fan expanded the spreading part the Rocky Mountains
the handle in the Ii Is the best line for the British
for gives them the upper part Of the north fork Of the
Columbia, where heads opposite Athabaca and
Northumberland and covered by Brush posts
aud from all which the valley of Frazers river would be
cut oil from communication II the head OF the Columbia
remained IN hands, Just Halifax cut off from
Quebec by the northern Of the ST. Johns Thus the
line Of rgbt-he line OF Ulrecht-s the best both par.
giving each what convenient anj necessary IT,
for the triangle the head Of the Columbia
them the Olympic square 10 u.s. and taxing from
each detached district Of little value except for annoy
The BRUSH could annoy in the Olympic district;
could annoy them the head of the COlumbs; but
why do it, except upon the principle Of laying eggs hatch
future disputes upon the Machiayean principle of de-
posting the seeds OF condensation while assuming
settle the mischief OF old one' Forty-nine the Inc
which Mr. jefferson proposed IN 1907, have shown
heretofore 10 the Senate. Its the line Of Mr. Gaaun and
Mr.. Rush.
1T is the line of all the American Statement wi,hou,
exception, twenty and forty years sgo. IL the line Of
hr. Canning 1873. 1t line for the rejection Of
which by Mr. Pakenham, without reference his govern
meni SIR Robert Feel has lately, and publicly, and the
face OF the world, expressed regret II IL line which we
have never presented uumaum which we have Of
proposed gently and which the BRUSH nave as often
gently showed aside, because they saw from own
taneous propositions that they could do better Had get the
whole, least Tor long time, under our own delu.iye
PROJECT VI Joint instruction. But all this gentle ana
deusiye work IL done with The JOINT TO terminate;
events suvance-and the question be settled now by
reason aud Judgment. wall settle itself by chance
and arms FoFy-nIne Is the Inc OF right with ana,
acting upon the second nall the great MAXIM sUs Nr TO
NOTHING wEONG l shall submit; no invasion or en-
croachme upon that line.
Senators may the why for tventy-i five
years have adhered the line Of Utrecht It is the line
Of RsHT which gives the Olympic district aad It's in
valuable waters and the river and valley OF
the Columbia 1t Is the fighting line Of the United States
The USION can DC rallied on that line"