The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-26

Of the present day call s ,OhOis Of Oregon or none,
and every inch Of which they say belongs to US
Well let US proceed lirtle further with the docu
ments OF 1898, and see what the men ofthat day
President Monroe and his cabinet-the men who
T had made the treaty with Spain by which we be
came the masters Of this large domains let US pro
sesd a lidle further, and see what they thought o.
our utle up TO 6fly-four forty | read from the
same document Of 1923;
l Mr.. adams 10 Mr.. .uiddlsion, July ~, 1928.
The right Of the United states from the 4ld 70 the ash
parallel OF latitude the Pacific consider as un
Questionable being founded FIRST on the acquisition BY the
treaty Of aad Fsbrday slS q ali the rights q spain see
Sea at s mouth and then by land by Lewis and Clarke
and third BY the settlement At is mouth In 1911 This ter
possession 10 North america can be Of 70 any European
ton not only 10 but the continuity OF their posses
their the means Of establishing hereafter water
e0mmunies atoms from the one to the other"
| FoRrr-SMI, Mr.. President, FORTY NINE! To
THAT LIsE, AND THAT foUR TEARS ATrEa the Ac-
suIsIrIos or rHE SPANISH CLAIM, WAS OUR UseuEs-
TIoSAsLE RIeHr HELD TO IkrEsD; FurY-osE WAS
rHE HIGHEST DEBArABLE LINE NAMED, AND THAT
NAMED on PRINCIPLE KNOWN TO BIZ ERRONEOUS,
AND READY TO BE GIVEN UP.
Again
Mr. adams 10 Mr.. Rush. Same date.
by the treaty Of aHiiy settlement and limits between
the United states and SPAN Of 2ad February 1919, the
boundary line bstwsen them was hSed At the iorysseond
degree OF latitude from the Of the Arkansas river 10
the South BY which treaty the United states acquired
all the rights of spain north Of that parallel
The night Of the United States TO the Columbia river,
and 10 the interior territory washed by It's waters rests uPon
s discovery from the aud nomination by Citizen OF
Captains Lewis and tlsksI upon the settlement Of Astoria
made under the protection o. tho uasd safes. and thus
restored TO them 10 1916 and upon this subsequent aequi
don Of ali ths rights Of spain. the only European power
Who prior the discovery Of the river had Pretsn
son, TO territorial nights on the northwest coast Of
America
The waters OF the Columbia river extend. by the MunO
NAH TO the aad degree Of latitude where rs source ap
Kansas and by Claks river TO the Soh OF bIt degrees Of
a,ads thence descending .OaIhysrd till Its sources al
TO the territory thus wstsr.d and Immediately eontgu.
the original possessions Of the United states ht
bounded the Mississippi they conaidsr hsr night to b.
established by all the principles which have ever been
applied TO European settlements upon the American hemi.
sphere"
This is an extract of great value, and is an am.
p6caton and development Of the principle laid
down in the extract Just read. Il reetes the Span
ish treaty Of 1919 aid claims nothing under it be-
yond the Columbia and its valley. To this our IL
tie is alleged to be complete, on American grounds,
independent Of the treaty namely, discovery, set
demert, and colonization by Mr.. Astor under the
protection Of the United States.
Again.
Mr.. .9dan, 10 Mr.. Rush. Same despatch.
| III the British Northwest and Hudson Bay companies
have any posts the coast suggested In the article In
the Quarterly Review above cited the third article OF the
Of the 10th Of October 1878 IL applicable TO
them Mr. Middleton Ia authorized to propose article oil
similar import 10 be inserted In Joint convention between
the United states Great Britain and Russia for
ten years from It's signature You authorized to maks
the same proposal the British government and It'll
yisw 10 draw definite line Of the future
puate that no settlement shall hereafter be made the
coast any Of the islands thereto adjoining
BY Russian subjects south latitude S. by citizens Of
United states north OF latitude oil by British subjects
either south Of 81 or north OF IS.
II mention the Latitude OF 81. as the bound within which
nj If,ifa
states because tbs not to be doused that the Columh
river branches far north ST. although most prob
ably not the Tsconeschee Tesse Of Mackenzie As how
tyer the line already latitude 20 to the Stony
an. should be earnestly Insisted upon by Great Britain
allel to the Copies Of this instruction will like is
be orw arded Mr. Middleton with whom you will freely
but cautiously correspond this subject well in
gard 10 your negotaon respecting the suppression thu
slave trade"
Four things must strike the attention in this ex
ltract |. The offer OF a partnership to the Empe
ror Alexander, which he wisely refused. 2. Tit
offer of the same 10 Great Britain, which she saga
ciousy accepted 3. The offer Of SIS To Great Brit
ain az her permanent northern boundary. 4. Tn,
fer Of 81 to her as a permanent southern bound
ary, and its offer on principle not valid, with h
alternative to fall back upon the line of 40. TIL,
British who know all this and a great deal more
must be astonished al our ffy-four-forty war feve
} Of to-day!
Again
Mr. Rush 10 Mr. adams
LONDON, December n, 1929
in an interview had with Mr.. Canning last week,
known to him as preparatory to the negotiation tn
views relative to the northwest
America. These, as you know. are:
First That as regards the country westward OF tn
United States and Russia should jointly agree conver
ton TO be in force ten years similar in its nature to tn
third article Of the convention Of October 1878 now snt
sstng between tho two former powers; and, secondly
the United States would spnlae not to make any
Elements on that coast north OF the degree Of lat
Jal{ RITA atin tn
south Of 81 degrees north of IS degrees and Russi
not to make any south Of So degrees.
lions further than hint under his first impressions sron
objections to the one which goes to limit Great Brtai
from propositions at this point Of time III
destood that he might better write to Sir Charles Bago
the whole subject to which they relate"
Again:
Same TO same, December 10, 1923.
"And secondly, that tho United States willing
stimulate TO make no settlements north Of the bst degree
latitude that coast provided Great Britain slip,
make none south oil ho'"
I Again:
, Same to same, same date
THAT they (the United State willing, howeve
waving for the present the fall advantage Of these claim
forbear a settlements north Of 81 as that limit might
sufficient to give them the benefit Of all the waters of III
Columbia river but that they would expect Great Brita
abstain from coming south Of that limit or going ahov
was not imagined that she had any actual settlements"
On Friday, Mr.. President read one passag
from the documents of 1923 to let you that fifty
four forty (for that is the true reading of ftyfve
> had been offered to Great Britain for her norther
q boundary: to-day read you SIX PASSAGES from tn
' same documents to show the same thing. And Il
: me remark once more-the remark will bear etern'
h repetiton-these offers were made by the men VIII
had acquired the Spanish title to oregonl and VIII
8 must be presumed to know much about it q
c those whose acquaintance with Oregon dates fror
the epoch Of the Baltimore COMMUNICATIONS Low
e for il dates from the of it's PRONUNCIATION as
/: party watchword-whose knowledge Of it extend
: to the luminous pages Of Mr.. Greenhow's book
h Six times Mr.. Monroe and his cabinet renounce
Frazers river and its valley and left it to the Br
e ish! They did so on the Ineligible principle tia
e the British had discovered it, and settled it, an
we're in the actual possession oft when we got tn
o Spanish claim; which claim Spain never made
: Upon this principle New Caledonia was leh tn tn
g British in 1923. Upon what principle is it elaine
ia now
l. This is what Mr.. Monroe and his cabinet though
n of our title to the whole Of Oregon or none, in ii