The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-08-01
The Oregon Treaty.


The following is the Treaty by which the
Oregon question was adjusted. The docu-
ments accompanying the terms ofthe treaty
when thew were presented to the Senate by
President Polk are published. The PresI-
dent, in his letter transmitting the propo-
sition as il came from the British Govern
ment and which is the one adopted, says the
the Senate, ifthey will agree to it, he will
The Senate agreed to it, and so did Mr. Polk,
and here is the official document
Convention Jetlceen the United States Of .Anlerlca
and Her Majesty the Queen Of The United
Kingao0l of Great Britain and Ireland con-
cI,uied 0t Washingion the 18th o. June, 1876.
The United States of America and her Ma
esty the Queen of the United Kingdom OF
Great Britain and ireland, deeming it to he
desirable, for the future welfare ofboth coun-
tries, that the state of doubt and uncertainty
which has hitherto prevailed respecting the
sovereignty and government of the territory
on the Northwest Coast of America, lying
Westward of the Rocky or Stony Mountains,
should be finally terminated by an amicable
compromise of the rights mutually asserted
bv the two parties over said territory, have re-
spectively named Plenipotentiaries TO treat
and agree concerning the terms OF such set
Element; that is TO say, the President OF the
United States of America has on his part fur
nishcd with full powers James Buchanan
Secretary Of State of the United States, and
her Majesty, the Queen of the United King
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, has on her
part appointed Right Honorable Richard PAX
enham. member of her Nlajesty's most Hon
orabe Privy Council, and her Malesty's En-
voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten-
| yl,p of nn
committed to each other their respective full
powers, framed in good and due form, have
agreed upon and concluded the following ar
ticlcs:
ARTICLE l." From the point on the 49th
parallel of North latitude, where the bounda-
nv laid down in existing treaties and conven-
tons between Great Britain and the United
States terminates, the line of boundary be-
tween the territories other Britannia Majesty
aud those of the United States shall he CON
tinued Westward along the 49th parallel Of
North latitude to the middle of the channel
which separates the continent from NancOu-
ver's Island, and thence Southernly through
the middle of SAID channel, and of Fuca
Straits, to the Pacific Ocean; provided, how
ever, that the navigation of the said channel
and straits, South of the 10th parallel of North
latitude, remain free and open to both par
ties
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ARTICLE rom 'lio lI"i'lt d, At, H"iIi' we
4'th ParaleI o' NoIt' lal.Iuue I'in'' nc ic" .,
10 lhtersect me srGat Nor!lletn nfaI'n VI a''1
Solllilp'a r'tcri le naN ,s".'on % 1,'o sun
n y, sll''l' DC IN p D. ~ r;
png "nu " ,I ,;s' a''p ,ls
uG Tsa m'.' ' 'oo,s tho main S,roon, nf rho
~ oi%''0r ,I,o,,, ., ,ln ".id main
C"''','"'r, ill.,, %''l ,,,i,i fa, 900 nmd
,, cam ~ Wv j 80, :,
Wv '"'ti ',',i - aI,,9, w.,
i;e .I',' ' IiII Ill IT. H. ,,nT ho
.; ;o ',J e H. n.,,;,,ot;rr Tho s,;d .;vor
~ ~; u'''. R,;,;, s,h;oets r,;,h ,toir Goods
,aI ,,ro'i,,nn shaI Ln ,roa,od ON rho same
CIV; ~. oi,i.,nrs ~ ,to JTn;,oJ S,.,as. i
hg;,'.7 ,,,o,.m. oI,,,n,,s ,,rdas,ood ,hot no,b.
;,a.,inIo 'si,ai, ho corstr,,od ns nro-
s ~ a'',S ;otondad 70 ,,,o,,om, tho C,ovarn
- ,hn fGn;'od 500 s.o,,' ,,,ol,ino. ony
reglllatons respecting the navigation of the
said river or rivers. not inconsistent with the
present treaty"
ARTrC1E Sin the future augmentation of
Territory south orthe Aotb nornIleI of NORTH
latitude. MS nrovided in the frst article of
This treotv possessorv rigbtS IF the Uudson,s
Raw Connnorv and ofoII Rritisb suI,;ects who
other property lawfully acquired within the