The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-04-25

n"" 'o''Ii'R 70 shy ns 10 the ey1en, or -
cam upon Oregon, whether il WINS r. =, u V OH
~. ] gathered that MIR II. wopId n "l ~ o.
cede anything more than 40 W." 'o' con
HOUSE. The House todov r0,....,
the order terminating the debate ''""sIdered
bill extending our laws over Orcgo,u lo,, thC
day, and fixed upon Friday, e'"'ON Thur.
That bill was taken up apoin NM, -,
ton Brown, OF Tennessee, showed I I'r MI
general principle ofthe bill WINS nm =" o ,rG' the
and absolute Jurisdiction over rbo :" r Inclusive
Oregon Top'itory, aud all thc iTl'IIe Of
thereof, with some exceptions. Cor "',,'poaIls
while the notice is running 10 nm o we term
do moi amount to legal exceptions S o GGO L B
not alter the aggressive character ol I.u ~, o.9
The British statutes Of 1863 and 1891 Nv, y, uIL
MS lac showed, furnish any ground g, w.t." ICl
measure, for they did not assume '' 60 WI lhH
sive jurisdiction. gu eSleh'
/ SENATE. THURSDAY Arr1 70
notice TO Great Britain Regarding ,bo w. ." Iho
cy of Oregon was taken up and NJ VCCylpaI'
den addressed the Senate Tho ,,' llVen'
of Mr. Crtienden, amended BY mo, iio,O w %
Johnson was passed as follows ''" y" VIZ
| leas. Messrs Archer, AsbIv Alb
Bngby, Barrow, Benton, Berrien iC1% a,Ll'
Cameron, Calmers, John NJ. CIovoN,' '' m'
win, Critenden, Davis, DAYTON. Nv r vo''
Haywood, Houston, Huntington ''i i., u,een,
Johnson Of Maryland, johnson. OFT 'n,!0Hog0'
Lewis, McDufiie, Mangum, Morclo,l W,II g".'
Niles, Pearcc, Pennyhackcr. P.ch. 'TP n.l
SEWER, Simmons, Speight, Tuner r .m,",
Webster, Woodbrdgc.-iO. - 'F"'0'
Nays, Messrs Allen. Atcbsor. y....
Bright, Cass, Thomas CLAYTON, Ddr,on
Evans, Fairfield, llannegan. Jcnpes. sar,e
Sturgeon, Wcstcott.-Ii. '''
So the resolution WIS ordered 10 he erqr,,,
cd and read third time, and was finally no...
ed, in tic following form. I''''
"Nhereas, by the convention conclrd,i
the twentieth dayof October, eigh,ccn Lrn,
dred aud eighteen, between the United S,s,c.
Of America aud the King of the United K;oc.
dom Of Great Britain and Ireland, iorrhc me-.
riod often years, and afterwards Indefinitely
extended and continued in force by anorbc,
convention of the sane parties. concluded tho
sixth day Of August, in the yelr of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and twcnW.scy.
en-, it was agreed that any country that may
be claimed by either party on the northwest
coast of America westward ofthc stony or
rocky mountains, now commonly called The
Oregon Territory, should, together with rs
harbors, bays and creeks, ard The navigation
of all rivers within the same, be free aud Oh
en-" TO the vessels citizens and subjects oiFIe
two powers, but without prejudice 10 any
claim which either ofihc parties nigh b,r:
to any part OF said country: & with i'.is firth.
err provision. in the second article oCtbe sg;d
convention of the sixth of August. eighteen
hundred ami twenty-Scvcn. II al either parry
might ubro-atc and anuul soid coryer,ionoo
giving due notice OftwcNe months ,o,be 9th.
or contracting party
And whereas, it h? now become desirable
that the respective claims or,hc United States
aud Grent Briiai'l should he definitely settled.
nnd Tint said Territory may no longer than
need he rem ain subject TO the er2coRsegHeg-
ceS o, the divided allegiance offs American
and Brit sh population, and otthe confusion
ana &C. ntii II of national Jurisdictions danger-
Gus TO tie cherished peace and good under
sw.ndi hs .: Ire two countries.
w ith n view. therefore, that stepsNc taken
for the nbrogation ofthc said convention Of
,he sixth ofAugpst, eighteen hundred and
! twenty in the mode prescribed in It's
second article, aud that the attention of GOV
ernmeuts of both countries may he the more
earnestly and Immediately directed TO renew.
ed efforts for the amicabe settlement Of all
their differences and disputes in respect 70
/ said territory
Reso'red Jq The Scnrte and House Of ET'
rcSentst'res ofhe United SiIisS in COngrt'' A.
sembleH, That the President Of the United
States be, and he is hereby authorized, at lbs
discretion, 10 give TO the British Government
the notice required, by the said second artl'
Gle, for the abrogatiun of the said convention
ofthe sixth of August, eighteen hundred ana
twenty severn
HOUSE. At an early hour the House
went into Committee ofthe Whole ard n
sumcd the consideration ofthe bill to pTo'e3
the American settlers in Oregon and eN'e'1
our laws over that territory.
Mr. J. II. IngcrSoll commenced the "e'5e
by an earnest and able speech agaI1s "'
BILL. III
Mr. Ingersoll said that if the notice sloGa
he given, and should he followed up W NV
passage of this bill, he would say unquaI'INr
" that it would be Il certain prelude 10 Wal
"a most unnecessary war. r.,l
he uCDHlp was CbllliltNN ~ So,
ofN. Y, Phelps of Mo-, Rockwell o. IT poI
Wick of Ia, Seaborn Jones, OLGA, a0a t ,Y5
lock of Penn, and the Committee rose so
the House adjourned. ...,,,
FRIDAY, april II. Senate not N n! SSss,r
HOUSE. The Oregon Notice bIlI VAIN VAIN,
ceived from the Senate soon after lIe .o" 6e
of the journal, and INTERNALLY laid u,o ,";g @e
table, while the House went into l .r,onJnc
ofthe Whole upon the subject Of eMspuD'
jurisdiction, over the Oregon 's s,osS:i the
Mr. Chapman, of Alabama ad ,saocS A.
Committee NJ length, in aspirlted s,Norsst
gainst the blfandin favor OF an l Uy~Ocold
compromise of the question. he a1, oybo-.
his country in preference to par'y,p"' '''
ed all parties to sustain the country, with
Mr. Douglass was in favor OF inc ". ,,wilh.
the boundarydeined; but would soiO'
out any boundary. ,,..t and fast
Amendments were offered thick, anu bo in.
One proposed that the notice sho s..hw,h to
corporated in the bill and given lo' ,ro,ty.
Great Britain, to put an end to Tue eG,I o6ser.
An amendment, requiring cafe i'.once TO
- A. ..oot,, olliuntiOnS III rClclVH =,