New-York daily tribune., 1846-01-22
Oregon MT Albany.

The following resolutions suoihiIieu III 'o0 1'a
sembly of this State on Monday by Gen. FULLER
TON of Livingston Co. referred to by the Courier
and Express as those agreed upon by majority OF
The whig Members in Joint Meeting Their irtro-
ducton caused quite fu,tering in the ranks OF The
dominant party, and called into requisiton tue bril-
lan, ora,orica powers and ripe craftsmanship OF the
Hon. Alexander Wells, of our City Delegation
The majority travelled and around them as care
fully as if walking eggs, but finally refused TO
make them n special order for Friday by vote OF
50 TO 54 Although the resolutions were given in
our last we republish them complete that our read
era NAV carefully consider them. They are as fol-
lows:
1p1r,os IN October lsl2 after settlement by treaty
ot the North Eastern Boundary question: Lord Aberdeen
directed Mr.. Fox Her Britannia Maeslys Munster, 10
open with our Government negotiation III relation 10
the line OF boundary west of the stony or Rocky Noun
tans In pursuance of which the American Munster IN
England was authorized 10 make offers OF compromise
similar TO those before made on the part oil the chied
STATES which made and rejected and Tue hesot''
alton was shortly acrward transferred TO washington
A,d oheyeas in February, 1874, Mr. Pakenham the
Minister of that Government nj Washington reiterated
The. anxious desire of bis Government to come 10 an
early and satisfactory arrangement ot the boundary OF
the Oregon Territory:
Ind ctereas in July lsfl the Rritsa hinis,er informed
nr Government TINT he had been instructed 10 repeat
Inc earnest desire OF Her Maes,y's Government that
onestion on which much interest was let IN ooth
countries should be disposed Of NJ Inc earliest moment
consistent with the convenience OF the United States
iad t-hertas in the correspondence which onsued,
The right, and claims of the United States TO the Oregon
Territory in virtue of discovery aud purchase, were
clearly So. forth and vindicaed
And oher,ds this Government after asserting and
tanning the claims to the whole OF the Territory oil Ore
ron submitted TO Her RrHnnc MRcsty's Minister pro
position conceived in tha, spirit neEnanimity which
should charac,crze the action OF enlightened nations
and eyiuciup ON the part oil the United States its sron
desirc 70 preserve the relations ol auity "hon 0Ns
berwesr the TWO Governments, -,
And inhsysas thai proposition was In the oiinIon !"
his Legislative hastily not discoure9usy releclea h
Rsso,rsS t tho Senate concur) As the sense oil tue
lagislts; af Nsw York that inasmuch ms England al
ter ptes Government TO the consiaeraon " s
Oregon boundary question. has rejected just fair and
cenciatory terms of settlement without offering amy
mode OF compromise. it becomes the duty OF our ov
eminent to take the step contemplated by tae conVe
ton of 1897 when in the opinion ol either Government
should be deemed for the protection OF It's
iptarerts or its honor: Therefore.
Rssolrei (if the Senate concur) Tint our Senators
aud Representatives in Congress be requested to vote for
advising the President OF the United States
give to Her Britannia Muestys Government! at early
day in his judgment the rights, the interests and the
honor of the American People demand the notice re
qured by the convention of 1877 for tho termination of
the Joint occupancy by England and the United States OF
the Oregon Territory.
RGsclued. Gt the Senate cnncur) That our relations
with England impose high en1 responsible duties upon
Congress- and that the eccut preparations for
war, furnish AT all times, the sirongcst guaranty for
pesco the Naval and Military force OF the country should
be augmented while It's deencos should be promptly
strengthened upon scaboard, and along the line OF
northern an northwestern frontier.
We see nothing objectionable here, unless in the
closing resolution. which looks to wsrlike preparu
ton as advisable We see no necessity for this
and, feeling that two Of every three dollars ap
proprated to Armamenis will get into the pockets
of contractors and hangerson of the Executive, We
would postpone arming as long as possible. We
believe Government has only to be firm an'
moderate our People united and reasonable, TO en-
an early and auspicious settlement of the diff
Guilty. Let avoid all causes of irritation, irnl,
assert rights. yet avow Willingness to conced
and conciliae, and all will come GU, US it should