The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-17


Of natoas, .ssshsE var sxtnsuishes or pats ~
sAA I'd treaty 81 uhs nature Of ne NOoska eoaysn
sIoa-
IL nlay perhaps be tro<, sir that not Only In
pEioc1ples Aaid dOxn by the hOaor46e u~ulb<r, 0a
that al oshsr g.esIiOas ~hbch Tsqnre tor thslr 80
Iassoa rsssreses 70 the 40 81 AAfSoas, nay ~shOa
any ys<y great i1prOPsety % aa<u2ss, be SCI d0~r
az doabSfsl snd aao<rtxln- And this d0ao< o.ins
% n. uarSoos INTERPRETATIONS and apps1zkDoas shSeh
H. -, ave Eseeised BY dl6snsnt naGSons and
even by lh< saaB< naIOo asf.rsnt tunes anl .lsu
% ne ahs<nes 81 something Ike 81 a&i-
cal IsIbnAl nayadSc1is and s<sIle them IL mass
ho.egeF, DC bone astnd tkAt thus px~ssna on
rOysssy - ~ah Great Bna.in, and IL SIC, by he.
ssG eoa&sct has gsen sspe4l iatsrpezzaioa 10 Ger
iain p<ln1lpbes Of IsssrnafiOo4A ax n % s1t kssr
and psOpsx that DE nod her 70 hsE oonssruefsou sa
n tAaa ins<rprvsaiSoa sken psOperiy spp~d 10 thi.
e.ss sAaA give The oresso irTri.oEy, "a eerxi,ly
aannst be T-ssEtsd a very great departure froal
propnety Of language, II, ~hea sp~akinx % her
sAoait assert that Our tiEie 10 tAsi eoaaGry 10
'-eb>aT aat unqaessSoazhle-" Nos, 1 soSA asa
n her manner Of acquiring teuilos.l nights On the
At4nt1 sss Of this eOallDsnI kAs nOS Evea eessin-
~, BO< sxsssne< 10 The docfins Lh.i the dlseoEs-
~ % the mouth % q rSses, followed % sukin .
v~snc.he ssns~ ~ s-sss<.a<@t. case kes u1bs DoI
ooiy 70 The ~hoI> country ~stered 5y ths pSinepza
vsr, bat also hat .kiSh ~aIsEsd by IL VARIOUS
trioal.rSes- And BY the skull eOayGheIlOa Of the
right by eOntLagIry 10 hat conferred BY discovery
ard s<tTsalsnt, l you'd ask the hOnOrsbie gsntls-
man II shs dbt not sXLend her POSSESSIONS Ear Be-
yood the most distant sources, oOlh Of the prBopal
MYERS and their trbucsuesi shs did not pslsh them
evun bsyoo1 The ABsghAny mountains, and hmii
them only m Jhsir western sXlsnssOa BY the Ersai
ALssissippi rIyeri The anesrJiy Of Great Britain
IN giVisg this interpretation 10 the ass Of nations
esnnOt G< gaesIsooet, because IN lT6O she xsnt 10
xar sta France % MAINTAIN T. Sac xas not Oaiy
1IhRg 20 Tsk heE character before The xOrid a. .
II 4
nainLshanae Of her eoustrgrtioo she Eas EIlin and
DID sIp<nd mIisoas Of nancy. an sacrIkcsd thOa-
sanas Ofihe hSes Of her su6leeLs Give "a, then,
respects Lhs Oregon teTtoTy the rights 20 the sane
eXIenI Ehleh dEso0yegy and sstlle6ent have cOnk-r
nd upOa Great Butain IN the eastern part Of tins.
NoSlh AmerScAn eo0Jnent-ssd 70 ths lss Us add
the nsnts ~hseh continuity would give "a regulated
BY Der O~n PSseuee-snd our Ede - oOmplese.
Discovery and sesi-neE, would give us iite 70 The
whole eOantry Wateret by the COlgnbaa ard is
extending from the al degree u north
attitude and bounded on the cas-, throughout 4,
whoLe sxtsn, BY the Rocky nsOGntsins, and on the
wess by the PacIkr, Untl H reached the mOQsh Of
Frszsrs river m latitude Of 80, Eksn u ~OuA
run along the highlands which s<para1 the ~aisrs
Of ihs Columbs. and Frazer river valleys up 10
50 40. GIVE Us, then, the b<nekt Of continuity
- operate N our o<aaf nth OILY half The Vtal-
~ and sfeAey with WHICH u worked out territory
for Great Britain On thLs cur Own eOntln<nI and
Ne take IN Frszsr nyer VaiIsy, and become Of Ooee
united 10 the Pa.If<- Ard ar II there ever ~as
country IN ~hlch the tOciEIse az cOcuAaIIy would
OpsTsts The sIeassoa Of territorial rights ne ~
per part Of tbs Oregon valley plainly and ernpha,-
scaAy Oue- The very and obisct Of the pm
ape -, that people may the mOre fully and cOn-
venssnuy ENJOY thai portion Of any country ~hhch
. clearly and eoAfessediy theirs By discovery and
occupation, OF BY sons Other acknowledged manner
OF acquiring tsrTIESry. The valley OF the Columbia
. ours by the discovery Of Gray IN l592, and by
subsequent s>ttlem>as within q reasonable tlme
sekno~ edged by the s0rrrnder Of t after the asg
war, and this valley exieads tsr north SO co.
The Inhabstants, therefore Of The northern part OF
thIs region would have To trzEei the ~hobs extent
Of the Columbia rIver-a distance Of soaae thousand
OF twelve hundred uIles-6efore he could embark
The prOdacts OF his labor and sl on the mid bosom
Of The Pacike, IN search Of forelgn market This
bOnS, and tstSoas, and tsilsonse journey he must
lake, with the PaeSfe wIthIs too hundred r,iIes Of
his home, and Frsrsrs RIVER within one-fourth Of
that distance because Frs1srs river discovered
by subject Of Grea, Britain Be-; this discovery,
however suntil the latter part ofthe year l7S3
some Il months after our citEens had discovered the
Columbia, ard therefore siShtsen u1onths after this
principle Of eonsinuity.-G u haB any application,
aEy force Ehs,eTsr-hai extended oar rEht 20 the
Pacific Bot admitting that ne throw out Of con-
sadsrstiOn any Advantage <e night claim to the
Frazer valley by continuity, and enneede that 10
Great BRIAN, and then ,Iie the south OF 49,
from the Rocky mountains TO the Paefc EOuId be
lGssputabse; and 10 the north Of that parallel We
would have the Columbia, and Great Britain the
Frazer valley. Both these valleys are now, BY the
treaty Of lo2I, m the joInt occupancy Of the tEo
countries This, then, is the only portion Of this
northwest Countrywide portion to the north ct age
which, IN the most uHtavorabts view for -, can
be the proper subject Of dIvLsoa- A hne beginnIng
on the Pacific, somewhere between SO and sc,
and running along that parallel 10 the Rocky noun
$50
territory Es cam, and 70 portion she claims
would give each line OF the Pacific coast equal
70 our line on the Rocky mountains and would al
secure TO the honorable gentleman from Teunes-
see MIR GENTRY that straight fence he much
desued By discovery. settlement, and continuity,
therefore, the whole Of Oregon - ours. Throw
continuity out Of the scrouut, and Cou6ne to dis
eorery and settlement, and have the very clear
es; e TO 49,, leaving Only the valleys OF the Ors-
gon anal Frazer MYERS the north Of that parallel
to De divided between U.s. A line between SO and
52o would accomplish the most JUS; equitable d.
VISION; or, IA consideration OF our taking NaneoG-
ver's stand, tbs line might De loca,ed on the SIS,
degree OF attitude. Bot are here met with an
other proposition Of the honorable member from
Teanssses, Mr.. EWSG, IN which he asserts ''tha;
Il doubtful whether boSh discovery and settlement;
give ttIe to auation unless made under government
authority However this may be, by the laws OF
nations Great Britain IS stopped by the character
Try, from setting up any such doctrine. What,
would ask, Is the beginning, the very foundation
Of al the claim whIch Great Britain sets NJ 70
any part Of this country IL it nos al 70 be traced
does she no; herself trace Il, through the Noo;ks
e0uvsnuOD--,o the mere temporary occupation OF {
part OF ancouVsr's island by Il. Mearss--who, il
Is tue, one OF her s0bec's, but Who, 50 fer
from acting under the drsrtIUu Of the ''E0yeTumen
authority Of his own country, Vas, at The time
sailing ard operating undrr the Portuguese flag
But, sIr, II Il be true that government authority
must accompany discovery and settlement, IN order
20 perfect The ute TO this territory, does It not follow
that Great Britain has the clear title the whole
this northwest territory, because she, a. early a.
lSO3, ard then agaIn IN 1921, extended her laW,
over II, whilst Ws nave net. 10 this day. eXlendst
either our Authority, our laws, OF our institutions
over the country And does the gentleman really
mean to be understood Throughout the country n
denying that We have any rights in Oregon | d.
not believe that ne desires Be understood; and
vet this s the practical rssul Of his posiiiousth.
necessary conclusion from his premises
Thus far Of our ttis acquired by the entsrprIs.
and adventure Of our own eigIzshs, which regsrt
ss the most rslisbIe part Of It. Let Us now look IN
TO our iits from Sparu, by the treaty Of 1919. By
tha, treaty Spain crded the United States sil be-