Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-08-06

I received late in the day. on the 10Th instant friday
your despatch numbered twentyseven, dated The 2sh OF
Apri 1876 transmitting notice for The abrogaton OF the
convention Of the 9th Of August 1897 between the United
States and Great Britain, in accordance with The terms pre-
scrihed the second article sucfng to deliver the
notice her BtiDnic Majesty in person. or TO her Males
tvs principal Secretary Of Stale for Foreign Aas. will
be agreeable u her Msess wishes and al the same
time leaving The mode oil delivery oil The notice enuely al
my discretion.
practicable moment A. however, could only ascertain
her Maicsi,s wihes which an directed consult through
the principal Secretary OF State for Foreign Affairs su
Gent yet been sIolded fur that and
il The midst Of The preparation Of my dispatches for the
steamer Tomorrow and Of my engagements at the Foreign
Office with Of the topics Of this letter it has
my power TO i've subject Of so much imPor
lance that deberation which am sensible proper
else Of the discretion conied 20 rcques. Tomorrow
however, purpose 10 seek an interview with Lord Aber
den for this purpose and without loss Of Time hnay 70 ex
ec your instructions in the mode that my be deemed
esectua faay adj that although it altogether
pobae that the presentation OF The notice TO her Majesty
IN refsn viii not be admissible, aud that where treaty
may annued ppm notice BY oae party the mode Of de-
veing need be dependent upon the assent Of
other; yet in the present instlnce DO not apprehend
there will any difficulty in giving and receiving the
tiee mode mutually satisfactory and in conformity with
have now to acouint you that after the receipt or your
dsp tches Of the 18th inst by The Caledonia had lengthy
conference with Lord Abedeen which occasion The
sumption Of the collation. for anicabe settlement Of
Oregon question, ard the nature Of the proposition be
coniempated submitting fer that purpose, formed the sub
irc OF furand fee conversation. have 10 state,
thar osflcons will be transmitted to Mr. Pakenhan bv
the steamer to marrow submit new and further prop6
siiion the part Of this government for partition Of the
The proposition probably viii offer substantially
Firs-To divide the terto the extension Of the line
on the parallel OF foIty-niue the say
the arm Of the sea called Brch's bay by
de Arc and Straits Of Fuca the and CONFIRMING
the UnitedSate, what indeed has would possess without
any special eot mation, the right freely 10 and navi
gate the Strait throughout lis extent
SecOnd-To Che British subjects occupying ia,
forts and stations any where in the region north of the CO.
I Of the y-uIuh naralle
title lands and stations Of which they may be
actual occupation abe howeyerin all respects, as un-
dersand jurisdiction and sovereignty Of United
States citizens Of the United States Similar privileges
will be offered be extended to the citizens Of the United
States may have settlements north of the fJIty-ninh
parallel though presume IS pretty well understood that
there are settlements upon which this nominal mutually
could operate have no means of accurately asceraning
extent Of the present British settlements between the
Columbia and forty-nnth parallel They be-
ieved by d Aberdeen TO be numerous, however; con-
ssug he supposes Of few private farms aud
three forts and stations. have already in previous de-
spach the liberty remind that by their charter
tie Huisons Bay Company prohibited from acquiring
title lands and that the occupations be eetel By this
reservation have been made either by the squafols or the
Company by the Puses Sound Land Company for the
pupope of evading The Prohibition of the HBdsOn's Bay
They point Of fact also, according Capt
Wilkes account cultivated and used chiefly by the persons
employed in the service Of the former Company and
i1y 10 their general business Of hunting and trapping
rather than with view has been generally supposed
Of colonizing. or ofpeImanent settlement
Llsly-Thc proposition will demand for the Hudson's Bay
Company the right Of freely navigating the Columbia river
II WILL however, understand dclaim the idea OF
reiyuty right Of exercising any jurisdiction
pany and will contemplate only the light Of navigating the
upon the footing and according 10 the iegu
atious may be applicable the citizens of the United
States already acquainted you that Lord Abe
has very stvey and explicitly declined to treat of
navigation Of the 81 Lawrence in connection with that o
the Columba suatai if it desirable to us tc
propose 10 offer for the other he would account
enter any negotiation in regard TO the ST. Lawrenee
have seen cause TO change the opinion
that in any attempt divide the Oregon territory the obi
CATION by this government 10 protect the tights Of thc
snbiectswhch may been acquired have grown uI
during Joint occupations woHd probably
the greatest difficulty in the way Of amicabe adiasmen
And obvious that the proposed Teservation-O th
right the Hudson Bay Company OF freely navigating
Columbia and that liz favor Of the British occupants
the river proceed from this source although ii probable
that less pride may be felt at giving with
what they may deem an adequate equivalent what
been hitherto rendered by ouf negoIia,oTs.
In fact except in the surrender to the United States Of th
title occupied by British subjects between
the Columbia and the 49h PARALLEL and also the surrender
the jurisdiction the river and the country within
limits am afraid it may, with some FEASIBILITY, b.
coDteDded that there material difference between
present propOSja and that offered 10 MIR. Caatin hi
Messs Addington and uskissOn the British negotiators
1927.
scarcely necessary for me state that the PROPOSE
tion submitted has yet received my
/ have therefore felt it my duty dscou
rage the expectation that it would be accepted by Pesi
dent if submitted to that body approved by Senate
DO not think there be much doubt, however that
immersion produced the Senate oul
accept the proposition offered least without any ma
eial Modification and that the President no, take IN
responsibility Of rejecting it without consulting the Senate
IL there be any reasonable ground an i'm
preston however erroneous offer less Objectionable
the FIST instance, at least could hardly be expected
IL be considered cerIaD, also my opinion
: offer to be made Is not submitted
and not intended such though have reason 10 know
that Mr. Pakenbam will be authorized accept or re
ject any modification that may be proposed part;
that be wi in such case, be instructed 10 refer the mod
e cation to bis government.
Ii is disguised the Presidents annual me
Il and the public
place in the Senate, II Will be difficult If impossible
conduct the negotiation in its future stages without refer
the opinion Of Senator's free from speculation
degree Of control they exercise over the
Whatever therefore might be prudent regular in the
di airy Of things think il of the utmost impor
tance upon the present OCCASION if the President shoul
think proper propose any modification of the offer 10
made by Mr. Pakenhlm, that the modification should
destood possessing The concurrence Of the cO-odinat
branch Of The treaty power
Ii easy conjecture with any certainty the ex
which this government might induced to modif
the propositions if they should that the Sen
ate less than the President demanded it, Ii must nc
observation that during the preceding
Of government, the extension Of the line on the 49t
parallel to the Strait OF Fuca proposed by Lcrd Aber
deem actually suggested by my immediate predecessor
he thought his gOveInmegt might accept; that
regard those English subjects who would be left With
American jursdif,n by adopting that boundary he cgd
precedent for convenient mode Of dealing with Them
By the second article of jays Treaty. however Bts
subjects would not only be secured the absolute
an their lands apd effects, but would be allowed the optic
10 continue as Bnts 6tect and without any allegiance
the Of U5ited States which, according
Lord AbeIdeens offer, understand it, they would M
possess In point of fact the efse the subsan points
gaTded Objectionable little more than the embc
dmen Of the offers aud suggestions which al e
ent times have in some TO- other, proceeded om
negotiatOrs.
have myself always believed if the extension of N
line Of boundary the 49h parallel by the Strait of Fuc
u the sea- would be acceptabeto our government that m
demand q hi4 IL