New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-03
The Oregon Treaty.
Correspondence 9: The T..sune.


papers relative to the Treaty just confirmed by the
Senate for Inc settleu.ea, of he North Western
Boundary. None Of ,hen, I believe, are suOstan-
,ially correct; The following may be relied on as
more correct and fail syucp.is than has yet ap-
peared.
The Treaty will probably receive lis final ratihca-
lion in few days in England Nothing published
here now can have any :eaence on the facts Oh Ihe
Treaty, and therefore true version may as vel oe
given 10 the pubic IS false one Withcut the
formal language, The following will be found, when
the Treaty is Published TO correspond substantially
with The oGcial copy.
Article 1.-The 4e,h parallel Of North latitude from
,be socky Mountains 10 sea- with line from ;aat
oi !ount the south Of Vancouver Island through the
Straits Fgca, be The boundary Tue between Inc TWO
countries
AET u-F.om she point where the 9s;h parallel y L
SHAH De found ntersect The great Northern oIach q
Coiuub!. River. me navigation Of me 'eia o'ac 20
=. free suc open 20 Hudson Bay Company and az
Brush sYtpcts 10 where tie sac branch meets The man
stream OF Coumbia-thence down the mEln 'ties 70
the Ocean with iree access into and thioush me &
or rivers oeiag understood that al The several oFases
along tie line lhus described in Ike manner TO be Tree anc
open In navigating said river er rivers, bri!sh Snass
NH Tier G55d and produce hG b treate on he sen rco
ma nc citizens If he Ces5 S:Giss. Tie United sstes 10
make regulations respecting The navigation Of said rivers
no, Inconsistent with The Treaty.
AIT III In future appropriations OF the lerTliory
South OF age the possessory rights Of the Hudson Bay
Company and British subjects who may be already in &C.
cupaton Of land or other property lawfully acqu TO be
respected.
gets Sound Agricultural COMPANY The North side Of the
Cournb;. shall be confirmed 10 SAID Company In case
the United States for public o. political purposes should
wish said LANDS. any part thereof the property 50
required shall transferred al proper valuation, 20 be
agreed upon between The parties.
Art V. Ra.!fcatioas 20 be exchanged within ak
months.
Such is the Treaty which James f. Polk and his
Loco Foco ad visers aGpitted 10 the Senate, signed
By their own hands, aief all the noisy declaration
they made about o.. clear and unquestionable
title up 10 54' 20
have already said that the Treaty is about as
good as any wise man could have expected from the
laundering and imbecility o: Loco Focoism. The
perpetual navigation OF the Columbia River, with
all lis tributaries, is ne. worth single tear, sned oy
a widow or orphan, over father or a husband
unimcly death nor are the other advantages
which Great Britain may be raid TO have gained by
this Treaty. worth disputing about The country
will rejoice that The matter is settled and more par
icularly that the party now 10 power co1id seiile
any question conduct any OF our foreign reia
lions TO A pesceable termination.
Bu, though the question ID thus settled, 10 the de-
light of r erea, majority OF the people who iren'-
bled for their own folly, IN allowing James n. PolA
10 become President, we are bound, nevertheless 10
hold up to public condemnation the men, VINO
for base party purposes bad almost brought us 10
crisis where the country could have found no honor
able out going from the Egypt OF Loco Foco Diplo
macy but through The Red Sea OF War The value OF
Tie territory aud privileges ceded away 50 lncon-
sis,entiy with Loco Foco claims, Is nota!ne. The
Nationnl honor is untouched bat II there ever has
any such thing as Loco-f oco honor' J. has moi
escaped unscathed Ii has sunk so deep that even
Senator Hgunegans &" hand Of resurrection with
Which he Is now raking the bottom OF the pool OF
Loco Focoism, in search OF one James h. Polk, can
never touch il.
The Wings, with patriotism worthy OF the
Wings Of &c. stood up for the parallel OF Az That
parallel has been gained, and upon that parallel
Inc boundary is finally and for ever settled.
They met the British Lion in The face. They
tolo him tina, here was their position; on lhe con
tinent he should put his fool South OF AZ II he
would settle on that line with liue point cf Y an
couver's Island South Of that, then he might have
the olive branch OF peace If he did not settle II
thus then he mic hi take the weapons III the other
cla~ of our national bird.
But the Loco. Focos raised new issue, over the
prairies and through The mountain papers OF The
Western aud Eastern States The cry OF " Inc w hole
OF Oregonl" was beard. For fear there should be
any mistake on This point the figures 5io 40 were
painted on banners, The figures themselves being
three OF four icet long. These figures were trans
ferred 10 the column heads Of various Loco oco
N and were engraved democratic gold
beaded canes
The President re q serted ." the Whole of RECON"
in his various messages. Tne Secretary OF Stale
proved our title " clear and unquestouebe' by "ir
reiraeable facts aud arguments The organ was
reechoing the War cry, aud Senators Allen, Cass,
and company Were yelling like Dcarnate hends 10
prepare the hearts of the people for inevitable
War"
To show England what she was TO expect, in
War, Loco Focosm pounced on Mexico, poor
weak, crazy. crippled neiehbor and laid on valiant
ly. They dare not strike The British lion, but they
could make mouths al Mexico. Loco Focolsm was
afraid tina, its love for Oregon would lot be sutG
ciently appreciated and therefore itwould whip + ng
land-but a safer method proposed that England
should be whipped over the back of Mexico, as in
Don QuiXote the squire proposed whipping by
proxy 10 prove his love Tor his Ducinea.
AS person who loves truth and despises dupi-
CITY, would denouuce the Wing party tomorrow,
should they desert principles 80 plainly stated as
5i7 40 mainiained by the Loco Fucos. e No
compromise but al the cannons mouth. " No fear
OF the British Lion, were very pretty watchwords
ill the canuons mouth was seen. and the Lion
was heard. Then the Loco Focos terror STRICKEN
ran for their lives, deserted the Country, sursen
dered the clear and unquestionaole territory OF
the Union. To make up for their cswardce III
quaiiDc before England they laid the blows thicker
aud tasler on Mexico; and in the general scramble,
like thieves and robbers they clutched al the clear
and indisputable' territory of our poor crippled
neighbor, 10 make good The clearly and unquestlon
ably our own which the first roar OF the BRUSH
Lion shook convuisvely from their para yzed hands
And no ~ let what tina, Treaty, signed by
Polk and Buchanan and raIiied BY mslority OF The
Loco Foco members of the Senate, does
|. /, gives away nearly one.hslf OF territory
clearly and unquestionabiy ourown. The deed Is
signed by the same hand that established our right
tot, by irrefrsgable facts and arguments Tot those
who stood up for 49s this settlement is honorable 10
those no used or silent W hen Others used The
cry of the wholeof Oregon TO elect James n Polk,
The settlement is dlsgraceu betrayal OF Principles
and OF CounIry.
IL. 1t gives up The perpetual free navigation Of
the Columbia 10 England which Mr.. Polk said he
could never think OF. but which with characteristic
inconsistency he subscribed You will notice
Iha, the free navigation Is not only 10 the Hudson
Bay Company. but 10 "all British subjects and
this too for ever. The mistake or This head arises
from ignorance concerning the charter oil the Hud-
son Bay Company. The charter Of the Hodson
Bay Company Is perpetual. Ii has been asserted
that The CHARTER pres in 1867 sooner. This is
a mistake. The Hudson Bay COMPANY ACQUIRED