The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-01-23


Does Great Britain tell us she will
take offence at the termination O
that treaty? Not at all. There ha.
been some question in England
whether they should not give us no.
tice for the termination of that trea.
ty, which, | beg leave to say, is no
a convention of joint occupation.
am surprised to hear the word.
s.joint occupation" used, universal.
ly used, in discussing what the con.
vention was. That convention ac.
knowledges no occupation of terri.
tory by either. 1t is a commercial
conventional convention for free
navigation for both parties-of free
intercourse with the Indians in cer.
tain territory; but it does not admit
on either party the occupation by
the other party of one inch of terri.
ry. There is no occupation, MOI
does the treaty amount to it at all
But what ever it is, neither party
can permanently occupy any portion
of that territory without giving no.
tice Of the termination of that con.
vention of free commerce and trade
which is not permitted between one
nation and the territory of another
1t is not a convention or treaty o.
joint occupation; it is treaty au-
thorizing the exercise of CONNER.
cial right-of the right of navigation
of the right of treaty stipulation
with the Indians on either side; ant
a treaty which precludcs permanent
and exclusive occupation by either
party. 1t is precisely the exclusive
occupation which cannot be assum.
ed by either of the parties without
their notice is given twelve month.
beforehand. In my estimation, ir
advance of all these other measures
it appears to me that the notice
must be given. When this notice
is given, twelve months after the
right will accrue to this country O.
occupying any part which they
think proper. In the progress of the
bill which passed this house at the
last session Of congress, | mysel
moved first section of that bill
and it was that this notice should b,
given. The house did not thinl
proper TO agree to it. The house,
believe, passed a bill without inclu
ding the notice in it. The gentle,
man from Illinois can say whether
this is correct.
MIR. DOUGLASS explained that at ;
subsequent day the gentleman from
Massachusetts offered the amend.
ment for the notice, and it was adj.
dopted.
Mr.. G. J. INGERsoLL. And at the
very last moment, too.
Mr.. ADAMS. However that was
it was adopted at the close of the
action on the bill, but the bill die
not pass the senate. | was the mem.
Der who proposed it as the first sec.
ton of the bill; and | then declared
myself ready to give the notice tc
Great Britain for the termination O
the convention, and | am read,
now; and | hope this and the othel
house of congress will do it, as the
very first measure, which is to be
followed afterwards by the real oc.
cupation of the whole tcrritoy!
Applause and clapping of hand.
upon the floor and in the gallerie.
which was Immediately repressee
by the speaker.l
But deem it indispensable { con.
tinued MIR. A. that the notice shall
be given for it; and what the gen.
tleman from Illinois said is somewha
in coincidence with my own impress
sions-that there is a game playing
| know nothing about it; but an
somewhat surprized to hear, at thi
day, that the committee on foreign
affairs would not report this no.
tice.
MIR. c. j. 1NGERsoLL interposed
remarking that that had beer
said by no member of the com.
mittee.
MIR. ADAMS. | heard it from none
of the committee; but the report
is extremely current.
MIR. DOUGLASS explained, lest Mr.
Adams might have misunderstood
him, that he had made no such de.
claration.
MIR. G. j. INGERsoLL. Certainly
no person is authorized to say so.
Mr.. ADAMS. But | have heard i
from a great variety of quarters
and if it is delayed much longer,
shall believe it. Ishould deeply re.
greet it, if a majority of this commit.
tee were not prepared to give this
notice; and for the reason that, il
my estimation, it is the first of al
the measures to be taken, and all tn,
rest depend upon it, and, while WI
are talkinu of reuimcnts of ;nr,ntr,.