The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-23
THE DAILY UNION.

ward Of that line to far the ver st. Lawrence to tn
French.
These were at that time he adds the true limits
Louisiana and Canada, CroLes Grant not subsiStng on
siter the death Of Louis XIV .. ~
Thus il will be seen that Hutehins, whose state
ment 10 here cited and endorsed In succession b,
Pickering, Pitkin, Webster, and Benton IN proof o
their assertions says positively that the line settled
under the treaty Of Utrecht extended rom tho At
lantic in So degrees 80 minutes, southwestwarC
| "To THE LATITUDE or FORTI-EIEE DEGREES" with
out the slightest intmation, that It was continued
along that parallel foot either east or oest Sc
much for this piece Of evidence. The honorable
senator pronounces the paper of Mr.. Picker
ing which contains the above extract, TO be with
out doubt the Identical paper transmitted by Mr.
Madison to Mr.. Monroe" as exhibiting the au-
thority on which the supposton OF the establish
ment of the boundary the 49th parallel rests. II
this should prove correct, il will only show on
how slender basis rested the first superstition, and
how fully Mr.. Madison was justified IN his dlsTust
of its correctness.
Mr.. Timothy Pitkn, who so much Sur
prised" at Gen Casss course, will probably be more
surprised" TO find himself so little known to the
honorable gentleman from Missouri. The senator
styles him merely "he author Of the teork on STA
notwithstanding himself unacqualnted with the
fact that Mr. Pitkin is also the author Of history
of the United States, upon which he doubtless
prses himself far more than on his statistical re-
searches. II is an account, toerably well written,
of our affairs down TO the close of General WASH
ington's administration, exhibiting, however, the
strongest preudces against all democrats and south
err men. Should II be continued, we might expect
TO find in il the most bitter denuDeiations of Jefer
son, Madison, and Monroe; to see tho war Of 1912
represented sacrilegous attack on the rights Of
Great Britain, and the Hartford convention an as
semblage Of pure and hishminded patriots. For
his surprise" Gen. Cass may well feel Indifferent;
and the reputation which he has 90 Justly acquired
real learning, will secure him against the attacks Of
those who envy the position thus maintained by
him among his countrymen.
The honorable gentleman, In iiks manner TOO
much in haste TO examine the authorities TO which, in
his distress he is driven actually cites evidence Of
his assertion, the memorial Of Lord Sekrk lin ia
yor Of his claims TO the countries on the Red river
OF Lake Winnipeg,) though that memorial positive
ly declares, THAT the stpulaons Of the treaty Of
Utrecht as TO the limits of the Hudson Bay terri
tories, do not bear at all upon the question" The
honorable senator agrees with the American minis
ters in considering this idle paper" which il
certainly s though interest led the author to main
tain what was correct. OF equal value are the as
serions Of Stoddan and Jefrries; and equally worth
less, as evidence, would be that Of Savary in the
Dictionary OF Commerce, Whatever il might be- and
the royal map with the red line wheresoeyer it may
run. Nearly all the works here cited by the honor
able gentleman have been long since examined by me
ana are named IN my history OF oregon, with Oh
servations upon each; and if he will apply to me
furnish him with authorities and arguments in
defence Of his position, than he will discover with
the aid OF all his friends in year.
In conclusion; know the respect due to the SEN
ate of the United States, and no one is ever more
ready than myself to pay that duty. But when a
senator deviates from this respect, and makes his
high position for the qualification of his
own revengeful and jealous feelings, he loses
his mmunitieS. No one who reads the honorable
gentlemans speeches Of the LIST Of April and the
22d of May, will acquit him of being actuated
strongly by such feelings towards me; no man will
maintain that the intelligence of the Senate requires
to be indicated by the means which he has en-
ployed under that pretext; OF honor will ar.
raign me for thus defending myself against gratui-
tous outrage.
ROPERT GpEENIIOw