Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-04-02

coycry Of the country BY Spain aid
her transfer 10 Us. do moi furnish tie
rlcar,st and most conclusive cvidcfte
oiuiIc. lprcicf resting our claims y
on more substantial, satisfactory, sh
practical evidence | speak now bf
south Of igo | rest upon the stroAg
grounds of the exploration Of the CO..
umba rvcr III 1872, 10y Capt. Robft
Gray, of Boston. That the indelatk-
able Yankee navigator passed the lhr
a The mouth OF that hitherto disputed rtr
sailed up ne channel several miles, aid
gave q the name OF Columbia in bonorbf
his own shir. CouGrms,oty oflhe tale b
Grys exploration. " have that Of LeNs
and Clark, m 1905, who explored undt
the patronage OF the government OF the Y.
nrcl S,al.s. the head waters Of the saHt
uver and traced II to the ocean.
These explorations we're followed
1910, by the sollirmen, Of As.orla, by Jott
Jacob Aston. nj the mouth Of that riveri
This post was taken by The British IN ~
war Of 1912, bu, was formally and solem(
" restored to the United States by the tired
" Of Chen, since which time pioneers n
settlers IRON our counity have been stcs6S
w filing the territory These eIplota.
tons, statements, and occupation, consti.
tutc with me good valid. conc lusive title
"A title sufficiently perfect, without the
,rsnier from SPAN In this opinion ! nm
supported hy the arguments Of the Amer.
can ncpoualo's IN 1918 b.iore we obtained
the Spanish title. Certain II is, that those
Distinguished plrnipo,entiarlcs then MAN
tanned tho validity Of our title 10 all
sop,h cf the 4Q,h parallel, on the strength
Of Cap, Griy.s discovery and exploration
md the subsequent st!Iemen, and occupn
ton Those position, and arguments were
r.aliirmcd By MIR Calhoun IN his OFF.
clal correspondence with the British minis
ter IN 1914 and reiterated again By Mr. Blu.
chanan IN 1915.
Now SIR. candor compels us to ndnit
hat lus, so fit ~ We strengthen our title TO
al South OF 40 hv the acts Of Capt Gray,
and LOWS and Clark 50 north Of line BY
the discovery and exploration Of Frnzei's
riycr Nc Ncnzic n British subject, in 1872
*, he tile Brush s,renthgened to the cUun
iry dalncI by its waters II the law OF
nations aids us in deriving title from these
sources, 1t should be allowed equally to aid
our Antagonist.
therefore say frankly orr tile TO that
part lying nerb ofthe t9rh parallel IS no,
so clear md lnilspnlnhlc' ms 1t is to the
portion south And lad our ncgollalors
effected settlement on TINT line in 1918,
"a or ~. The country and the world wo'd
have acquicsccd in its equity and fairness
And had Mr. Polk adjusted the matter on
this basis in ls45. the country would have
been less inc lined to have grumbed at the
result than it would been to have smiled at
the sudden evaporation of his inaugural
claim And say here sir, it honorable
negotiation can effect compromise, sub.
stnnlInlly on this line, NO to the man who
plungcs us into war for that to which our
claim is not clear and unquestionable. -
AN not saving that we have no color Of
title north Of this line, nor that our advcrsa.
~ has perfect one; but would say, that
our rights there are fit subject for negoIia.
non.
As we have rights, therefore, in Oregon
| shall vote for the notice, believing It's ton.
dcucy viii be- not 10 provoke war, but
10 quicken negotiation and produce an am,
Icablc adjustment Embarrassmcnis will
bu, lhlcAcu around hy every months de.
lay The rrrilalcd feelings between the
two countries are every day rising higher
aud higher, and unless an adjustment be
speedily effected this feeling will place
the question beyond the control OF negota.
non Ia rs present shnpe the temptations
o' polaIcl capital are too strong TO be resist.
cd hy panty d,magogucs Il should il pos
sblr be placed beyond their reach
Nlorcoeor the notice is not of itself Ius
cause Of offence 1t ls stipulated right in
the convention Of 1927 Grca, Britain
having ncrc'd that we might give II will
not,hcrcbv have any Just cause for of"nce
And II Mr. Polk and his advisers sec TT lc
SURROUND il with offensive cmbarrussmcnts
provocative Of war, on their heads 20 be tbs
consequences But | do not believe that
war VIII come Of IT, The respective nations
volVcd IN the issue The age Is TOO en-
IIgh'ened and pcoccfuI-puble seniimcn
too much advanced in correct views--,h'
matter really in dispute too smoll--,o war
rant the probability of so dlrefu an event
Bcsii's one section ofthi. Union is nlrea
dy planting itself in hostility to war, an,
llal section generally bears sway IN the ma
non. To that section the pyesent Chic
Magistrate Is known to be closely allied
easily swaycd by its counsels, and control
led by preferences That saciion- vel
knowing rhe dssarous effects Of n war nr
on rs cherished interests is alarmed at II
bare possibility.
Yes, Mr. Chairman, the scene has bee
one liule amusing TO see gentlemen. VII
luolyr months ago, were ready to brav
war. dshonor and disgrace 10 grab whe
BID no, belong TO US now auterlnp wit
the humidity OF an ,i2htcned maiden a, IN
bare mention Of taking possession Of wha
docs belong to Us They were loud i
shgutIpr rcspopsfs 70 tho R,It,-,or. -.