The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-04-10

J.
made BY The United States to England in
1896.
There is no room to doubt, think, that
this country is ready to stand by that offer,
: substantially and in effect. Such is my
oninion AZ least, and circumstances GER
ta;nlv indicate that Great Britain would
} not, in all probability would not, regard
such proposition as unfit 10 be consider.
ed. | salj, some weeks ago, that did not
intend 10 discuss titles at length, and Ger.
tainly not to adduce arguments against our
own claim. But il appears TO me that there
is concurrence Of arguments, or consld.
era,ions. in favor Of regarding the 49th
parallel as the Just line of demarcatlon,
which both countries might well respect.
II has, for many years, been the extent Of
lour claim. We have clnimed up TO 40 de-
erees, and nothing beyond it. We have
otIared TO Weld every thing north Of II. 1t
is the boundary between the two countries
on this side the Rocky Mountains, and has
been since the purchase Of Louisiana from
France.
do not think ii important either 10
prove OF o,SP'oNe '"o 'u' I ,.t I' a"'aL.
s'Ineis ul'' 'n.t M Ill ~ LannI,,,
between the English and the French pos
sessions in America. Ancient maps and
Josn.;n,ians 50 ,cnrcsen, Il. some SAVING
H., ~ l,,e &C boundary i IN RIM ",n,lcfi.
, n;,oIy was, y others snying. in terms. tina,
!, cv,en1s 40 The northeastern ocean"
d., ubo, i moro imn,,tant we have con.
s,Jo,od MS boundary ~ established ly the
,,e,,v of Utre,cht n, leas, on this side Of
5 IA Rocty Maintains. |, vns IN The
+. ,,,o,a,b IS ,l,;s ,h,t NO d,o,a hack I'M.
. p.;,;e ,,,o,o,,s;o,s ,c,or a.. hod ,h,ai,cd
+ : - nnrJ, rror, ,l,o hooI.,yo,A,s =,
: ,bo Ts,;gs;nn; - ,h;s ,a,allnI or 30 40.
? -,
:, NJ : ;,I,,i,,Jlc Wc bovo octad
j ,ho.ac-.a md ;nlnceJ .,,te,s 70 act -, ,hn
w., ,ioa ,,a, ~ h~neI,r, ac,n,IIy cs,nh.
/. -, 49, ' T. ', s,ands n ,Ln ,,co,y no.
o , ,,,,, ,bo I,,;,.d S,ot,s and Fnolapd If
S -, tho rooo,,l notion or contjopi, or ran.
). ian;,, al. I,,c 10 continued ;, indefinitely
n wes, ) or i allowed IN nm 10 me " north
II o,,o.o ,,o.,,, >, ,Lo,, :, Ioa,o, ~, on, s;l,
u Tho ynrIov If ,bc Columbia 10 wb;ch !,
d ~, ;nl,nner, 81, ,;,lo i ,n,i,,,,n,lIn q,
,La c1onnd of Grav's discovery.
i ri, r..,.,.uo,', 81 10 l,,,ol c,.,o.
i. lhe government OF 'he ohiteu states
{ has never offered any line south OF forty
\ nlne, with ihena'lgatonoi The Columbia,
and 1t never will 1t ochoovcs all concern
e ed 10 regard this as settled point As IL
:. the navigation OF the Columbia perma
is nen'ly or lor term OF years, that IS al
4. matter tor just, reasonable, aud friendly
a. heGouahon' But The 49Ih parallel mus
er be regarded as 'ne general line oil Dounda
ig ~, ana mol 10 De departed from Tor all!
d inc iur'her SOUTH As 10 all stta''s' am
h. sounds ana stands 10 the ne'ghooF'ne sea
ce aI 'hese are 'aif SuoJects 'ot itea'S supp
re 'l.'on' ~ "ic 5eno''' ods's oc uo'eeu y
as All 'he resi- IL may oe presumed, may
in accomplished oy INC exercise Of sPifh
fairness ana aIhi'y'
nj And now, VII. PRESIDENT, II inns be Sc
nd why should ms settlement be longer d'
in Iayed why should ether GoVernmet
in hoId back longer from doing that who
Sc, Ooth, thluN, can see must be done, II the
IT ~ou'o AVOID rupture Every houF &c
tn lay Is injurious to the interests OF bot
e. countries. 1t agltates both, disluTbs thcl
N. business, interrupts thelr III
may ifels n fsel,n" towards Zach o,hn,
= u.-.,.,. :,
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