The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-19

,onditon things remained, the British in exclusive
nossesson Of our territory river, and our har-
Dor, until the year 1912, when the heroic poPua-
tOn Of the West commenced that emigration 10 inc
Columbia which now, after thirty years OF govern
menl neglect, is beginning TO recover the country
l shch diplomacy had lost. Yes, sir, diplomacy
Dst us the countryj the energy OF the western Peo
i Ole is beginning 10 recover II.
Mr.. President, how brief are the lessons OF expe-
hence How slight and transient are the lessons
read 10 US by history and even by our own his
ory! All this tragedy Of errors OF thirty years on
ne Columbia--this non-execution OF the Client
treaiy-lhs mixing up Of British and American
traders with equal rights and privileges in each
others territories-and this catastrophe Of life and
property 10 Americans on their own ground-ah
| his is nothing but the re-enaetment OF the
old scenes in the territory northwest Of the
Ohio after the treaty Of peace, and Jays
treaty Then, as now, military posts were
retained, which ought 10 have been surrendered
under the treaty Of peace. Then, as now, treaty
Mr.. Jays) gave British and American traders
equal rights OF trade in the territories Of each other'
Then, as now, the Americans were driven rom
heir own territories, with great loss OF life ana
property, and herce Indian wars were excited
against our frontiers. MIR. Jefferson abored 10 pro-
cure the abrogauon Of The joint-use clause IN Mr.
Laws treaty; his instructions TO our ministers In
London, in 1907, would serve for the present day,
with mere change Of names and dates. Here is
an extract from them:
Under the third article Of tho esy Of l1sa az has
A,n sspou ndsd indian traders each side have right 10
u9ds with the tribes within The limits Of the ohsr party
| ~ Hudson Bay Company.
Tbs .rcIe ioand In II. operation to be very dstri.
10 gives 70 The Bdsh trader, dealing with tho Indians
on0aI sds 81 the boundary opportunities gaining Az IN
employed ia stirring up the Indians against the United
The miStur. OF British trader. with American traders
.burn with mutual
% make the Indians their parhans, and sometimes their
svsags against the property and persons Of their rivals
lzains their rivals Is easily extended against the United
ss and the Indian Psrti.sns still more readily from
VndIctiye spirit against the American sders 70 hostile
| one against the nation 10 which they belong
These evils not attended with any real reel
pIOciiy II advantage 10 American traders, II Icing fact
hat they 20 among the Indians the British side
rihs purpose Of afei aud Il being known that
such trsfc 10 rendered unsafe by the sway possessed
over the Indians by the Northwest Company Of Brush ira
is and BY the preventive employ ed BY their In
G ~, ae ~. m inased sfsiG ma ." pn'
with safety participate In the trsds with the In
dams within the British limits"
This is the way the jont-use treaty OF Mr.. Jay
opsnted forty years ago: the oint-use convention Of
1915 only differs from t in lis aggrayations in jeop-
arding our title to whole country and entan-
ging us in most disastrous connexon. Fortu-
i nately we have a right 10 terminate the present
ont-use convention: that Of MIR. Jay was only ter
minated by the war Of 1912, and one Of the
l causes o. that war
Always unjust, unequal, ana injurious 70 u.s. IN"
lolntuse convention mas now become Impossible
4 The Americans have returned TO the Columbia
They not 10 be driven out again, nor will they
continue Penned up on the south SIDE OF the river
ne Two people arc there, miAeu up togetner with
out law or government and subject 10 all the dis
orders ~hien such a state OF anarchy ana such
mixture OF dnefent nations must produce The
palriarehs could not live together under such
circumstances. Abram and Lot, although they
we're orehIen' ana sent 10 tne CHOSEN spot oy
/ the DEITY himself, eonld not I'VE together IN the
wilderness without STRIFE ihey had 10 separate to
AVOID contention. IL must be so win the British
and Americans on the Columbia, and worse. The
Two people can neither 'e together without law and
government, nor win double law and government.
Inc eondluon Is Impossible Coliis'ons, violence,
6oodshed must ensue, II we leave the people as they
are IL Is our duty 10 prevent these miscnieis, and
we become responsible Tor all that may happen u
we do not prevent them. -- "A.
The hrst step Is to terminateihe JOINT convention,
so 10 recover our risht 10 me complete possession
OIL he Columbia under the Ehent treaty. We have
arght 70 IN possession OF nat river ana It's valley
! under the treaty OF uhent' we hoid treaty with
he Brush Tor our nght o, possession, and we have
! The amPlest admission OF BRUSH minister, Lord
Cas'ereagh, oil our rght 10 De the party IN posses
SION ~h"e ueaung OF 'ne u'e, ana unti' the t'le Is
decided. Let US resune these great rights, SO I'M
FoV'denuahy iost LOT tn,r'y years oy the deluslVe
convention OF 1915. Inc notice Is necessary to
TINS resumption, and rejoice that the moment Is at
hand for giving IT.
The notice isa peace measure, and can operate
no way but benehcIally. IL will give us the imme.
date and exclusive possession Of onc-half the con-
tested country with the right OF possession until the
title TO the whole is decided This will seperate the
people, and keep peace among them, and will bring
70 conclusion this aged and barren negotiation which
has produced no fruit in thirty years. 1t will
change the condition Of parties, and make the Brit
sh themselves desire negotiation As long as
things remain as they are, they are content. They
nave the exclusive possession Of three-fonrths Of
the country, and the joint use of the remaining
fourth; this Is all they ask, and more than they ask,
10 me way OF territory. They have the free use OF
The rver and It's harbor for the export of their furs
and the Importation Of goods from Europe and Asia,
without paying OF duties: this is all they could ask
IN The way OF navigation They have law for the
government, of their people: we have none. And,
more than oil they have an excuse for not comply
ing with the Client treaty-an excuse which must
a them as soon as the notice takes effect, and
eaVe them under the necessity of evacuating the
country, or violating treaty for the execution of
which we hold their order. As things are the Brit