Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1846-06-17

rtoy TO the T. States of an importance which possession
~ North America cin be of TO any European nation, not
only but the continuity Of their from the
Atlantic The Pacific ocean, but offers their nhab
tants the means of establishing hereafter water communca
ton from The enc to the ohci"
FogTy-NiNE, Mr. President roRry-NINE! To-
THAT LINE, AND THAT FOUR YEARS AFTER THE Ac-
QUESTION OF The SPANISH CLAIM, As OUR UNqUEsr'oN-
ABLE RIGHT HELD 10 EXTEND; fIfri-oNE WAS THE
HIGHEST DEBArABIE LINE NAMED, AND THAT NAMED
on A PRINCIPLE KNOWN 10 BE ERRONEOUS, AND READY
10 GIVEN UP.
Again:
Mr. Adams to NJ Rush. Same date.
By the treaty Of amity settlement and limits between
the United States and SPAIN Of 2ld February, 1872 the
boundary liked at the forty second
de gree Of latitude, from the source Of the Arkansas river to
the South Sea- by which treaty the United States acquired
all the rights Of Spain north OF that parallel
1.-The right the United to the Columbia river and
TO the interior territory washed by lis waters rests upon its
discovery from nomination by citizen of the
United States upon its exploration to the sea- made by
the protection of the United States aud thus re-
them in lsls and upon this subsequent acquSi-
lion Of all the tights of SPAIN the only European power
who po to the discovery OF the rver had any pe'ensions
TO territorial rights on the northwest coast oil America
"The of the Columbia liver extend, by the Multi
nomah the d2d degree Of latitude, where It's source APP
proaches within few miles of those Of Platte aud Al
kansas and by Clakes the Goth DIST degrees OF
latitude thence descending southwark I'LL Its sources al
"ro the territory thus wa,cred and Immediately congu
Gus the original possessions Of the United States as rst
now established by all the principles ch have ever been
applied to European settlements upon The American heis-
pheIe."
This is IN extract Of great value aud is am
pll6calon and development, of the principle la id down
IN the extract Just read 1t rcccs the Spanish treaty
of 1919, aud claims nothing under II beyond The Co.
umba aud It's valley. To this our title is alleged to
DC complete on American grounds, independent OF The
treaty. namely. discovery, settlement, and colon1
ton by Mr.. Astor under the protection Of The United
States.
Again:
M Adams 10 VI. Rush Same despatch.
If the British Northwest and Hudson Bay companies have
any posts the coast, suggested IN The article IN the
Quarterly Review above cited the third Article oi The con-
vcnon the Goth Of ber ISIS, applicable 10 them
Mr. Middleton IS authorized to propose an article ol similar
import. to be inserted in joint convention bwcen The
United States, Great Britain, and Russia for term OF ten
years from signature. You authorized make The
same proposal TO the British Government aud, with view
draw definite line OF demaieaiion ios The iut'ie " Sup
uale that settlement shall hereafter be made on The
northwest coast any OF The islands hcct adjoining,
Russian subjects, south OF latitude 55 by citizens OF the
United States north Of latitude 81 OF by Blush SUBJECTS
either south Of 81 or north Of 3D.
81 mention the latitude of 5 the bound within which
willing limit the future settlement of the Onei
states because il be doubted that the Columbia
river branches Ear moth d. although II Is most piuba-
bly, Taconeschce Jesse of Mackenzie As, howey
en- The line already in latitude ~ to the Stony noun
ras should be earnestly Insisted upon BY Great Britain
will To carry it in continuance on the same par
ael 10 the sea Cones of this instruction will likcw,e be
forwarded Middleton, with whom You Will freely but
cautiously correspond ths subject well in esaid to
your negotiation respecting The suppression Of The slave
tIade."
-Four things must strike the attention in this cx-
tract: l. The offer of partnership to the Emperor
, Alexander which he wisely refused = The offer OF
the same Britain, which she sagaclously ac-
ccpted. g. The offer of % TO Great Britain as her
permanent northern boundary. H. The offer of 81 to
her az permanent southern boundary and It's offer
on principle not valid, with the alternative TO fall
back upon the line of 40 The British, who know all
this and great deal more, must be astonlshed at
our ffty-four forty war fever ofto-day.
; Again:
M Rush to NJ. Adams.
LoSDoa, December %, 1923.
ain interview had with Mr. Canning last week,
made known him. preparatory TO the negotiation the
Of relative to the northwest coast oil
:, America. These, YOU know, are:
First. That regards the country westward oil The
Rocky Mountains the three powers VIZ: Great Bitan the
United States and Russia should jointly agree cOnven-
ton in force years, similar in its nature to the
third article of the convention of October 1915 now sub
ssng between the two former powers and secondly that
the United would spuate not 10 make settle
that north of the m yfrst degree OF latitude
provided Great Britain would tpulae not TO make any south
Of 81 degrees norh OF 90 degrees, aud Russia not 10
make any south Of % degrees.
"M Canning expressed opinion on the above PROPOSE
tons further than to hint under his first impressions strong
objections the which goes to limit Great Britain north
E wards 30 degrees His object wishing TO Learn from
propositions at this point Of time wa as under
STOOD that he might better write to Sir Charles Bagot Oh the
: whole subject to which they relate
Again:
> Same to same, December 10, 1923.
"And secondly that the United willing to
puate make settlements north OF The DIST degree oil
latitude that coast provided Great Britain stipulated
south of oil moth OF 50; aud Russia to
h make south OF o5.'
$ Again:
G Same to same same date.
they 1.-THE United States) willing, however
waving for the present the full advantage of these claims
to fobear all settlements north of 5 that limit might be
sufficient them the benefit of all the waters of the
Columbia liver but that they would expect Great Britain
to abstain from coming south of that limit going above
50 the latter parallel being taken that hey ond which Al
not imagined that she had any actull settlements.
e On Friday, Mr.. President, read one passage from
the documents of 1923, to let you that fifty -four
forty or that is the true reading of fifty fye) had
been offered Great Britain for her northern boun-
dairy to-day, read you Sir passages from tho same
documents to show the thing And let me re-
mark once morcthe remark will bear eternal repeti-
> ton-these offers made by the men who had
acquired the Spanish title to Oregon and who must
be presumed to know as much about as those whose
acqua intancc with Oregon dates from the epoch OF
the Baltimore Onyenl0n-whOse love Tor 1t dates
t from the of its promulgation party watch
j word-whose knowledge of it extends to the luml-
e nous pages Of MIR. Greenhow's book
Six times Mr.. Monroe and his cabinet renowned
Frazer's river and It's valley and left it TO the British
They did the Ineligible principle that the Brit
sh had discovered It, and settled 1t, and were IN tic
e actual possession OF it when got the Spanish
D claim; which claim Spain never made Upon this
T. principle New Caledonia left to the British IN
c 1873 Upon hat principle is 1t claimed now
e THIS is what Mr. Monroe and his cabinet thought
J, of our title to tie whole of Oregon nonc in the
year 1923 They took neither branch of this PROPOSE
ton. They did not 90 for all none, but for some
y They took sOmc and left some and they divided by
line right itself, and convenient in itself, and