Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-01-15
NOTICE TO GREAT BRITAIN.
OF THE MINORITY.

fairs ask leave to report: 1hat the tnrd article OF
the convention between the United States and
Great Britain of October, 1918, provides that any
country that may be claimed by either party the
northwest coast of America westward of the Stony
Mountains shall, together with its harbors, bays,
and creeks, and the navigation of all rivers within
the same, be free and open for the term of ten years
from the date of the signature Of the present con-
vention to the vessels, citizens and subjects of the
two Powers, &c.
The convention between the same parties of
August, 1927, in the first article STIMULATES: "All
the provisions of the third article of the convention
concluded between the United States of America
and his Majesty the King of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, on the goth of Octo-
Der, 1918, shall be and they are hereby farther in
definitely extended and continued in force in the
same manner as if all the provisions of the said
article were herein specifically recitcd"
The second article of the latter convention pro-
vides: 1t shall be competent however, to either
of the contracting parties, in case either should
think fit, at any time after the goth of October,
1928, on giving due notice Of twelve months to the
other contracting party to annul and abrogate this
convention; and it shall, in such case, accordingly
be entirely annulIcd and abrogated after the eXpl-
ration of the said term Of notice.
In his message at the beginning of The present
session of Congress- the President states the pur
port of those articles, and recounts the several eff
forts made by our Government to terminate by ne
gotaton our conflicting claims with England in
the oregon country: and, promising That all at
tempts TO compromise having iuiled concludes,
this notice it would, in my judgment, be proper to
give; and recommend that provision be made, by
law, for giving it accordingly, and terminating in
this manner the convention of the sixth of August
1870. ihc 'frst, ana very grave matter Tor IN
curry is, whether the President can properly invoke
congress to aid INN IN giving this notice: and
whether the cooperation OF the House, branch OF
the law-naKhg power, ana invested by the Constl'
tuition w1th no Executive functions Whatever can
IN the act OF giving this notice? Cannot the no
tce De given without the concurrence OF the House
ii IL Gun ne, would not such an interference DE Wlth-
out the scope OF Its powers:
Inc House had no agency III the formation OF
tnls CONVENTION win England. Ills a treaty "lti
iofelgn government, that was properly maze, ana
t,iat could only be made by the President and the
oehote' Inc SANCTION OF the House was never
given to IT. nor was this necessary tor Its full ana
complete erect There are two modes by whlch
uhs treaty may ne terminated; ilrst by declara-
tloh OF war; secondly, oy giving the hotlce OF
WE'VE mohths according to It's stipulation. III the
first mode, the concurrence OF the House would be
a necessary constituent; ana II the PRESIDENT had
ueemed ihat the pest u would not only nave oeeh
proper, nut indispensable, tnat he should ask the
co operation oil the House. But what warrant has
oo tlo , 10 uct III Te otler MODE OF putting an
Gnl ,,' ..outy me .oHsttutloh no more con-
-. H. ~ "ly Pc vi uso"cy 10 telil'iiate
to :" n,i,iiaL on.y oy
T Tn y, "a "ni'. uis'oiFeS al Ensuing Ilea''e9'
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: 2'' "a 'ii9 nc uot VI eNins uis
io1CI 10 iiSn power, cleuteu uot ny
tne ooils,tuu9h' put ny ule PRESIDENT IN hegotia-
eing' anu W uie oehdte III IuliyAhg, treaty WIN
suCh PROVISION
IL is treaty Oh INDEFINITE out stIll oil temporary,
rms treaty -lnaklng power might at
any tihe' itli 'ic oosenI VI HreaC Drtu'i ihoully
n' DIS once has peeh uohe' Inc same power may
at any une put an eha 10 IL, ana us existence Is
out the operating continuous VIII oil the power lor
uat purpose; lts ierihatiol. may ut any ,i'ne oe
enected ny te "ilIGra"ni Oh lle same VIII LOT us
longer existence. Inc Louise may, anu oiteh IS
lequfeu 10 e"ent appropriate legi'iu'Ee powers III
ule execution Oh treatles' put lis no'e Is UV one
Oh tlat class. lt'has no properly o. Ic?s!u'ite
power. IL Is executive III us essence, vi 1t S' ~
our system, OF the nature OF ana incident 10 the
eaty-hlaKihg power. IL IS llSh uiscfetloh, per
tanning not to our internal ai1ars put to our reia
lions WIN foreign government created ny ths
uealy-naklng power ltseli, resting WIN IL, ana oe
penang upon us VIII alone ior the exercise ouP-
pose the President OF himself had gwen tins notice,
would 1t have terminated the treaty Without ac-
claihg the grave problem o. the Valiuiy ana enect
OF such notice' no one VIII hardly DOUBT that he
upon tins subject, and he, with the concurrence OF
two-thlrds OF that Oody, mad given ule hotce; II
would nave oeeh done properly ana colstlIuIiohaly
10 give TINS notice rests properly WIN Tue treaty
making power. ne maintenance oil all our loiciSn
intercourse pertains TO the PRESIDENT ne H.
ates treaties, and submits them coniuehla'y 70 tile
Senate, which approves or reJects eiieih necio I
ana conhdehtai relations suoslSt pet"ee iIii a,,u
the senate, such as nc uoes i1ol anu ca.'lo' aTe
WIN ttie ilousc proper Judgment upon que1i
tlon oil inns nature might aepehe upon iuil NiioTi
cage, Ill al It's hihulehess; OF the eAist'hs ul2lo,
hlatc Correspondence pending ProposilloiS' Vetoal
OF "riUleh' ana al tle reia'iohs Det"eeil our uo'
erhmeht ana that OF Ehgahu' AN tlls illo[lllallol
t1e PRESIDENT might communicates uhueI tG sea-
oil commence ana secresy, 10 te senate lhe nous,
would nave no rigLt 10 demand IL OF nun ana II
might be improper Tor nm TO iihpaft NJ ne olu,
the house would De possessed OF II subject 10 ~
liViomolty' ana yet s9Gresy nsn' pe Wy ,le;es
sary Suppose TOO, the House should declae against
the propIiety OF giving thus nouce, us judgment