Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-09-03

The option Of taking the lands of this company at val
uaon renders the coumatory clause entirely harmless
The valuation can but little exceed the improvements
and for these is fair and equitable that should
be made The only settlement Of this company at Ms
qualify bay, on Pugels sound, which Captain Wilkes de-
seriDes small extent, and inferior in locality The
company can clam grants beyond their possessions
Neither our laws British laws admit the validity OF
Indian grants and under the treaty Of joint occupation
neither party could ALLEVIATE the soil This company is in
the Olympic district, and IL will be Of public and political
importance that oregn company should be established
there II Is the of Puget's sound and il of
The same temperance that foreign should be
there The olympic district ~ detached from the valley
oil the Counbia-is fertile and picturesque square
mountains and valleys the seacoastand will make
hue American settlement of about hundred miles
cry way Pugeis sound aud waters will afford select
positions FOR but is far inland
too little country dependent upon and too long APP
proach through straits and channels &c be commercial
position since the excellence of the mouth of The
Columbia a barbOr has been indicated, 1t Is
not needed for such a purpose. naval station, es-
Pecaly Tor large ships, may be established there and in
that point OF view u may be OF public and political imPor-
lance that no i0Tegn company should be there III The
article had been simply for the confirmation of their lands
to the company, should have had great objections
bat The option OF taking them at valuation removes The
difficulty.
In my high and responsible character of constitutional
adviser to the President gave my opinion 10 favor Of
accepting the propositions which constitute this saiy
advise ITS ratification The first article is the
ry terms which would have used and that article con-
stutes the treaty With me, 1t is the treaty. The re.
naming three articles subordinate and ncdenal and
only intended to facilitate the execution of the first one
The great question that OF boundary On that point
hung the issues of peace That being settled
statesmen do not permit subordinate and accessoria mat
TO bak the great conclusion. In this spirit the Brit
sh ministers have acted. They have not made then
proposition an ultimatum they leave II open to our OBJ
ecOns and of course to notifications. have no d0ub
the three minor articles might be modified my enlir,
sasfacuon but the question with me Is, whether th'
LII. AfI .rInQ
it is The whole business Of the country require,
the political relations of Great Britain and the United
States be settled. The country has suffered mucl
already. Not farmer but what has suffered in the price
Of ms produce not merchant but what has suffered II
his commerce business Of any character iha
is not now in doubt and uncertainty his operations
Many have been irreIrevably ruined; many are irem
bling upon the brink OF rum. Rumors OF war h ;h,
land they have filled il since the beginning of the ses
sion and although these rumOrs do not Kill yet the
Kill condolences enterprise, and credit. They kill bust
ness, and that is thing which wish revive ant
perPeuate. Until the treaty actually concluded, rh
stagnaon, uncertainty and yicssltudes of business
continue. The country must continue TO suffer and
can see no advantage IN any possible modification Of tn
three minor acles-even IN their total exclusion Iron
the treaiywch could compensate the country for tn
two three months Of further suffering which the della
OF the notifications would involve. This, OF itsel
would be sufficient nducement with me 10 terminate
the present disastrous Of things by taking tn
treaty it is This would be enough OF itself. Blu
another reason, equally strong aid of the sam
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first of lis kind in hisiOry-which every dictate
humanity every consideration Of policy, every cacula
ton of interest requires be brought the speed
termination. The expectation of between the I'm
tied States and Great Britain long pronounced thl
floor be inevitable has already had its encouraging
uence the spirits of neghbor. The contInuanc
of that expectation must continue that encouragement
and nothing but the broad fact of treaty ratified dis
pei the illusion under which Mexico labors with
spect TO British difficulties. She expects betwee
us and consequent triumph TO herself from the uncno
of so powerful ally. Let the treaty be ratihed-le
the of the ratification go MexcO-and the tding
Of that event will do than san army with banners
her thoughts uron peace with the United States
Peace will then be her policy and the smallest raco
Of time gained IN the restoration of peace with that re
public will be worth more TO in the mere item OF
pense saved say nothing of the interests of humanity
policy, and commerce, than all the British rights IN Ore
gon under the treaty be worth in money then
or in damage Forly-fve days is the shortest tim
IN which we could expect an answer from London, in n
ply to proposed notifications and the amount of the
pense of the Mexican for any one half day of ths
time, at the outside, three quarters of day
would be sufficient 10 purchase out all the naygato
claims of the Hudson Bay Company-all the possessor
land claims of the company OF individuas-a the Nj
quay claims of the Pugets Sound Agricultural Comp;
ny-and send the whole of the claimants singing and
ioicng, all the way up TO ''fty-four oriy' For ih
reason again, and merely shorten the with Mex
CO, would vote for the treaty ii stands putting
the lOgetheT-he settlement Of forty years cor
iroversy with Great Brainihe equity Of the main art
cle-the insigni6cance of the minor ones-the relief
the business community from The evils Of suspense an
unceraInyand the accelerated progress of peace wit
Mexico putting all these together, and Civ
my vote for the ratification OF the treaty with min
clear of doubt, and heart full OF hope The
ton of the boundary settled, and If difficulties
cur in the execution of the small articles trust and b.
leve that wise will be found in each country to Sc
tie these trifes amicably, wise have bee
found in each settle the great point wisely and Justly
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