Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1846-01-17
Twentp-Nintb Congress.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
January 3, 1916
O IL EG O N.

The SPEAKER announced that the business hrst
in order was the report made yesterday by Mr.. HAIR
RIsoN, from the committee on Military Affairs, pro-
viding for the organization of two regiments OF rifle
men, and for other purposes. And the pending ques,
ton was on the motion Of Mr. III. to commit the said
bill to the Committee of the Whole on the state Oh
the Union, and that it be made the special order VI
the day for Tuesday next.
Mr.. C. J. ING ERSOLI., chairman of the commit
tee on Foreign Affairs, took the floor.
In the year 1918, the British Government the
government remember restored that was the WORD
TO the American Government what was called lhe
| American settlement on the Columbia river. Inc
British flag-tlat flag which had floated in triumph
on every continents and upon every wave OF the uni
versal world-was struck by British officer, with
all formatles possession was surrendered; ana an
American officer named Provost, raised the Ameri-
can FLAG there in token OF an unconditional surrehd-
er by the British Government-of at least the set
Element on the Columbia river and the American ilag
nc he Mr. l. understood, had right to - flout the
sky" there. .
| At the same time, or In the same year. through the
agency of the honorable and venerable gentleman
from Massachusetts, Mr. ADAMs) then Secretary Of
State we unfortunately, las Mr.. l. conceived, though
from the best moives-for he would do the gentle
man from Massachusetts and the then President, Mt.
Monroe the justice to acknowledge that they had
acted from the best motlves-mollves OF peace OF
comnromse of amitv which ought to actuate every
Government and every individual In consideration OF
ths klnd-we entered into unfortunate changing
alliance We tied a Gordian knot by the convention
in 1878 repeated in lS26, which that oracle oil pub
lie opiuion in both hcmispheres-the press-now an
lnounced could only be cut by the sword. Such, now
ever was not his opinion. After the most careful
consideration that he had been able to give 10 the sub
iect he concurred III the opinion OF The gentleman
from Massachusetts, that we wanted no Alexander to
nossess Us of this modern Asia. All we wanted was
women and children. -,
ado cOfss hat we
Mr. INGERSOLL fin continuation. We had but
To recur to the firsborn American peope-the Prin-
ciple of population.
The House would remember that when DR.. Frank
lin became satisfied in England that there was an
end TO all possibility of peaceful arrangement be-
te that country and the United States, he said to
n friend who was with him 60 home, and tell our
neone to et children fast possIble that Is the
only chance we have" And that was precisely what
we had to do now upon the Oregon question: get
children fast as possible
THE House. on both sides, seemed not less amused
than delighted with this propositon to which the to-
5 kens Of assent were loud and numerous
Daring the negotiations In the year lSIS-negoti'
9 atoms on the part OF Mr.. Adams as secretary OF
2 State and Mr.. Rush minister to England-the
terms Joint occupation were never used but III ,h'
veor lS26 in the protocol to the 9th conference be-
tween Mr. Gallatln and the British plenipoentiarles
the words Joint occupation, for the hrst time stole
into the negotiations. And he begged leave TO reat
l the language. He quoted from page 440 OF Green
/ how's book
desirable to mark distinctly the broad difference be
tween the nature of the rights claimed by Great Brit
ain and those asserted by the United States, In re
/ spect TO the territory In question
/ cover large portion OF that territory ha"e'!
from the AID degree the 10th degree OF north lat
ude the United States claim full and exclusive sove
/ reignty.
anu norton of that territory Her present claim, nc
in respect to any part but TO the whole, is Unite
l to "a right of Joint occupancy IN common WIN o'ie
/ States, leaving the right of exclusive dominion l
= abeyance."
| This was the first time that the idea OF joint OF
l cupation-whch monstrous CONFESSIONAL
| Cured. as he understood It, And he was surprise
3 that his friend, the chairman of the Committee c
, tho Territories, who was disposed TO carry tn
I matter RI ct aynis--who had made it his a pha an
omega the beginning and the end OF his bill shou
O concede that there such thing as JOINT occ
! nation Again he repeated there was no such thin!
O All we had TO do was peaceaOly 10 adhere 10 o
. riohs-a course of proceeding at which no cviize
= nation had a right TO take offence AT which
AZ Christian would or could take offence. We had
rirht to saw, d" The time had arrived when we thu
tins question should be settled for that purpose
relieve ourselves not by the sword, not by cuttl
Z the Gordian knot, but in the way in which we,
u we and YOU together have provided that 1t shall
= dome We give YOU notice that the commerc
, and other arrangements, or whatever uley Wcre-u
= dcrstandings To commerce and navgalon as
dealing with the aboriginal tribes OF the territory
, will be at an end in twelve months, and then wn
. ever is proper and right between the parties, VIII
done"
He repeated, whilst he had heard with delight I
I romarLs of the gentleman from Massachusetts, y
An,us1 because we'll known that gentem
was both here and in Europe, his opinions wo
have an immense and inestmably pacific influen
no war for Oregon if it can be avoided If not,
I peace whilst England has an inch OF ground
l American SOIL
The debate was further continued by Mr.. w
ruRop of Massachusetts, and others. Mr. w hav
l concluded:
Mr.. OWEN said Tie House need not appreh'
| that shall trouble them with an hour speech NJ
hut n few rcma rks To make; and should not M
r;scn 70 make even these few, but for my unwilli
ness that some of the statements winch have
I fallen from a gentleman from Massachusetts
I WrSrnRopl whom all respect, should go io
. without explanation or contradiction.
. | come TO the main point at once. The gen
man asks: why should we now give notice OF
. termination of what is popularity called the JOINT
2 cupancy Why desire, at this time, to terminate
l Convention Or, in fact, where the necessity {
to terminate it !! Why not let things remain as
! are and proceed TO settle the country
Iw,ll answer why; and, doing, shall {
| the reasons that induced me, two years ago, a
l gentleman from Pennsy lyania Mr.. c. j. lNGERsc
has reminded the House, to introduce, and see
have passed, the notice in question
wished, by the notice. TO terminate this Com
| ton because the Convention Is doing US, day by
l much harm. The Convention is enabling Great
I ain GRADUALLY to obtain all that by diplomacy,
- has sought of us. We offered her the latitude
53 as boundary. She, in return, proposed to run
al IN tho Columbia nd then down the cent?