Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-02-26

SNut We oNbO'u WuOsC Va OIC
gon, independent of our right ID
/ the. whole H the entire terrific
~ is truly ours, fhenswe must stand 10
for our rights, irrespective'of any qUas-
tiOn about Texas ! bur If we hive nbt a
Just claim ~ the wh0le.i the American
people will hardly undertake a7f0bbery
of territory in one quarter TO match a
robbery committed in another. and that,
TOO, on mere calculations Of domestic ada
vantage. Besides, the party on whom
he operation Sito be- performed tsa bur!
'ly old gentleman of the name Of Bulb.
WHO'S likely to make d much sfaater re-.
sisiiince, 4thanI the poor Mexican Dun,
whom you may Victimize at aaystitne
with impuniiy. Il insist, therefore, this is
a question by itseif.-that il is a broad
national question:, 10 be sfaken dup and
considered calmly and dispassionMeiy.
with II vit'w'iO just appreciaiion Of the
+ rights OF the republic. and to assert those
rights with all the tir'Dness which a high
sense0f of patriotic duty must ins pire. 4
And here, Mr.. Chairman, Twill advert
for moment t.. what underestimate be-
the position Of those with whom fausual-
~ cooperate in this Hall, in regard to
the pending controversy. We wish tito
be dislincll " understood, that we shall
throw no fhciiouS opp osition in the way!
OF the Administration. +; we are disposed
To- cooperate with The Executive in eff
forts toaSsert our rightss1and TO- resist the
poll y of Great Britain, promptly I, nj
effectively, SD far as it is aggressive. We.
are disposed to- do entire justice 10 the.
PRESIDENT and Cahinei, aud apnreciate
highly the zeal and ability displayed,by
late, aud the present, Secretary ,0f
State, in the correspondence: laid before
Congress, But, it the Administr
shall wantOnly or unnecessarily involve
US in il war with Great Britain, we be.
lieve theiAmerican people will hold tht.m
10 high responsibilities. However i'm
prudent The Executive may be, we intend
toraiiy IN support OF The, countfy---ahd;i
wheih"r in. public or private life. will dn
sail 10 our Power to repel aggression, % I'D
v'nh'catn The honor Of our a tg.u Vi But we
intend to- hold the Observation-Disclosures to the
performances OF three, rigid conditions--~
1rst,- that Hhey proseculethe war with VII
gor; secondly, with ability and, lhird-
". with SUCCESS we shall allow them
no marg.n+nwill not abate one hair--and
Vt they fail. wass shalt endeisvori to place
the, government i'm the fhands of better
and more competent men,. who will con-
centr1lel upon the contest nil the ,ener.i
gles Of the America n people, "a nd con-,
quer5 for the Republic; ri, ,an early day, i
/. klTlOpS peace, on EgI.s ,Siw gai II .sni
BUT, SIR, desire, TO approach, alittlel
earerln theFgfe question before Us. ---a
lp the; hrst plaee.in coanexian with the
ground tpken by the Administration, H.
shall recur TO the late correspoDdence
between the two governments, upon
some OF the features ofvwhich,. it 10 ap.,
portanl TO fix the attention of The noun,
try,o, 1t is now said, that we not otly have
the best title TO the whole at Oregon, but
that il is expedientito push our claim In
that extremity, But ihis is a new, view
81 the subject, to which our Government
has arrived since the 18th Of March, lS45
whether in The light oflhe celebra,
ted Baltimore resolution, declaring our
title to the whole Of the territory Of Ore \
gon TO be clear and pnquestionable,' /
leave others % Judge. But il will be I'D.
served, that the negotiations have ever
been condu'ted between the two Govern
mcnts on the basis Of COMPROMISE, acii,
Their party indicating. until recently, a
wish to exclude the other wholly from
the territory. Such was the fac; in the
negotiations preliminary to the cnnven.
iion Of the 18Th of October, 1918, The
sam" basis was acted OR in the CORES.
pondence intermediate and preliminary
to the convention of The 9th Of August.
1877. The negotiations we're resumed
and prosecuted under the auspices III
Mr.. Calhoun upon that idea, This dis.
tin"tly appears from tile prot ,col Of The
23,i Of August. 1874. signed by MI. Cal.
honn and Mr.. p .kenha,n, in which they
recognised III" authority If each TO treat
of the respective Claims of the two Gov.
crnm"nts to the Oregon territory, with Il
WV tn establish Il permanent boundary
between tho two countries westward Of
the Rocky mountains, 10 the Pacific o.
ccnn. IN" plrnipoicnfiaries intrrchan-
ging asSuranc''s ola desire on both s,d,.s
10 h?proach the question with M ear.
nest desir" andin the spirit of comprb..
misc I" effect an adjustment CONSISTENT
with n" honor ard Just interests Of either
pmr'V.' This the parties substantially
admit cd that ench. hid Il better Claim 10
SON" part Of, ihr t,.rriinry, and thai there
should Igr 80 ;'qnilahIe division brtweto
them We had three fines previously.
IN attempting to adjust The cont rOversy,
that is !" say. in 1879, 1924. and 1898, of-
ferrd To Great Brifpi: tn divide the terri
tory hy the nhfallcl Of 40 deg, and IN
1878 and 1926, we offered. in addition,
the navigation Of the Columbia river
south Of that parallel. In july, 1894
Great Britain offered TO the United Siates
TO divide thr territory by extending the
parGilrl of 40 deg, 10 he nbrtheas,ern.
most branch Of ibe Columbia" rivev, md
from thence down the middle OF thar riv.
or TO Inc Pacific ocean In addition to
that, in December, 1928, she offered Us
dc'acheh territory of near one hundred
miles squire, situated ON the Straits Of
Fuca, ia which is IL valuable harbor, cali
Port Discovery. Under these cifeum.
stances the ncgociation was opened by
Mr.. Calhoun and Nj. Pakenharl. on the
Odd ofsAugist, 1874, which, SO fiir as ahe
former gentleman is concerned, dermi-
nated with bis retirement from thcsS thte
Department on the. organization of'she
present Misunderstanding in March last. -
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