Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-03-04

Sound altogether, as to cede its sole OF
trance and exit.
Is this, then, the gentleman's propos
toni that England should have the harbul
of Puget! and that it is OF no practice
importance, whether she has them or MOI
Let Capt Wilkes, speaking in his re
Gently published narrative, say word t
rs, touching The harbors of that territory
He tells us;
"The Coast Of Oregon, to the south {
Cape Flatlery, (lhe southern cape on Ii
Straits Of Faca,) is rocky. much broken
and affords no harhors, except for YER,
'small yesseIs."- Vol. Y. p. 296,
At the mouth OF the Columbia itself
which, for so many years, repealed dis
coyery, he tells US
Mere description can give little idca
Of the terrors Of The bar of The Columbia;
all who have seen il have spoken OF the
wlldness of the scene, the ncessant roal
'of the waters, representing il as one o.
The mos, fearful sights that can meet tbs
eye Of slilor.n-- Vol. ". p 203.
The surveys made by Wilkes have al
ready greatly diminished these dangers
but yet il must remain matter of great
doubt whether the mouth of the Columbia
can ever be used, throughout the various
seasons Of The YEAR as a general port of
entrance for vessels Of every draught.
On the other hand, all nayigalors from
Vancouver to Wilkes, concur in iesiitying
70 the safety Of tho entrance to the Puget
sound, and 10 the value Of lis harbors; as
capable Of receiving, and shetcring in
perfect security, The largest fleet Of line Of
battle ships the world ever saw brought TO-
geiher. Capt. Wilkes says
"Nolhing can exceed tho beauty OF
these waters nor their safety; not shoa
exists within the straits Of Juan dc luea,
Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound OF Hoods
Canal, that can in any way interrupt the
navigation Of a IA gun ship. venture
nothing IN saying thero is no country in
the world that possesses waters equal to
these - VOL ". p, 305.
lrepeal my question: is it of no practi
cal Importance whether or not we, as the
future owners Of Oregon, eide to Great
Britain the only safe harbofs in thai coan.
try, retaining not even one road.stead Of
value along the entire Pacifc coasl! Is
the maritime control Of Oregon matler
so trllllng that we are tamcly 10 surrender
il 10 England, merely becaa4e, without a
color Of tile, she sees fl 10 ask for itl---
According 10 what code Of logic o. morals
does il become our imperative daty sub
miseively to give way, Tor this only reason,
that she chooses periinariously to insist?
See, in her very perilnacily, The proof,
how well she eslimaies--how Different,
from the gentleman from Massachusetts
[ Mr. Winthrop, or the gentleman from
Virginia Mr.. Pcndleton The value of
this disputed tract and its magnificent har.
bors She is experienced she is FAR.
seeing. She looks to practical results -
On the table Of her cabinet lie minute 10.
geographical surveys Of the straits Of Fnca,
Of Admiralty Inlet, Of the harhurs Of Pu
get. From the first moment Of nerotia-
lion she contendcd for these; to the very
last she has adhered to her preienslons.
And whenever The day zones, if como il
does, when she shall relnqDish to Us that
master key to the commerce of the Co
umbia valley, then will a favoriie and
ong-cherished plan Of hers fall 10 the
ground: the plan Of settling with British
subjects, quietly but exclusively this dis.
trict Of country. A distinguished gen.
Ileman rom South Carolina [Mr. Rhett1
seems 10 perceive 10 evidence, Or danger,
IF any such plan. | ask MIN is Ii TO 20
or nothing, that while seven thousand
American cIiizens have already settled
'outh Of the Columbia, not one, no not
wen one, has found home north Of that
are we 10 pass over, as of no
erions import. the fact, that the Hudson
Bay Company deliberately, if without vi.
Hence, induce the removal, 10 what they
all the American side Of the river, 81 eve
y citizen Of these States Who ATTEMPT.
settlement on what they persist ia cali
ng the British side Must he have strong
r porients siill2 ! can furnish them
The following paragraph from WiIkes's
arralive:
As the charter Of the iudson's Bay
Company prccludes their engaging IN
agricultural operations, another company
has been organized underline title Of the
Puget Sound company, and its officers
are exclusively chosen from among them,
The capital Of the company IL about
$500 900. The operations Of The com
pany are, in consequence, large they
began BY making large imporIations OF
stock from California. and some Of the
best breedsol cattle from England. -
They have also entered into farming on
an extensive scale" DC. - Vol ~. % .}2g.