Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-07-31
The OREGON Treaty,

our readers will find. below. the Treaty h,.
tween the United States and Great Britain o..
tbIlshing the respective rights and hInnd,,ie, Of
the two nations in the Territory wes, of tn,
Rocky Mountains.
- Inc United States of America and her Majesty tin,
queen of tn Ult'l King Ion of Gr,at Rr,7,,, ,r,
C'"lH uy ming II 10 BE- desirable. Tor the future wei
iaft ol butl countries. that the state of dpb, aud ,
certainty which has hhrr, prevailed respectin, ,b.
sNrt'lSnly and government, of the territory q, tn.
S'r,n" 81 Coast 81 America, lying Westward of the
m"gNS =" olony Mountains, should be finally teuni-
hitel ny an ancahlc compromise of the rights mutu
any asserted by the two parties over said ,erri,orv
nave respectively named Penpotentar,s IN ,rra, md
"slrc cI''I,nlng the terms OF such sulemcnt that IS
70 say NE President Of the United States of A.nerca
mas ON hl- part furnished with fn powers lanes Rn
thah1n Secretary oi State at the tinted S,nt~s and
'st n6Yr,'y' tn Queen OF The United Kingdom OF
Great Britain and Ireland has ON her us,rt ann,i,,aJ
n" Right li'nprhla Richard Pakrnhan,. a ui.nIcr NJ
nSr hnlrSys most Honorable Priyv Council AMI her
Nalesiys Envoy Extraordinary and Munster PIrni,
'onn.a,y TO u, United States who, after having
commune ed To each other their respective full pow
cTs Trained IN good and due form have agreed mon
and concluded the following articles
ARrICLr /" From the point on the lq,h p,ra,l,,
"l Nom lat!Iutc where the boundary Ind down -,
eAsunY treaties and conventions between Great Brit
am and the United States terminates the line of ham-
uny Ig'weF9 me i1IrloIios OF her Britannia Majesty
Westward along the 10Th parallel of NORTH lam, Ia
10 the mi Idle of the channel which s,paratrs tho ,o
tnenI from Nane9uyers Island, and thence Suutbcrlv
,I"uAh Uy h4ddlc ol tue sad channel, and of Fuca
Straits To the Pacific Ocean provided howcvc, ,ha,
the navigation OF said channel and struits S,n,h =,
the 18Th plIale! OF North latitude rcmain free and
open to both parties" NV "'''
Article >" From the point AT whirb tho ,o,L
parallel OF North latitude shall hc found IN n,.rs.c,
the great Nothembranch OF the Columbia r,yer ,h.
Navigation OF M said branch shall be frre and onr
/ to the II l>ons bay Company and 10 all Rrfisb III
ec's aa Nc WIN the same to the point where the sid
nfach ~ 'e's NE man stream oi the Columbia and
,h'ng' u'"l lhe sI man stream TO the occan with
lc acc : INTO ami through the said river ar rve-. n
beng I'm lelstpol that all the usual porero,s or tho
me 81 'scrIlrd shall in like manner he trrc and
open - navigating the said river or rivers Rri,;sb
SUBJECTS WIN t'rr goods and produce shall he treated
Wy 'N 9','' 'o'ulE a. ciu1cns ct the United Sntes
u peUs hoWeNrr, always understood that nothing IN
/ TINS article shall be construed as preventing ar IN
tended 10 prevent the Gnvernp,en, al the T1ri,eJ
N'eS nom making any regulations respecting the
navigation OF the said rver OF ryers not inconsistent
with the present treaty."
ARTICLE 3-ln the tufur, prrr,,,ri, tom, ,. H. ,,,
ritory south OF the 10Th parallel Of north la,iu1r as
p"Nueu m me hrsi article OF this tIpatv the possess
UN rights OF the liui>1ns BAY Companv and Of q II
BRITISH SUBJECTS who may be already IN ia. occupation
." Hld OF ONE property lawfully acquired within the
said territory shall be- respected
ARrcLE 4-rhc farms, lands and other nronertv
81 every description, belonging 10 the Puget's Sound
/ Agricultural Company on the north side of the Co
lunbia river shalt be confirmed To the said cofnpspy
In casc however, the situation OF tlos farms shonIc
he considered by die unrd States Ia be of public am
political Importance, AMI the United States Govern.
ncnt should signify desire 10 obtain pos sson of N,
whole OF any part thereof tn property So reon;yes
shall be- transferred to the SAID Govcrnmcn at pro
per valuation be agn,cd upon between Tin, nay,,.s
AKTIcII 9Th. prcsgnt Treaty shall be rat,6,J K,
tho President Of thu lutd States by and uT u, -
advice and cons nl OF TN senate thereof and he he