The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-15

northern boundary actually proposed IT, at the time,
over and over again to Great Britain, as her sorth
ern boundary coming down TO ~ Tor quantlty' ana
| that, not uloR principle OF compromise, onI oi
right 10 cover her settlements IN the valley OF FRA
zer,s riyer-seltlements well known TO the statesmen
of that day, however unknown to the brave fifty
four fortIes Of the present day. For two years the
people have been told that every and every inch
every grain Of sand, blade Of grass and drop Of
water, from ~ to 81 40, is ours. Geography, his
tory, and the maps produced, and show that
Frazer's river flows from SIS to 49-discOvered by
the British in l793-seltled by them m lS06-eov-
cred from head 10 mouth with their settlements, and
known by the Scottish name Of New Caledonia
when we negotiated with Spain IN 1879 al len
the executive documents are produced, which show
that this river and its settlements were admitted 10
be BRUSH property by Mr.. Monroe's almlnlstra
uon, who no more set up title to II under the Span
lsh treaty Of 1919 than they set up title to Canada
under the same treaty Yet our warllke hfty-four-
fOrties opened the session with demands for ships
and troops to fight Great Britain for this very Fra
zer's river A demand which put her up to ships
and troops her side, unu she saw that these in.
repid invaders Of New Caledonia would be set right
at home. From that moment her fever abatedi
the war fever Of our valiant invaders abated also
they now cry war no more and, to do them entire
justice, verify believe they had heard OF Fra.
zers at the time they proposed to walk over it
IN their march TO hny-fOur forty. They are now
peaceable enough and all we have TO regret is, the
dlscredt which their want Of acquaintance with our
own iresties-want Of acquaintance with our own
documents--and want Of aoqaintanee with our own
geography, has brought upon US in The eyes Of Eu-
rope and America.
The danger ia passed. The language and con-
duct Of Great Britain ID paeihc-perfeetly so. She
wss liuIe rufHed at first who would not be at
the menaeed invasion of a province But since she
has seen that the invaders are brought 10 stand
at home, she seems to have recovered her good
humor, and the Oregon question has nearly died
out with her. Now every body is looking for
settlement Of il on the basis Of the old offers Of
1901, ISIS, 1923. These offers digested into the
form OF two resolutions in 1928, IN executive
sion Of the Senate, with view, by their adoption,
TO prevent the ratification Of the renewed joint oe
cupation convention which we now all so de-
termned to get rid Of These resolutions have
been read once to the Senate, but will read them
again, not TO show my consistency, (for my ambl-
ton Is 10 be right, and TO get right by changing,
when standing still becomes error,) but to choke
the qulbblers and garblers who mutilate and mis-
apply my words, TO get me into the same box they
are IN themselves. Sir, come into the Senate be-
fore the fathers Of the church had all left il, and
when it was the custom Of the young senators to
listen To the old Ones and to throttle them; and
when, | fatier myself, | learnt something; and,
among other things, learnt that 49 was the proper
boundary between our Columbia river and the Brit
Ish Prazer's nver. Upon this knowledge | acted
IN drawing these resolutions eighteen years ago;
and have nothing to add or to take from them
to-day
"i. Senate secret session Tuesday, Fb, 5, 1923.
"MR BENTON, RESOLUTIONS
RtIor,d That Is no; e1Psdient for tina of
the United States 10 treat with his Britannia Majesty in
reference to their territorial claims and boundaries west OF
the Rocky mountains the basis Of Joint
by the citizens Of the United States and subjects OF
Britain. Of the country claimed by each power.
United state, 10 treat with his BrannIc Majesty in refer
said claims. and boundaries upon the basis Of sep
araon Of and Of the lsh degree
Of north latitude permanent boundary between them in
the shortest possible time"
These resolutions were offered in secret session,
as was proper to offer them, but have long since
been made public, with other proceedings on the
ratification Of the renewed joint-occupaton conven.
tion in 1928. They are known to the leaders if not
to the followers Of the four-forties, and would
be appealed to by all who would wish TO represent
my opinions they are, and not as they are moi!
have no personal interest an this matter. After
long delay have spoken publicly (for my opinions
never secrecy what my duty to my country
required at my hands, and according to the know.
ledge which thirty years study Of the subject has
given to it. have been fighting the battle Of Ore
xon for thirty years, and when it bad bet few
friends, though now entirely eciipsed by the
converts 1 am where | always have been, and re-
joice to wee the question coming to the conclusion
which have always deemed the right one. For
my justification in making head against so much er-
ror throw myself upon the equity and intelligence
Of my countrymen; and, never having had any fear
for myself, now have none for my country.
Mr.. BENTON then moved to reeommit tfe bill
to the Committee on the Territories, amended on
the motion Of his colleague, Mr.. ArcHIsoS, to re-
commit to the Judiciary Committee, with ins,ruc-
tons 10 report as follows:
Tba. the bill be recommifted the Committee on the
Judiciary, with instru tons
First TO bring inti amendment extending the urisiic.
ton and laws Of th nted staes civil and criminal
the cihEeus Of The red States in Oregon the same
extent that Great B sxtsnded her Jurisdiction and laws
czent in III territory by the OF Parla
men1EJuly ?, ts2l, ~ suppleme ntal act.
SseHady 20 repN bill for the full and perfect govern
meuto the territory Ike effect after the abrogation Of
the Ioatuse oonve providing for the appointing OF
governor to be the sry and civil chief Of the territory
and g6icio super a. dent of Indian affairs; providing
also for territorial Legislature. and for the
uce also providing tor the defence OF the territory by
oryng the mouth Of the Columbia river and other points
and anzng DE militia also for the conducting Of com
by establishing acoilection district house
Oregon also provide for the security oGnavgaon by
lighthouses buoys beacons, &C. at the mouth OF the Co
umba The boundaries OF said territory to be such the
north may be established by treaty with Britain
and until established to be along the parallel Of 40 de-
grees Of north latitude
TO BE Continued