Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-02-19

/ .,btr.,st TO divide The nr'nery ssveen
he pattiss Were u possib's 'of 'es Fres
J leni usdef say eifssRsssees, 70 eeeses'
4 70 teGe, ,h. ssb,ees 10 srbars'so", the tale
anil TIL, sI,s.' d.sehed from every sshef
| eso,,I.rs,,oa. 10 The only soes'os which
could b, ,utrei,cS II cot eoaAee< 70 .
o,sle po,o, - avoas 70 he ns,sfal dspss,-
ton Of ssbursss~ v piesss 10Th pausp, ~
70 alnsss svesy instsses. ~hehef Of sss'ss-
al o, is3i,pSssi eoatroseuiss, They mako
com promising swsrd W. HAYES md(ho.
f.bls example Of this in our las srbnrsiioa
vuh Great Bthsin Not sahasndlus The
Arbitrator. under the W'm, Of the svem,s
roo. ga, clearly ssd eIpl,eillyjeou6ncd to
| The DECISION Of which was the line Of The
highlands d~ser 'bcd in the treaty Of peses
Of l7s3, yet, instead Of pursuing soy range
| ri highlands " hs,ever. he sdv,sed ihat the
line should run along the bed Of . river, asd
actually divided the icrriorv Of dispute b.
tween the parties BY the middle Of The dsep
~ chsnoel OF the 81 Johns"
The undensn,d nigh, eon,en, himself
in answer 10 The presen, proposition, eth
q reference TO the observations eoo,s med in
his last no,e 10 Nr Pakcphsm Of the 81 oil
Ia that il was plainly in,,ma,ed no, only
tina, there ere other conc lusive reasons for
deelins the pfopos,ions, independently Of
the one which had bern prominently ssled,
bo, IL wss expressly sssered % the bslief u
the President, that coy sitsmei v ssooDAol
qursssa " sshid power would oaly isvsist
il ia aew diilicui,,~s'
The undersiened will, however proceed
10 state a single reason which, apart from
the intrinsic difficulty Of selecting a sul,sblc
arbitrator, rs we'll ~ other consideraioas
that nigh, might be sdduced, is eonclasiy
on the mind OF the Presidcnt . reference
Of this question to arbtrsiion, in any brm
which can be de,isrd no matter whs, may
be the cha racter Of The arbitrator - whe.her
sovereign, citizen or subject. This reason
10 lha, he does no, believe the terriorisl
rights Of this nation 10 bs q proper suhi-e,
Of arbitration |. may he true tina, usdsr
peculiar circumstances. II the inicrsss at
stake were comparatively small, and il both
parties stood upon an EQUAL footing, here
might be No insupernbIe objection 10 ,ucb
a course. But what is the extent OF ieirito.
fy.in dispute on the present occasion II
embraces nearly thirteen degrees Of latitude,
along the northwest coast oflhe Pacific, and
stretches eastward 10 the SUNNI, OF the
Rocky Mountsins Within lis limits sew
rral powerful and prosperous states Of the
Union may be enbreccd 1t lies con,isu.
Gus, on ,hl, continent, 10 the acknowledged
territory the Untod States, and is de,ln.
ed 4, no distant day, to be pcoplsd by our
cltzons This territory presents the av.n-
ne through which the commerce OF our
Western States can be probably conduct.
I'd with Asia and the Western coasts ofthis
eon'nt nj; and ito ports, the only harbors
belonging 10 the United States 10 which our
nomerous whalcrs and other vessels ia ihai
region cun resort And yet vast as are 10
dimensions, it contains no, sing lie and com.
mod ous harbor, from its southern ex,remi.
~ until We approach the 10Th parallel Of la..
tudc.
II - far from the intention OF the under
s,~,sd -.... 49, 49, Al 49,
conflicting claims Of the two powers to the
Oregon Territory It ssufiicent for him
10 state the continued conviction OF the Pre-.
sideni, that the United States holds the best
title IN existence 10 the whole ofihis ierri,orv.
Under this conviction, he csnno, consent 10
leopard for his country oil the grea, inter.
est, involved and by any possibility, how.
ever remote, TO deprive the Republic OF ali
The good hal bors on the coast by referring
the QUESTION 10 arbitration
Neither is the territory in dispute OF e.
quail or nearly equal value TO the two pow
ea Whilst ii is invaluable to the Uni,ed
STATES, II is Of comparatively small impor.
| T. l..
would be bu, distant colonial possession
Of doubtful value, and which, from the nat.
ural prosrcs, Of human events she would
not probably long enough enjoy NO de,
rive from 1t essential benefits whilst TO
the United States il would bee.me an in,rg.
raj and essen,ial portion ofihs Republic. c.
The gain TO Great Bri,nfn she would never
.-nsibly feel willis the loss to the United
STATES would be irr.parabe.
| The undersigned is perfectly aware that
sush considerations can have no bearing
upon the question OF he TILE OF either par.
y.' They are presented solely for the pur.
pose Of explaining the views Of the Presi.
dent, in his refusal TO adop, any measure
which should withdraw our lille from the
control OF the government and people Of the
Un',ed States, and place it in the Discretion
otany arbitrator, no matter bow tote igent
and respectable
The President cordially eoueurs with
the Government Of Gtes, Britain in desiring
that the present controversy may be smiea.
bly, adjusted OF this he has given the
strongest proof before the whole world He
e~i'svrs that thore ore M two u.,;,,ssap-
The earth more closely bound together By
the ties OF Commerce, 30 there are none
who ought to be more able or willing 10 do
zach other justice, wilhoa, ihs inIefposnion
Of any arbitrator.
| The undssgned avail, himself Of this
occasion to renew to Mr. Pakenhsm the a.
sursnee Of bis Ugh consideration.
JAMES BUCHANAN
| Right Hon RIcHAKD PAEtsHar &c