Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-05-02

tvatrsr,-Ah inquest was he'd IN the par,
ish Of West Baton Rouge, by Rosemond lie.
bert, Bsqy Justice III The peace, on the goth
instant, pf the body Of a vhite man, round
dead ii The river. A receipt from The steam.
er Duke Of Orleans. dated 10th April. leIB,
was found on him, In these words "tteceiv'
ed Ur WeBiey, the sum Of three dollars, in
full, for deck passage, from New o. leans 10
Cincinnati. The jury returned a verdict OF
Accidentally drowned"
The following is a copy Of the notice to
quit the joint occupancy Of the Oregon ter.
ritory, adopted by the Senate on the 10th
instant
JOINT RESOLUTIONS CONCER.
MING THE OREGON TERRITORY.
Whereas, by the convention concluded
the tWentteth day Of October, eighteen
hundred and eighteen, between the United
States and America and the King Of the
United Kingdom Of great Britain and Ire
laud, for the period of ten yeas, and alter
wards indefinitely extended and continued
in lorce by another convention ofthc same
parties, concluded the sixth day of August.
in the year of otlr Lord one thousand eight
hundred and twenty.seven, IT was agreed
that any country that may he claimed by ei-
thcr party an the northwest coast Of Amer.
len westward Of the Stony or Rocky Noun.
tatne, now commonly called the Oregon
territory, should, together with its harbors,
bays, and creeks, and the navigation Of
oil rivers within the same, he "frcc and o.
per- to the vessels, citizens, and subjects
of the two powers, but without prejudice 30
any claim which either of the parties might
have TO any part Of said country and with
this further provision, IN the second article
Of the said convention of the sixth Of Au-
gust, eighteen hundred and twenty seven,
that either party might abrogate and an.
nul said convention, on giving due notice
Of twelve months to the other contracting
party
And whereas Il has tidw become desira.
bic that the respective claims ofthe United
States aud Great britain should be dpfin.
itcly srttlcd, and that said territory may nc
longer than need be remain atthject to the
evil consequences of the divided allegiance
of It's American and British population. and
of the confusion and conflict of national in.
risdictlona, dangerous to the cherished
peace and good understanding Of the two
countries.
With a view, therefore, that steps be tn.
ken for the abYogation of the said cnnven.
ton of the sixth of August, eighteen hun-
drcd and twenty seven, in the mode pre-.
scribcd in its second article, and that the
attention Of the governments of both coun.
tries may be the more for the amicable set.
Element of all their differences and disputes
b respect to said territory
Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives ofthe United States of
America IN Congress converted, That
the President of the United States be, aud
he Ia hereby authorised, at his discretion,
Ia give TO The British Government the no
ticc required by the said second article for
the abrogation of the said convention ofthc
sixth of August, eighteen hundred and
tweuty.seven.
The following is the vote given on the
above joint resolution
YEAs-Mcssrs. Archtt, Ashley, Ather.
ton, Baghy, Barrow, Benton, Berrien, Cal.
houn, Cameron, Chalmers, John NJ Clay
ton, Corwin, Crittenden, Davis, Dayton,
Dix, Greene, Haywood, Houston, Hanting.
ton Jarnagan, Johnson, of Maryland, John.
son, of La, Lewis, McDunie, Mangum,
Miller, Mofehead, Niles, pearc6, Penny.
hacker, Phelps, Rusk, Sewer, Simmons,
Spotlight, Turney, upham, Webster, Wood.
bridge-i0
NAYs-..Mossrs. Allen, Atchison,
Bright, Cass, Thomas Clayton,
Dickinson, Evans, Fairfield, flanagan,
I%cnness, snmple, Sturgeon, Wcstcott.-..t4
Two Senators only were absent, viz
Mcssrs. Colquit and Yulcc.
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