The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-04-29
JOINT RESOLUTION.

DctWccH tuc OHileu OtateS or America
and the King of the United Kingdom
Of Great Britain and Ireland, for the pc
riod OF ten years, and afterwards indcti-
nltely extended and continued in force
by another convention of the same par
ties concluded the sixth day Of August,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and twcnty-scvcn, it was
agreed that any country that may be
claimed by either party on the north
west coast Of America westward of the
Stony or Rocky Mountains, now COM
monty called the Oregon territory,
should, together with its harbors, bays
and creeks, and the navigation Of all
rivers within the same be "frec and
open" to the vessels, citizens and subjects
of the two powers, but without prejudice
to 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 August eighteen hundred
and twcnty-scvcn that either party might
abrogatc and annul said convention. on
giving due notice Of twelve months to
the other contracting party-that it has
now become desirable that the rcspcc-
tive claims Of tho United States and
Great Britain should be definitely set
tied: and that said territory may no
longer than need be remain subject to
the evil consequences Of the divided al
leglance OF its American and British
population, and of the confusion and
conflict of national Jurisdictions. DANCE
rous to the cherished pcac" and good un-
derstanding Of the two countries And,
therefore, that step be taken for the abro-
CATION Of said convention of the 9th Au-
gust, 1927, in the mode prescribed in its
second article, and, that the attention OF
the governments Of both countries may
be the more earnestly and immediately
directed to renewed efforts for the AMIGA
bic settlement Of alI their differences and
dispute in respects to said territory.
And b. ii juythcs Resolced, That the
President Of the United States be, and
he is hereby authorized, ut his discretion.
to give TO the British Government the
notice required by its said second article
for the abroyation Of the said convcn-
ton OF the sixth Of Angus, eighteen hun
drcd and twcnty-scvcn."
JEWISH CoLoNlZATloN-The present
extraordinary agitation among the Jews
with reference to Il return 10 the land Of
their fathers: cannot but be regarded
with interest by the Christian commu-
nifty, especially by those who believe in
their liberal restoration to the Holy
Land.
g At meeting of gentlemen feeling
deeply interested in the welfare of the
Jewish people, recently held in London,
(says the London Watchman,) it was
resolved that society be formed under
the title Of ''Thc British and Foreign
Society for promoting the colonization
Of the Holy Land The society is TO be
restricted to the making all necessary
preparations to facilitate the realization
Of the gradual colonization of Paics. me.
and the present protection and promotion
ofthc civil and religious rights and liber-
ties of the Jewish people il every part Of
the world. The committee to consist
alike Of Jews and Christians, English
men an foreigners. The cooperation Of
politicians and good men of every coun-
fry, sect, and rank, is invited, it b>iny IL
fundamental rule Of the society that it
shall be entirely silent and neutral as
to every point OF religious controversy"
In reference to the present state Of
Palestine, as being fully open for IL re-
turn Of the Jews, Il distinguished writer
says.
"A county, once dcnsely inhabited,
lies solitary; her pastoral hills unfrc-
quented by the shepherd her rich fields
untitled, and shaggy with thislles and
prlckly shrubs her villages sunk into
heaps of ruins, and her cities without
inhabitants. During the identical years
in which Ireland quadruplcd its popula-
tion, the population Of Palestine had
sunk to IL tenth. This is surely a very
extraordinary fact: and when all seem
to agree that there remains nothing but
emigration for the sorcly afflicted race Of