The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-03-06
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Britain 10 portion Of The territory IS valid.
and thus takes for granted The very question
in dispute. That under this proposition the
very terms Of the submission would containaR
express Acknowledgements the right q Great
Britain 10 a portion Of the ferri8oFy, and
would necessarily preclude the u States
from claiming the whole territory before
tie arbftrs o and this, too, the Secretary
ef St'te goes on TO Observe, in the face of bis
Eots 70 the undersigned Of Both Of August
by which the President had asserted in the
most solemn form the title of The United
States 10 the Whefe territory.
u is not the purpose Of the undersigned IN
he present note TO renew the discussion as
10 the tile Of either party, Great Britain
or the United States, 10 tie whole OF any
part of the Oregon territory. He must, hoW-
ever, neg leave, with reference 10 the OBJ
serVatioL which he has Just quoted, 10 re-
mind the United States Secretary of Safe
that if The Government If The United States
have formally advanced claim 10 the whole
Of the Oregon territory, it IS no less certain
that GTent Britain has. in q msSneF e1uaIlS
lotma'. declared that she TOO has rights in
the Oregon territory, incompatible With tie
exclusive claim advanced By the Cqited
States.
This declaration, arising from a congicN.
ton equally sincere, will, the undersigned
il persuaded, be viewed with the same con-
siderarion by the Government OF the Unifed
States, a. they expect that their own decla-
ration should receive at the hands Of the
GoSefnment Of Great Britain.
i This promised, The object Of the UNDER
signed in addressing 10 Or. BucbsnaO the
present communication Is 10 ascertain from
him whether, supposiDg the British Governs
ment to entertain no objection TO such
I course, it would suit the views Of the Uni-
ted States Government to refer 10 aTbitFa.
ton, not, as has already been proposed, the
question Of an equitable partition of the
] territory, bat the question of title in either
Of the TWO Powers TO the whole territory,
4 subject Of course to the condition that if
{ neither should be found, in the opinion Of
!, the arbitrator, to possess q complete title 10
d the whole territory, theIe should, in that
e case. be assigned to each that portion Of
e territory which would, in the opinion Of the
e arbi:rating Power, be called for BY just ap
Il probation Of the respective claims Of each
e The undersigned has suggested refer
! ence on the above principle 10 some iTlend'
II ii Sovereign or Stale.
d. This the undersigned believes 60 be tbs
lel course usually followed "a such cases: It Is
that which has already been resOFted 20 By
he the two Governments, land more than once,
III But there may be other forms of arbitration
y perhaps. more agreeable TO the Government
i, Of the United States.
in There might be for instance, mixed
nd commission, with an umpire appointed b,
be common consent, or there might be board
be composed Of the most distinguished civil
to ians aud iurists Of the time, appointed il
Id such 4 manner as should bring all pendinI
questions to the decision Of the most en-
si> lightened, impartial, land independent mind,
in In the present position of affairs, an
OF feeling how much The interests Of both coul
dy tries require an early as well as an amicabl
lat and satisfactory adjustment Of existing ID
be fculties, the undersigned. earnestly invite
to the Secretary Of State to .akethe subject
my this note into consideration; with view
wo such an arrangement on The principle Of a
bifration as may seem to the Government
his the United States 10 be most just, wise, al
ur expedient.
The undersigned takess advantage OF IA
opportunity TO renew to the Hon. Jam
tic. Buchanan the assurances Of his high cOnsi
eratlou. r. PAKENHAAI.
TO the Hon. James Buchanan, etc. etc,