Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-03-28

had proposed this same compromise line 49o Substantially
mean, not in all its details And although our Ministers
instructed TO insist upon it, they unable get the
Of Great Britain and that negotiation finally termi-
mated in convention for what call joint occupancy Of
the whole territory, entered into, believe, by request
and certainly done with consent which convention
TO continue for ten years and longer That convention
the Senate wih all The correspondence, and it
ratified and approved by vote of ayes 3s,
all " British I"
He found that this convention was not satisfactory but the
Government of the United States anxious TO settle and
adjust II line of division between and the European Gov
claiming territorial rights west of the Stony Noun
tans Russia and Great Britain both asserted rights there
Russia furnished pretty strong signs of the Emperos nlen
ton maintain hers against all the world. The American
Government CATER long delay growing out Of policy to-
wards Spain whom did wish to offend by setting up
claims premaurey) finally acceded to proposal open
ing negotiations with Russia and Great Britain about 1924
for line Of compromise. Our Ministers instructed
get this line adjusted upon compromise with both nations
the 49th parallel and hoped at time unite Great
Britain with against Russia But Great Britain although
"jont occupant with us, managed her diplomacy better
than ha and after the United States had agreed with Russia
to abandon all ghtsvz. not to settle north of the
parallel of $40 4O-hs Majesty the King of England &C.
made separate treaty with the Emperor of Russia and took
to himself large share Of ,oat had surrendered! four
$40 40 friends ought go for il all back again. according
their doctrines and perhaps England with Russia help her.
would favor US with fight and that's something In
negotiation of that convention with Russia and attempts
to negotiate that time with Great Britain the American
Government yielded up her claims between $40 40 and Sc
unto Russia. What unconstitutional and dsgracefu dis
membermen y And the old compromise line, subsan-
tally that which the President reoered in l845 tender
ed to Great Britain and decnedurged and refused How
ones american blood bos at the thought of cedng inch
The treaty with Russia, which, in view of Senator's dis
honorably and unconstituonay dsmemhered the national
domain (or the benefit Of crowned heads too y submit
ted to the American Senate, and with full kaoUlcdge Of
the correspondence the Senate approved it all by vote of
ayes Al, no
sWho was it ," exclaimed several voices. "Whee was
he from f"l
Ans. Rhode Island. His name was Dwolf All !" Brii-
fish" one!
In passing the Senate will suffer say that this treaty
with Russia made within the very year succeeding the
famous declaration of President Monroes message against
European colonies on this continent Made by him 1t is
Of itself conemporaneous construction of the meaning
tached to that declaration Attention due to the of
the Senators who approved of it. There il
ustrous in that list but have time 90 into
such details, and if had the Senate would hardly have pa
tience TO hear me through.
The President further found that importantly fix up
the line of 400 a compromise agan manifested
the convention of 1918 likely expire and that
in the correspondence preceding that identical convention Of
1927 which is present wish to abogate by notice. the
American Minister instructed adjust the controversy
this line of 49o and the convention made only be-
that compromise line could not be got That
pondence also laid before the Senate along with the
venton OF 1927, where despite OF the opposition OF my
honorable friend from Missouri, (Mr BENTON, and in de-
ance OF his predictions, the convention approved by
vote of ayes 81, Z.
party seems 10 nave Decn Stlil strong
ty in the American Senate The of some of them
stood high the rolls of Democracy, and
high places will not tax the patience of the Senate by read
ing them
ratification of this convention, all of them-Adamss Jack
sons Van Buren Harrisons and Tyler too-we made no
complaint of Great Britain about Oregon and sounded no
alarm the people to prepare for reputation of
offers to compromise an inch below $40 40 but quietly
submitted to let things remain they until October
ls43, when the message informs that Minister in Lon
don authorized to make offer of compromise similar
those by us IN and 1927 other words
offer Of the compromise line of 1872 Thus stood the question
when the negotiation transferred to Washington. Here
beg the Senate TO observe that Mr. Tyers message De-
cember, s43 informed Congress that the negotiations for
and settlement had again been proposal and
in progress to resumption" Yes proposed by Ss;
and the President said that cvery proper expen would be
resored for the purpose bringing it to speedy and hap
py termination. And again, by his message Congress-
in December, 1914, he said negotiation has been for
may entered upon between the Secretary of State and her
Britannia Msjcstys Minister, &c. residing at Washington
relative to the rights Of their respective nations and
the Oregon territory That negotiation is still pending
This too after Mr. Folks cec,ion-ater the Baltimore Con-
venon of 1914 But where could the President find that
any OF the true friends of Oregon had recorded their OPP
position TO by their CONGRESS-. III he did, it is
than can find. The Senators from Ohio Indiana and
Illinois (Messrs. ALLEN, HANSEeAN, and BREEsx)
all Senators at the time No. Mr. President, the Senate did
not adUise protest against negotiation when it only
" in progress resumption" nor had Senators brought
themselves to the point far know of only moving,
late years ago. whilst there was time and oppo
nifty for IT, to stop the negotiation ITSELF which has be-
unconstitutional and dishonorable to the nation
But again He found that these perseverng efforts fix
northern boundary in Oregon at the parallel
by compromse-these wellconsidered instructions
Minister'S and oen-peaed propositions the adverse claim
ants for before Spain had released
rights and repeated afterwards long exposed
the public eye and that neither the Peoples Representatives
in Congress- the States the People themselves had
complained against the Presidents and Statesmen and Sem
ators who had been eavorng accomplish compromise
at 490 for nearly half century No, sir Until very
Gently, indeed the complaints when made at ALL aimed
at Great Britain for refusing accept this reasonable and
just compromise Of conflicting claims Memorials when
sent at ALL applications to settle and adjust the
versy and efforts 10 egislate the subject
fined to the valley Of the Columbia rver-ths side Of 4so
Well might the President pause, then, notwithstanding his
individual opinion that title 10 the whole of Oregon
clear and unquestionabe" he took the RESPONSE
bily, in view of all this Of abruptly putting stop the
negotiation which he found foot had been begun by
his immediate predecessor, upon negotiation for compro
Well might he feel that the NATION committed TO
compromise. Well might he dread that for him put his
personal opinion upon the strength Of paper TILE however
clear and unquesonabe, against all these solemn acts Of
the Government and against this action and acqu
escence Of all Presidents from jefferson inclusive and of
all Statesmen, and of all Senators, Except Mr.
DWo and Of all People and their Representatives for
two generations were, NATIONS
would be sacrificing the faith consistency sincerity, and
honor OF this country TO preserve the personal consistency
himself single man POLITICIAN might have
halted, but could not He lifted himself above
himself and showed how well he merits the office his country
has appointed him TO fill God grant that he may stand firm
10 his position
And what " commits nation but its honor Honor !
National honor But its obligations be felt, and
topic for argument and debate an American Senate