Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-03-21

that Spain had right to the northwestern coast OF America
that vacant and unappopaed and hence, under the
law OF nations, was open TO discovery ana settle
ment by all nations. But such thing On this vital point
of his he hs gumen solely the declaration made
by the undersigned that the title OF the United States TO the
valley Of the Columbia perfect and complete before the
treaties az Joint occupation of October 1918, and August
1927 and before the date of the Florida treaty in 1879 But
the British Penpeenay ought to recolect that this title
be complete not against Spain, but against Great
Britain that the argument conducted against Span
sh but British Penipotentary and that the United States
and Great Britain, represents the Spanish e And fur
her that the statement from which he these ecara
tons almost exclusively devoted TO prove, the language
quoted by the British Pienpoeniay himself that Spain had
good title against Great Britain the whole Of the
Oregon territory The undersigned has never he before
observed instituted any comparison between the American
and Spanish titles
is almost impossible for any one with the sub
jec 10 read this passage Of Mr. Buchanans letter with
grave face nothing than confession that
he had furnished his adversary with conclusive argument
sustain vital point Of his !" that he had thrown
guinea, instead Of a stone, at Mr.. Pakenham's head.
II individual in private life say that his title to
piece Of ground perfect and complete he would
be understood meaning merely that he had better title
than A. B, CT but that he had good title against all the
world. But Mr. Buchanan did not content himself with say
ing that title perfec and complete " he gave
son why SO, that ga convention between Great
Britain and Spain could abdge the rights of other
TONS Spain expressly mentioned and therefore, although
the argument is not addressed to Spanish Plenpoeniary,
is quite conclusive against Spain Great Britain The
might with equal force, and in precisely the
words have been addressed Spanish Penipoten
iay and it was, therefore, quite unnecessary, after the
gument had been used, for Mr.. Pakenham undertake
prove that Spain had right the northwestern coast Of
America that it and inappropriate" The labor
had been spared him.
There be little doubt that Mr. Buchanan Of July
IL underwent careful revision in the Cabinet and we may
therefore reasonably infer that it is the intention Of the
President to insist the Spanish title to the territory in dis
pute II that title should be insisted on would be mpos-
sible for country to avoid Observation-Disclosures from
the past if not from the future As the writer for the Union
Declares the Spanish title, good ALL would have been
good up to the sixy parallel Of north latitude" Yet
after had acquired that title such is agreed with
Russia not to settle occupy north Of $40 40 thus
derng. he would intimate, than degrees Of a
tude, without asking equivalent receiving even
| thanks, but rather dscourtesy.
1t is patriotic Think to contend that the country
has been, and will not be- dsgaced by abandoning the
Spanish title and insisting the unbought title which
achieved by own industry and enterprise Our
tive untarnshed Yankee title is better than that which
rampled in the dirt first by Great Britain, and then by
Russia and ourselves. A. b.