Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-04-04

only practical fact in the And he glad to find
that tho Senator himself did not believe such line had
been established. 4t ln
Mr. c. said that he now therefore, considered himself as
free. He longer the prisoner Of the Senator from
Missouri. He had broken the bonds of 49, He would
say that he had broken the axen bands thrown around him
the strong burst the cords Of the Phistnes but he
would that he had broken the imaginary bonds in which
he was thought ODE held and felt himself longer captive
There was one word in this treaty Of Utrecht which
great had been laid and that the word indefinite
" The line said to with and along the parallel OF 40
westward ssindeney." OF course did not that the
line was to be run physicaythrough the wilderness All
knew that that impraccabe and man had pretend
ed that its not being run was any proof oil It's not having
been lin the words OF the treaty. establshcd. VI
curse the establishment referred TO was by the liking Of
certain points from which the line could be afterwards
But Douglass said and Mr. Monroe repeated the assertion
after him, that this line thus established ran westward
"ndefnitely" Even if IT was So indefinitely dd not
mean "nfnitey." II meant that it should run westward
as far as the limits Of the territory belonging to the Hudson
Bay Company might run, be that longer or shorter.
Here Mr. G. referred to the narrative Of early explorer
whose accuracy he bore estmony but what he said or
how il was connected with the argument the reporter Jailed
TO comprehend This line said to indefinitely to
the coast because the western bounds OF the Hudson Bay
possessions then unknown but wherever those pos.
sessions stopped this boundary stopped What proof was
there that ran west of the Mountains What right had
England or France say that should there And, if
they did, how would their bind other nations And how
would it divide the possessions Of Spain
Mr.. @. said that they who went for 81 40 were II was
true, but "smaIl band" He belonged to that band
But this the time he had contended for that line
northern boundary. In printed address delivered in
ls43 at Fort Wayne he had taken the ground that
was long before this made political party question
portion OF the members OF the Senate did honestly believe
that 40 the only limit which title clear and
indsputabe Yet he that they all thought that the
United States had claim north Of that ine When they
would set preesons north of it they We're met BY the
assertion that the treaty of Utrecht established 40 the boun
dary and that it extended west of the Rocky Mountains
Mr. Cs object had been to show notthat such line had
been established any where, but that such line
tended west Of the Mountains to divide Oregon or to set
40 a barrier which could not pass. We might
have imperfect title to part of the territory, and perfect
title the residue; might have imperfect title to
the whole of it. or perfect title the whole. But what
title was solid title to Oregon ever could be d.
vded by the parallel Of 40.
It has been contended (sad Mr. CO. that the faith of the
nation pledged this line Of 49o in Oregon because
Government the early stage of this controversy claimed only
that line. Mr. G. said that the early preensons OF the
Government had not committed the faith of the nation at ALL
for two lst They founded this historical
error known to be such that the parallel OF 490
tabshed by the treaty of Utrecht running they supposed
to the Pacific Preensons founded such create
obligation when the is discovered and 3D. Since
then have strengthened and perfected title Oregon
by the treaty of Florida.
Mr. c. here read synopsis Of the positions which he took
in his speech the other day. They
No such line the parallel of 490 is shown to have been
established to the Pacific.
2. The country on the Pacific entirely unknown and
unclaimed when the treaty of Utrecht formed.
8. British negotiators in 1925 and Mr. Pakenham in 1874
fix the of the British title at the voyage Of
Capt Cook in ITS.
The treaty Of Utrecht only provides for establishing lines
between the French and British colonies including the Hud
Bay Company The British held nothing of that
companys possessions which by the charter included Glands
countries and territories the waters running into Hud
son Bay.
This argument Mr.. c. stated he owed the Senator from
Missouri Mr ATcHrsoS) whose speech upon this subject
listened to by the Senate with great attention and plea
short time snce and which presented many striking
| and original views upon the subject.
S. If England established this line to the Pacific Ocean,
she have no claim south of it.
6. How could France and England claim the country
the Pacific to divide between Them when late
1890 the British Government, by the Nooka convention,
expressly recognised the Spanish title that country, and
claimed only the Of it for her subjects in with
those of Spain
Mr. BENTON said that he would take up the gentleman
at the point where he had entrenched himself he understood
the gentleman to that the proviso attached to article
proposed by the British Commissioners, omitted, that
then the boundary line of 49o would stop at the Rocky
Mountains.
MIR. CAss here inerposed. and understood by the
Reporter that he had stated this his dea
but the idea Of Mr. BENTON He had conended that
line would in any to the Pacific.
Mr.. BENTON resumed He understood the Senator to
say that if the provso attached the article stricken out
Gas Mr. jefferson wished should be, and directed Mr. Mon
press that should be- that then the dividing line
Of 49o would extend the mountains understand
the gentleman to say
Mr.. CASS here again explained, but not distinctly
understood by the Reporter
. Mr.. BENTON, repeating what he had already twice said,
understand him to say that if the proviso the 9Th article
in the British prgd for boundary stricken out the line
would stop at the Rocky Mountains. / understood him
when he made his speech; understood him in his first
PLANTATION and still 50 understand him. And then say
understanding him so, and his silence admits that right
then say that the honorable Senator is scout Of the frying
pan into the fire." augh.1 When heard the gentle
refer to that 5h article and stop the line the mountain
if the poviso off, construed that the copys in
scrbing had made fatal omission but turning
the report of my speech given in the Intelgencer find
the whole article copied correctly and that instead of be-
ing omitted had feared the clause made emphatic
by being printed in italics
The Senator has fallen into grave as by imp-
caon say that in 1907 the United States had claim
any territory of the Rocky Mountains aud the
sumption he has just made claim in Oregon date
after 1907.
The article to which Mr. Monroe says the British Ministers
were willing to accede in these words
Article S, the British Commissioners ,voud aeree 10
make a.
81" is agreed that line drawn due north south las
require from the most northwestern point the Lake
ofthe Woods until shall ntersect the parallel
north latitude and from the point such intersection due
along and with the said parallel shall be the dividing line be-
his Maeys territories and those of the United States
the westward of the said lake, far their respective
territories e1end ia that quarter and that the said line SHALL
to that extent, be the southern Of his Maestys
said territories and the northern boundary Of the said terri
tories Of the United States: Provided That nothing in the
article shall be construed to extend the northwest