Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-09-11
91o<tticll au0 Domestic

The tudyons Bay CoalpaJy and ORE yoa- The
Montreal Herald speaking Of the visit Washing ton
lately made By Sir George SmYs and Mr.. Fnla5 son,
thus remarks upon lis Object
This visit has believe. been altogether saiiscto-
~. and lie is every h,pc lis object will be
shortly atiained our, L States contemporaries
have published erroneous accounts Of the Of The
negotiations representing them leading a sale Of
certain territory in Oregon. by the fndsn's Bay Com
pa IL lie United Siaes-and as these erroneous views
have been copied and mmentsi upon by some of our
Canadian urnas, we propose giving, from documents
kindly furnished 10 Us. concise statement Of he real
matters and interests involved; which, as might have
been fken granted, do not embrace trausteence
OF territory. hu merely the abandonment BY the cunpa
MES in question, and the purchase by the T. States Of
certain posseSsprv farms lands and other 2royer
tyhed BY them within the United States territory as
settled by The treaty Of 1916 By that treaty. it NAV
be rrmemhered the United States Government uuaran~
Ice, respectively. to the Hldson's Bay and Puget
Sound Companies, line possession fall their fs farms
ands Hocks herds and her property on The north side
Of II" Columbia River and south Of latitude 40 d-g -
AMI his without any stipulation 10 TIE ae9i4ute of
he parties, thus holding extensive tracts II anl uhiu
The sovereignty Of the u. States.
This clause in This treaty, it will at once be seen
placed the companies and the United States Govern
ment. whom they owed allegiance IN very anon-
aous pnsion and was, therefore, accompanied hy lie
following prov'si, which, appears Us. should have
been absolute and not optional the part Of The
rIgn power 10 whom the territory coded The pru-
vso 10 the fleet that, IN the situation If III
farms and lands should be cun-dered, by the United
States to If public and political importance and TILL
United States Government should signify des~. t. ub
tain possession of the whole. any pnrl Thereof, the
property should he transferred the said Government
At prope. valuation 70 be agreed upon between the
pa ties,
Now, al hough those possessions comprise some o tie
valuable pr lins f the territory both in a com
ms and ripu lt1-o al
retention in the hands Of foreign chartered Companies
can scarcely fail 10 be d5ias etul, stronger
term. to The American Government. and atho1gh they
have already excited degree Of Jealousy and i'll will on
the part Of the American citizens in tie Oregon territory
which, there is every to fear, must he likely to
become more invetemta and ultimately eaI 10 serious
difficulties between The two couut es the United States
Government have not yet, adopted any steps 10 take
advantage of The proylsD the treaty above mentioned
by which, and BY which alone all these threatened diff
cuies may be avoided.
Under these circumstances the Hudsol's Bay ana
Pugei Sound Companies have, through the British
Foreign Secretary, thought 1t advisable take the n
ative in the matter. by calling the attention OF the
United States Executive 10 the facts Of The case and
suggesting the wisdom and expectancy IF their purclas
ing these anomalous lights. upon the basis of the prug
often alluded This, then. IS the object OF the
negotiations mentioned BY United States contempo-
rari's. which, trust Viii ~ brought to an ancarle
conclusion, and which il will be seen inv I've no trans
ference whatever Of any territorial rights bit merely HE
sale Of private properly, situated in frtign territory
bur belonging ID British subj cts