The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-02
THE HUDSON BAY COMpANY'S CHARTER.

ssases-How England Can Oppose It by
COisaizspg the Northern PorSaon OF the
Cohtaneht-En4llsn oAviiAzation Supsrior 10
In the house Of Com mons, the 10th or july Mr. Roe
buck offered the following resolutions -
to s.gEs. oash. not % g renewed ' o'p.A' ".'N'
the Company their charter cus Al once
to be determined by process Of law.
Bsv Company may be the purpose
p,zaon ought without delay to be resumed the govern
me honorable gentleman said the present state OF the
gland That continent divided among three pos
The southern and most portion belonged
the United States Of America which up 10 where
they met the dominion OF England which stretched from
the atlantic to to Pacific England possessed the larger
part OF the continent and proceeded norsh~ard until It
reached upon its western frontier the territory belong
ing TO Eusss. We heretofore had planted colonies in tue
southern division that he mad named We had planted
thirteen cloniss In that country thoee colonies had de-
csred their independence had snce the
NUMBER Of thirty nve or thirty SIX free States We
cresieo power these which, somsing done
By England counrTotse to the United States Of Ans
rScc, ,could opesadow not only England bu, s earth.
He believed tha. In tae northern Of the we
had tho establishing the poiae which
s.rsh Eng would carry Sai sys.sn..l' plan Of
Belonged TO her. she would enable the world to resist
VITA. re behaved would otherwise be tue predom'na at
power OF the ApsloSsxon race now established In the
Unhed states II This around that Re solicited the
saeuton CT the House TO the few which he wished
10 address TO Them. The Ersieh possessed portion
70 the Pacific, north Of the great lakes. Prince Ed
ward Island, Nova Scotia New Brunswick, Lover
lsh became possessed Of the country, add since that
time they hac added to the territory o; lAi
In The way OF color Tattoo. In the meantime the Ame
had Increased from thirteen 10 thirty Independent
States, and from 3,cCo,t09 population to very nearly
sc, coo co., while the English hsd remained idle: ind
tnou toey had seen tho Aericans become one OF he
greatest Laors, they not outstanding that they bad the
meas, bau eff ctec nothing ooupterpoise to the
Americans no wished 70 see this stAe OF things erded
bat be was met by = curious ocsorvaion Censda-and
with Canada he would alone deal--wss a strip OF land
tie shores of toe ST lawrence aud 10 tie regu Of
Ctaes H. certain persons asked aaa oba.oed from the
crown certain portions OF territory which they called the
HuosCns Bay territory Al that time Canada belonged -
France and Frarce supposed 20 have do uo, tue
North Pole but with that curious hao which fhen be-
logged 10 all the paors OF the EARN With respect TO wild
lands Charles H. oeah with tnete wild lands II they
belonged ~ nobody and the auas,ns Bay Jcmpaay
with reerect 10 that territory and these wild
The hcn gentleman here receo the OF the caaer
granting TO tie Hutsons Bay Company sole rgh. 10
After this the history OF the Hudsoa's Boy Company
was very curious Fer many years they did nsthing,
but an pated giving them those LANDS and powers
which we're granted in tue chatter, but only for de6uite
term thereby clearly impuuDg frat when the act OF Par
lis ntpt expired oil power toe part OF the company
over these aads would expire also when CAusds came
into preseason OF The Eogsh The energy Of the Iagsh
stretched from Mon ea AM carried trade In hrs up
The river 81 Lawrence 70 q wild territory west of
CanAds Ibs led to great opposition on The part Of the
hudsons Bay COMPANY and great actually took place
between the two npaniss, which doubt wouc have
RhCd gltry on TIE DeDgefen they red boon Known to
historians Then ssiae and clear headed inter
fered, the right honorable member for Coventry, aud
ne ted the companies that they fighting sseess
battle, ard advised them to unite They aid ulits and py
TO DONG they chested the public (near, hear From
that time 70 the present day they depended toe char
ter declsg tnni they would do all they could TO enforce
lbe rights conferred on them. He mcSni 10 bnug no
charge against The Hudsons Bay Company. They nad
Gene what by their nature, as . company, they were
called co. but he asked the House 10 consider e Cir
under which the company acted IL was fur
company, aud fur company by la very nature op
posed to colonization. Where wild animals o,ngregatel
here could not live and the introduction Of
coonist orove away the fur bearing aninas pat
md TO all fur companies The Hudsons Bay Company,
olov No up heir own interest," had maintained the terri
csy ts widest s,a,e and bad kept out colonlzAon In
hs state Of things no appealed 10 tho House 81 Commons
Ana san that they bad ,hc means 10 their hands W nd.
civilization unculuva,ed territory, and 10
carry .here all tie uu and happiness and ali improve
In manners, lava and reDgon which attended evil.
laon making The territory Whist Wa intended 10 be,
happy bono for msny Millions Of people (Hssr, heas.)
All ts the house OF Commons had In their pc ser but 70
such cousumnation the Hudscns Bay Company having
interest, wasopposed He was tot that the Hu1
au's Bay Company had certa rights which they derived
under the cbarier granted by Charles IT, He msntued
hat the company mac such rgbu and u the duy
Of the governme.t 10 determine whether they had.
II the company had such rignts, Parliament,
would know bow 20 ceal with them and n they
bad Parlsmen. would also know how deaf with them
b. purchasDg them GU, immediately laesr, hear) Tho
1st resolution he should move "rnsi the privileges
., The Hadsons Bay Company about 10 expire ought
70 be reresed" de Ought 10 explain 10 tue House that
he privileges about to expire no, privileges clsm med
1bder the charter OF the company, but belonged
gran ,cn 'ns ,s wnma stsns eap,sa early
privileges ought no, 10 he renewed But order the
country might derive I'll possible benefit from the non
eneval Of those privileges he though, proper that the
ehu OF he co nsny rader their charter should be "a
eru8 a. tea: whole Of the land should convert,
4 70 the purposes q civilization, and the d0mini1n Of
troard D. odrri-t (ron The Atlantic % hs Tactic me
gnt ncpO1aoie gentleman oppoens bad brought 4 bill
present session enable him cresle COLONY
vest Of the Rocky Mountains Goods could De shippei in
md md uon IN
hore Of Lake Superior tots mad neen ereoiei BY
crrs, among other things, the 81 Lawrence navigsbe
be great continent Of America thAn the Aneri.
AIs themselves. Ahnougo America had ee,so.
ished state en- the Pacific called Oregon,
o Lake Snperor excetced In extent ans possessed by
America Taking the western side OF Lake Superior the
oeky kounAins, they would cut The new eolooy which
right honorable Secretary for the Colonies proposed to
ssabsh and he believed paDs had been lad before the
gh hcEorabo bsrone Tor carrying railway completely
cfOts The continent, so that direct communication
roua be esiabtt ed between Engand ana VaBoouvers
slaBd, by way Of Halifax This magnificent scheme.
believed the right honorable Secretary for tie Colonies
vas ambitious Of reno Fn indeed be had eresdy given
0 thu wsrld pledges Of that ambition ana be wou1 tell
he night honorable barone that he man -ho carried out
bs scheme would have achieved greater things than
ven (sr b. Lyten) bad done for literature, and bis
sme ~oud be handed down 10 poserty a great Colo
si Minister The accomplishment Of such ssr1e ,vouid
nue Fpolond v1th vonc1per's Island and ,c,h China
nd ey tco1ld b. enabled wdey b ersend the cirisaon
Bngond when ne referred 20 the civilization OF Fog
merca and he would boldly assert that the civilization
England vas greater than that Of Amercs.
Bear, hear why DID he say thisa Because the
mated by the Internal blot OF slavery and they would
free people, carry EDgsnds name, and Eoglsnd's
VS. England literature across the whole continent
America rhey afforded a refuge 10 the slave, and
hey exhibited N the populations they had planted Ia the
favored portion OF America most striking example
grcatntss, goodress aud happiness. He maintained |
b. a. that was the duty Of every who wished well
mankind TO promote 10 the utmost OF his power this