New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-10

disturb so tYpfsYt promise. This, however, VS.
Ne, |. COO, pshed, and nov tee mail has oroasat Us
r.elle.rcs tba the Island Of San Juan h,s bsea o.
culsef nv su al detachment of United So es troops,
who az comm snder has proclaimed the sb;oige COW
err. nty Of the Unic over lis territory. 80
W. are stl vtnOu. sry sufficient inform so0 81 the
circumstances in which this proceeding or gigs'e';
The penoiDg claims OF the Americans 70 this tte -
had 10, be allowed 10 sleep for ia ssd ,cat N 1871
ID, cisl suiborte3 OF Wanngton Territory assessed
the district taxes on property in ssh J1sn ard even
made seizures 20 recover tre amour. OF their -ves IL
appears however, that in July last the American resi-
dents in the island lpDly 80 70 nnmber comp'anei
greyOl-y Of the attacks OF the rnsrn indlaps aad
rrei.rred pettOu ~ Gen. HsrDey, the caiei tnllay
officer Of the United Ssies in thoss pss for protection
sg.iD-. such assault. Whether this petition p'ofnced
TIE movement 10 question, or Snetner Tue Ie-pulon
had be, previously adopted, cannot say pa soIe
time dorr. the month OF JAY tetschnent OF the Sn
United States Infantry 100 nunbeIl, with three brass
ted psces d.d the island, and on the 'th oil toe
month the captain IN comsDi OF the cetacLnlHn. scs
III urcer the authority of Gen. Harvey, issced the
orGer in which the whole territory O. aimed iOr the
lifted States 1ithou. hesitsiiop OF reserve.
Itwa these crcu1 Instances ths the proceeding
was brous bit 70 the knosledse OF Gov. Douglas, tas
Queen Representa- i've in British Colan bls Happily,
III 81 officer Sc'ed win crest prudence and Jldg
rnsut lie could not, of course, Orego the scknow
eosed oams Of Ms sovereign but, a. he L al no req
son 10 suppo.e that the United Sstes vernment con-
senplsted any depsrure from lts avoFed 20 icy, ne
wnefy decided 10 consider the dispatch OF Mr. Secfe
tary Marcy o. OF more importance than the order OF
Ger. Harney. Accordingly, though ne made formal
couuutl alton II the facts to the Legislature OF Van
ceuverr sIa d. ard gsvs the necessary nsractior- 70
The British officers uucer bis command he stil assunsd
that the ioverpman Of Arlington was not cognzsn
Of the prooe drgs and took every atep to prevent tue
nj understanding from becoming worse while refer
cree was made to the supreme authorities 81
home We sincerely trust tnsr this policy may be
succe.sful. ant that the two Governments msy dis
Germ in the affair only motive for proceeding with
greater ext edition thst equitable course o. settle
pent 10 which they both sssen.ed We snail not rooT
the oes journals in em a;ins the value oil the island
or the conp impoTtaI OF the possession 10
Great Britain or the nited States. His not question
Of eoryetie1ce but Of justice. The decision shoui
deu.nd upou the terms o the Treaty airy interpreted
en- was evten l. not doubted by either Cover ament
a short time ago tina, this Interpretation could be ois-
covered IT, however, it should prove that the exist
ing cor yenuon cannot be so applied as TO satisfy the
contracting parties there surely be no reason Shy
tao States y bich have now adjusted their respective
limits across entire contineLt from the Ataouc 10
the Pac c should not complete the work in the narrow
waters of Vsnoouver's Island. The Americans may
ue thea selves that in such negotiations they will
meet With no feelings but those of faInees and amty
on The part OF this untry IL would be hard indeed
children of the stock who can feel the sympstnies
Of blood snd lineage they were fe aod expressed In
The uaters Of the Peiho should find much difficulty IN
adjusting petty boundary question on the coast OF the
Pacific.