Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-12-31
BR ATTLEBORO,' DECEMBER 81, 1859.

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required bv our treaty. with Spain of the 9TH
October 1905 The fajlure To DISCHARGE This ohli.
| cation has been employed nv the cabinet of Mad.
| rid as a reason against the settlement of our
| claims.
| need not repeat the Arguments which troed
| Ia my last annual MESSAGE in favor of the acoui.
| stion of Cubn by fair purchase. NV opinions on
| that measure remain unchanged. I therefore
| again invite the serious attention of Congress- To
| this important subject. Without a recognition of
| this policy on their part IL will be almost limos
| sbe to institute negotiations with any reasonable
prospect of success
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| ~, 80. ' oN 80 DOL" Z" mari
h. E..' Iecen. pe,loa tueie was good reason to
@ ~ ,na. shouiu oe aole 10 announce 10 you
U tuo p,eoou' occssiou tuat our uncultles win
| Great brtsln, arising out OF the Clayton and
Duwer II,ehaty, nao 3een hnaly adjusted 10
| au , h.he nouoraoe anu satisfactory 70 Doth
aIoin gauses however, wnlcn me BRUSH
So e.nn1 I sau not antlcPateu, tney nave net
y ot votnP.e ;, treaty arrangements win the re-
20 ~. W as auu Nlceragua III pursuance
Vi tue UNDERSTANDING between the Two govern
Tho, 81, o i ,,, couuuen.y eNPectea
'' 'N' EV'u WIN VIII eio ionS oe accomplished
| THE NEW BOUNDARY DISPUTE WITH ENGLAND,
| Whilst INDUCING the hope tnat no other subject
remained which could disturb the good under
standing between the two Countries the question
arising out of the adverse claims Of the parties to
| the island of San Juan under the Oregon treaty
of the 18th of June, 1916, suddenly assumed a
| threatening prominence. In order to prevent uu-
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late secretary of state, on the 18th July 1855 adj.
| dressed a note to Mr. CHAMPION, then British
minister at Washington, commu nicatino To him
copy of the instructions which he (Mr Marcy
had given, on the 18th July, to Governor Stevens
| of Washington territory, having a special refer.
| cree to an Unprecedented conflict between our
| citizens and the British subjects on the island of
| San Juan" To prevent this the governor was
| Instructed THAT the officers of the terri,orv
| should abstain from ali acts on The djsnn,aJ
| grounds which ara calcnlstad to nrovosip 49,
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the conce sion TO the autbort es Of Crea, Rrj,ai
| of an exclusive riobt over the nremisas Tna ,;,,
ought TO be settled before eitber nsr,S sbon,d
| tempt TO exclude the other nv force or exerc;se
complete and exclusive soyereipn RIGHTS ,vi,hin
| the fairly d,snuted limits "''"'"
| In acknoyied ring the receipt on the next dsv
| of Mr. Alarcy's note the British minister e~nress-
ed bis entire concurrence sin the pronriety ~ The
| COURSE recommended 10 the rovsrnor IF W. shirls
ton territory nv YOUR (Mr Marcvjsl ,nstyuc,ions g
| that officer" and stating thar he mad "Iost NJ
| time in transmitting a canv of that doc,men, 90
| the governor general of British North America I"
| and had Earnestly reromnpnded to his a .,aiIa,,
| CIV 20 take such measures az 70 him NAV annsar
best calculated to secure on the part of the R,ish
local authorities and the inn nitants Of ths na;ch
| borbood of the line in Question the exercisaos
the same spirit of forhearance when is ncnIcs,oL
| NV Won mi M,rrvl on ,ha sn,ho r,;a. "a I.I 49,
| of the United Stat.s.'' N1N e'''~'N'
| Thus matters remained upon the faith NJ ,bjs
| arrangement nm ri the qh of Jrlv last ,yhon -.
| Harvey paid a visit 10 the island lie io,nd 49,
il twenty five American residents witb their fami
| lies and also an establishment Of the Undsan;s
Bay company for the purpose of raising sheen
| short time before his arrival one of these rest
dents had shot an animal belonging 10 the com.
| pany, whilst trespassng upou his nremises for
which, however ne offered 10 nav tvgice ;,s y,as.
but that was refused Sson nft.r r,he ch;as fscro,
| of the company at Victoria. Mr. p,lies sonjn.I,w
| OF Governor Douglas came N the island in the
| Druou soOp'of'war Satellite, and lure tened to
take TINS American Mr. Cutler) by force to VIC
toria, 10 answer for tae trespass ne had commit.
ted. The American seized his rifle, aud told Mr.
Dalles If any sucn attempt was made he would
| kill AHA gu the spot. Inc affair then ended"
Uader these circumstances the American set.
tiers presented petition to the general Through
the nlted .ates Inspector OF customs, Mr Hubs,
10 place lorce upon tne Island, TO protect them
from tue lullaus as wen as the oppressive inter-
ference OF tue authorities or the Hudson Bay
COMPANY ,,r a. @ Win ,ne,r rights as Amer-
can citlzens. Inc general INN sdlatey respond
60 70 tnls petl,lon, and ordered Capt George Z.
Ilc6 nNu Vsn inIsuty, 10 estaolish MS company
On ne,,erue, or oIn juan island on some suitable
poSitioh near tue harOor at the southeastern eX-
tremIy. rms order was promptly ooeyed, and
] PoSs was estaosueu al tne place desig-
nAeeu. ING iorce was Afterwards increased, 50
nat W 'ue rus. return lue wnoe number OF troops
Luen ou tue ls'anu amounted III the aggregate 10
", men.
nilst uo uot uesm IL proper on the present
% W ~ 'ultngr INTO tne suoJect, and dis
cuss tue weight whicn ought 10 De attached to the
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contestng tue accuracy OF TIE information on
wnlcq Tue gai!ant general acted 1t was due to him
tnai snouiu nus present MS own reasons for
ISSUING tue order 70 captain Pickett. From these
MS qute clear MS OBJECT was TO prevent the
BRUSH autaortles on Vancouvers Island from
exercising jurisdiction over American residents
on tue Island OF san Juan, as well as to protect
them gainst the lncursions OF the Indians.
Mucn excitement prevailed for some time
tnrouenop. tnat region, and serious dangers of
G G oetween the parties was apprehended.
Inc br,'ish nad large naval force IN the vicini-
"; aud II Is out an act OF simple justice TO the
anmlrai on tnat station 10 state that ne wisely and
9sciee.y ,oIoore 10 commit any hostile act but
determiheu 70 reier the whole affair to his gov
erhmeht ana await their instructions.
THE sucoEssFuL MISSION OF GEN SCOTT.
ING aspecl Oh Tue matter, In my opinion, de-
manuen serious aiienilon. II would have been
great caanity ior DOH nations had they been pre-
ciptateo INTO acts OF nostiity not ON the question
OF tue 70 Tue isiana, put merely concerning what
snouia oe ~ sonuiuon uuring the intervening
Perlou whist ,ne TWO governments might be en-
poyeo IN setIllng tue question to which of them
IL belongs for TINS reasSn Lieutenant Gen Scott
was as patchea on Tue lIth OF September last TO
washington t Tni,y 70 take Immediate COM