The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-10-13
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ostsioS Tis aFi fRRssss Is 50
lyss coincide nths
the London Post, as veii1 our impfes
Y eiciis that the i6Ipf San Juan
sby General finrney wins L violatonTo of the pin
stscipiesS of public law They, however,, appree.
E two countries The London Times takes no adj.
torial notice of'thIs new boundary dispute. The
: London News says: : = ); ( @ts. -
& rs :. Bo,h Governor Douglas and General Har.
y ney had referred the mstt-r respectively to Lon
don aud Washington; and the question will now
Z be treated quietly, and with reason, as becomes
s the Governments Of the two great divisions of
the race which speaks the EncIisIl language"
: The London Star thus concludes u long explain.
atory article on the difficulty =
g Whatever view may be taken of the treaty,
Thereh can be no doubt as 10 the aggressive and
otGustif1able conduct of Gen. Hnrney lie &C.
q eually paid visit to Gov. Douglas at Victoria,
the capital Of Vancouver's Island, without open-
ing his lips with regard 10 his ulteror designs /;
and he took forcihle possession Of San Jua n with
out the production of any authority from his
own Government, without any notice whatever
to tn British authorities whom he had Just visited
aud with the perfect knowledge that the island
was admitted by both parties 10 he disputed ter.
rtory, and that England had ceased to exercise
exclusive sovereignty over it.
we are not sure that the Governor after hav.
ing adopted this view Of the qucstion and made
up his mind that the two Governments could
alone settle the difficulty, acted wisely in send.
ing Two shIps OF war aud BODY of suprers and
miners to the scene Of Gen, Harney's exploits
az mere was, and perhaps is considerable danger
from Inc close contiguity of such highly ex.
plosive materials. II is far better lhnt the ones.
Zion should remain untouched by the hands of
subordinates. We, for our part. entertain n
strong conviction that the American Government
will not sanction the acts "f Gen Harvey, 80
lar ss they have been aggressive That person
nus oeen engaged Tor many years past in making
war against the Indians and lie il probably IN
acquainted with the nsag-s Of civilized warfare.
hot'hiooded Southerner. and notorously i,lpn.
tih-d with Cuban and Central American iillbus.
ters, lie would, We have no doubt, consider IL !,
sufficIent reason for the capture Of San Junu
that ~ was claimed by this Government, and
that It would DO useful Ii station for prevent
ing the incnrsions of the Northern Indiaus into
Washington Territory.
We believe that both tho English and the
American Governments will have too mncL c,.of
sense, and will be too much alive TO the interests
o. tnelr respective countries, to allow this pultry
AFFAIR to enianger the friendship which now
happily sul'sist' between them. I'VE are quite
sure that tile people of England will not be so
unwlse as to get angry or excited about it and
we hope our brethren across the waier will re.
sara II With that candid and dispussionate'
sp'r't which ole Of their noblest writer's Wash.
i"gton irving, enJoins the duty Of the mrrn.
hers Of Republic above all other men, If the
Two governments canno: arrive at n satisfactory
Understanding, then why. instead of allowing
pad blood to be generated, should they not refer
the question in dispute to the arbitration Of a
friendly Power? Provision has alrendy been
made for this in the treaty which has reference
to the Newfoundland fisl,errs, and if such a
c,mpnct lie expedient on the eastcrn shores of
the continent, why should it not be enualy al. |
vantageo"s on the westerni One great good
'v'il' he hope. grow out Of this quarrel. Il is
That The boundary question, which has been the
cause OF 30 many perils to the peace aud happi
ness OF the Two nations, will now he brought to
n hnnl aud everlasting settlement"
The London Globe says:
The claim advanced by the United States ia
a geographical question, and it Is to be settled
hy The application Of geographical science to the
terms OF the Convention of 1856 which est.h
i'shed the 49'h parallel OF north latitude as the
boundary between the territori 8 of the two
countries from the Rocky Mountains to the chan
mel which separates Vancouver's Island from the
continent, and thence through the middle Of the |
'chalinel and the Strait of San Juan de Fuca IN
Che ocean. This is question which turns unon
tac's, and upon the Interpretation of a treaty
stipulation read by the ght of those facts. II
was to ascertain the facts that Her Majesty.
Government appointed Capt. Provost Commits.
s'oner: with the assistance of Capt. Richards us
second Commissioner; the instructions TO those
gentlemen were simply repetition of the terms
of the treaty.