The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1859-09-17

TIE NORTH CARULINIAN.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, sEPT'R IA.
FAYETTEVILLE, N. G..
Our Difficulty with England.

One of the strangest things in the world is that
two nations like the T. States and Great Britain
should be continually growing at each other,
never content with what we have, but :" like the
horse leach we crying give, gi We - This trait
of the American character is not little indulged
III by cousin the water and it appears that
at this time the John Bulls are a little grasping
and wish to appropriate more than is their
The Island of San Juan is the bone of contention
at present 1t Is an Island fifteen miles
long BY seven vide. It - situated between the
Straits of Rosario ard the Canal de Haro is claimed
by Washington Territory portion of Watcom
county. The British also claim it as belen cng to
the crown
According to the treaty of '4G, it is most evi-
dent that this acknowledged to be the property
of the United Stat IS.
The treaty of June l5 1885, stpulatcs follows
Article J. "From the point of the forty ninth para
lel OF north latitude, where the boundary laid down
IN existing treaties and conventions between Great
Britain and the United States terminates, the line of
boundary between the territories Of her Britannia
Majesty and those of the United States shall be con-
| tinued westward along the 10th parallel of north
latitude to the middle Of the channel which scpara
tes the continent from Vancouver's Island; and
thence southerly through the middle of the said
channel and of Fuca Straits to the Pacific ocean:
Provided, however, that the navigation of the said
channel and straits south of the forty ninth parallel
| ties
! There are two channels between the continent
and Vancouvers Island both of which lead into the
Straits of Fuca There the Straits of Rosario
and the Canal de Faro, the latter of which is
est to Vancouver's Island and is the recognized
channel, stipulated in the treaty, for two reasons
lst, it is really the only channel being the widest
and deepest and 2nd it is nearest to Vancouver's
Island--the property which it the desire Of
| Britain to secure at the time the treaty made
! Besides, at that time there British sub
jects upon any Island save Vancouvcr's, and that
only, upon the extreme Southern of the Island
In the treaty there is island mentioned except
Vancouvers as being the property of Great Britain.
And may safely infer that the islands nearest
the continent belong to the continent, except words
to the contrary were used.
The island is of great importance to the Uni
ted States, from its proximity to our possess
:-- ,:s
bors upon 1t and two others T.nncz island very
ton and bids fair to be a valuable piece of property
to W ashington when it becomes a state.
| Lately the British government has begun to for
| tify Vancouver's island, and the Russian Govern
ment has taken the precaution to attend to their
possessions in that latitude in the While
willing to conccde what is rightfully theirs
! we ought and no doubt will demand and enforce
our rights at all hazards
| Gen. Harney has taken possession Of the place
| and the British Government has done the same
What the result will be we know not.