New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-20
Ith Nrltarls 1ailp Crescent.
TUESDAY MORNING. Dfa-EsiBER 70. 1859.
ehau the Island Of Sam Juan be Sur
rendered.

prctension TO the exclusive occupation q iae
q Island Nv no means settles the vexed questoh ~
issue between the United States and Great brsain
VIII reference ID the ownership 81 the territory
6ecretary Marcy agreed, spme yeArs ago. that gu
rine he pendency Of the negotiations Tor determn-
ine the correct boundary line between we brl.'sn
possessions and Washington Territory neltncr
party should hold possession Of disputed polnH'
y but that such ahouid be held ~ common ~ posl'
\ until the 1aatteT Of title was decided, anu lney
were dcniSely Allotted 70 one Or tne o.ner oi 'le
nations Ihisprcmise Or agrecment q NJ Marcs 7
Cen Harvey seems Y have 1gnorea' q pufposeiy
violated. when ne took mllsary possess'on = ,ns
a s'an juan ssel III
1T "a a. y possible, ~ receu.ls RON ,lis un
s61ablc position ana y may oe 'ha' our uoseeu-
tasg ~ called upon e max ~ aio'oss ~
igakc e Zen. fiarney Y n,s s'o'a'lo,, y 'i.e
" j. formef secretary. Das Whe'her ms
ksxs4used nd Acceded Or not makes no sort Of
Ascar resders WI see, wltn respect TO
nlslesncnt q the man question q issue.
that xnile me matter = IN dispute, we
~ ecsnd ourselves not @ seize possession Of
~ lend; bat We lnsst tnas ohr tsee 20 the Terri
4Ry y ~ valsa one anu We ueciare our nhai.er-
Aetermsnapon no1 70 surrender our ola'm %
ieaee position thas we 90, ana apparently Is as
desermned hos W Fecede--lt Y aeciaFeo
heir title % the island = good ana tnat tney
NilL never gre 4 up. lnere tne Ma'.sr res's !or
" - IN ~
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q irs1. ~ .'.1' 's 'a,oo y
ane mssteE losl ssn. c ~ y 'is
Ames9can Peopie' nv w =. 'ass s'aieo
sMnes msy VIZ lsaay saussnhs ~, 'o'"it .he
aaa q ~ II uoa a,u .ne MYSTERY
IN ~ so1pc. u'ue 10. u,s ''eAs ewehsy
IN yssEs mlss ~ Wy 4 u.s. fes,oh-a
uaoes Whlca n ~ 'a"oe mnl per,
hapa eAcsea .ny'nns Z = ''su's ''ia' eie "of'a
a;ss..I;s & alnost devoid of timber. ~ mil.
1sc,s II nonuI.tion have to look abroad for sun
snli.s n lnnnher. The Sandwich Islands are also
s. nnnn foreign supplies Of wood and lum
III. IL iii old and crowded empires Of Japan
fh;na 4,e forests. centuries since, have piyen
NJ u tseminr millions Of people, who are com
IIcd Il call into reausition every square inch of
- MI for lie production Of food, and who make
AvSn tba roofs of their houses and the sides of
hsnninV ellis support some species of useful vege-
tation. IN addition to these vast regions affording
market for lumber, a large portion Of California
ii NJ xico and some of the South American States
require foreign contributions of this necessary
sTficls The question then arises, where are the
Immense supplies to be drawn from to satisfy the
wants of tue regions we have named Australia,
the Sandwich Islands and the Pacific coast of
America are each becoming rapidly filed up with
people. Japan and China will now soon be open
u nee Communication and extensive trade where
grows the timber that these countries require, and
must soon be willing to pay fort The answer is,
mai1ly from the region Of country contiguous to
Vancouver's Island, and which Notifications at
Victoria win partly command, and navies stationed
there will overlook and guard,
s5.s.,ls ~ hava v,.;tsd t,at mart ~ tho world
w. .l,has aro,,ard. mon tbe coast If
w.sh;.stan Tsrritory. the various canals and
creeka 81 Puget Sound and upon the borders Of
~ Gulf Of Georgia, as among the greatest won
ders 81 creation. Upon Puget Sound, especially,
which offers every facility for loading the heaviest
ships and ii whose narrow arms, reaching for
miles and miles. is found a depth Of water suff-
cient to Aoat the Great Eastern trees stand
thicklv tide by side, as almost to prevent man
passing between them. And the timber is the tall
est ceancst and straightest ever seen on the face
II HE earth The immense forest trunks measuring
often one hundred and fifty feet, without limbs or
blemshez. and Offering as perfectly symmetrical
cvIiDaers al ii turned out by the hand of art from
Z lsfhe and were not PRODUCED at hazard by ma
~. Already many busy sawmills are disturbing
IN sf;tness n those forests to supply the San
FFenc;scc Ana Australian markets. and ships are
si,5svs VI anchor " III canal. and hays az Pnret
aorrd lo.i;nr Nth snars for the Russian. French
N F,nc,iah armed and merchant navies
rngl;sh III tesmen ara nlavinc to get the control
n tb;s va.t lnmber reu;o, nv commanding With
h..vv sa,t;fc. t;ops and 4 statoned naval force
III. afr.;t q rrc. which Il the main outet t. II
v;os.-;. y, vonconv..,s island ! tho no;nt 90.
i.... I'll ~ j, N, ,,orIs IA a,read bava ia.
~. ,,s.,..sad al M ,sh.r oo,,,nonoa e. ean
49, I. e @.,..,..
Alse N 81 s'ss u D X. 49,
aAtety .cs their scheme, the little island OF San
Jnanconmands important portion Of vancouver.
This, in the possession Of the United States, and
strongly fortified, would put Brother Jonathan on
precisely the same footing with Mr.. Bull in those
waters. Hence the latter gentleman's dlssatisfac-
ton at our assertion Of ownership over it. Hence
his attempt to either blnster us out Of our right
to stare Of settlement Of The question Of title in
definitely. The latter COMFORTS with English views
almost Al completely as the former, as moments
AZ long ii the American title to San Juan--sup.
P0Anak ssS $500 s0s' 'l'' ' - = "pp"ton'