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kept back by the British government ever
since the Oregon treaty. Mr.. Everett, il
is said, has notes of it, and also the late
Louis McLane obtained an inspection of it
which General CaSs has a memoranda Of
1t is utterly out of the question for the
United States to relinquish Bellevue 1t
is essential that it should be retained and
fortified for the protection Of the other
United States littoral isles and the coasts
of Washington Territory in that vicinity.
You may rely upon it that the present ad-
ministration have no idea Of rclinqniShing
! it, Mr.. Buchanan drafted the treaty of
1916, and declares there is no ambiguity
in it; that he understood its effect perfect
ly, and that it was intended to inclde Belle
vue. General Cass, it will be recollccted,
voted in the United States Senate against
the ratification of this treaty, because it
relinquished Vancouver Island aud between
40 degrees and 81 degrees 40 inmates. 1t
would be curious 10 present a record Of the
vote on that treaty at this juncture. Brit
ish bullying and humbuggery will not an
swer any purpose in this affair, except to
eXasperate the American people aud a
more determined and summary course by
the administration. have nquestionably
reliable authority for the fact that Palmer
ston constrained Lord John Russell, against
his wishes, to write a most impudeut de-
spatch Interference to General Harney's
conduct but upon its receipt, General
CasS, under the instruction of the Presi-
dent, sent nm answer in which he gave Pal
merston "a Roland for his Oliver" In a
few weeks all this win ceme out. Lord
Lyons is solely grieved and perplexed at
the aspect of things. He is plain, quiet,
sober, unobtrusve Presbyterian parson-
looking parsonage, an old bachelor, neither
popular nor unpopular. 1t is reported
that he does not fully agree with his gov
ernment in their course on this question,
but, with the gallant Admiral Fanshaw,
condemns the conduct of the HudSon's Bay
agent (Douglas), who has made most Of
the trouble.
The President will submit the cores
pondence TO Congress at the opening Of
the session, and will ask for means-money
and men-to enable him to defend the
rights Of our country, and uphold the hon
or Of its flag, at all hazards and to the last
extremity. And it will be given to him.
General Scott's visit 10 the Pacific had as
Thuch reference to the settlement of this
dispute by the Ultima ratio as by diploma
cy, and hence, too, the recent large ncces-
sions to our naval force in the Pacific
We shall be prepared. You need not be
surprised If Mr.. Dallas comes home before
the holidays, or early in the session Of Con
gress; but this dispute, unless Palmerston
yields, is one that cannot be allowed to
rest unsettled, aud upon q mere cessation
of diplomatic intercourse. 1t is Of a ma
ture demanding other measures, and their
immediate adoption. Unless it is adjusted
speedily it will swell into difficulties not Of
very ready adjustment by peaceable means.
1t is an error to suppose the people Of the
United States have bad memories. They
will not brook anything from England, and
less from Palmerston than any other minis,
ter. The whole of this difficulty has orig
mated with Palmerston's dislike of the
United States. and his encouragement Of
the Hudson Bay Company officials in their
audacious insolence to our people on the
Pacific. Ever since that company failed,
in conjunction with certain lobbymen here,
to swindle the United States out Of an odd
million or two for the purchase of their
pretended "possessory rights" in Washing
ton aud Oregon territories, they have been
striving TO make trouble and get the two
countries by the ears. When Lord Derby
was in power they received little encour-
agcment, on the contrary, with great So
gacity and patriotic foresight steps were
taken TO abolish the concern. There is no
doubt that this odious and unprincipled
corporation has been at the bottom Of
many Of the Indian outrages committed in
the vicinity of the boundary line. We
learn there is proof Of some of its en-
ployees having melted the Indians to make
predatory incursions on this side of the
line, and even accompanied them in such
raids. 4
That will be sad aud sorry day for
PalmerstOn on which he resolves to pro-
ceed to extreme measures to sustain this in
famous corporation in its nefarious courses
He will find that within six mouths after it
is known on the Pacific coast that war ex-
lists with England, every foot of British
possessions on that coast will be under the
stars and stripes 0nehalf the population
Of New Albion and Vancouver delest and
despise the Hudson Bay Company aud its
semi-governmental officials, executive and
legislative. There are a goodly number Of
Yankees intermixed with them. All this
is well understood from San Diego to
Birch Bay, and 10000 volunteers can be
raised by the blowing of a whistle not
more shrill than that OF Rhoderic Dhu, and
who, folly equipped and marshalled for
war and agriculture aud gold digging,
would prospect over all the Fraser river
country in less than another mouth, and
establish squatler sovereignty, and send
Governor Douglas home by tue Saskatche-
wan route, in double quick time. We
shall retain 81 deg 40 min, lost by the
treaty of lS46 And it is quite certain
that the people Of every section of the Uni