MO =I “.., a,“ 3% mi: . . i; Bywluoomg & T1101“P133119.5~ 51:: rammmm Ths n bEMOCRA't‘I’g BANNER" m puhlwhz-d weekly. on \Vodnfifiduy‘hmningn, m 82 puv'mm’nln rams! 75if‘pnill m mlvnncu. No‘pn or mu [:0 «lim'ominuud (unlcsu u! Hm up- Hon ul' lrm'cnlilors) uulll _nll nrroumgna uro pn'ul. WAdvumsomonln, ((12. ul (hn nuln\l mica. POETRY. MAN’WAI NOT MADE To MOURN. I" \V. FERGUBSON I lihcgq‘iu n_ mice: which luumvg mu sulL , , '.Whutp"er“9n onnh I be; " " lri‘hmeiy v‘uln'.‘ or lolly hull. And on lho dillnnl aoa— - h ’1 " I be" it In Illililohl nighh' .M w-, J :«and all. the hunk of mom . ,5 _.gkv‘fnd nygvi‘! cnclhm-dark or Imm -1) _ :i‘; Malaysia n'ol'md’de lo immvp' ' ~ ‘ ,3 ,luqevgryqucnm that-onward flown, .fl‘lhl v‘mcq‘nplulumino our 3 ' lpjiié-yy‘huul that munul mo bio)". . ' lté‘lhrilliug no!" 1 hour: ' L" 331 In evifvfionnd'of Natun'n'hcan. . The «'llaerlul or furlorn. ‘ . 7.351? 13‘1)iltovorh¢grsthu ~bcucr .pnzl-s- . g. -. ”.5.“ Q‘lplxfign no! mnqo go mourn! ‘ , ' I .g'."~.sl’ho nun mm gludn’ lho aumuuc‘r noun. , 1 §:-'.'u3'. , ‘fljhohlmhtthnyblcaacth all. z , m J ‘ 'ljllaqnyngd nturn.,,lha quiet moon. ' ' I'ly‘y almwom [mm hum/on Him full. . ‘ ‘ ~ "ltfiaflaivéfl‘which in our monduwo umn w ‘ I‘- ?.Our in'u‘unluh'! pulhi udo‘ni-éo‘ -« . :IJ\l|,|a|l,' m Ihoiruwn {nuhmn nhu“ uni 'j. :J‘AQIL‘MOD uul mud‘o lo Inuugul ' 2‘: All‘anuro 'clién' uloud~ but mmr - Regunlu uul Nnhno’u \muu .' ‘3; .. 33 Pet voxlolh'hm bemgnunl plnn. j’ .;_ .r- Hut wuyfilnullhlnipdeslloygr- . ‘ , plum her {nit buck the liliuhlcifl pugs‘ ’Wuh impiu‘fis flint! Mn 16in; ' -. ‘ 4Yu| mllzuho man, (rum ugu Io ngr.‘ . Mun Was no! mudo m moum! NEE En OE I= oh. gentlefl'mulhev.’ may thy chi"! 7 -' 1 Rio long thy lanan rem]; - T. L'mhmco my wacepla, luvmg‘ unld. » ._ Thy {llllel‘nilinl crend : .. l'jthn aim“ “to bloc-ed om! 1:0 Imam : . ‘ For {which he has been barn; ' "" Am] all shall fer-I {mm sono lo tone. ' Mat-Mn: nnl'maflc to muurn ! -:..' GEN. TAYLOR IN FRANCE. ““I‘Ml’linh -Corrcnlmndent-of the -Na flunhl’ bud/[gamer thus writes lrotn that ‘uWimi the 291h'of1uno: , * ‘ The morning Miter the date 0“ my last tm'imv‘o.’ we warp“ ingxpressibly' relieved 'a'np'OSiln'l-nted by the nuwn ol Gén. 'l‘u- L'on’u Victorian over the Mexicans. So “muth {inn-filer pvt-diction lrotn your side, in! tli'efitlhn’tin‘ excited; even in my cou ’fident'tal‘- mind, vague nppvelwnsit‘ma ‘lor3 the nnlcly of the General, and absoluc de s‘plvtim'dcnc'y in‘ 9knnd"h’!‘ my h'iumls’.» But -‘\‘ve n'revmme than uidimnifiud.‘ Europe in rtmpiboded in the moat beneficial way. by the battles, thdnnbsequcnt ‘pmceetlmgs bf fCiinki't-us,‘nnd the p'ntrintic Innnilcstntionu inl‘tl‘té whole Unfén 11"“ now understand -h‘ow"th‘e immense majority-of the Ameri /,b:bnv'pudplu wouldi act "Hr the oven! 0! u "Idpt‘um- with’ (Heat Drum“; or any Euro - péan" punter. Beloro' the end ofthe sit ting 0| ‘the‘lh'putiba. nn'the 17th instant, 'tWo'éminont memhvis 0! the Chamber. (of the 't‘vppn'tntiun.) «Whit; tt‘i Versailles; «hora ‘l’lhcn’ was; twenhg'rat'ulate‘mb nn the Ru) ”Grands"décué‘réncu', * mm describe thq re'flt’c‘t‘ 0! the 'ittltfllig‘onc'c nit'lh‘e Chamber; Lively" notihtnélinn‘ pé‘r‘vn'sl'e‘i) ‘lhn‘msembly mm! 'o' lhn'Unm't-rvntlven h‘etruycd that teelin‘ngF"lel26l:, (Wool Ina cujlcngues Kant]: n ' [fir‘iil’hio li’ut‘t)’, they nemesl pod mos! dev‘medflévétu alum: ctmwnen; mm ‘ «lintnm‘r'rflun a'et'ved t'n'nlnusql-lhe u-at.~'- “H‘Wn‘s'ndded by. my visilei'n’ flint;- bhuult) "ways-meme" the United Stutes‘unil Eng ‘iluh‘d‘eu‘sué, twenty: th'nusand French vul “ixnteéffiy‘duklbr the ininm'nn’d ul bxperien " thq‘l’nfficot’i.‘ "would in nude c'mlvnvor‘to «each yntir ‘éh'ores. lot the purpose of'joinv “lng‘i‘h‘th‘cVinvn‘sinn of Cnnmlu. 'l‘hintlucs "inolfpnm‘ fit-Mme us‘nn incimncnt m wm. Il‘whith l-‘déprccntc as much in any but, un “'t|hr"the“)\rnpér reserves of Indoor and ‘right; b’nt-ilfiphimnt ns‘evi’dencchf [he tlmpua't. tibn of the: French in genprnL 'l'ln-y nfc . tar from beingir’o'cnnclled'to the Briliah.—- Withiu‘lew‘uceptioun. l have hot. in my iongfi'ndfiarlouu intercudnc with French 4nen.uwounterccl any who cntcltumetl [qr the British} mt 'n'nutwn. other sentiments .‘thnnjcnluuay, dislike. andimmcmonql ug ‘ :lentmenls'n Neternn ofliuers of the gam -son of Ve‘raaillas,with whom Umve chut lull a} "w. [emlmg-rpom which l frequent wihera. ,on the upgrnfionsroi Gen. 'l‘nqu'r. “pronounce thc.lnost flattering judgme’ntnn ~{Fmectmboldnéumxskill, bud thu entire li_t9leaainnvu‘| pr'oceu. Tho'Fr'ench Oppo . ”_“9'! W?” has been. in the main. ltherdl. “hut a‘alight military jealousy may he deio “wet! v!!._l““,'_fl‘ _Where temngrument alld'lith tor'y bgget "the' highest. and. inn dogma, exclusive beligeyent pretensions.'. YoDr . ttoopa on the Rio Gra’ndeloughl the Mex- Icnns unqgr ‘mo‘te Itlisadvgntagcs than _did‘ . 'thn‘flgitgph tht; Sikhs on the-Sutlej. or the f; ifrfllghflt‘li_q'M-'qnys at [9‘9]: 3' Furtherauc til-5,9339% _wgthhkq mpdcmupnm lhe uge ul; ."4:g?!5*3.';1'_'9"4,9 ‘M‘KWSQ In? fitmple. :9 un- A .WPWWPW! that of the olhcn‘l tileapntchqa.‘ "WlH'Slrengtht-‘n'l the lrjendppl : t_hp~'_~!‘l_nitgd St'al ’repu’tbiiyunlnm . thwugtnfohmqfi ' tum: ' m}; Alain; mite! I’Lyourtwuuhu :.,:s;*tnv~.nrx lun on .vmrmea'uat ' Imaglne tcn thnum ,‘_ :n‘dtgqumhnu'si 'and mountains. at! (Inunltgnndr chafing 0.1“), anothy‘qtiéfi‘gy n‘ewj‘yf plchl‘vh‘ed ground. with Jotgofg' q‘erh'g‘jnitt {of ffhficm to step into now “Ethan." 4,. "‘ 1%.. ‘ ~ ‘ . , L . . ¥ .. ‘ . .L ( . ._ : V . ', .~ ‘ , V ”fl.“ . . . " ‘ .‘ l ' l .u, ;, W ' . A ‘ ’ ‘ v." ‘ _ g '=- . . I I. ‘I{U ‘ u ' I ’ Z V I v V)_ V 3; ‘I . " j . V \‘- ‘ ‘ r, L ' “Z? ;.-‘ L - ‘- ‘ L ' ; V.; ‘ ~ - 2"!” 4; a. , p w w r: 'v ‘ ,- .. 3" ’s‘ .L: r L “ i - ‘ .. .1: ‘l. x-d ‘ A g, l‘ . . . z,. 1 “2-534? 1“ ..‘1; 'l‘," ’5: f.“ ‘1” , ‘ V, . , '1 I!" 3“! L ’3" ‘25 ' L ~‘.. ”3» . 834:!- '.' , ‘ . ‘ n“. Iv “Ram, gs} . ... iv . . (g 2, .v ~ J. l,‘. .v-‘. oilicial Correspondence. From the Norlthmoncnn , U [obxmnnmiuj . Mcssmgqfrmn the Presidcnt of the Uni ted States communicating a .propost lion on the part of the British Govern ment for the mljuktment of the Oregon question. [June 10, ltMti—readj To the Senate ofthe Uniled States : . I lay belore the Senate a proposal in the term of a Convention, presented it: tho Secretory at State on the 6th inst. by the Envoy Extraordinary and Mioiater Plon ipotentiary at her Britannia Majesty, for tho adjustment of the Oregon quehtion. to gether with a protocol at this proceeding. ,l submit this proposal to the consnleration ‘ol the Senate. and requestvtheir advice as to the action which, in their judgment, it maybe proper, to take in roteience to it. 1 In the early poriodaof tho Governmént. ytlte'opinion and advice at the Senate were {'oltcn taken in advance upon important questionaot our foreign policy. General WVasliitigton repeatedly conaultod the Be— inato and naked ttmr advice, to which he talwayh contouncd hie acquit. 'l'his prac -Itioe, thoogh raruly reaorted to in later itimos, \‘vao, ' in my judgment, ‘eminently lii'iae, andmay. on occuaiona at great im— tporltance'. be properly revivad. The Son atnale' a branch at the nerdy-making pow er. and by consulting them in advance of his own action. upon important measures at loreign policy which may ultimately come belorethem tor conaidcration. the President aeturea huimooy ol action be tween that body and button”. The Seo ato (no moreover a tnanch ot tho war-ma. king‘power, and it maybe eminently pro per tor the l'iKCCttttttc to take the opinion and advice at that body in advance open any great question which may involve in ita deciitioo the issue of penca or war.— On the present occasion the magnitude ot the aubject would induce me, under any circumstances. to desire the nutrient! ad vrce ol the Sonata. and that desire it: in creased by the recent dobatea and pro ceedinga in Congress, which render it in myjudgmont, not only respectful to tho Senate. but neeoaaary and proper, if not tndiapemabte to insure hatmoniouaoction, theiwaou that body and the Executive.— ln confirming on the Executive the au thority to give the notice for tho abroga ‘tion' ot the Convention of 1827. the Son'- ate acted publicly so large a part‘. that the dectaion on the proposal now made by the British Government, without a definite knowledge of the viewe'ot that body in reference to it.lluight render the question ntill more complicated and ditlioult of ad~ juatment. For these reasons. liuvite the consideration of the Senate to the proposal ot the British Government tor the settle ment lot 'the Oregon question. and net: their advnce on the subject; . . My opioiomtland my action on the t)re-’ gon‘qucotioo were tutly made known to Congress in my annual message at the 2d Deceiob'arJaat. and the opinions therein, expressed iemain unchanged. .. Sho’ald the‘Scoazo. by the Constitution ,al'inajority'required tor the ratiticationol ‘Treattos. athIOU the acceptance of ' this proposition, or advuso it wttll such mydifii cations in they may upon full deliberation Ldeem proper, l _ahrill conform ’my action to their advice; Should the Senatehow. evei, declineby such conntitutional ma ‘jority' to give such advice. or to express lan opinion on the subject, I shall consnder It my duty to reject the otler. a: _1 nine communicate hérewilh an extract them a deeputch ot the, Secretary of State to the _Miniaterrot the United Stale-spat London..‘under' date “the LIBIh of April last. directing him in, accordance With the joint resolutions of Congress, ' Concern top, the Oregon Territory} to deliver the notice to the British Government tor the abrogation ot the Convention at tith Au. gust. 189,7 ; and also, a copy ot the NO. tico trannnitt'ed to him tor _ that purpose, together with extracts from a doapalch at that Minister to the Secretary at State, béaring date, the‘ [Bth of May, laat., , f ' V .'J’/\‘MES K. POLK. Waeuineroa, Jane 10, 1846. p ' ‘ ‘ ' 5 PROTOCOL. ' ‘ A conference was held at tthepm-t -inent'of State on the 6th June. 1846; be~ tween the Hon. James Buchanan, Secre tary 0! State. the American l’lunipmunti- i nry, and the right ‘hnn. Richard Puke",- ham, the British [’lerfipotcntinty.‘ when thgnemcintion rgsppcting the Oregon 'l‘er_- yitnry'was rcsumcd. The British; Pleni fiot‘n'tiary‘miidc, n' verbal explanation at the motive which had induced-her Mn jogty’a gov'e'rnmcm to'inatructhim to make. an‘bther proposition to the Government of the United State}; (or the soiutinn of these lbng existing'chfliénhies. The S'uiiretury of State éxpreescd his'sntiphictip'nvwith the ‘ friendly motives Miich had animated the British Go'vurnmentiin thievendouv‘or. ' , ‘ When-hpnn. the British l’le'nipdtcntinry 3 submitted to the. Si‘ctgtnrg gt" State the ; draught ot a 'cnnvun‘tih‘n (mm‘k'cd mysel -3 ting forth 'thé terms Which lié‘hud Ut‘él) i instructed. tu propose tn , the G'pveinmcut (at the United Stntu tut the-settlement of lhc'f‘Ofégon question. " - '; "' JAMES nucnnmh; “i ‘ ‘ ’RICHARQ‘PA'KENHAML' : ‘ [Hemtoltowa the draught onue Conf- CLEARFIELD, PA. AUGUST 1.1846 vcnfinn. which is in' the precise word‘oj UH“: lreoty'below given] , Mr, Buchanan to Im. Jichcan.- Ea: tracts. . . ‘ DEPARTMENT or Sn’rn. ( i ' Washington, April 28. 1846. t . I herewith transmit a notice for the ab rngation ol the Convention at the 6th Au gust. 1827,hetwcen Great Britain and the United States. in accordance with the terms prescribed in its second article.» 'l'his paper you will deliver to her Britan oic Majesty in person or to her Majesty’s principal Secretary of State [or Foreign Afliiirs, after you shall have ascertained which'ot these modes of presenting it will be most in accordance with her Majesty’s Wishes. A duplicate of the same is trans mitted, to he placed on tile in the archives of your legation. As the iihrngntion of this Convention is an act ofnn important nml solemn charac ter. the delivery ot the Notice ought to be attested With all duo formality. The mode is left entirely to your own discre tion; hut.l would suggest that it, might he made the subject of a protocol. in triplicate; one copy at which should remain with the British Government, another with the Le gatioo in London. and the third be trans‘ mitted to this Department. Ljiln the remarks which you may have oc casino to nioke‘oo the delivery of the No tice, the language of the preamble to the " Joint Resolution concerning the Oregon territory." must necessarily be your guide ° ‘. Congress have spoken their will upon tlionubjr'ct, in their Joint Resolution. and to this it is his (tho President’s) and your duty to contorm. To her Majesty VICTOR/fl. Quun of the t/iiilrd Kingdom of Great Britain and tire/and. etc. Clt'. \Vhi'ieaa, the Uongresa oi the United States have adopted a " Joint Resolution concerningthe Oregon 'l‘erritoiy” of which the following is a copy: “ \Viinm-z/is. by the convention conclu. ded tho twentieth day of October. eighteen hundred and eighteen, between the United States of America and the King ot the U nited Kingdom of Great Britain and lro land. tor the period of ten years and alter wards indefinitely extended and contin ued in torco by another convention ot the same parties, concluded the 6th day of Au gust, in tho year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven. it was agreed tlist‘any country that may be claiv med by either party on the northwest coast ol America westward ot the Stony or Rocky Mountains. nowvcommonly call ad the Oregon territory, shouldhtogother withiila harbors, bays. and creeks, and the navigation of all rivers within the same. be ' free and open’ to the vessels, citizens, and subjects of the two Powers, but without prejudice to any claim which either of the parties might have to any part of said country; and With this further pro~ vision, in the‘ seeond article of the said convention of the sixth of August, eighteen hundred and twenty‘seveu, that (either party‘ mightabi-ogate and auoul said coil-,1 vention, ongiving duo' notice oi twelve months to the other contracting party. : " And WHEREAS, it has now become do sirable that the respective claims ot the U nited States and Great Britain should he definitely settled, and that aid 'l‘erritory may no longer than need be remain aub joct to the evil consequences of the divi ded allegiance oi its American and Brit ish population, and of the contusion and conflict ol uatioualjurisdiction, dangerous to the cherished peace and good under standing of the two countries: “ With a View. therelore. that atepslbe taken tor the abrogation ot the said con vention ol'tthc tiih of August. eighteen hundred and twenty'seven. iii the mode prescribed in its second article, and that theatlentionol the Governments ot‘both countries may he the more earnestly di rected to‘tho adoptionol all proper meas ures tor a speedy and nmicabloadjuatmeut ol the dilierences and disputes in regard to the said territory: “ Resolved by (lie Senate and House of Representatives of the. United Slates (y Jimcri'cn in (.‘ongress assembled, That the President at the United States he, and he is hereby authorized, at his discretion, to give to the Government ot Great Britain the notice required by the second article of the said Convention oi the (ith of Au gust,"lB27, for'the abrogatiouut the same.’ Now, mereluro, alter a carclul cons e'rntton of the premises. l. JAMES K. POLK. President 0! the United Stnteu, in the exercise of the‘ authority and discre— tion Vented in nio bythcvsntd "Joint reso lutiun concerning the. Oregon territory,” and in pnruuonco of tho aeéond urticlo 'ol the Convention ottith August. “527, there in mentioned. do hereby, in behalf of the United States, giye notieo'to her Majesty, ‘ the Qucen ut the. United Kingdom ofGreat Britain and ,lrehmd'. lhnt- at the end til i twelve months from and ofter the dehve‘r'iy 3 M thew presents. by the Emmy Extraor dinary V {and Minister Plenipotentiary {if thc_.lJttited States at llgongion, to her Bri~ tnnnie Majesty or to her Majesty’s princi pul Secrottuy 01.8 mm lOl‘aFlll‘cigll 'Aflatw, the saideovenlion'_ohull he. entirety an nulled and abrogated, lu testimony whereof, I have caused the . goal of the United State» to be hereunto , Mixed. Given under my hainlnt'Wunh: é'ingt‘bn, (his twenty-eighthd‘ayvof‘April, A. D. oighteonyhundrcd nnd’ forty-nix. and of 'fhc Independence of Hie United States the seventieth. “a. . ‘ ’ By the President; . , ~ JAMES K. POLK, JAMES BUCHANAN. See. a! State." { Mr. McLam to Mr. ,Buchanan.‘——E;m tracts. ' LONDON, May 18, 1846. I received little in the day. on the lsth inet.. [Fridenyour dospntch numbered twentymeven, dated the 28th of April. 18116, transmitting u notice fur the abro gation of the, Convention of the 6th Aug. 1827. between the United States and Great Britain, in accordance with the. terms preecribed in the second article, in-' rtructing me to deliver the notice in her Britannic Majesty in person, nr to her Majesty’s principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. art will be most agreeable l to her Mujcsty’s 'wrshee. and rat the same time Icevmg the mode of the delivery 0! } the notice entirely at _my own discretiiin. I will of course cxr-cnte your instruc- tion: at the earliest prncticnble moment. 1 A“. however. Iconld only nscertnin' her Majesty’s w’shes. which I um directed to’ consult. through the principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. sufficient time hon not yet been nfiorded lot that purpose; and in the midst of the preparation at my deopntches for the steamer to morrnw.nnd o! my engogemenis at the Foreign Oliice. connected with one at the. topics ot this letter, it has not bet-n in my power to give ton «object of so much importance thnt doliherntion which i am sensible n ptoper umn-inc of the discretion confided to me rcquirca. 'l'n-mormw, however. l pur pnsc to seek an interview with Lord Ab erdeen fur thia purpose, and without loss oftinm finally to l'Xl'Lutl.‘ you; inltluc llom in the mode that may be deemed most cfluctunl. I may add, that although it is nltngcthct probable that the pl‘dSPlltlh tion (at the noticu tohcr Majesty in person will not be admissible, and that when: n trcnty may lm~nnnu|lcd upon when by one party. the mode of delivering the no tico need not be dependent upon the as sent ol the other i yet, ln the present in stance. I do not apprehend thrro will be any difficulty in g'mng and receiving the, notice in a mode mutually satisfactory and In conformity with usage in such came. I ~ .. U I I l have now to aéquoint you that after the receipt of your dcspntchca on the 15th inbt. by the‘ Caledonia. I had’ a lengthy confcreuco with Lord Almrdectuon which, Occnuion the rcsumptionof the negotiation for an amicable aettlumcnt of the Oregon question, and the nature ofthe propnuitlon ‘ ho contemplated submitting for that pur- l pose. formed the subject of a full and free conversation. 'I hnvo now to state, that instructions will befitrunamittad to ’Mr. Pukolthzun by the steamer of to-mor‘rqw. l to subunit“ a new and lu'i‘th'or p'rcipoaition l on the partof'thin Government, tor a par: tition ot the territory iu'dls'putc. ‘ - The proposition.- most 3 probably,' will; otter substantially— ‘ ’ ‘ ‘Firdt-Jl'o divide l tho territory by‘ tho oxtension of‘tho'lino on the parallel of for ty-nine to tho ocnttliathio to say. to tho arm of tho aeu culled lllrch's bay, thonuo to tho Counl do Arm and Straits of Form to tho Ocean ; and confirming to the U. Staten. what indeed they would posseas without any special confirmation. the right freely to um and navigata tho Strait throughout Its extant. ' " " Sccomlw'l‘o ucuurc to tho Hriliuheub jeets Occupying lands, forts, and etations any where in the region uorthol the‘Co lumbta and south of the 49th parallel, a perpetual title to all their lands and atanone of which they may be in actual occupation; liable. however. in all respects, an I under stand, to the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United States, as Citizens ol the U nited Staten. Similar privilegeelwtll be of fered to be extended to citizens of the Unio ted Slated who may have eettlernente north ofthe llltlt parallel ; though I presume it in pretty well understood, thatthere are no ‘ settlements upon which this nominal mue tuality could operate. 1 have‘nomeans of accurately aaeerjaining the extent of the present British settlements between the Co lumbia and the 49th parallel; They are not believed by Lord Aberdeen to ~be nu merous. however; consisting, as he suppo ees. of a few private'l’an'ns and two ertltreul forte and stations. I have already iun pre vious deepatch taken the liberty to remindl you that by their charter,the Hudson's Bay‘ Company are‘prohibited from aequtlimz 'l‘ tle to lands, and that the m‘t'upnllnlle to_lrel affected by this reservation have been niade either by the squatters of lhe comm"? “i' by the l’uget’e SoundL‘niid Company. (0,." the purpose oil'lve'vatling the 'pr'tiliibitieu ,ol' the Htidrion'e Bay Charter. ‘ They We”. point of ram also; 'aeeordinit 10" WWW" Wilkes' eceeunt, cultivated'an‘d used 61".“; ly by the'persons' employed in "‘0 WWW? lef‘tlie‘ former company. and-(39 9}"‘ll‘3” loatheir general ,busincee of .huuvttngdtnll. trappiugirather than with, it v.lew...as.it,has been generally supposed, ol‘ colonizuig. 9‘! ol‘permuneiiteattlament.: 3,, : . .. , 3 I iLalfihl'afl'he proposition ‘will demand, for the Hudeon'e Bay Company theright of freely, navigating the .QolumbiaJiverq-e It will. however. as -l,ur;tlerataud. dieelznui the also of seeerei‘gutyflbr of theright or exercising any jurisdiction oi"‘.pelieetvhajt ever,‘ on the part of: the; government; or. e! ~ NEW §ESIES~--VOL, 1.; NO. minnow smog: fill.3"‘liilfi(."y:"“l’ ‘H ‘ 9‘3", !I the company. nnd_wtl| contemplate only the right of navngeting the river upon the. same footing'nnd neeordi‘ng' to 'the sound: regulations es m‘n'ys'be applicable tolth’e cit-... izens of the United States. I have alreab d'yv acquainted you that Lord Aberdeenh'as very positively and explicitly decliucdto tree! of the navigation of the St. Lawrence in connection with that of the Columbia»: and thet even il'it were deeirubleto pro’pd‘e" to olier one for the other, he would on'n‘O' nccount enter into any nogotiution’in regfld to the'St. Lawrence! ‘ v 'WI ~ ° 0 1' l have seen no cause'to change the opinion, that in any attempt to divide the Oregon territory: the obligation felt by. ithis government to protect the righte'of it's subjects, which may have been acquired or have grown up during the joint occupation. would most probably interpose the greeted! difficulty in the way of an amicable adv jnetrnent. And it is now obvio'ne that'llro’ proposed reeervntionnl‘ the right to the Hudson’s Bay Company of freely ulviga-r ting the'Columhia. and. that in favor of the Britieh occupants nortlt of the ‘ river, pro-' need from this source ; although it is prob able mm more or tea.‘ pride may be telt'st givinghp now. without t’vhat they may deem an adequate equivalent, that has hitherto been tendered by our'negotia'tero. In fact. except in the surrender to" the U nited Stetoeof the'title of tho lands not be eupied by Britieh subjects-between the Cp lumbiu and the 40th parallel. end ‘alao tlt'e surrender 6f the jurisdiction over the river and the country Within the some limits, I am afraid it may, with some plauelhility. be contended that there is no meterinldit forcnce between the present proposition end that otl'ered toMr. Gallntin by Meme Addington and llusktesou, the British ne- gotiators. in 1827. . It is scarcely necessary for me to state that the proposrtion, as nowvsubmitted on not received my countenance. "‘ “ I havo‘ therclore felt it my duty to discour age the expectation that "it wouldbe ac cepted by the President ; pr,“ submitted . to that body. approved by tho'Senate.‘ ‘ I do not think there can be much doubt. however. that an impression has been pro duced here that the Senate vioutd 'accépt the proposition now ‘ofléred. at lesat with out any material modificatirrn.”‘§nd that the t’rosident'would not take the relpo‘mi bitity of rejecting it without consulting'thn Senate. II there bonny reasonable ground to entertain such 'on impression. however erroneous. an otter less objectionable, in the first initanc'e at least.‘cou|d hardly be ‘expocted; ‘ 7 (" ' . It. may he considered Qi;ortain, also; in my opinion, that the otter nowlt'o'bo made is not to he, submitted ae'aniittimaturu. & is notintcnded as such; though I have reit son to know Mr. Packe‘nh'arn "Witt not‘be authorised to accept or reject any modifi cation that may heupjroposed on ‘our part; but thatlro wilh-in such case,'lb'e instruct ed to refer .tho'moditi‘cntio‘ti ttiyhi’s‘ govern tltOfll.‘x iv ~" i "‘11." it is not;t)e riisguisL‘dlsiiiiEi: the Erosi dent’s annual messagemnd the pir‘hlic dis» cussion that has subsequently taken place in _thelSenateai't will he '_d‘vitfirz‘ult,‘ if not imposaihte, to conduct.“ the tieglotiatitm‘iir tts luturo stages. without reteren'ce to the opinion of Senators, or lreotlro‘m specula tion as to: anyrrlegree‘ ot control (thoyv'niti'y exercise over the runoit. Whateverivth‘e‘rt lore. might be prurient and regulit'itritho ordinary course at things. I think it ofthe _uttnost importance, tipnn .titelpt'cnt'itt‘qccé uioo, it the Presidentalrould think' proper to propose any modification of the offer to he momado by (Mr. Pachenham, that the modification should be understood as p 93 sensing the concurrence of the co ordinate branch of the trt-aty power. ‘ ~ ‘ _‘ltisno't easy toconjeotnrefiwith any oer tamty.the extent. to which, this govern .ncnt might he induced to modify the pro punltlon even it they ”should bu Isolated that the Senate, no less than the President demanded It. It must not oscnpc'obser vation that. during the preceding; ndthin istmtion ol 0 r- government, tho extension of the line on‘he 49th parallel'to tho‘Strait ol Fuea.‘as now proposedgby hurdHAber‘ der-n, was actually soggestcd’hy myriru mediate predecessor us one he' thought‘ his government migttt'aCCcpt; and that, in to. ‘gord to those English subjects who would be 1011-within American jurisdiction'by lndopting that boundary,‘ ho tirinsideré'trtho provisious‘ol the‘se'c'oird article of iJay’s 'l‘reatyyss a precedent: tor a c’unVcnienr mode of dealing \‘v‘itlr’thfem. V > "" ‘ By tho second Viirtiol‘o ol Jay's Treaty. however, llritiah subjects, would "not only bo‘acgzured inltho alt-.ol‘titn‘titlc rit'nll their lands and ellectoma [oily laii’h'y‘, Llui‘dixlth ordeen'p proposition, hatig'vmno be inert:- fflllh“. Option, to continuous ,Briti‘shiinib -19.0” “"31 Pithout, anytialleuia'nico togtbe laoyerngnom or the United ern't’gaj'. giant». ,uceordrng tonLoij‘tl‘éAherile'venfo‘jyoflar'urifil understand it..they.§.v",ould not‘nn‘is'eriti; ' In WE“! oft (“Clydherelorerflth‘ie ~auti’p‘téiitial points ofthe present ofl'cijrand more, paid. "“31"“ 9!:wut_ed..tollw‘ _rsanrstéd iii,“ sum objectionnhle, arentittlo mans tfiah'thoéénr bpditnpot of the van-Jot! oflers and dagger. liono which (at: dittcr-ent homeyghrtre, in acute furrnHorgothor, proceeded ,fl'ro‘rri: our Dtvlllllitlpgotliato'rltrgiv ‘ 61’). “'o‘ Hr. !. ,-_: raven we. awe 8.. eam .1, . 1093‘ tention of tire: linool {uu'giérgrfjio‘n‘ttllgtom .nnw‘lQl'hxtl'." Weir’-titfilleééfiifitiw’im Entertaining s'.é,r-t.,cqyiulétis°i"sll.3!Joell" "\ Q; x r El ~ ~ :'~~'titi':~,' MI II =II 11
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