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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; "
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. The «'llaerlul or furlorn. ‘ .
7.351? 13‘1)iltovorh¢grsthu ~bcucr .pnzl-s- .
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§:-'.'u3'. , ‘fljhohlmhtthnyblcaacth all. z , m
J ‘ 'ljllaqnyngd nturn.,,lha quiet moon. '
' I'ly‘y almwom [mm hum/on Him full. . ‘
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w ‘ I‘- ?.Our in'u‘unluh'! pulhi udo‘ni-éo‘ -« .
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uni 'j. :J‘AQIL‘MOD uul mud‘o lo Inuugul
' 2‘: All‘anuro 'clién' uloud~ but mmr -
Regunlu uul Nnhno’u \muu .'
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.;_ .r- Hut wuyfilnullhlnipdeslloygr- . ‘
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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;
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: t_hp~'_~!‘l_nitgd St'al ’repu’tbiiyunlnm
. thwugtnfohmqfi '
tum: '
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:.,: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,. "‘
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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!
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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. !.
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tention of tire: linool {uu'giérgrfjio‘n‘ttllgtom
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