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Newspaper Page Textiiy TIIK OBEGON MEATY I'tvrii the Philadelphia 'North American' r ... p the fo lowing dxUBsOBts, concerning ,S Oregon Tresly whkh appeared to our Ut ,r. We '" WM4 ,rJr are worth. ,n0 rcmart ,Rtt "K M ,.n thfin until after the inside matter of the I IS. . settlor1 had been ptepared for press, r w, otherwise should have alluded to them fore this- . cosriDKXTUl..J ii.ir- nn V JWireVal mf Ike Umtttd &itrs (,1-nmuMn.alinf prmpatttim im le part of Hnluh Uxvtrnmtal for Ike ei- ,u,tn-nt of tf Crrtf.m yaesfcna. June H, lf4 read. I. tiil SkNATK or tiu U.mtkd Status I ,.n Ufore the Senate a proposal incite , ,n., .i rendition, preseuled to the Sec- r,,a N f State hi the Mlh instant, by the I , Kxtraonlman and Minister Pleitipo. , ' .u of her Britannic Majesty, for I he , ,t.ncnt l the Ongo question, together .t jnt ! 'f tliM pn ceding. 1 sub. 'hit pmpwal to the consideration of the v a't . and n-quet the ir advice a to the u which in tin tr judgment, it may U. . - . r to laVc in reference to it. In tin- rarU vcrwA of the tJocmment, . ,. .pun n and1 i! if f the Senate were t , 'jk.-n inulvsncc upon important que. .., if foreign tltey. General Washing. , repeat. consulted lh Senate and ak'i I I. pnM.oii ad nv. to which he aws' . ' ... ri.. - .1 k , ,' iritlf.1 Ii" ' ",l' i,ul "-'". n.uuflu urrh resorted to in later times, was, in my i '."nent em ticiit ) ie. and ma, oti oc- n rjr. at importance, he prirly re Tin Sna'c are branch of the treiiv making tmuer. and by consulting ' i in aii4ine'i in "I nun. u.i ..if ..,!..! iiM-a.Min.1 of foreign policy which! , .. ul'muu!) come before tbem for con--i '. wioii. the'i'rwudeiit M-curri harmony of ,,! ,(, t-tuecn that 11 and himself. f iw S-'iute re nm-oer a branch of the u uking p'fvu-r, and it may be eminently 5 - ; f.r the Kecuti- to take the opinion H.i .id it t-t that l.tly in adxan upon i :n a: u - i u h eh ma inwtv ia its n ,, ,u f w or war. Oa the i v.aM'Si the magnitude of the tub. . .juld ui'iui'' me, under any circunv ,' u " tn ! re tin pre i'iim aJk of the S-ii !e. and tint desire m incteaaed by the n t. 'V!it'- ami proceed m jt in Coogn, 'i pander it m in judgment, not only nr. ' In! t the S nati . hut in.Cfsary and , : .1 n iiii'i,,n'ali!f t insure bar. i i iv n iwtwr.ii that !olv aud the , r In mfernng on the l'ecutie nrlr.itv to l'i' the nrtire for th abro- i n f th f'.iieirion of I27, the Sen- a. '.-I puMii l mj large a part, that the . t -.in n the prop"al now made by the il- -!i; trrnim-nt. witiwnjt a definite know. It iL't of th iewi of that bjd in reference 1 1 i img'it rentier the qut-ttion still more ( i :m.'itl andditficultof adiustineiit. For ttiiM- reavmv I mute tlie cutiside ration f :li- S-.-nate K the proposal of th BfitMB ; iv.rnment for the settlement of the Or. l' n qu-tion, and ak their advice oo the rllbject. M opinions and my action on the Oregon nuestioa were fully made known to Coagreaa in my annual message of the '2d December !i. and the opinions thereto expressed rv nuin unehangod. Should the Senate, by the ooastitiuioii :' majority required for the ratification of treaties, advise the acceptance ef this propoiti'in, or advise it with aech modlftc. tions a thev may. under AaU delswertstioai, -teem proper, I shall eoawra ny mmmf their advice. 8hold the lenett, Isnrerer, ierl ine, by such ooBetUutioml rti)orrtr I g.vc sucd advice, orlorMftM M oeUUMCsl trx- fuhject, I shall rrreirier k ny dsjty Jl jet the ofler. i I also oommtMlcate herewhli aa eaWgi from a dUasch of the fcerilavnr af flaie ia the Muuetar UaHal iUla ai t.alfca. under date ef the aa at AaaslJaai, aaaMl. ing him hi matdww vrist aW lilt ! ...., o. tsmaa, icrruory," t Gororaaieat vsatlonof a aaajr ef tat iilhli iMstaaalid M wrMfn IchoT of sheith Um.WBiWd --. - a ! .'.- Mb. McLank to Mi. Uocuamam ('.!. adea, Jey 19, ltM, I have now to acquaiat you that after the treaeipt af your dispatches on the lath to, by the Caleduala, I had a lengthy oonierraee wna iotb Aoerueen, on which occasion the resummon of the negotistloo lor an arnica, ble arulereeat of the OreRoa question, tad the uature of the amposiaoa he cottlemala. ted submitted for that purpose, formed the subject of a full and free conversation. have now to state, that inatructioaa will be transmitted to Mr Packenhain bythnateaai er of to-morrow, to submit a new and farther propomtion on the part of this Government, for a partition of the territory in dispute. The proptien most probably, will ofer substantial!) Ftrrt to divide the territory by the ex tension of the line on the parallel of ferty. nine to the va ; that is to say, to the arm of thr- sea railed Hirch'a hay, thence by the Canal de Arro and Straits of Face to the ocean and confirming to the United States, what indeed they would posarai without any specified confirmation, the right freely to uee and na igate the Strait throughout its ax tent. SceH To secure to the British subjects' occupying lands, forts and stations, any where in the region aorth of the Columbia and south of the rorty.niath parallel, a par rv mat uile to all their lands and stations of which they may lie in actual occupation; liable, however, in all repects, as 1 under stand, to the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United States, as citixens of the United Slate. Similar prhilegcs will be offered to be extended to citizens of the United States who may have settlements north of the fort .ninth parallel ; though I presume it ia prett well understood that tin re arc no set. tleux-iit upon wlmh thu nominal mutuality could operat . I hae no mean of accu rately iwcrtaining the uMctit of present Iiriti'h M'ttlcmeutf U'tmxn the Columbia stid forty. ninth purrill.-l. They" an not kdned by Iord Aberdeen to te iiuiiu ruu, howeer ; comMing, as he suppos-, of a few- private farms and two or three fir: oiiil callous. I ha already in a premu ili'patch' taken the liberty to re mind ou that by their charter, the Hudson's liay Compsny are prohibited from acquiring title to land.' and that the occupations to be affected by llii reservation have been made, either by "the squatters oftho Company or by the I'uget's Sound Land Comny, for the purpose of evading the prohibition of the Hudson's Uav Charter. ' They are in point of fact ali, according to Capt. Wilkes' ac count, rulmatcd and uuil chiefly by the persons employed in tlie service of the for liter Company, and as an auxiliary to their general bueineai of huatiag sad trapping, ratlter than with a view, as it has heea gen erally suppo-ed, of colonizing, or of perma tiMat settletneat. ItuTh nrocioaition will demand far tk. Iltutxwi's Umv Comnanv the rirht t freely navigating the Columbia river. It will, however, as I understand, disclaim the Idea of sovereignty or of the right af eter citing any jurieeietioB er aol.ee tliJinr, on the part of the gowmiaent, or of the OKtrpany : and will ctaftsalata emrjr the ri.kt nt nsvls-atine the river MBOn the MM footing and scconTing to the satae regata .: .. Mv aa aaaltcabla te the citixensof ikaUrMtedaVaiee. I hate alraady m, ad you that Lord Aberdeen has here poaf. Uvely and exelldty declined a twat af the ..rl.iu r ika St. Lawreaee ia oawM tion'Vith that of Mn ig.fjkl J area II It were aswa ,jnjr aWaatr eae far the ather, ft nft( eoawt eater toto any nefotlatiea tlsa rwrtaaaal mm ilhawaasti fee caaae te aJtaaga tWopWoaH tterjy' ta tassel saa tfiaassw bbiipssj " Wlafttaai " ".PffTF the !JXL'rZ taw islsnjsial asar aaaslTssT II -WW 1 1 sasfstaaMBBaaMaw wawsi saaM fajlMWy Mfs &. Yast.'atH Jatoti am ubi BBsssri tlliL&S: ? .,B rt Wriwler to the UNJWJ ftatra of the UUe ..I the lands not woaled hy British subjects between the Wumbla aad 4h parallel, and also the wrreneer of the jurisdiction over the river , !!?, "OU,r-' wi,h,B "" '!. I arrahS it may. with tome plausibility, ho con- tended that there is no material diflP-rcnce between the present proposition and that of. tared to Mr. Gallatin by Messrs. Addlngton ad lluskinaon, the British negotiators, in 1837. It Is scarcely necsssary for me to state that the proposition, as now submitted, has not received my countenance. I have therefore felt it my duty to discour age the expectation that it would be accept, ed hy the President ; or, if submitted to that body, approved by the Senate. I do not think there can he much doubt, however. that an impression has been produced here that the Senate would accept the proposition now oncrca, at least without any material modification, and that the President would aot take the responsibility of rejecting it without consulting the Senate. If there be any reasonable ground to entertain such an impression, however erroneous, an offer less objectionable, in the first instance at' least, could hardly be expected. It asay be coasiderad certain, also, in my oeiaioa, that the ofer aaw te he made is not to ae submitted aa aa ultbaatum, and is not intended as such ; though I have reason to know that Mr. Packeaham will not be au thorised to accept or reject any modification that may be proposed on our part ; but that he will, in such ease, be instructed to refer the modification to his government. It is not to be disguised, since the Prcsi. dent's annus! mi stage, and the public dis. cuesion which has subsequently taken place in the Senate, it will be difficult, if not im possible, to conduct the negotiation in its fu ture stages, without reference to the opinion of Senators, or free from speculation as to any degree of control they may exercise over the result. Whatever, therefore, might be prudent aad regular in the ordinary course of things, I think it is of tlie utmost impor tanee, upon the preernt occasion, if the Pres ident should thiak proper to prorr-e a mod location of the ofer to bo made by Mr. rkeaaam. that the modification should be understood aa pnssr sslwg the concurrence of the coorainate annca or tae treaty power. It is aot easy te aoaieetare, with any cer tainty, the exlea la which this government might be todweed te modify, the proposition, even if thev should be assured that the 8en ate, bo lees'thaatbo President, demanded it. It must not escape eeeervatiea, that during the preceding aamiaistrstiea ef ear govern meat, the exteaeioa af the line on the 40th parallel to the Strait af Face, as sow pro posed by Lara Abirdisa, was actually sug tested by my haenaiiti srssiiiiair m oae heth4itWhssgiinimistaaieseept,snd that, to reaerdte these atooa sabjsets who woaM be is wae Asaenaaa janaascuea ay ajsattoc ikat baaaasry, Iw aMaWsred the favHssaswaf Iswfeeaad artieie af Jay's af stosJaxf WaBsaVaa. . . u. By tho eeeaad awtiaas eTJere ATmy, w .at e. a -- "-- aW--. dea' -I'-aWaaWfeiheir aad eaten aa Mly oy Leal Aber baalhajsi the as Britssh oabjiets aad sbbbbbb ta eassawaa Wltss1st- awf aariejaiies ass -jswwfs-asssn BBBBBSBSS PBBBBBJV BBBBSBSSSS BPW Sj SJ ISJ fc a -V gL 4MM 0sasaWsl MM WBasP'''' WtfaM wW taPVvv . 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I have leen disapointcd in the pertinacity with which it has been at so much risk in sisted on. Feeling very sure, however, that taw ems. ent oiler U not made or intended as an ulti matum, 'hink it only reasonable ta infer aa expectation on the part of those whe are of wring it, not only that modifications may be suggested, but that they may ho reasonably required. And therefore. I shall entertain the opinion that, although from a variety af causes in part, perhaps, from aa expeeta tion that in tho United States this point amy not be absolutely insisted upon, aad to part from deference to tho interests and impres sions at home they could not bo todueei to . the first instance to make an offer with swell a qualification ; yet. if the adiustmeat ef . question should be found to depend uponthie point oniy, tney would yield the demand to the permanent navigation of the river, aad be content to occept it for such a auasber of years as would afford all the substantia! ad vantages to those interests they have partJe' ularly in view that could be rtaanaahlr de sired. If the only question upon which the ad- juttment of the Oregon question depended should be whether the navigation of the Co lumbia river should be granted for a pertai ufficient tosuh-erve all the parpceesot Brit ish subjects within the disputed territory, or whether the right should be extended indef . nitely to a particular class of British sab-, jects, I mu-t believe that no Bagliah states- ' man, in the race of his denial or a sfsaaar priilege to American citisens in regard to the St. Lawrence, would take the naxard upon thi- point alone, of disturbing thepsaoo of the world. Indeed, if the sansiiinaietry ' from whom the present offer pieeeedssaWajii continue masters of their own xeaxejNba by1 remaing in office until the qwaMeeifafe 1 iaa. adverting to would hare ta bo aexlt wiaVI -hould feel entire conideaee to the beaef I have now expressed. ' , I regret to say, however, aaat I asm net the least expectation that ft IcMiaastMSjaB, if propovo in favor of the esjeafaani af land ltween the Cotambla aad ts-anaaa parallel, would be assented to. Tnsiy reejet my conviction, founded apoa all the disiaa sions in which 1 have been engaged here, that ia making partition of the Oregon tavfitoryv the protection of these interests which huv grown up during the joint one spatial, ia re garded, as nn indispensable obhgetiea aa tho score of honor, and as impossible ta be aag. lected. I am quite sure that it was at aaa time in contemplation te iasist apoa tho Aaa navigation of the Columbia river far aVfcleh subjects and British iisannirBS. geaerarry. , and that it has been altiraatily eaafaad taf the Hudson's Bay Cempany, alWr aat ra.' sieunce, and to the end asajt rilsialBsr.' 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