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Show 508 The Warehousing System. Americus SoulA lo Harry Bluff. [AuousT, was not so, in a technical sense of the word, she still ample, and with a r.hoice of mnd_es for settling was in the full sense of it, applical.llc to such an that dispute, without any sacrifice ol the honor or ocrasion. She bore at her stern the flag of the interests of eitller the United States or Great ~ation, sailed limh ~mde~ the p~otectio~ of tht> na- Dritain, This upinion from une sustaining the t10n, and was to he tdentlfiC<I wtth the nghts of the . · 1 1 1 the present adminis. natinn. _T he extent of interior cu1.11llry auachi_ng rcla.lion that l\'ir .. Hu~ 1.1 ocs 0nch 0 )Ortunitif's of to thts dJSCO\'Cry, was founded, l s~ud, upon a pr111- tratLOn, and havmg cnjo~ed s. PI .. 1 ciplc at once reasonable and moderate. • • • examining and knowing, IS cnntlccl to great \\etg tt. As to any claim on the part of Britain under the At the same time, l\l r. Hush does nnt doubt the voyage nf Capt:lin Cook,! remarked that this was . I"J"t periorit\" of the title of the United suffir.iently superseded ~passin~ b~ cv~ry t~ti_ng ~~.:,:/ or su ~ ~~~~: sbin ;~~~:/7,~rt;i5~~e:)l:~y ~~11111~:~t~~!:t,\',71~ \ve .strongly incline to the opinion,th~t our Co\·- rcllc, for an ac'counL of which, I referrf'd the Brit- ernment should have had as little to J~ wtt~l Oregon, ish Plenipote ntiaries to the work of Daines llar- at present. as possible. Let aloue, 1t wtll occupy r~n~ton , a Drit_ish aut hor. Tn that expedition, con- anJ settle itself; and then it will nlmost of ncce~· SIStmg of a fngatc anrl schooner, fined out by the . der our Jurisdiction. Uutil then, tt ~i~~~;~yi•~fla~-~~~j~o,,l~l~~7l\'·~;th5~V~~t ~)a~~ :·~~ ~~~~~~~~~n~yn~c a burden upon us. . 58, not one of which p'oint~ th~rc ~\'as 'goo'd re'ason On the 2ith of April, 1 ~25, Mr. Rush l~ad IllS fur be lie \'ing, had ever been explored, or as much audience nf leave of the Kwg, :wd soon after rcas seen, up 10 that day. by any IHtvig:atnr ofCrc<tt turned home. The work is published ins. charm· Y;~~i~~re;,~~~~:r ~::U:i~~o; tjha~a~L\t~11~il;~of;~1~o~:· ing style, tempting e\•cry IJcholder to its perusal. who explored that coaH in latitude 45; th:~t of de Fuca in 1595, who explored it in latitude 48, {!"i\·ing the name, which they still bore, to the straits in that latitude, without going through a much longer l i.st of mher early Spanish navigators in that sea, ~\;!~o!~td~}c~;:,~:e1~1~;:r~~~111t~~~~~~lyn~~i<~n~1.aturfi~(~ 'f HE 'V AREHOUSING SYSTE~l . ished by saying, that, in the opinion of my Gov-ernment, the title of the United States to the whole AMF.Rtcus SouTH TO IIA RR\' DLVH. of that coast, from latitude 42 to as far North as l at~tu~e 60, was, therefore, superior to that of Jtfy Dear Jfar·ry.-Our mutual friend, the Edi· Dntam, o~ any other yuwer; first, ~hrough the tor of .the Messenger, has furnished me some :;~~~=~~~1~'.~n~f, ~:~~~~~~~;,d a~ta~~~v b!tad~~f~;er~ ~~~ memoranda upon the \Varchousing_ System, with a place nf Spain, and holding in their hand~ all her request that I would throw them ~nto f~rm for the title." • • • • Messenger, and invite you to a dtscussiOn of that 11 They said, that it was well known to them, important suhjcct. what had former\):' been the pre_te_nsio.ns of Spain The present opportunity seems favorable for ~e~~~s~l~~~e osvo~~er:l\g~:~ a:l~o~~~n;1~1A11\1~r\~~ ~-~,~~:: bringing it to the allen~ ion of the_ public. 1t is in· they washed; but that these were Jlrctensions tima.tely c~nne:ter~ wtth ~om~ nnp~rto.n~ movewhich Britlin had never admitted. Ou the con- ments now Ill agttauon, and tts dtscus~wn wtll not be trary. she had constantly and strenuously resisted drowned in the tumultuous excitements of party,thcm." • • • • they having, happily, very much subsided. ln "Our di.scussion~, which g_rew into len~t h, and speaking of the "movements now in agitation," I only a condensed v1ew nf whtch 1 have a.tmcd at refer to the proceeclinO"S of the "\Vestern Conven- ~~e~~~::~~ ~~ ~~~;e~er~i~~~te~ w~tho~Jt ~;'l;e;h~:~~ tion, which met a~t ~~e~phis, 'l:cnnesse_e, on. the _4th ended on the side of Great Dritain, by her Pleni- of July last. 11us Conventton, havtng Ill vtcw potentiaries repeating, that they found it altogether many gr:1.nd objects, rear hing far for th into the impossible to accede, either to the proposal of the future condition of our country, was one of va.st United Sta}cs. or to the reasoning in\'?ked in its interest and importance. The young Giant of the ~u~~~~~ati~;~~f l,:~~~~~~~leb;~\~'1~% ~he:t~~:o 1~0!:::. West.is beginni~~ to she\~ his strength and_ his tries in that part of the globe; to close, not w conscwnsness ol tt, and th1s must be most dehgh~· leave open, sources of future disagreement, which ful to you, who ha.\'C done so much to arouse hts time might multiply and aggravate." latent energies. The East, the whole country, should anxiously engage in aiding to develope the The negotiation was rlosed on the 28th of July, resources of the West, that they may be entitled 1824. l\lr. Hudh omits any mcmonnda. of the and euablcd properly to direct the preponderating time intervening beto\'Cen this date and his recall power and influence, which the \Vest is destined home, to preside over the treasury department. ere long to wield. A system ofimpro\'Cmcnt should under President Adams. He says," the simple be carried out, cont~ecting the \Vest with the At· :remark I will make is, that so far as the Oregon !antic, a.nd a system of Legislation adopted, culcu· question is concerned, the field , in my opinion, is lateJ to protect her rights, foster her increasing 1845.] The VVarelwusing System. Americus Soutll to Harry Bluff. 509 traJe and attach her interests to the Union. These 3. On the improven1ent of the l\li3sissippi river ohjccts were before the Convention at Memphis. and its tributa.rif's. but I find amo~tg their proceedings no mention of 4. On a Western National Armory. the Warehousmg syslem, which, as we shall shew, 5. On a National Ship Canal, to connect the is so intimately connected with the promotion of Mississippi with the Nonhern Lakes. \\' estern prolluction. G. On Mail H.outes on the Western ri\•ers. It .is very well, that the late meeting of the Con- 7. On a Military H.oad through the Public Lands vent to~' cou_ld not at once accomplish its objects. in the South-wedt. Hy adJOUTIHng O\'Cr until the 12th of November, 8. On reclaiming the submerged grounds along more time has IJccn allowed for deliberation, its the margin of the \\'estern ri\•ers. ohjects have been explicitly stated, and the allen- 9. On the growth of Cottl,n. tion of the wll(jle country has been drawn to its 10. On Manufacturing in the South. proceedings. \Vhere great matters are to be con. 1l. On the completion of the Rail road from sidered, some such preparatory meeting is always Charleston to !\1cmphis. highly expedient. "A few of the subjects are local, and some are Looking as I do with gre::~t interest to the \.Yes- such as cannot c<,me he fore Congress; hut thf'.y tern Convention, l here insert a. summary of their are all impurlant and iutcresting. They embrace late proceedings: some of the great elements of our power and "There were in attendance about one hundred wealth. and, if able. reports_ be ·~ade on them, a. anJ fifty members from T ennessee one from p·us- vast dea..l of useft~l mformauo~ \\"Ill ~e collcct~d, bur", and five or six from ea h 'f 1 S 1 f and an Impulse. g1vcn to puhlt~ scnttment wluch I\tis~issippi, Arkansas, and ll~ino~s. t ~'he ta~~~~. may be producttve of these destr.abl~ rcs~llts." fiance therefore was partial; and as some of the Cmcmnall Atlas. most i~portant Western ~tales were. not rcpre· From the above, it appears that some of the scnted, tt was thought adv1s:1ble to deter any final most important matters ha\•e already been e luci· act ~on until an a(ljourncd meeting could be had, dated by your pen. 1 hope, therefore, that you wl::~l! was fixed fur the l ~th N~vcmber next. . will attend the next meeting of the Convent ion, in . I here was a full dtscu~swn . of the vanous November. For. tlwugh the Secretary of the topt~s proposed for the co_n~tderatton of the Con- Na\'y, so impartial and philosop11ical as to be a. ventton; _and, althuugh ongnmlly tl1e purpose uf Historia n, may think Commodore Morris better tl~e me.eltng seems to ha\'C. been confined to the qualified to explore the Lake Country, with a \'iew dJS<'US8lOn of South·westcrn mter~sts, the door was 10 the adoption of scbcmcs conceived and advo. che~rfully thro~·\~ open s~ a~ to _mcluUe the ~real cated by another, wi th distinguished aUility, I, fur subject of the . estern Nav1gat10n, and tl~e wte· one, am of opinion, that he who proposes, explains rests of the Ohw Valley. A general des1re was and enforces them, is entitled to whatever of fame expressed, that at the meeting i1~ November there may be derived from them, and is best qualified to should be a general representatiOn from all the prosecute their investigation. \\' estern and South-western St:l.tes. There is no I am glad, however, that you have something to limit as to numbe r ; of course every town and city offset the injustice, (1 am strongly tempted to call may send its delegation. It is importan t they it by a harsher name, but forbear for your sake,) :::~~:~ ~:n::i~:~l ~~~~~~ r:~:~ni:~::::::~~st::~\;~ee~ of the Secretary of the Navy. Let Commodore . t\'lorris traverse the Lake Conntry,- he will every cn~.c to. thetr ~ro.duce, trade, and manufactures. . where but remind the people of the pen of H arry _It IS gratlf~·tng to learn that a most cord tal llluff : when the people of Illinois meet to appoint feeltng was evm{"eJ by the whole of the persons delegates to the Memphis Convention there is a. a_sse'_Oblcd, anJ a disposition to ~void all party d.i~- cordial vote of thanks lo Harry Bluff. ' twcttons, all merely local quest tons, and all poiJll· 1 propose that when the next t\lemphis Convention ca.l abstractions, and to unite in whatever measures meets, the \Varehousingsystem shall have been laid mtght be thought to advance the great interests of open fur their consiUeration. lls important bear· th;, \~hole :vestern Valley.. . ing on \Vestern exports can not fail to attract the Comm!ttees were appOinted on the followmg attention of that body; a.nd in the 1\lessenuer for subjects, to report to the adjourned meeting in No- September, Oc1obcr, and November, there ~\·ill bo vember: ample time fur its discussion. At present, l can _1. . 0~ l~JC "Military and Naval resources of the only call attent iun to the subject, and IJricfly open i\-hsstsslppt Valley, and its ability to create and the system. sustain a Steam .Military Marine. At one periotl, the duties on imports into this 2. On the imprO\'ement of the Ot.io river; and Country were not paid in alh•ance, hut secured by on the subject uf a Free Canal al the Falls of bonds. These bonds were afterwarde collected,the Ohio. that is, as many as could be. This enabled the |
