fPuprIic-No. 4.l
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 fPuDEic--No. (.

 JOINT RESOLUTION concerning the Ors-

 gon TeFntory.

 Whereas by the convention concluded shs twen,iesh day of March, eighteen hundred and eixlsseels. between ilsc United States oI America and the King os tiss Uni.ed King. dom of Great Britain and Ireland, for ,he po- siotl of ten years, and afterwards iaipfnile- .ly extended and continued in force by anO- .her coavsnsiotl of ihe same parties eoncln. de.l tho sixth day of August. iii the year ol our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenly-seyen, Ii was agreed that any coun. try may De claimed by either parry on ,lls northwest coast of America, westward of tist Stony or Rocky Moualsins, now commonly called ihe Oregon lerri.osy. shonld, together wish its harbdFs, bays aud creeks, and ths navigation ef all rivers within the same, be ..ires and open, 10 she sessels, citizens, ant subjects or the two powers; but wiillou prejudice to any claim which eiihsr of the parties might have to any pari cf said cpun. sry; and with this further provision ia the secoad article of the said convention of the sixthsof August. eighteen hundred and twen. ty-seven, that either party might abrogass and annui said convention on giving due no. ,ice of twelve monlls to the other conirac. ting patty

 And whereas il has now become desirs- bIs that tue respective claims of the United States and Gssass Britain should be definitely settled, and thal said territory may no lon. ger than need be, remain subjee. to the evil conscqIences of the allegiance Of its Ame, rican and British population, and oG the eon- fusion and conflict of national jurisdicnons, dangerous to the cherished peace snd good understanding of the two eosniries

 Witl, view, therefore, that steps be ta- ken for the abrogation of the said conyen- lion of the sixth of August, eighteen hun dred and lwenty-seven, ia the mode psescri- bed in its second article, and that the atsen- lion of the governments of both countries may be more earnestly directed to the adop- sior of all proper measures for speedy and ainicable adjustment of the differences aHd disputes in regard to the said territory

 Be t resolred by ihe Senate and House of Representatives. of the United States of America iH Congress assembled, That the Presiden. of .he United States be, and he is hereby, authorized, at his discrelioi, 10 give 10 the government of Great Britain the no- sice required by ,he second article of ihe said convention Of the sixth of August, eighteen hundred and twenty-seyen, Tor the abroga- ton of the same.

 APPROVED, April 27, 1S46