Excerpt from Speech of Mr. Dix of New York, on the Resolution Giving the Twelve Months' Notice for the Termination of the Joint Occupancy of the Oregon Territory: Delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 18 and 19, 1846 Before I proceed to examine their respective claims, it may be proper, as the subject has been referred to on this floor, briefly to state the condi tions, under which, by the usage of nations, a right of property in lands uninhabited, or unoccupied by wandering tribes, may be acquired. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.