Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-02-23
Correspondence Of the Rochester Democrat.
OREGON TERBiTORY-ENGL

Correspondence Of the Rochester Democrat
OREGON TERRI iTORY-ENGLAND.
WAsHfNGToN CITY, Jan %, 1871.
Mr. Eaitor-You will have seen by the
7lpars that DIR. Linn, Senator from Mis-
souri,. has Introduced Joint resolution into
inc Senate authorizing the adoption Of mea-
,urcs for the occupation and settlement of
.ua territory Of Oregon.
1t seems that the British have not only
been making advances upon our North
Eastern Frontier, (Which by the by is a
mere potato patch compared to the vaslcX-
rnlor the Oregon Territory bat they have
for Il long time, through their Hudson Bay
Company, been advancing, step by step,
from ;hcr Canadian possessions, to the
,ast extent of country beyond the noun
aims: that the Hudson Bay Company have
been Introducing cmigrants lrem Great
Britain by way of Cape Horn and the Pa
Elf: Occor; that they have brought shcp-
herds and planted them on farms; have
erected British posts in the territory Of Ore
c5u; have pushed their establishments on
me south to California, on the east 10 the
Rocky Mountains; AID by an act Of the
British Parliament, Il portion OF the crini
nal law of Great Britain is extended to the
gerry confines OF Arkansas and Missouri
This is a vast stretch OF British authori-
'e, a grave subject for Legislative action,
question Of vital Importance 70 the interests
II America.
The grasping power Of Great Britain is
! Of
the strong points-the most advantageous
nositi3ns, in every quarter Of the globe
a the Mediterranean, in Egypt, on the
,oast of Africa, 10 the East and West In
les. on the continent Of America. \ lite
while and this world Of ours, will be too
smnl to satisfy the graspjng Propcnsiiics
Of Old England.
And will our co 1ntrymcn, our statesmen,
.,r government stand idle by, rs Ii>tloss
.acraiors. and see .ihc British government
liant their standard on American soil, and
.1t raise a hand to drive them from our
ORDERS! Oar government wish TO maintain
94cifc character. We are far too paci-
when dealing with EngIi>hmcn. There
gre hordes of Engahmcn who never were
raI never will be rocorcilcd to our scpara-
LON from the mother country. They are
.ecklng every opportunity TO cripple the
nerrics and reduce the territory Of our
y.uag ard growing rcpubic.-Are VIC not
~ this very moment debating 4 question of
territorial Jurisdiction, almost as old as the
government itself! Md while this remains
..ss;tled shall we allow the British to make
.-.raactmcnls on another portion of our
territory far mere extensive and Important
nile we fold oar arms in fancicd sccuri-
If. depend upon II, the British will extend
,.ir cucroachmcntS even to the very cen
'a Of our beloved country.
Have oar countrymcn forgot, have our
commissioners Zone Of whom is now in the
senate, and one in the House, forgot the
lrrow limits to which the British would
ave confined us by the treaty OF peace in
l~l4? DO they remember the proposition
. conGnc us " thin the limits of the then
visiting states and territories. and prohj-
.;uS rom building vessels of war on our
lat northern and western lakes, or forts
no their bordcrsl Would they not have
MED us the privilege Of eXtinguishing
.sy more titles 10 Indian lands nj the west
treaty. or btUti W tNC' " bbtN 'hON Lot
AVE the great Mississippi the father of
Aa.ars, thrown open TO them rs a common
-hwav, and when thus cncjrclcd round
ID three sides, their royal navy would no.
... round our Atlantic coast, At pleasure,
.ldislurbed by any power, save Him who
les the waves. With such bold PROPOSE
'ans 10 cncircIc us in her arms, and her
resent inclination 10 hang upon our bor-
..rs, who can doubt the great kindness of
our old mother England.
II this proposition of Dr. LInnis at once
-orlied out, as il must be. or we SHALL be
.nai'owcd up by that cormorant OF the
English throne, we shall have 10 lay aside
1T pacific character. We must arm our
lives 10 the knife. and drive the agressor
ace more from our borders at the point OF
-c bayonet This is the only way 10 treat
Tie eneroacbments ofthe naughty English
men, And much as we deprecate war,
and especially with the tender sex, Go
.'ry believe these questions Of boundary
.aes ana territorial Jurisdictions, will ne
'.' be settled with her Maiesty's govern
A-a', until We again resort to arms and