The Arkansas banner., 1843-09-16


 tho treaty had not the hearty assent of tn majority of the Senate, though that augus body, from wise and patriotic motives, ay6o ed any action that would have allecte tl,o confidence of foreign Governments no,,I,. I faith and unity of our own, 1Glols to elected Congress will, however, o,,i;an;,;a, overhaul and scrutinize all | pu. no, "ll"i '';n" m of iIIis treaty. and to judge ", 'Nll f VI; dieations, there is deeidr rbe p.oopest 9pes,io m porous opposition to f, ! he , qoeSuon e re !r- ,'ently railaJ in New -5rk, m the case oi the e4f lr, ,,,,,lorosx Jill raise the issue. We ..9,',,,, ,hat n n, ser so wholly national, no '"s, |,a; f,a1;n o, atonal prejudice will be eX
 oao If ie most important questions be- ,..aa,, II two countries, IS that in relation to ,be s, ereignty of the Oregon Territory 'rl,: question Is as imminent as Was that ,,dch has just been determined, and infinite A more important. It cannot be, and the West has determined that it shall not be, de- laved. IL has been taken by the < forward top" and no diplomatic arrangements will be allowed to defer its adjustment The recent i Cincinnati Convention, with a prominent can didate for'the Presidency at its head, entered resolutely into the business, and gave distinct and emphatic sanction to an immediate occu- pancy of the disputed territory. And upon this question there is no American that hints a doubt Here, at least, IS point upon which all are united There is no American citizen whose school-day studies have not taught him that the territory in question IS his coun- ty's. There Is no American citizen who will not peril all that is dear to him to main tain it. In this country, il Is no matter for controversy Great Britain must concedo 1t That concession should have been eXtored in the recent negotiation, or failing to effect that concession, the Government should have occupied the territory, and prepared for the worst The issue would have been as well then as now, and is as well now as hereafter.
 Of our right to Oregon, no American en- tertans doubt. Of our right to Oregon, the English Government entertains not doubt, l, may deny that right; but 1t pursued the same trickster policy, in violation of every principle of truth and honor, ill relation to the Northeastern Boundary Question, and claimed that to which, 1t is now admitted, they kaew they had no title. This lesson upon British diplomacy will not be lost upon the American people
 The Oregon question involves the vital in- tefests of the American Republic. It IS ln- portant, as the possession ot that territory will protect us from an inimical European settlement upon our Western border \ half century will crowd that territory with Ame- rican citizens, and its possession IS invaluable in relation to all our commercial interests.- IL s important also as giving, al once, conso- lidation and responsiveness to the Republic. With such an extent of territory, and com municating with Europe on the East and Asia on the West, the United States would, with her variety of soil and climate, and the act- vity of her population, possess advantages which would render the nation, no judgment of God supervening, the foremost nation of the world. The enterprise and rapid in- crease of our population prove this to be no idle dream. Even now very large colony is on its way across the Rocky Mountains to the Oregon; and before twelve months have passed over us, we will be proud to announce that the entire territory is ill the possession of Anglo-AmerlcanS.
 The policy of England can hardly be now a subject of speculation; 1t is glass, and the weakest eye can see through 1t. Leaving continental Europe sleeping upon her arms, she looks abroad for the means of supplying her necessities. Her reigning interests are colonial. With her naval superiority, she is confident ol bending every Government out of Europe to her feet, with perhaps the excep- ton of our own. We, however, are feared, and must be guarded. With Canada on the North, the sea-sovereignty on the East, the West Indies on the South, and Texas and Oregon on the West, she hopes to surround us like scorpion, with a circle of fire But though she may bow down China, desolate Aflghanistan, seize the defenceless Sandwich Islands, and pursue career of fruitless out rage, a. which humanity turns pale, the game Is checked when played against this country. America has ceased to be secondary power. The peculiarities of her position make up every deficiency i'll population and wealth, and place her. in such contest, abreast with the most vigorous of England's rivals We have, in our infancy, disputed her sovereignty upon the waters, and we are not likely to ad- init the only plea that she can make to iusti- l fy claim upon Oregon, her sovereignty over the earth. indeed, we rejoice that the ques- ton is about to be made Such issues are always best settled when soonest settled.- Oregon IS about to be settled and occupied by American citizens. Should England in- ierpose to prevent 1t, there is not man in the land, not one, who would shrink from the encounter. The heritage of our anccs- tors may, from the overwhelming force of an invading power, be lost, but 1t shall never be dismembered. We will lose all, rather than lose part, and this is the spirit of every man who boasts of being an American.
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