The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1843-12-21


From she Piusbsrph Chronicle.
COERCION TERRlToRY7
lisa melancholy lacl. bui nevertheless 4
fact which the whole history d Legislation
IN this county goes most conclusIsely 20
establish ;shas a. people, We ever have been
soihlnl IN amusing ourselves for action On
questions IS PURELY NATIONAL conceFn, hos
ever important they may bc. We s1y quts-
tons PURELY NATIONAL, because to our oiFn
individual interests We thinl We cannot b.
Justly accused ofindidercnce % want Of at
lcniion. Al no time, and upon no occasion
has this criminal apathy been more eianngly
ovinccd than upon the Oregon question. Ap-
peal after appeal has been made TO he pat
fiolism. 10 ihr honor-aye, even 70 The cupid-
y oflhc people, without Ia wing as yet secur-l
ed To Il dcg.ce Of attention which Il Ger
lainly deserves. The election OF a ward
constable has aroused more activity. and
created none excitement than question like
this. on which depends The sovereignty Of a
section Of county which embraces upwards
% three hundred and 6fy thousands square
niles oftlio most desirable territory on The
globe.
A = sifangc-out u IS True The only
voice that was boldly raised 10 asser our
nights and awake the attention otthe govern
meni has been hushed 10 dellh. In lie
midst Of bis labors, ihc man who of III 9TH
ers was capable ofdoing something lor The
settlers IN this neglected region have been
snaiched from amongst rs, aud d.. Linn has
left lnr olhcr hands. (may they be as faithful
. and as eompcieniD the compilations Of The
work be has 50 nobly commenced. in The
+ language Ofhis distinguished colloaee ~may
q be received - legacy from him BY b..
couni.5mcn'.' and may i DO considered Is
4 .a0'se o''i y "e l''ep'c % ne e." ! -
e'.e''",s '"o INGENIOUS ~ '"e '''''e nv
e Syn.'o' iie spl's.'s !" nv m.ls 'n n.
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3 va = ''s 'ss' "'.''''Anss ~ ''' 'e'''
e .o's = .pe o'ne' seo',ons q 'n9 1n2n' ."'
w mus nm 'seP'y aug siu's n's '''s7' z
]. .''s' ""o' us ace can scarcely ~ sup
P'so'
Ell .",.e "'~ SOME Iso'is'anees eoii''sc, ,s
+ WIN we question o. me oceepA,'on o. ~
eb"'' "a'on renter " one Wen o"'S,''''e" =
= .iop'e 'oe ms eNe''-o'e ,ee,nss y "u' -
i '"'e, We nave one sp'tN 81 ps'''oAs.h y
IS manning 4 "rn'e 20 'ne CONQUER y u''
Is rus" r"a'l''el' ~ "'ieo' '''e''' n
IS - asc" ~ o'caa D'''a'"' " so'1l'+'t nov
i se''"s un"e' 'po o.,se'on anu '"''.1 y ~
= .rs' ~ ~so'nei' ine'f asa. arc '"eie'o..
+ ne e..s ~ me government. y = 'ne nos''''
4 y 81 'n's company "h'cn me settlers IN ines
q .''o 'e9'ons ms p e'eau. osonie unue
81 .se P','se,on q '.e'f government re"
b s''"t ''' '~e s.ep.Al ana continuation
j wv F"'' P'o"'' when my ave oeee "eou'
II '''''e' y resp nom 'ne'' uaoe WIN 'ue ma
so' "'n', ,ne 'sI.',ores o. the on''e
4 s.-'' -''1 "''n ~.'en 'ael WIZ e'.fH p
!. pale in, they very naturally viii oppose eve
I, IFy obstacle, even Iofco and violence, 70 pgs
y vent our own people from settling wiihin N
!. miis Of our own Territory, and VIC submit
: This. ycs, camlg and patiently, under ih
!. high handed usnfpafion. this faerant VOL.
i, lion 81 cur natural sovereignty.
& And why do We Submit Not bocaus
I NC doubt our right to tho land in question
4 No. this cannot be The reason. any man wh
ever hs msg be that has set himself TO q,
" anime into ou- title 10 the Oregon. can has
4 but one opinion On the subiccf: Il 4 20 clcs
/. that we arc tempted TO cxclaim, why has
= ever been dob,.cdt hon could II be doubted
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