The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-06-21
THE OREGON TERRITORY.

Since the miserable failure OF the Globe 10
deract from the popularity of the Treaty with
England, negotiated by Mr.. Webster under
President Tyler's Administration, il bashad the
misfortune TO be solitary and alone" in its de-
nuncialions of the happy adjustment of the
Boundary Question. That this assertion is lite
rally tue, no one who reads the Democratic pa
pers will deny. There is not to our knowledge,
more than one Democratic paper in the United
States that denounces the Treaty-and that
Dem cratic paper (if it may be called sucb,) is
the Globe
If Mr. Benton makes no better progress than
this, with the rest of the indignation subjects
he has in readiness for the next Congress, we
doubt whether he will secure the Presidency
for EIGHT Years. from the 4th of March,
lS4S. Ii is monstrous TO think that not a single
paper follows the Globes lead in denouncina
the Traly-a Treaty, too, negotiated by Mr..
Webster!
But the Globe thinks its failure 10 get up
good Observation-Disclosures war blast against
the Treaty, and the " Secretary -negoliator," is
attributable TO the stand taken by the Senate in
their favor. Mr.. Calhoun in partcul,r-whose
published speech in favor of the Treaty was
copied BY the Democratic presses in every sec
lion Of the country, while Mr.. Benron's, against
it, fell sill-born from The press-has incurred the
eternal enmily of The mperious Globe. And
hence, when attacking the Treaty, (it must at.
tack il 10 show lis consistency, and con-
temp, f the Democratic party, which deserves
rebuke for Mt taking sides with i,,) the Globe
now (despairing of making any impression on
the Administration seeks only to nfiic, blow
on the great Carolinian.
Failing likewise to elicit a single response, or
anything resembling an endorsement OF It's insi-
dlous attacks on Mr.. Calhoun, for advocating
the ratification Of the Treaty, land knowing
that us own existence depends on Mr.. Beuton''
election TO the Presidency in lS4S and 49, the
Globe seizes upon the Oregon question. and in
Yesterdays paper, under the caption Of "The
Oregon Territory" we find one Of The most in
genious attempts 10 stab MIR. Calhoun under the
J. f pap, that we have mt with for many a day
Bot even this cunnipgy devised attempt TO
strike down the great Carolinian will fail, be-
cause, in ihy first place, tic author OF the Ore
gon b III Hon l.. II. Linn) will not permit Mr..
Benton 10 steal his thund,r-and, in the second
lace, Mr.. Calhoun does not deny the validity OF
our claim to the Territory, as his speech against
the bill clearly shows. He merely wished
an attempt to be made to settle the question
amlcably, before we plunged headlo,g into a
war about il. Such is the course recommend
ed by all christians and patriots when national
disputes arise. But the Globe and Mr.. Benton
think that Christians in private life may be per
ict demons in politics without violating any
moral principle. And hence, on this subject,
they think they have the great Caronian sure.
war-cry, in our country, has always been a
popular cry, and the Globe is now striving On
conjunction with the Clay men in the Western
Shles) to instigale the People to seize the Ore
gon Territory by force, without waiting TO as
certain whether IL can be had without war and
bloodshed.
Mr.. Calhoun (seeing that the Columbia ri
yer entities into the Pacific ocean some two
thousand miles beyond our Western State set
dements) suggested that il the Territory mus
be seized, and could not be got pesccably, i
would be better to wait until the tide of immigra
lion approached nearer to the point in dispute
so that it could be held securely when takpr
from the British settlers Though this was
wise suggestion, inssmuch as the British nav
ontnumbers ours some twenty to one and can
not be prevented from entering the river by an
force al our dlsrosal vet such PRUDENT;
considerations do not weigh feather in the est
nation Of the Globe, If it can only succeed in tn
end in putting Mr.. Calhoun out Of Mr.. Benton
way.