Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-11-18

Having in a former Essay shown TIA, the
tile 10 the sovereignty OF Oregon is IN the
U.ired States. l propose to exainin" the NV"
remaining questions. viz: VIVA, are Us capa
cities and value To our country! Aud The III.
cess,,y of an immediate se,ileu cut OF II from
the States.
Oregon Territory holds out to the American
citizen every iudurenent TO settle. The val
,rys ,f the Columbia river aud its tributaries
are es,imaed At $50 square miles. The soi
is fruitful. the climate IN drrate. and III
mountasns nv whirh they are bounded "h the
eas, are filled with mineral wealth. The
The mouth Of the Columbia river is The fi"rS
site 10 the known W. rid for commercial cry
Il is within ten days' sail and within six DAYS
steam buat navigation Of the Sandwich Isl
ands. and within thirty days. over an nnrutii-d
ocean. OF Cation. In ,h- hands of free and
en,srprising people there is scarcely any limi'
TO The opulenre of such city. 10 the I'm.
ted States il would he a mos, Invaluable tm-
porium 1t would insure steady market fnr
our increasing manufactures; IL would open
an unbmuded mari for our agricultural pro.
duc,ions; and il would secure IN us the fur
trade Of the West. of whrh we have bern So
long surrep,iriously deprived by the corPora-
ted agen, Of a rival nation: and the humber
trade. which would OF Itself br sufficient tn
nav all the expenses Of transit and settlement.
aud by enabling rs. through that direct route.
TO exchange the bonndless produce of the
lead minss of Missouri fir the teas and silks
Of China. instead Of transporting ,h.n 10 the
Atlantic States. and thence 10 thu Fast Indies.
we would no, only supply ourselves. but all
the rest Of the world. with these valuable
commodities. Great Britain. a. long ago As
1879. valued the - trade and traffic" of Noat.
ka Sound So highly. that her Parliament vnird
a million of pounds s'erling To secure them
and we are told in Astoria. page $50. 81 vol.
that the goods taken on boari an American
vessel at New York. which ros, there only
S25.000. were exchanged on this N"rthw..'
coast for furs. for which the captain wa offer
ed. in Canton. $3.50 600: and thai. Ia I he a.
cep,ed This offer. and Land on, the amount il
Chinese goods, thew would have broaahi. ia
New York. 1900. 600.
The editor Of respectable Eng ish psrioi
irai. whose work is eagerly sought after and
extensively read in this country. Eiinbnrsh
Review pr,nonnres all attempts to settle Or
egon from the Atlantic States tn be inpns-i.
bic. " However the p,liiirsl question between
Ensla land and America. as TO t.,e ownership
uf ofCgpu Nv urCtucu. says 'Ue eflttff.
Oregon never can b. rolonizsd over land from,
the Eastern States" Now. il this is The
case. il is worse than useless To maxi. The pre-.
eni proposition. whirh. bv holding out false
indnreInenis tn accomplish ends hry"nd ",
reach. would unner-ss ,rllv disturb fh- q, b il
tranquility. Bat is Il The ras ! Or Is ,hi-
writer. who M doubt act, under The hire-iinl
Of the British Cabinet. pndeavoriny To b'iat
us. and Withdraw our attention from lucr,
tive trade. that his own country men NAV ~ 10
mean time. reap The golden advaniag--i Fl
remarks: '' In the mean time. thc long line g"
e"ast tof Oregnn invites sinigra ion fr IN IN.
ovef-pe"pled shores # the did world Eng
land. When onre IN. I>ihmus of BARREN !.
rendered rsversabl- (he ptor.rd I, The vn,ag,
will he easier and shorter Than thai Ia Avs
,faiia. whieh 81 900 Of our counrrya,en h,r.
made in SINCE year Let us mi ih.n m.
concludesl under the idle persuasion thai W.
have rnlones enough; that il i mere lain
IN vain 10 sratier the seed e fItnr- n4rion.
over The esrh; that il is bu, trouble and -s
psnse To govern them. IL there is any IN.
ihIag on which the maintenance nf that peril
Gus greatness IN which We have attained de
ponds more than all the rest. il il coloniz ,,ion
The opening Of new markais. the rrearinn O.,
new customers. Il is quite true thai The gre,
hsids OF emigrs'ioa in Australia and Canad;
promise room enough for more than we caI
send. But The worst and commones, erro