Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-05-30
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w copy tie following very excellent nritle f,om Tie
New York sun. and invite foo At an attentive i.rusal Il"
he clamur ior Texas, the territory 4 Oregon seems 20
have been lost sight of. OF else oa''iuHy hept az lie back
ground. Tina, fine territory has never been cedeJ away.
aud. with the consent OF The western people. never viii
n j. Ours Ly richt-uurs by discesrrN-ani. u neccssarv,
We 90 Cor making II cur by force In real lmpoiianee.
the Texas question sinks inio in-isn.lcance when com
rared with the question Of ,le occupation It Oregon Ter
riiorY by Tie United states OHIO Statesman.
OREGON TERRITORY
ain the adoption of lie treaty 81 aHutNItnn and iir
excitement growing out Of the difference uf oriniou - t1
polio, and 10 time. the important settlement oi ofeson a.
lost sichi Of. The new British Minister uas specialis up
pointed to conduct the Oregon negotiation and We be
he,e n more satisfactory issue would Save l,suiied. had
the annexation question been made 10 lake a So
condarv rank. Oregon we clam. ard justly claim, As
our own-iis boundaries oaiy required 10 Ice defined, and
the question permanently settled. No" II will be a mea-
sure Interviewer with The Texas question concessions
from one power must be- followed by CONCESSIONS from lie
other. Charged. as we have been. with an avaricious
disposition FOR the acquisition oi territory. We may be
compelled 10 prove ouI Innocence and exemption from
such charges, by parting with some poTioa at a territory
decidedly our own. Texas we admit, A. establishing our
southern boundary, aud the possession 81 nn'h Na'"'ni"
land. is If great importance 10 thi> country. 81 n can be
acquired without great sacrifices But O.e-on J. no less
important 10 the Juited States IN n commciclal point 81
view. II is the do r 10 Climate the Pacific Islands.
and 10 that ii,h and fertile group b.ivren India and Chl-
ma. The door ui China. 81 long n'"''S; i'li"' ''c"'s
closed. is at length open. and the whole Indian Ocean q
iready To contribute To our national wealth. Teas, collie"
pepner. gInser. spices. perfume, of every description. per
reiain, Diamonds, pearls, raw siik. Wrought slik. sra--
cloth, TOYS, drugs. raians. tortoise Shea. Itoiy. gold dust
bullion. lreswaX. cofca-r, crTrcT. TN. "a na'ia! m genera
use, l. found IN immense G"aniiuos-"ri"n "h"iHinS
great profits. Java %produces more iAan tllriN millions "
pounds &c coffee, sold al sx dollars per ~ pounds II
one year. - Geo tons "f British shipping sailed nom +"
iavia. With an unrestricted iiadc. and the ru-soS>.'n g.
OREGON. " hat a market opens for ui ir'u. chliiiz. calico
and cotton falrics. ard also our iurs and I,itr'S. tnih'
Who'll. line of the Pacific we have not Il port which -
can call our own, nj which any Of our vessels can repair
/ Win OREGON. lis immense forests. .ii~ f,Iiic N~allry~. A.
i, peliricS. It's mineral wtalih-wIli a dock yald and "A eel
ony of enisrauiS. 10 two wears our commerce would 10
doubted. and we should be maxim. rap >indeS u" cop
viii, England for that portion If The last India trad
which would be our own, if we had ports o. a direct snui
/. Ia that rich por,ion ni the globe. ThiS nr."fIaiion = "n
I calculated 10 reflect honor On Tie S'et'iafN 81 S'alr.
e prosecuted 10 Il successful issue. and one winch would b
e more advantageous Ia the country. aud n's" cl"dtfailei
= him than Il GcIcc contest ioI the acquisition oi ieA"s-