The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-18

ed the continental policy OF Napoleon towards Ens
land and taxed her NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. she ne
yer traded with any nation terms of reciprocity
And wherever shs can plant upon the face Of III,
GARTH to me her WOOL her cotton or herironhnanu
factures there she plants that And 10 tina
she will wn ely give up thi already colony and 20
vernment is to suppose marvel Docs England admi
that her posse sson weakens her claim Quite the re
verse And she falls back treaty of Nooka sound AM
says that we are bound by the same stpulations a,
40 ali ior Nh n no 1l the northwest coast Is open
she mas the right to COLOMBO And does her
s,, hsr mo ngn or claim to this place Look the
SUIT when Adams and Monroe proposed 10 establish a
iort a. the mouth of the Columbia River was objected
as' might give offence to Great Britain; although she
mas OF thirty forts there propose to
military posts to facilitate the passage OF our
people through the passes Of the Rocky Mountains
not be donsl In short whatever we propose do is al
SAID to be violation Of the treaty Last year was
said we couldn't do anything until we had given Great
Britain the u month notice now we must give the
notice because would give offence to her. and because
ITS our policy to let her remain undsturbed
Of the country And she speaks her actual rights
derived from use, occupancy and settlement" She
claims the right to colenze and that under right she has
cooazed and claims country itself Prior to lsa7
she insisted her qualified rights to the whole country
to navigate all the waters and to travel and hunt
trap and settle over the whole country She admits tn
the United States has the rights but that excep In
one instance they have never been exercised and
1919 they have never been exercised all And they
speak OF the valuable British interests that have sprung u
there and which must be preserved And in the face ali
THESE thngs wonder that the Treaty of 1927 ever
made at all The senator from that
hwe give IT, Britain this notice. that we
thinks England
has already ten at the Sandwich Islands ready to
take possession OF the mouth of the Columbia river
msve tnai war may result from different
may De forced on US by our midity Send not your
awess citizens by tens of thousands over the Rocky
Mountains to assert and redress their wrongs but
sehd laws, and government, and the to protect
them The first crack OF rifle used lawlessy in Oregon
may produce war that shall involve all Europe in a
baze And nothing but adopting the have point.
cd out--gving this notce-and showing firm front can
possibly avert war. And that's why am earnest to
zee this resolution passed the only road secure
the peace safety and honor the nation 1t said that
we already have territory enough-that should
to emigrae Sir, believe that God has designed great
mission for this nation to perform; ecreed
that we shall spread the blessings OF Christianity oberty
therew be 900 Christian republicans in this
land and what blessed spectacle will that be them
og ney enG By the this
such splendid republic! All obedent to law and order
And for this purpose believe that the Author of the
Universe has implanted the desire to in the Amer.
can heart And you might well attempt to arrest the
stars in their stay the Niagara to
the Sabine and the Rocky Mountains We have NIGH
and holy mission to perform and the question is shall We
surrender our rights Tor fear of offending Britain
II is said Oregon can never be State OF this Union
don't pretend to see so far into uturity But knew that
we we are IRE, al mutually dependent each other
worth ten times much as all our foreign
commerce But whether she becomes State or not
Know that II we adhere to rights with manly firm
ness we VIII establish there the blessings of republican
governments and have there government that will not
AZ now stir up the Indians frontier as to
wh Great Britain rely on it she will 90 to ar with
us for Oregon! Her position with regard reand-a
great powder agazine-which any moment NAV light
upa civil war-her troubles abroad-a would prevent
TINS she can't do without our products-she can't do
has the world She can't supply the great market she
has opened in China without cotton She will not go
to war with us on this subject this the nineteenth
fury Unless be on subject affecting her national honor
Now therefore, is the propitious settle this adj
mt that there are some very dangerous symptoms be-
tween me Two counties, and am sorry for it. For the
last two or three her abuse OF u.s. in every way
shape and manner through her public press, that most
powerful engine, has exceeded all bounds.
Mr. pArEs-She has abused nothing but Pennsylvanias
epu1iation.-Qaughter)
1ucHANAN-No, very far from it. Her magazines have
abused our iteratureher press institutions and all
IN way that never remember any thing like it. And
ahough our large cities may contain many friendly to
be drank in silence and Queen Victoria with loud cheers
yet the great mass of the American people will remember
the wrongs they have suffered and be ready avenge
them And the Senators may amuse themselves by the
endeang names of mother and daughter yet she has al
ways been cruel stepmoher to this country. And the
American peope still feel that there one calamity worse
Than war, and that is national Ishonor Therefore am
for asserting rights manly manner and not Weld
one nch postpone for hour but give this notice
ohceand send our citizens out to this Territory under
the protection of the laws of the land.
Mr. CsirTESDEs replied in a few words and condemn
ed the whole OF this disc about Oregon az the
sent time as worse than idle and mschevous The whole
matter had slept Tor twentysx years. and when the
two governments were just ready settle it, this discus
sion was started could do good might do much
hrm why not allow the negotiations 60 on Is this
thine to exhibit exuberant patriotism Certainly not
One reason why we ought to go war with England it
was she cheated us IN the AShburton
treaty Why, wewere in pretty much the same category
about a map; we had map with red lines, which gave
all the Northeast Territory to Engan1 and took care
not show that to Lord Ashburon But all this proved
nothing; all the old maps were misersby inaccurate
consider that propricty, policy every thing should in
duce US to hold up for moment, and let the nego.
uailons go on unbiased by any thing that might
ourselves into the ordinary course of negotiation
one OF the most eminent men in the country
was about to undertake the settling of this question (Ca
hoin) He will DO rightly and do it we'll Let us wait
three or four months and if this business cannot be con
Guided by these negotaors then will be time to give
ts notice TO Great Britain. Before the Senate rises for
the session the whole business be settled way or
the oher Ana when the time arrived that made harsh
necessary would be found that not the oudest
Drawers for war and bloodshed but those were anx
o y peaceable measures would be the very ones
TO be the foremost in the fght when should become me-
cesa TO draw the sword and throw away the scabbord
lie wished to see the whole thing laid on the table.
After aiew words of explanation between the two Sena.
fsfs, the Senate adjourned