The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-07
OREGON.

X. X. CRALLE, .Aeting Secretary Of STATE
OREGON.
Oregon is the only part Of our territory winch
stretches to the Pacific. If we give it up OF SO ne
glect it as permit another power to have strong
aud pe.In.oss. foofhoId on il, may bid fsre~sll
to any effort to peaceful direct communication with
the Pacific II will 60 into the hands of others, who
know its value better than to suffer it ever to be
wrested from them by bullying. The nation that
may gain il from Great Britalnif once she were in
possession Of the greater part of it, must wage for
sangunary contest Itwould not be ga great coun-
trys little wars' but great country's wars of i'm
pcrial magnitude, that would be the appropriate title
OF any book treating thereof
If once she were in possession of the greater part
of Oregon, both feet and an army would be there
stationed by her for the purpose of holding on She
seems to be preparing for some great apprehended
foreign collision, by the extraordinary concessions
which she has made to Ireland. When we consider
the doctrines of the Tory Ministry heretofore,
when look at their apparently fixed purpose TO gov
ern Ireland according to those principles which were
the remoes from concession to her. the late proceed
ings of the present Ministry evidently not in
dance with their avowed principles but relaxation
enforced by some extraneous necessity other than
that of mere pressure from Ireland Pressure from
ireland is indeed one of the of the repeating
act of the late session and Of the authorized an
nouncement of Lord WharDcIie, that Ireland should
be dealt with in the most conciliatory manner at the
coming session. That this is no idle defamation of
his Lordship, but the real intention of the Ministry,
is manifest in the fact that O'CONNELL AND HIS
FRIENDS IN PRISON ARE RELEASED. The
lower court doubtless the ground that there was
a Jaw in the Indictment. The House of Lords, in
strictest alliance with the Ministry, have not pro-
nounced the Ministry unjust or rash in arraignlng
MIR. OConnc and his friends for misdemeanor. But
they have on the ground of some lllegaIity in the
proceedings against them, reversed the decision
The Attorney General and learned counsel to aid
him, in a great state prosecution, in which it Of
importance to imprson the alleged criminals, could
not frame indictment without flaw in it -
II considered important that the facts should be
brought out, and the conduct of Mr.. OConnell and
his friends presented to the British public, and
equally important that flaw should be left in the
indictment that the House of Lords need not s,ultify
credit of magnanimous regard TO justice, and that
the people of Ireland might not be far peraed
- to make concession to them appear the result Of
fear. The fair in The indictment was part of the
Predetermined and prearranged plan of conciliaton
towards lreland-and that plan of Cancellation de-
vissd and executed upon comprehensive view OF
the foreign politics OF England-upon her pursuit Of
great commercial and national advantages abroad
and under the apprehension of probable collisions in
the execution Of those plans 1t is great countrys
willy scheme Of policy for securing safely external ag-
grandizement commercial monopoly Texas and
Oregon, France and Morocco, Russia and Turkey
catered largely into these subtle and skilfuIy planned
operations. We see Sir Robert Peel in cabinet coun
Gil raising his arm, and modulstng his voice in ils
moAt mehuous notes, and exclalming Gentle
men the financial system and the mighty commerce
Of Great Britain must not be disturbed by externa,
and internal troubles combined Whg folly has but
recently cost US seventy millions of dollars in AT
ghsnistap beside the tarnisb TO the honor of the brit,
nh name and arms. Abroad, we must look to the
objects we have In view the extension Of the sugar
trade, and the purchase Of cotton the cheapest pos
siole rates. My father amsssed In immense fortune
fore be supposed deeply sensible of the value of
that trade, and well capable of judging of the meas
ures necessary to promote it, We must obtain free
trade In cotton and sugar Texas and we must no,
suffer the republican ambition Of the United States TO
anticipate US in Oregon. France is restless in At
rica-the French Government, however well dis
posed to unite with us IN governing the world ac.
cording to our wishes, and with a view to the Sc
curitJ OF lhrooes-is irresistibly impelled to q
career Of conquest there by the force of popular
opinion at home. All that we can do-iC indeed
We can do that's to keep them from OVERLOOKING on
Morocco. This must try to do Russia-we
cannon conceal the Tact IN this counci-has peren.
NAL hunger for Turkey. We must keep down all
war In Europe, as far practicable. by INVESTING
ourselves in attitude of moral strength a, horne
And to do this we must pursue a truly cono;ia,orS
conduct to ireland, and combine the whole forc. =,
the empire for augmenting its external and CONNER.
cial resources. CHEERS upon cheers) Lord Wei
lngton rises upon the Cabinet carpet: My Lord.
and Gentlemen, | concur with the course of tho
right honorable Bsropet He has spoken with hi.
brigade he gives more trouble than had with
the French at Talavcra, Vittoria, and Waterloo
Reluctant as am to seem even to retreat before
h'm,t value myself as much on my character as
statesman, as on that of General. And although 4
did beat Bonaparte in battle, am just as intent up
on beating oConpell, and the whole unpublished and
demssogue Wing and Radical forces in politics.
And deem nothing more conducive to compass this
This, after the defeat of Great Britain in An.
shan'san, was the epithe' bestowed on that war b,
Mr. Lnsh'ngton IN the title Of pamphlet written by
him on that subject
This 10 said to be the real feeling of Lord Wi.
lington.
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