The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-02-23

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of perpeusting the mns. fragrant ind'gai''e' on
their own Government. and Of Offering the most
aggrayating insults especially to the Executive.
In the treaty Of 1918 betweenlhe United States
aud Great Britain, il isexpressly stipulated that
the People Of those nations should jointly oc-
cupy a certain territory, and that neither OF them
should take exclusive poss ession OF il until so
many months notice Of such an intention had
) been given the other. After the lapse Of many
years (iucluding the whole time that Mr.. Ben
ton has been in the Senate. and more than the
whole time that Mr. Blair has been his iugle-
man, both Governments have expressed de-
sire TO effect final settlement Of The dispute.
I To this end British Minister has been sent TO
Washington, and is now opening correspon-
dence with our Executive on the subject. And
Notwithstanding all this, notwithstanding the
Constitution vests the power of making treaties
| in the Executive, Mr.. Benton, and his fugle-
man. have seized upon this particular juncture
to instigate Congress TO give formal notice OF
an intention to seize upon the territory on
certain day Such project, were il nofknown
that it would be an abortion, or were its movers
not destitute OF moral influence, might be re-
garded by the British Minister as a graluitous
and higranl insult TO The nation which sent him
hither, and which is represented in his person.
! But these movers are conscious of their own
destitution of moral weight, else they would
never have adopted this clustering policy
They are aware, that being dsregarded both at
home and abroad, whatever foes they may
commit, will not, cannot, precipitate a war
But they desire TO create an impression in the
West that they, aud they alone, possess true
valor There may be war, we do not know
that there will not be war, and very speedily
but we hope not. we trust nol-yet if there
should be, of all the arrant towards, of all the
ptiful braggarts, we should not be astonished if
the loudest-mouthed vaunters Of the presen,
day are found to he the most pusillanimous.
Werepeal the Oregon question, which GER
tain politicians would use as an instrument 10
attain their ambitious ends, cannot be made a
party question in the Senate or out Of il. The
East, the North, and the South, will nc. permit
IT, And thus regarding it, we proceed TO give
some extracts from the editorial report in the
Globe, which we positively believe was written
on Mr.. Benton's desk in the Senate Chamber.
This is It's exordiuu, which is passable
In the Senate, to-day, the most important subject
considered was the resolution of Mr. Semple direct
ing the President OF the United States to give notice
to England for the termination of those stipuatons
Of treaty allowing the joint occupation of the Ore
gon. MIR. Atchson open,d the debate in favor of
the resolution. lie presented the strong views en-
ertained by the vast population OF the great Msss
sppl valley upon the question; which werc that the
title Of the United States TO the territory of the Ore
gon was indsputable and that inch of the soil
Of that territory could not be yielded to the unjust
demands OF England without dishonor; that one inch
Of it would be yielded that the claim of reat
Britain was a mere pretence, without shadow of
right or justice to support it, The joint occupation
he maintained, should have been determn, d long
ago. The honor Of the United States, no less than
its interest, demanded that Great Britain should
no longer occupy part of her territory.
Everything here said may be true and Just,
for what we know to the cont airy, were il not
that it should be asserted by the treaty-maki,e
poper, the Executive.
That it should have been determined long
ago." is no fault Of the present Chief Magistrate.
He cannot be made to answer for the neglect of
duty imputed to General Jackson and Mr.. Van
Buren,. Why did not Mr.. Benton and his fugle-
man move in the matter "long ago7D
The following fulm nation agains, Mr.. Choate
contains expressions which we think bclray The
hand of Mr.. Benton:
Mr.. Choste gave US a sort OF resurrection of the
old federal speeches which had during the war and
in the times Of impressment and Joys treaty. and the
retention Of the northwestern posts, which were to
become ours by the advance Of population, il we
would only wait for them. The pow or of England,
and The danger Of with her, was the ,iapis of
his haranguc, il has been Of all federal speeches
since our independence. II truly British speech
or rather the speech Of two men, one an arrogant
Englishman the other p,sHonimous .7u,erioan A
large part Of his time was taken up to show the
friendly designs Of Great Britain, and that she did
not want Oregon, and that it not worth having
and the mex, largest part Of it was taken up with
proving that we must go 10 war with England if we
gave the notice for the termination which the con.
vention itself gives This was and beautiful !
War-bioody, dreadful war, il we gave the notice
which the convention stpulates. And then Mr.
Cboate dilatcd upon the horrors Of war, both by
sea and land and, when he came to the Indian part
he made most faithful edition Of Fisher .4mesi Ia
r'enfniion over the western brcezes freighted with
the tears and signs" Of the tomaha ked women and
children which the rjeeon Of jays treaty would bring
upon us. 10 word, Mr.. Choaies speech was the
ep'io and condensaton-tht repirai snd resurrection
the imbodm nj and shadow Of every federal speech
made in foror Of England and agans, the u. States
from jays treaty 10 the Wtbasr heaiy-the Webster
speeches and other federal speeches Of the war in
cluded; and It seems probable that his Oregon ques-
ZION will draw the lines again between the British
party In the United States and tie American party,
just as cl, ary as those lines drawn in the time
OF the old black eceknd> and the late war The Br,-
fish advocates are at work upon in New York, charg
ing design to make Great Britain on all the
friends Of the Oregon bill
Although Queen Ann and Sir Robert Wal
pole have been studiously excluded, vet the
scent Is there, and as strong as the beavers.
| Mr.. Benton wants British partyn and an
American party" in The United States, and
he undetermined TO play strong game to effect