The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-02-29
Copgress---Oregon.

C0ngreas-~@OregOils
PacAenham, tile British Minister, isnow in Wash
gton prepared 10 enter on his duty, the principal Of
which Is to effect treaty with our Government on the
Oregon claim.
"The actual arrival of British Minister, presumed
to be charged with the adjustment OF this most imPor
tant question has given new force 10 the obeclius
ged in Congress to giving notice 10 the British Govern
ent of the intention ofhe United States TO be no longer
bound by stipulation which they have at all times
perfect right to abandon on giving the required notca
tion. Ifhis anticipated arrival made such notice an ac
ofnatio,al discourtesy his actual arrival will make it
still more so; and hence new obstacle is thrownn The
way OF the assertion Of our undoubed right Such an
assertion has, in our opinion, become al this moment
more necessary than ever 1t would tend TO give some
dignity to the negotiations Of Chief Magistrate with
out friends, without influence without power It Is
therefore, in view of the subject absolutely necessa
, in order to sustain the rights of the United States
that Congress should express decided opinion oftheir
intention to hold and keep territory which Of right is
ours Mt but that this territory, whether surrendered
in whole or in part by negotiation must be ours by the
natural and inevitable course of things It is idle to
suppose that the vast wave of population, eternally
and irresistibly rolling towards the west seeking its
proper sphere of action and enterprise can be arrested
by paper speculaons. 1t is idle TO suppose that the
Rocky mountains, though towering amidthe skies land
covered with eternal SHOWS will ares the progres Of
civilization and Christianity towards their destined and
only bound-the great Northern Pacific. Here they
will stop, and not before
"What mighty objects are these THAT they should be
thus Permitted to interfere WITH and arrest 1t least for
tme the progress of Christianity and Civilization the
increase ofthe fruits of the earth and multi LEGATION
and happiness of mankind? When we look at the
crowded. starving hive Of Europe which has noplace
but the United States to swarm to- does itnot seem
be the bounden duty Of benefcent government, gifted
with wise foresight 10 provide in time not only for its
anticipated millions of increasing domestic population
but for the myriads of poor oucasts from hive aor-
ding neither room nor honey who flock hither every
year increasing in search of what they nowhere else
fnd-heedom, competence and happiness; bread for
themselves their children, and their chdrens children
for ages to come True, we have space enough pre-
sent for all that may be born at home Or come hilher
from abroad. But how long will it last2 A century
such as the past will see this vast country crowded with
population. The people will begin be in the way of
each other and the laborers become greater than the
harvest. We shall then want clbow-room- fora
generally diused competency such as we enjoy in the
older States only because their surplus population has
found room in the new Had the natural increase of
the New England States been for ever limited to the
bounds Of home they would at this moment have been
in condition almost as bad as that of England Give
the people Of the Unltid States ample room, ample
space for expansion-a world for The glorious expert
ment Of sefgovernment-and they will beconsthe great
phenomenon Of history. Coop them within bounds,
and ere century has passed nothing but despot
backed by millions Of hired bayones, will secure their
submission by law Of their observance of order But
no earthly power can keep them within other bounds
I than nature has prescribed. They viii go to Oregon
in spite ofconvenohs and they will possess that coun
try in spite of England They will conquer it not by
arms but by that nfexble law of nature which enables
growing blade of grass to raise stonethc law Of
expansion.
"What are the purposes of the United States in des
ring to retain possession of this territory The highest
and the noblest in the world Togive room to civilized
and Christian men, 10 increase and anl6ply the fruits
ofthe earth to turn baenness into fertility to appro-
pirate works OF God to the great purposes for which, by
his own express declarations, they were originally in.
tended and to carry into effect the DEGREES Of His provi
dence This of far more consequence to the general
welfare Of mankind than mus and tppets bear skins,
and beavers fur. Yet all these great purposes and we
may say the laws Of nature to be arrested in order
that company of Of few hun
dred individuals stockholders with few thousand half
savage and more than half savage cOveeprs de bOi,
may monopose the bear and the beaver skins of half
word." d."-Globe