The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-27
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EkRoRs.-The New York Mirror commends the
project of joint REIMBURSEMENT of Oregon by the
American and British Governments, and their joint
guarantee of the settlers against any foreign inter-
ference. Who are the settersi They immi-
grants from the United States, and from the British
provinces, the former being the greater portion, IL
they establish separate jurisdiction, under which
they finally become an independent nation, who shall
guaranty the United States from the attempts Of the
British Government to excite enmities against them
in this nation Can suppose that the British
Government would conduct with good faith towards
both parties All British history contradcts this
superstition; for never did the British Government
refrain from attempts TO- embroil contiguous commu-
mites, where it would gain anything by the process
The history of India, since the British got inch Of
lis territory, decisive upon this point Nor is the
history Of the North American Indians less insruc-
tve for never did the British Government omit any
attempts, in peace war; TO excite their anlmosies
against country With this evidence before US,
can we doubt that this graspng and perhdious gov
eminent would continually attempt to embro us
with the Oregonisnsi If we cannot be guided by the
past in providing for the future, deserve all the
burdens that the British would lay on us. Already
have thousand or more Of our citizens who sought
homes in Oregon been murdered by the Indians, in.
cited by the British.
But what object would the British Government
seek in thus provoking animosities between us and
our new Western Deighborsi The very object which
it now seeks in claiming the territory the monopoly
Of the Unied States for the trade of the Pacific and
Indian Oceans. For this purpose, Western nation,
under British influence, wdhld be very formidable
and troublesome neighbor.
BY this project of joint REIMBURSEMENT, zoe should
gain nothing, and the British much, and we should
lose much and the British little. Then as all the
apparent advantages Of the project on the British
side, and as history gives right to suppose that
the British proposition covers some artifce for de-
ceving US ou of other advantages prudence dictates
our refusal. Z" Timeo Danaos ct dona ferentes, -
said LAGOON, IN objecting to pulling down the Tro-
Jan wall for the admission Of the wooden horse full o.
armed Greeks And as the British always conceal
armed men in or behind their stalking horses, we
shall lo.e nothing BY following the Trojans advice
fatally neglected by his counttymen. Timeo Bri-
tanos ct pacta c6srsntes
The Miro says that Oregon will be an American
republic beyond the Rocky Mountains, and that this
is all that we ought to wish, as the genius of our
country is decidedly averse to colonization. Here
we totally differ with the Mirror for colonization is
the very spirit of country. 1t has been Co
lonizing ever since il achieved its independence and
will continue to colonize till it the continent
What but coloniz ,tion has produced all the new
Statesi When the Federal constitution was adopted
all The country beyond the Old Thirteen was a will
derness. Since then have planted the colonies Of
Ohio, indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri Arkan-
sss Ouisconsin, Iowa, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alaba-
ma Mississippi and Florida and all Of these colonies
but Ouisconsn have since become States. What is
colonization but the founding Of new settlements by
nation The Europeans colooize by establishing in
other and distant regions, acquired by conquest or
discovery, dependencies the mother country. We
cclonize by establishing settlements in contiguous
wildernesses. European colonization is an artificial
American natural process. Hence colonization is
consistent with the genius Of country than
of Europe. We must spread, and surely have right
to spread ovet and cvilize wildenesses which belong