Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-11-27

icle Weare glad to see that all the Wing papess do
take the ant-republican British side Of this great
question. There is a small portion Of this article,
particularly that touching the cotton interest, which
do not assent to, in full. But give it to our
readers as il is.
MIR. WEBSTER'S SPEECH ON OREGON.
PROSPECTS or WAR.
| We present to day portion Of the speech Of Mr..
Webster. in Faneuil Hall, the Occupation of Ore
gon, and the Question of War. The subjects, well
as the speech, are deeply interesting. Mr. Webster,
usual, speaks strongly and eloquenily. Indeed,
this Speech judging from this specimen Is one OF the
best he has made in many years. We have learned,
however, receive Mr. Websters opinions with some
grains of allowance. Perhaps this will enable 10
give more candid and critical examination TO his
cuments than if we had implicit faith in them.
| I. MIR. Webster argues that Oregon will be settled,
but will become independent. not willing to remain
under the Government of England or the United
States. That il will not remain under the Government
of England is tolerably certain but that any country
settled by the citizens Of the United States will be
willing to remain separate from the Union, do not
believe. The Pacific RepEblic is the creature of i'm
agination, and likely to remain so.
/ 2 Mr. Webster is opposed to War, and so is every
enlightened mind--in respect to general principles.
Notwithstanding, however, the amount Of eloquence
spent on the subject think that has oftentmes
excited great virtues and that like sudden shock
of adversely to a noble mind, it may serve to bring
out the powers and illustrate the excellence which is
becamed and corrupted in the summer OF prosperity
battle field is not more fatal, nor as much so, as
many of those pestilences In morals and commerce,
which often sweep the face of society. 1t is nom
sense to talk of exclusive horrors Of war; and its
rble cost, when in short years the Bankrupt laws
wiped out from the records Of debt THREE HUNDRED
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS more than the cost of the War
of the Revolution and the War of 1912 combined
| This WAC the cost Of the LUST OF GOLD.
| ,bo h.tt fald baS itS oil has ha
drunkard's grave. How many thousands, and tens of
thousands and Millions year after year, have gone
as if they were candles snued out TO the darkness Of
a forgotten grave, from the LUST OF DRINK.
! How many thousands more die in their LUsTs
How many wither away of q broken heart How
many widows and orphans, beyond those Of all the
soldiers EARTH have been made widows and orphans
by the vice Of Peace and Mammon-nOi those OF
War
But enough we do not write this to favor war,
(Which we have desire to see,) but to show that
Moloch is not the only Demon who ravages the
earth.
g. As to the question of whether there will be war;
we can only saw that for any /; and if
there be one among the Christian nations of the EARTH
most awful will be the responsibility Of that public
! NJ mister who shall bring it
The question of the Oregon boundary is not ques-
ton whether we shall have territory there but hOp
much Now, question of quantity is never ques-
ton of anything more than pecuniary interest. And
shall the two greatest nations of the world be nvov
ed IN a war on question of more, or less-not IN
yolving the integrity OF either
The actual shape the question will take in Congress,
we stated lin our opinion) few weeks since. Con-
situ,ed as the committee on Foreign Relations are,
expect to them report in favor Of and accom-
panied by Bill fer the actual occupation of Oregon
that is in the language Of The Union, to extend our
free Republican Institutions that country. That
England will regard this an act of aggression can
not be doubted But the question is, will such an
] Act pass In the House Of Representatives, we
think it will; but in the Senate, we think IT cannot.
The reason will probably be, that the Southern States
will be unwilling to see their great Cotton interest
totally destroyed; for, destroyed it will be. and prob
ably never again to so large an extent revived The
cotton countries of Brazil Egypt and India Will III
be driven into excessive production, and the ground
the South thus loses cannot be recovered
There is another great interest that will be likely
i to oppose war. This is the great commercial cities
of the Atlantic. They cannot look with any great
complacency on a war, the final effect of which wiz
be TO subject them invasion of steam frigates
for which Geat Britain is at this moment amply pre-
pared.
These great interests. then united with the opposi
ton to Mr. Folks Administration, both in tie Demo-
cratic and in the Wing parties, will probably cause
the rejection in the Senate, If not IN the House of
Representatives, of any aggressive acts. While we
believe therefore, that the good sense of the nation
represented in Congress VII take care to avoid
unnecessary n,
the President will renqush of our claims upon
Oregon and that the committee Foreign Relations
will very likely report Bills for occupation. In saying
this, we beg leave to dissent from certain opinions
notions and doctrines forth in Of the Wing
papers.
1. We regard the possession, civilization and gov
eminent Of portion of the Pacific coast adjoin-
\ ing the United States, necessary to carry out
the great purposes of our National existence and to
perfect the ultimate regeneration of Asia and the f.
nal triumph of Christianity in all nations
. We do not believe that all the territory West of
the Rocky Mountains is barren, useless, and unpro-
ductve land, which may as well be delivered up to
savages and bears, as not. What was the Valley of
the Ohio when Ludlow laid out Cincinnati and Wayne
marched against the Indians but wilderness!
g. The doctrine of peace is no doubt the ultimate
doctrine of Christianity But is it meant to say, that
Christian nations must never go 10 war! That there
can be no Just war! Or, that peace is the only con-
dition of Human Progress If it be not meant to
say this all these dissertations about the evils of war
are misplaced The only question for discussion is
whether there be cause Of uarl We insist upon it.
frankly and positively, that question of unoccupied
territory does not present such We cannot in
such dispute maintain in the Christian world that
high moral ground which is necessary to the moral
integrity of Christian Republic. This is the present
position of affairs. What it may become in the
4 course of time no man can foresee. The course of
of History, as it is developed in the progress
and results Of nations, is more governed BY the
DEGREES of Providence than the will of man. short
time, especially In age In which so much heat and
velocity is evolved as this, gives birth to new and
strange acts, relations and consequences The PRE-
SENT is our day and il becomes the Government, the
people and individual actors TO be guided by the great
principles of Republican Liberty of Christian Faith
and of growth in CivilIzatioh-not unmindful that
{, prudence and moderation are great virtues.