Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-03-06
Oregon and Texas.

During the late exciting canvass, it is well known
that appeals called out much of the tervor Of
the masses upon these mighty and far reaching
questions. They were the clarion notes of the VIC
tory. Every American heart could respond to these
appeals. The very words seemed indissolubly linked
with the future march of American empire. The
magnificent domains of Texas and Oregon seemed
naturally part of our confederacy When it was
clear that they could be drawn within Union fair
y and honorably the great masses of all parties were
at heart, in favor of those issues. The these
subjects have been examined, the stronger have they
grown in the popular affection. They not the
measures of the hour, but of the age. They are de-
pendent not upon the caprces of partizanship, but
time and reflection have rooted them so deep among
the people, that may well "dam up the waters
of the Nile with burushes' to oppose their final
progress
TIE election was decided in favor of President
pledged to the annexation of Texas and the occupa-
ton of Oregon. The House of Representatives has
promptly responded 10 this verdict. law for the
annexation Of Texas has passed that body by large
majority, while the Oregon-Occupation bill was
ried through by a much larger majority.
These great questions now before the Senate of
the United States. Will that body pass them is
now the eager question of all. We perceive that the
wing papers calling Justify upon the Senate to de-
feat these bills: Even the Oregon bill meets with
their most determined opposition Their Senators are
called upon by their party ealty to arrest this mea-
sure which as they assume, viii excite the deadlest
hostility of England and even our strong claims to a
large portion of that Territory are rdicued or denied
Heretofore the wings have pretended oppose Texas
on account of the alleged extension of slavery, but
their opposition to Oregon, in which slavery is for;
erer prohibited, is manifesty at with these
pretenslOns that the great masses of the people will
believe that, either from craven fear of England or
from hatred of leading democratic measure, they
oppose that which will be emphatically extension
"of the area Of freedom"
1t was remarked with surprise that, during the de-
bate in the Senate of the United States at the session
of 1914, previous to the presidential elections the OPP
position to the occupation of Oregon, the part of
the wings, was as determined as to the annexation of
Texas This shows that these two important mea-
sures go hand-in-hand and hang together. They
passed the House together and they will fall or pass
the Senate together:
We have the hope that the wing Senate will not
take the fearful responsibility of defeating these two
great American measures But if they decide other
wise-should they reject Texas and Oregon now, the
final result will be the In spite of every oppo-
stion, Texas and Oregon will be incorporated within
our Union. Of this we have no doubt than that
Wisconsin will be admitted as State. If Texas and
Oregon do not pass the WING Senate before the 4th
March at the next session they will be most assured
ly brought within the egis of our government and
in the House of Representatives we shall soon hear
Of the member from Texas, and the member from
oregon.-AIbany Argus. N