The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-05-15

THE ORE60N-wAR or NO WAR.
II he dllkeuly sin Great Britain in re-
ference 10 the Oregon rested on The nier
rs Of the question n issue. and nPoz
nothing else, and if that question wsss %
Be di-cnssed By mo discreet nations IN :
calm dispassionale msnner. nothing woold
Be more ldIs Than The spprehensions ol
var. shieh are now. Ia The minds or ma.
ny, connected ain this maIler.
BnI lhe ease 70 lar olherWise. Lei us
CONSIDER u fora moment.
The most pasientoas feature in The
whole basiness Is This: lcar policy 70
fhe p0liev offht Standardization
The old issues Of Bank. Tariff. Pebble
Hands and The like aIeexhaDsied. Wheth-
81 IL is that The nalonal policy on those
points Is considered as se,tl-d. or that the
psbhc mind has grown indifferent los ards
them. being seaned with such haekneyed
topics. or from whatever cause IL NAV
be. the Fart . certain THAI these staple ar.
ffeies NJ psrty warfare haze ceased 20 pos.
sess absorbing interest," ceased 10 exeile
enthusissm. ~
The rapid progress Of onr country in
DIE develoPmeni oflis resources and in The
increase u poPulslion-he prospective
view Of onr lutufe greatness and grandeur
s,snlinpsrisl Repsblic. prominent on the
worlds stage add deeply Concerned inlhe
desinies &c msnkind-,he eyer-enlsteine
idea ofohr national importance. the exuli.
ing Consciousness Of our strength-lhese
considerations. thoughts end feelings have
taken Possession Of tae mind OF our peo-
pie. and give evidence Of en- exubersnee
o. he, sPnif and v,gor which mskes us
fes'less. sdseniurous, daring and imperi-
oas. The leaders Who control the mas
tes through The medium Of their ruling
Impulses have caught fhe wsichword Of
poses--will they net avail ihewsslses Of
8 Look 81 ihe tone Of the journals. lfwar
!. depreeated, If peaceful councils are urr-
60, " me PrecIpIssIe action oil The Gov
eminent. ss manifested by the passage OF
fhe 0agon bill in The House. ls deplored
-Iofthsifh the cry Of :. British Infiu-
ence" s rsfssd: All who express wish
that the difficulty with England may be
seitiet by negotiations. by compromise
or arbitration, are denounced as belonging
ta the " British party" We refer 10 The
tone and style Of speaking as indiestive
Of ,empe.t which is likely 90 overbear
all present distinctions Of parties. No
doubt ,he lesders at ,he head of the admip-
IsEslioa would be very glad il they could
make all this end, as il began. in buster.
For all purposes of parry use The war cry
would be all The better IL II went no lar
iher Than words. Bui England, il scene;
10 disposed to bring mauers 10 serious
.sssoe' snd words are 10 be regarded as
ih- prelude to deeds.
Whatever designs of ambitiarj Or mo-
lves Of jealousy may be charged upon
6fest Britain. and she has often given
seession for such iuputaiions in the course
81 her general policy, re fnd no reason
70 believe that she Is desirous OF PROVO
King war 1t this time with the United
States. Oa The other hand there Re evil
dencs 10 show that her reluctance 10 en-
9 &c 10 hostilities with Us is extreme.
When Mcleod was tried ia the State of
New York flr his alleged participation
On The burning Of The Caroline, the soSer.
eigniy Of Grea, Britain was arrsienef be.
tore an American tribunal. Never before
Did England submit 10 such a buuills.
lion.
The vain pretexi that she was reseryinc
her vengeance for d terrible visitation If
Mcleod were convicted and punished,
was the shsllowest subterfuge .ha, ever
~ss attempted to be palmej of upon Inc
world. Tie fact Of the trial involved the
whole principle. II ihs prisoner escaped
hsaging. his thanks seie due to the want
oil evIdsnce sufficient TO convict him
10, the dstentatlous assumption by the
BRUSH G0sernmenl Of Tie aci charged
hgsins, him. -
> The manufacturing interests or Great
Britain dependent on the supply or cotton
rom this country would induce her tn
submit to considerable sacrifices rather
,isn go to war with US. Ye, al The same
lime her dislike 10 rs and our institutions.
her dread Of our growing influence and
powers and Of our advancing position a.
commercial and manufacturing rival.
must doubtless operate to rende, her le.s
nd less disposed 10 coneiIialsty meas.
ares.
! Such Is fhe distorted state Of Inc e,s
neots as q 'especis ibe United S.stes and
ifea! Britain. Many. looking at lie
roubled aspect OF things and their tenden-
les, believe that conflict sooner or L.
g y inevitable, and think there Is moth
ny 70 De gained BY postponiog Tie crisi..
ps'l'as should dlsiie on lie question
AZ Or peace the consequences would
ua"s'pS. since ell slisnslion and IN
s.Iai VI sstsshenss, wi1th so.iJ be Ell. /