The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-22
THE CHARLESTON PATRIOT rs THE
CHARLESTON MERCURY.
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Whilst the National Integencer' is republish-
ing its profise and precious extracts from the col
umns of the "Charleston Mercury going to show
that our "clear and unquestionable title" to Oregon
is nothing but "perfec, humbug,"--we are happy
to see another of the Charleston papers, he South
ern Patriot" on the 10Th instant, taking more
manly American ground. The "Patriot' is, in
deed, disposed TO wait for the pear TO "ripen," and
then drop into our slap" upon this point, how
ever, we might disagree with the ''Patron) Il fur
Their deprecates war for such purpose. II rid-
cues the very idea of Great Britain going to war
for such an object. As
The following remarks in its article are in worthy
contrast TO the tone Of the "Chareston Mercury"
"nuMoRs OF wAR.--We are not among those
who apprehend war with Great Britain even if
Mr.. Polk does red clare himself as he did in the
inaugural on the subject Of our unquesonable right
to the Oregon. We are with those who do regard
that right unquestionabe, precisely it has been
regarded for the last twenty years by the whole
country, and it would probably be regarded now,
were political capital 10 be made out of it, by all
parties pro and con- For thai matter Great Britain
herself did not, until lately, urge any specific right
Of her own. She claimed only the rights Of CO.
tenant, while the Uoted States always claimed in
fee simple But, right out, Of tho question, for what
would G. Britain 20 to war For Oregon Scarcely;
the country is Of very little value to her. For the
point Of honor 1t may be so; and yet IN TWEEN
ty times more wrath manifested by the opposition
press in this country on the subject than by that Of
Britain. is the opposition press Of the United States
that is goading her honor, in lis beha daily, in order
10 bring TO the proper point Of soreness and sensi-
biHfy! via ii succeed in This patriotic labor ?
Scarcely-while the premier of Great Britain is
the shrewd and sagacious man that he is--conscious
of fho kuor NJ
the British position-of all that he has to peril, and
of the little that she possibly gain by such a
conflict. But the point of honor Oh ay! Sir
Robert has not survived that point. But nations do
not go to nowadays for the point of honor, SO
caed;-for the very simple reasons, that the people
will not let them This is more particularly the case
with commercial people like Great Britain. The
point of honor is not ot sensitive in her
than it was in that Of Mexico; and we had the same
outcry in the case Of that nation. But zoe have a
point Of honor, too, and Great Britain does not
scruple daily to invade it. She did so by imperti.
nent interference in the Texas business She is
tinually doing go, by meddling with the internal
affairs of the small States on this continent. She
was trespasser, according to her own showing, in
ding forts in the Oregon territory and extending
her jurisdiction it, under cover of her fur and
trading companies; and when we look at her usurp-
alton our slaves, pirates on the high seas,
whom she refuses to surrender, either to their own
ers, or TO the laws which they have outraged-we
are constrained TO ask Of the presses to whom Brit
ish honor thing Of such tender character, wheth-
err they can detect any becoming sensibility in that
of America But, we do not fear that the point OF
honor will drive Great Britain into a war, in the
teeth OF all her securities. In doing So she risks,
unnecessarily, several far more important and
honorable points. Concessions to Ireland and Dan
iel O'Connel, are very sore subjecs-losses on
the high of commerce which now covers
them--of remote ports in lnda--of islands in the
NTact Vnd, aud af IA hat nl,ia pf fra.
quent doubt and contention. These are considera-
lions Of moment to Great Britain and there YET
others. All the fine intercourse between Victoria
and Louis Philippe has not lessened single COM
merrial desire in the bosom Of that willy monarch
has not impaired the strength Of single prejudice
among the Anglo manacs of La Jeune France. We
might, with much more hope Of success, look to
the present dynasty Of France for an ally against
Britain, than we did when Louis XIV sat upon the
throne. And what Great Britain gain by wal
for Oregoni Not Oregon! No! She may burn
some Of our cities on the coast; she may capture
some of our ships upon the But that too, is Q
game at which more than one play She will prob
ably lose Oregon and Canada both; must certainly
lose them, unless she can make complete conquest
OF the United States. Does she hope for this
Scarcely What them The point Of honor, as
il appears seeks only its revengers. II would burn
and slay, not conquer; would destroy the pos.
sessions Of others, without hoping to secure its
own. s this the policy Of this agel Is it the policy
Of Britain She looks to her discontinued Irish
and she says No Ito her remote possessions ir
India, which demand expensive army, and she
says No Ito her Canadian subjects, as ready for
revolt now as when Papineau did revolt, and pru.
dence answers Motto her operatives at home, al
ways in revolt when the mills are idle and thou
sand spinning jennies, in full chorus, cry aloud
NO, no 7 with terrible din from all her manufac.
| turing cities Oregon is too poor slate TO make i
necessary that she should stake all for Oregon
The point Of honor, asserted in this case, would
fling her upon thousand much sharper points
which would find out all the sore places in her sys
tenn, and hurt them to the very quick And wha
hurt could she do to usi Could she do more thar
temporarily check our commercial prosperityi--and
our marine, and thus contribute by outward pressure
to the more rapid development Of our strength il
countries beyond the seal The war of 1919 di,