Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-05-21

a. tue TGesiOeHtS TblefeuCe 10 oregon IN u
q inaugural as implying menace, requirir
! England to throw herself back on her dil
4 nifty, and make corresponding spirits
I assertion Of her side of the case. Th
he does, TO the effect that her right is |
! good as ours, that he hopes for an amici
Bile settlement in the way Of comproms,
!. and that at all events the English Cover
ment will be ready 10 protect the nations
i honor If invaded. After the manner !
! which the question was put 70 him by Lor
John Russell, we do not see that he coul
J well have said less. The cheers accom-
panyiDg little flourish oil this kind wer
matter Of course. Very well--all lhi
was 10 have been expected. Notwith
standing Sir Robert Pel's "extremc re
gret'' on the subject, we are glad 10 MOI.
the good effect which has been produced
by this point in the inaugural. 1t hal
struck land This is the flying Of the splniers
1t was lime. for English diplomacy TO IN
derstand that we meant what we said
when we asserted our positive determine
ton 10 maintain our clear and impregna.
Die tile 10 Oregon. Speaking in the name
of the people out Of whose midst he Ind
just sprung fresh and earnest, the Presi-
dent very properly declared this as one Of
the results of the recent election; and tho
this abrupt introduction of the trumpet
tone of The national voice into The midst
of the gentle whisperings Of diplomatic
intercourse on the subject, may have
sounded little neutrality-suspicious. a little
annoying--neverlheless 1t was full time for
the hint, and we see no reason to regret
thai it was given.
The English side Of this question is We.
ry simple. Title they have none at all in
the premises, while ours is conclusive
one. Nevertheless, by bold assertion of a
title, their object is TO place the question
on the footingof negotiation between
equal pretensions and equal claims with a
prospective finale Of a compromise giving
them, at any rate, something like half
that half being just so much clear gain
No wonder that il is little uncomiorta-
bic to have the nice, quiet interchange Of
,s
diplomatic 6iliets dour on such question
interrupted by the impairment intrusion Of
such gentle hint from the ror popK Of
America. However, more good than harm
will be done by it in the end.
1t is very certain that nothing offensive
to Great Britain was meant by the Presi-
dent in the passage in question. He sim
ply declared fact and truth, because il
was fact and truth, pertinent 10 the oc.
casion, and proper to be spoken. # our
Presidents message and addresses do moi
usually consist Of the unmeaning gencrali-
ties Of phrase which constitute Kings or
Queens speech in England, the difference
of usage may be our misfortune, but il is
not our fault.
Of any real danger Of war we have no
serious idea. England will never 90 to
war with US for Oregon. She is too heayi-
" bound over to keep The peace. The
Times, with its habitual clustering inso-
lence, hints at a servie war to be excited
in our midst Does it forget highlands
own slave population at home--a popula.
ton at once more cruelty suffering, dest
tute, and oppressed than the negro slaves
Of the South, and far more formidable to
its masters, the English arlstocracy and
monarchy, in the event Of an interruption
OF commercial Intercourse with this coun-
trya No, no-Eugland will not 90 to war
with US for fifty Oregons. ~. Y. Netrs.
Mr.. CALHOUN AND THE Oregon QuEs-
the present crisis of our foreign
relations, we have expressed our wish that
we could be- represented in England by
Mr.. Calhoun. His heart is truly Americana,
and he possesses an intellect fitting him
in an eminent degree TO maintain the
rights Of our government 10 any diploma.
tic discussion which could arise. The
Wing seems 10 take exceptions to Mr., Cal |
houn, because, more than two years ago,
he was opposed to the passage Of bill
extending our jurisdiction over Oregon,
and granting lands TO settlers. If the
whole speech made on that occasion is ex-
AHMED, it will be found that his obiec-
ions to the bill were Of temporary char
,cter, and that as to our tile TO The terrific.
~ he had no doubts. Great Britain dis.
,utes our title, and it is on that point that
he diplomatic battle must be fought. In
he portion of his speech not quoted BY
he Wing, as wella as on other occasions,
Mr, Calhoun has maintained our title as
lear and indisputablo. The events Of the