The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-13
F.t From the Bait Republican.
A MEMORIAL.

On Monday last, Mr.. Benton presented to the
Senate of the United States a memorial from the
American authorities in Oregon. This differs very
much from the one that was presented to the House
by Mr.. Ingersoll and is well written and for
NAL document as we have seen. That pre-
scented to the House of Representatives seems to
have been gotten up not with the same imposing
| concomitants as the one presented to the Senate
The memoraliss, after stating that they now have
| provisional government to which both American
| citizens and British subjects yield a willing obedi-
| ence goes on to say: although such has been the
result thus far, of temporary union of interests
though we, the citizens of the United States, have
had no to complain, either Of exactions or
preston at the hands of the subjects Of Great Britain
but on the contrary, it is but just to say that their
conduct towards us has been friendly, liberal
and hilanthropic; yet fear long continuance o.
the present slate Of things is not to be erpecd Sc
that it would seem that the subjects of the pow
er, and the citizens of the other, have gone very
amcaby so far. Thequestion which the memori-
asts wish to bring to the attention of our govern
ment is the danger which lies ahead and thereby to
enable 1t to take such action may be best calcu.
lated to ward it off The fears of our fellow-ctzens
are well founded and the legislation or diplomacy
of the country should meet and dispel them. Sup
pose that man goes to Oregon now, TO whom must
he apply to give him title to the farm which he wishes
to take ups Must he take it from the English gov
eminent, either directly through its granteei If So
then he must support that nation against his own
country; because he holds title from it, and il may
be made question, whether, after taking the land
by that tenure, he might not subject himself to the
pains and penalties of treason to the English crown
if he opposed il. Must he apply to the government
OF the United States Why, we have no land office
there, and grant no titles to any one The emf
grant then remains in doubt, and this very doubt
operates check to emigration to that territory
We have been accused by other nations of being
| land loving people, and the accusation has gone
to such an extent to embrace within il the charge
of land piracy We could retort in this respect
In manner that would amount to an estoppel, but
we will only say, that if we do love land, we came
IN possession Of that feeling by the best title known
to the law-inherance. The English, in particular
before the conquest even, wonderfully smitten
with a love ofrcal and visible property. One Of the
best securities which the United States have for the
ultimate occupation of the Oregon territory, is in
the hardwood and courage of the settlers in that dis
tant land. To increase that security, should DO an
object which should command the early attention OF
the government, and there is means better adapt
ed TO the attainment of such security, than by hold
ing out inducements for our citizens to go there
One able-boded man on the spot, is equal to twenty
at the far East, far the retention Of that terri
tory is involved in the event of hostilites The
literary merits Of the memorial are high, and show
this important fact, that in what are called The Wild
er regions of the United States are TO be found mon
qualified by early education for any emergency that
may occur either in the character of private citi-
zens public servants.