Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-02-15


OreEon--E1saigrattOn, &C.
The latest intelligence from Washington
lie negotiation recently pend
E bstween tisis government and Great
BsiAsin. On The Oteeon question. seems 70 !
lea~s ~ uiiecs where the regotistors !
fAlna It. In osl,e. words. Notwithstanding |
aossss,nces from the Executive that al :
would - right wi,hssanding the SEN
eitiveness q whig Senators whenever
aovs Was made ,cwards bringing the mat
Der :hefsre Congress, lest, by such move,
re should interrupt the British nego.ia-
iiaa- notwithstanding a.. this, the whole
ts.iue has ended in smoke--the question is
: IA m open one between the two govern
snenas-ihe Bsiti<h Minister has triumph
"a ever the joint wisdom e whicgery ard
Tyierism. hy pretending 70 neg.aiaie until
ihe exc Of the ad;anrnnaent of Congress,
vixen, the iim- fer Congressional action
having passed, his lcr.iship withdraws
from the negotiation. has i:.s thus secured
fhe peaccablc possession Of the country to
British su! iecas for another year at least,
while the American emicrsnts are left to
lake ere Of themselves If they can, and
eur lsstidious f.anesionaries are left 10 look
ana feel like fools viii their fingers in
sheir mouths. Il would really seem to be
/ decree Of fate. that with regard to this
particular question We are forever to be
tamboozled BY British diplomacy, 20 fre-
queni and % signal I've been all our fail
ures TO bring this matter to an issue.
Win tile TO the soil as clear as law and
language can make it-with every induce
nent which national honor can prompt
with an interest, immediate and prospec.
tive, Of the highest importance to the
whole country--with hundreds and thou
sands Of our fellow citizens who have
already emigrated thither, for whose live.
and welfare We naturally feel every so.
licitudc-with all these considerations te
impel US to promp. and efficient action
We find ourselves put OF from year L
year, partly through the tampering ani
duplicity Of foreign power, and partly
through the imbecility and triling of oul
own rulers. Ever since the beginning
Of the present mongrcl administration W.
have had succession Of follies on thi,
subject which are disgraceful to ever
John Tyler himself. The settlement o
tie question has never been pressed OF
our part, and the British Ministers hav,
been told 10 stake their time" in comm,
10 any conclusion in the matter. They
have not failed to avail themselves Of thi
privilege Of timc, and the consequence
has been merely to keep the question aliv'
for series Of years, without advancing
sinsle step towards . final arrangement
present session Of Congress, partly on &C
count Of the Wig majority in the Senate
and partly because the remaining time 0
the session is too short to admit Of III,
necessary steps. Our hope, then, for thu
sccomplishment Of this truly great ant
truly National measure, is in the incom
ing administration, which, we feel assured
viii neither forget the honor nor the right,
Of the nation, nor tribe with the intcrestl
or feelings Of the people.
In di,pite, however, Of all the failure.
which have thus FAR attended the effort,
Of Mr.. Tyler's Legislators, in reference L
the ownership and occupation Of Oregon
there IS still determination on the part o
HE people 70 30 ahead'' and settle the
osuntry, and by their bold hearts and un'
erring rifles to make good whatever
may be lost to the national honor by Ii.
imbecility Of cur present rulers. w,
hare already advised orr readers Of III.
preparations being made in Missouri FOL
the startiIg Of large company of emf
grants from independence about the frs
ri May nexi; and we haze Lizard Of severa
citizens Of our own Territory who intent
70 join them. II Judge Douglass; bill fcl
the establishment Of the Nebraska Teri;
tory, and the establishment Of forts through
the same, on the route to Oregon, should
become law a the present session-and
ws earnestly hope that il may-it will su.
percede 70 ! great extent the necessity o.
negotiation, and compensate, to good de.
gree, for the loss (if it should Le lost) 81
the Oregon bill itself.
The company which will start from In
dependence in May win Be under the CON-
maud a Mr.. T. n. Adams, Of Missouri
who hss conducted several parties across
The Mountains. In = recently published
card Mr.. Adams says that with USUAL eau
tioi1, thsre i no. danger to be feared from
the Indians; and a. an evidence Of this he
has travelled from the Rocky Mountains
with but one man in conpany.-Hardships
nsaA ~ ~ aas0ns ~ ~a~e eff~s,d I'll .oHxl.s