Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-31

4 tire u the south IT The COLUMBIA, giving
to her the absolute conIrti Of iha' great ri
YER, the military command " the coast
md indeed Of The whole country a Ore
gon. Surh pretensinn as this is ~ com
promise, If course, and is wholly inadmis
sible and Il is not our fault, therefore, il
the controversy remain unsettled.
| Mennwhie, our government agreed, by
the convention OF 1918. as mpdifiei by
thai Of 1897, that Oregon should remain
Tree md open tothe vessels, citizens and
subjects of the two powers, without preju.
dice Ia The ultimate rights of either, this
agreement subject to be terminated on Il
years. notice bl either government.
IN virtue uf this convention, settlers
from the United States. and also from
Gfel, Britain. have entered Oregon The
Briains consist nf the Iiudson's Bay Com.
pany. and ils officers aud agents one Of
those monsters, like the Eas lndin Com.
pany, commercial corporation having
powets Of sovereignty, and what is worse,
an illegal intruder in Oregon, since, ms
we have seen, the charter OF the company
confines ii expressly 10 the country this
side Of the mountains. This company
treats with civlity Americans in Oregon,
bnt takes care, by The lavish use of its ca.
pini, IN drive out Of II all Americans who
seek 10 eng g IN the iur trade or coast
commences and by me ms OF il the British
government has pI1ned It's posls in every
plft Of Oregon And the British govern.
menl has, BY an act of Parliament, iu pail
pahIe violation of treaties, extended its
laws over the whole OF Oregon.
Now, therefore, the British government
is becoming uneasy, because witnessing
the influx Of emigrants into Oregon from
the United States, it sees thai Of events
be left TO themselves) they will speedily
oyerrun the VII le county. And the Ame
ncan government Is becoming uneasy, he.
ca1,e il cannot permit the Hudson's Bay
Company 70 usurp The jurisdiction and mi.
linry possession Of Oregon This inca
slnesst]on 10th SIDES, induces. of course,
much salieilude ia the minds Of those,
whether English or American, who depre.
cate the calamities Of war at all times,
and especially Of war between the kindred
nations Of Europe and America.
J.. conclusion, permit me TO say few
word. concerning tn value and impor-
lance nf Oregon 10 the United States.
Tint region of the earth, thrice as
large as the British islands, MS large rs the
thirteen original United States, washed by
The sea, with four great rivers flowing into
The sea, with many valuable harbors in is
more norhernly paris, and unsurpassed
iisherieS--a region possessed of mild
and temperate climate, capable Of pasur
ing cattle the whole winter, well wooded
and with much fertile and productive soil
That such Il region has valu0, II is idle
10 coatroveri, and ridiculous to deny. To
be sure, there are large tracts of it which
are comparatively arid, or filled with pre-
cipilous mountains; which mountains,
however, It is quite possible, possess the
same kind of riches which fill The souther-
ly continuation of the ranges in Mexico;
and if 1t should prove otherwise, there
does not The less remain vast amount Of
habitlhIe aud fertile territory, capable OF
sustaining in comfort and happiness mil.
lions OF men, And It is region Of coun.
try naturally destined TO supply The nations
on the coasts Of the Pacific and lis islands
with lumber, fish, breadstutis, beef, and
thus 10 possess immediately a lucrative
commerce on the ocean.
| And its Ultimate commercial value is
indeed, that whIrh caused England TO co
vet the possession of n, andlo desire any
disposition Of II, rather lnhn its settlemen
BY the United STATES. For in the regioi
If Oregon, is 10 grow up, ere many year
pass away, race OF men who will stans
in the same relation to the Pacific that w
Of the eastern States do 10 The Atlantic
and IN the same relation To Asia that w
do to Europe. And The stake, therefore
il worth, OF all possible solritude to gu
whole county, and to us Of the east, es
\ peciaIN, who have twenty millions Of pro
perlv ailoll in the South Sea, without
\ hnrbor in which we have the pernanen
/ right Of refuge, without an acre Of Ian
on which the storm tossed mariner can re-
his foot, and feel himself resting AT lengt
, under the protecting fold Of the banner I
| the Union t
Finally, il is not 10 be tolerated an
longer that England should consider III
! continent the field for indulgence Of he
0 unsuitable thirst Of conquest and coloniz'
! ,nn. i British interrogation 10 the atli
, Of America 10 be dreadedl How mus
d mre, then, British occupancy. Enpns
Il for her, and more than enough Tor u, III
: she ovcrhang4 us already in The east a
!. ia tho north, without doing SO likewise