Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-12-24
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way 10 settle the Oregon question be>
tween the two governments was for
|sthe United States 10 yield to England
/ all North Of the Columbia, and take ia
tjeu Of the Harbor Of Pugit Sound, San
Francisco Bay, in California;. And this
opinion Of so amicable settlement.
was informed, was the sentiments Of
Daniel Webster, Esq, and is surely
worthy of the source from whence it
emanated.
| Such, sir, is The game. which that
British American has been playing IN.
to the hands of England, while holding
some Of the most responsible trusts in
the nation. Snch is the fact ! am more
fully convinced than ever on perusing
his speech at Faneuil Hall, Boston, on
the 18th ult., in which he says our gov
ernment has proposed to the British
government a straight line Of division,
the parallel of49 degrees, all north OF
which should be assigned to England.
all south belong to America. While the
English government did not Gcccde to
!, this proposition OF our government it
} did not insist upon any right to the
= whole Of Oregon. Therefore the posi-
s ton Of the question is that by the admis-
t sion Of both governments through this
+ long series Of years, is, that ofa ques.
'f ton for discussion and negotiation and
a compromise and amicaJle setllement.'-
;, But, Ihave yet to learn that it is sound
g policy in two great rival nation to att
n tempt to settle great national question
6 by compromise; have we not already
!. seen how the compromise diplomacy
= works! or will we never learn anything
: by experience till the best portion OF
of the American domain is compromised
= by such men as Webster and the editor
Of the N, Y. Courier into the hands Of
10 England Far be it from me needlessly
e. to say or do any thing to stir up the
ne flame already kindcd on this all impor.
10 tant and exciting subject, but | well
e. know that England wiH not easily re-
Or Iinquish her vain pretentions to all tho
Is, land, timber, and water, north OF the
I'd Columbia river, and as she has not the
RS 'shadou of claim and as Mr.. Polk
vet Justly remarked, our title to the whole
on OF Oregon, is clear and unquest'onable,
our domain extending from sea to sea,
te. it becomes us as nation to give Great
OF Britain to understand that Americans
II. know their rights, and are able TO detend
OF them. | have thus quoted the views o
Err Webster in reference to the northern
=, a boundary of Oregon, and feel compelle'
a. to refute tie statement Of DR.. E. White
of Sub.Agent of Indian affairs in Oregon
RS, in an address delivered to the passcn
ty. gers on the evening Of the 9th ut., o
pie the steamboat Bertrand, who stated tbs
e it the people of Oregon were in favor c
mel having the Northern boundary on tn
nth parallel of 4oo, if thereby the questio
t of could be negotiated with England
var which I reply that there has been n n
ern expression OF the people Of Oregon
and reference to the 49tha, although Pete
NJ. Burnet, Esq, in addressing the PEI
one pie in Equality county last April. it b
!, if ing lust before the election. told the
DIR that Congress had been talking abo
r as taking possession of Oregon for
oDn wears, and probably would for cent
ican ry 10 come, and had finally settled dov
into on the parallel Of 497. and that the
with RECON boys could improve upon the CO
side stilution of the United States,the Jefit
' an son and Franklin were there to DO
e to and they would vote for an lndeper
that ent Government but it so happened
be, the day of election, throug h the ex e
aries, tions OF David Hill, Esq, Gen. Gil
ders, and others, that the Republican par
|, the voted the constitution for an lndepel
Sew ent Government down! and Peter
Mo-, Burnett and his Hudson Bay coadjut
are retired not little chagrinned that tn
ette- were enough inOregon 10 carry the d
all in yet looking to the United States as
the ally, and respectfully asking the prot
n. OF ton of tie laws Of their mother count
tie to Again. says Webster, there
liable exist at the mouth of the Columbia,
great more probably farther SOUTH, gr
lse- Pacific republic. They will rails
uring standard for themselves, aud ought Il
which it, When? Oh! Echo answers VIII
s, an But saws the eloquent statesman, w
nerJy 6(tv or a hundred thousand pers
Nc shall find themselves on the shores
Hill the Pacific Ocean. But. ! ask, IN
to be mean time, e,wh4t will become OF 600?
point merican citizens, including their WI
m O. and little ones, whom the Amerl
Mills, government has encouraged TO Settle
con- our western frontier, TO check the