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. lbC language of the ohlclal organ; and II II
contain the sentiments Of the president, the
enoner the country is placed in a condition to
.,r.ita.n a war with credit the better it will be-
10, ,gc believe that an attempt OH our part TOT
.ane pnssession Of the whole of Oregon, will
,,ey,tahly involve ms IN hostllities with Great
Britain. This subject is at present engrossing
,euch o: public attention on both sides OF the
water, and may truly be considered of the very
.,s. Importance. 1t should be calmly and dis
,.s,4,onatey considered both by our govern
Ioon. and peoples for on the course which may
10 adopted Will, in all probability, depend
,n,ghly results. Unretlcctng men-men who
brow nothing of the location Of the Oregon
territory, or of the real merits of the dispute
aGd those who pan: for war, whether il be-
,.cbtoousiy or uujustly waged-may cndeavor
Gc pr.cp,ate the United States into a conflict
=. Ia England, even in our present unprcpared
s..ate: but those who have more at stake, and
sc, re that our government shall assume no at
t,tp 10 which il cannot maintain with usticc
before the world, will weigh the matter with
nc alteration.
Whatever may be thought or said TO the con-
,~a,Y, VIC shall probably find England not dis
po,eL TO yield to our demand of the whole ter
,to.y, and government should therefore be-
..;'CrIl nc. to occupy position from which It
~, either have to recede, or to fight. We
.Je DO. aware that the claim now set up to the
mhOie OF Oregon, has heretofore teen made by
.Gl government. Ia the Senate Of the United
States, February 9TH, 1928, MIR. Benton offer
@,t resolutions, proposing the torty-nnth degree
ui North latitude as permanent boundary be-
tween the United States and Great Britain,
sbve recognizing the right of the latter to a
portion OF the territory, all of which is now
GAINED by the Union. The following are Mr..
fCnton's resolutions
''Eeso!rea, That it is not expedent for the
government of the United States to treat with
BIZ Britannia Majesty, in reference to their ter
rtora, claims and boundaries west OF tina
Rocky Mountains, upon the basis OF the joni
occupation, by the citizens of the United States
and subjects OF Great Britain, Of the country
-cta'med by each power.
-EsSolued, That it is eypedent for the Gov
ornament of the United States to treat with
h.s Britannia Majesty i'll reference to said
caims and boundaries, upon the basis of a Sc
paration Of interests, and the establishment Of
.as jorty-Minth degree Of North latitude as per-
aharent boundary between them, III the short
&C.. possible time"
Il - we'll known, that Mr.. Benton is one of
abo las: men in the nation who would be dis
,.oscd to yield to any improper claim Of Great
Gis.,ain; and yet he proposed TO establish II
boundary which gave to that country terrific
~ which the Union now insists belongs to US
:.pd for Which we must go to war. Had the
EngDsh government consented TO the boundary
proposed by Nr. Benton, we have no doubt that
che dispute might have been anlicabIy adjusted,
!rt VIC believe that our claim never extended
fegond il. This boundary could now, Proba-
by, be mutually agreed upon by the two ma
tore-bu. the notion begins to prevail, that
ac. OF right, ought to have the whole CONT
nen; and il is possible that government may
rive slpction to the idea, by its action on the
G:oG0r question.
We observe that, in some of the papers
ypL.c;, are stimulating government TO seize up
90 be whole of Oregon, those who oppose the
rash measure are deuominated British part-
zaus II is generally the case That those who
arc ieas. capable Of reasoning, are most apt to
..se abusive epithets. We hope that the Presl-
.scai cannot be influenced by clamor, but that
BE VII act in this matter with that cool DELHI
Grafton which its importance demands.
The following view of the subject will be
sead with interest:
,r,oul the v. Y. Journal of Commerce, Oct. 3o.l |
England is the last nation in the world that
we ought to desire to measure strength with,
especially at a point so remote from even the
frontiers of civilization and so accessible to her
sleetu. Although il may be an unpleasant con-
fesson to make, it is nevertheless true, that, TOR
znany wears 10 Come, whatever Power coin
yoands The ocean can command Oregon, OF at
teael al the points of il accessible to nayga-
sion. 4 march across the country with an ar
INV Of any considerable magnitude, would be-
an achievement more difficult to be accomplish
ed :ban Eiannibal's passage OF the Alps; and
who's thew had reached their destination, II
ppnuia be equally difficult to maintain them.-I
E,uriand in case of war about Oregon, or Il
d;scon,Auance of the joint occupancy, would
,nmelia,cly fortiiy Cape Disappointment at
1re north SIDE Of the mouth of Columbia river,
snd tha, would be the end of our communica-
zion with Oregon by sea. Our pot-vaant he
roes do not know what they are talking about
when they propose SO summarily to drive John
su,i INTO the Pacific. We here take it for grant
&c ;ha: we could have all our resources at com
mand, aud should not require them at home,
20 defend our affairs and hcaTths. But even
sbs could not be expected. Ii we have trebed
onI population. and more than trebled our re-
sources, since the war of 1872, so has England
vastly increased her available strength. She
ss completely ready fora conflict with US or any
other Power. We not ready, and never