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FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER, s. l8i5.
CONGRESS-.

this subject, and as much feeling is said to e
exist in reference to it, the organization may
be delayed to the second day.
If we have rightly understood the adj
mnistra,ion journals, the President will re-
commend the extension of the federal uris-
dlction over the whole country west of the
Rocky Mountains, from the northern bonn-
Diary of Mexico TO the Russian territorial line
the repeal of the existing tariff, and the
substitution in its stead of a uniform rate Of
duties, without any rise above its general
level for the purpose of protection, and the
establishment of a government fiscal agency
for the collection and disbursement of the
public money, to which all payments must
be made in hard money, and with power, we
presume, to bank upon its specie capital by
issuing treasury notes.
Il is contendcd by the administration press
that these we're issues involved in the Pres- !
Dental election, and Mr.. Polk assuming this
to be the case will take the responsibility Of
urging their adoption.
Blu, will they be adoptedl And first as
regards the Oregon queslon-will the SOUTH
ern members 90 for the immediate and prac-
teal assertion Of our claim to the 'whoe Of
o egon" as mapped out by the Union, with
the certainty that an act SO uncacd for and
prccipitate must lead TO war! VIII they not
prefer the "mascrl, inactivity" leading ne
cessary to the desired result, which has been
reconvmendcd by Mr.. Calhoun? We shall
sec. 1t cannot be said that in clecting Mr..
Polk, the people declared it TO be their will
that possession should be taken of the whole
territory west of the Rocky Mountains from
Mexico to the Russian line; for the extension
four claims beyond the 49i degree of north
la,uded, is new point, mooied since the
election. 1t was understood that Mr.. Polk
was in favor Of terminating the joint occupa-
ton Of Oregon, but no one imagined that he
would insist upon the claim Of this country
Of territory running through six degrees Of
latitude, which our government had, time aud
again, offered to abandon TO Great Britain
4 new issue, which has never been in any
shape before the people, snow presented to
Conprsss, Members from the west NAV say
tl,al tIeir constituents expect them TO ago for
Oregon" But the question is first, what
! shall be considered of Oregon, and secondly,
what is the most " Use and siacsmanhp mode
of obtaining it. The first question is mat,
ter for negotiation, for we cannot Consistent.
/ " dcman now what we offered 10 Weld few
: wears ago, without advancing reasons for sucl
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tory al in'nre u'v' ana oil lh's 'here can Dc
0 no doubt, would It be wiSe' with such vas
'h'eres's al s'ahe' 10 rus" INTO war IN ofde
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, "y congress- ""'0h Is not Tue representa-
. 1--WE OIL Inc oregon interest," nor oil any o'he
interest, but winch Is bound to weigh conse
q qnence against consequence, and iegislat
I according to lis best Judgment, for the great
n est good OF the greatest number" must de
!, eide this important question. There are tire
= active modes of dlsposing of the matter
esollaton-arbralion There
a also passive mode, VIZ: leaving Its settle
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