Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1845-08-14

| The London Morning Chronicle takes notice Of
recommendation in the Edinburgh Review to
the effect that Great Brutal IN should agree 10 set.
tic the Oregon question lS accepting the forty
ninth degree Of latitude continuously to the Coas.
ofthe Pacific as the boundary line in tina, quarter
between the two counties. ave must saw"
remarks the Chronicle, "ihat we consider the
conduct Of great and respectable organ, in thus
DESERVING and flying against the unanimous de-
claration Of British statesmen, to be most repre-
hsnsible." We quote from the Chronicle in con-
| tnuation:
"None could more deeply deprecate or deplore
war with the United States than we would.
But to skulk into a corner on all occasions. and
to adopt openly as maxim of policy, that We
must yield to every demand, right or wrong, is
the way to provoke war not to avoid it. Even if
we are superannuated, and think fit to claim the
rights of invalids, 10 be left at peace-let us at
least not sell the manhood and the rights of our
political offspring. III founding colonies be-
yond our years, and supporting colonies be-
yond our strength, let at least the colonies which
we mediate fiinging off be enabled to maintain
themselves. The possession of natural outlet
on the Pacific is as necessary and as useful to
Canada as to the United States---more SO, in
some respects. The land which produces the
furs and raw material OF the far north, stands in
lar more need of commerce and exchange than
country like the United States, comprising all
climates, and III manner sef-supportine. An
established road and natural chain of posts con,
meet canada with the mouth of the Columbia
a point with which the Americans are not con-
nected in any such permanent or natural way. If
we disnherit the Canadas Of this territory, or
puslllanimously curail it, for peace's sake. what
Is there that we ought not to give up, which it
may please the Americans to ask In demand
ing the country north of the Columbia, they ask
iof region which they cannot make use of,
merely In order to drive from it Englishmen who
are making industrious and ample use of it. And
this is done in the duration of treaty permitting
US to make there establishments. Never, surely.
was such preposterous impudence met by such
unfathomable pusillanimity.'
II is further urged by this London journal that
the Oregon question is no longer an isolated one.
California and New Mexico, it is believed, will
follow the fate of Texas; so that, in fact, the
whole Pacific Coast, from at least the thirty.
second to the forty-ninth degree, is involved in
the present controversy.
1t this tone prevails in England, and the forty
ninth degree is looked upon as a concession on
her part too great to be made, what will be the
language OF the British journals when they learn
VIII be deemed entirely satisfactory in the Uni
Ted States? Our Government, once signihed its
Willingness to compromise on The forty-ninlh par
allel--but that was twenty years ago, and the
proffer was not accepted. We do not know wha,
basis Is proposed by our Government now. The
same would be acceptable to many, but there is
no telling how far the use Of this question, as a
/ inHn ha
Congress and out of it,.
AS anindication ofthe temper ofsome portions of
the West on this subject we may here refer to a
meeting recently held at Marion, Illinois, at
which it is said five thousand people were as
sembled. 1t was resolved that the title of the u.
States to the territory of Oregon, lying between
~ and 81 deg. 40 minutes north latitude was
'clear and indisputable; - that Great Britain had
not even colour of claim to any portion of il.
that the United States should terminate the ex.
listing treaty at the earliest practicable moment;
that line OF military posts from the western set
Elements to that country should be established
mat they were opposed to trusting the natural
course OF emigration to that territory as the means
OF obtaining exclusive possession thereof"
A letter was read to meeting of similar
Kind from Mr.. Senator BREEsE, of the United
States Senate, who used this language:
"Beleving, as do, that we rightfully own.
the whole, cannot, as representative of the
sovereign State Of Illinois, consent to surrender
any part of it to Great Britain. fit was not
worth farhing, would not yield to her extray-
agant and grasping demand. / would not nego-
tiate on the basis of the forty-nnth degree. the
line proposed by Mr.. Clay and Col. Benton. I
am for the whole, and that statesman who shall
advise the surrender 10 England of one foot of its
soil or one drop of its water is q doomed man.
Y on may, then, assure the meeting, fha: so far as
this question is concerned, there will be no halt.
ing, no 'lmldlty, no temporizing with me, but |
Will &C on all lengths to maintain what believe
10 be our just rights
1t is pretty clear that the Administration, in
negotiating on this question, will have to struggle
with It's own party, or at least with portion of
1t. The utTaists, it will be seen, reject the idea
of any negotiation whatever.-BaH. american.
THE ELECTIONS
The partial returns which we have received
would seem to indicate the election of the fol-
lowing Members of Congress, viz:
From kENrUCKY-Garret Davis, w. p Tho
mason, b. X. Young, George X. Mckee, John
L. Gaines, Whigs, and Richard French Demo.
From lNDrANA-T. j. Henly, Demo-, and G..
b. Smith, Wing. r. Dale Owen appears TO run
behind his ticket, but he is no doubt reelected as
the district gave Polk nearly 0O0O roaior;ty