Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-07-09
OREGON AND TIE RICHMOND WING.

OREGON AND TIE RICHMOND WING.
Tile Richmond Wing having withdrawn the
expression which it recently applied TO this
Paper. on ccuuut of It's course on the Oregon
question, we know enough of good in our
honest, strai ,ht forward contemporary. tocasi-
y iorgivc amy language ia the last article
which seems over stringent. AZ we are still
misunderstood, however. we ask the attention
~ tn. Wing to a brief rcCapitulatiun uf the
views which we have at din, rcut tim,s.during
the last two months, more fully developed To
our readers.
We regard the title of the United States TO
the territory of Oregon, as, at least. 80 clear
that it is indisputable by Great Britain. And
this not upon amy vague and iancilul hypo-
thesis" but upon principles which all civilized
nations act upon, whether just in regard To the
Aborigiucs or not,
Our right being established TO our s%ptislac-
ton, we believe that q firm ami decided con
duct towards England is the course which is
best calculated To preserve both our righisaud
peace. We would claim nothing from her
which Us notours, and we would Weld nothing
which'uc ought not to yield to the weakest
" ON earth. With all our admiration for
the English nation, we look upon its govern
mcnt as apacious and ambitious, and we
remember with pride, that our government
los more than once checked the aggressions
oi England not only upon ourselves, but upon
other nations, by simply standing with firm
ness on lis o,rA rights.
We regard Oregon as of considerable value
10 the United States, since their
makes some possession ON the Pacific very
desirable, and we have none but Oregon. We
would prefer California it is true, but, as it is
not ours, the Wing will probably agree with
us that we had better hold Oregon than seize
California; WHICH our area stretchcrs viii
surely do unless we can make Oregon satisfy
the wants ofnaturc.', We believe also. that
the parts lying North ol,thr Cnln"lia having
the best harbors, are the most valuable in the
commercial view which we take of the oucs-
ton OF value. For the sake of peace and Sc
curity, we do not wish TO sec England our
ncIglibor there. These are a few of the reasons
why we oppose the surrender of any conside-
rablc part OF Oregon TO England by comprom-
is. 30 lar, at least, we hope there is nothing
IN our opinions which is unlawful i'm princi.
plcor destructive in tendency"
We cannota approve of that bIundcr by which
Folk has Intentionally precipitated the final
decision of the question, but since that blupdcr
has been committed, and has prompted En-
gland TO strengthen herself in Oregon. with so
mach moro snpruy aud s.n..,,. a..
government possesses, perhaps we shall have
10 opportunity in future so favorable as the
prosecution maintaining our rights bv pressing
Tor d decision, if we can either coax or comncl
tle administration TO act with %lrnncss. But
inns leads 10 another part ofou '.rc-capitula-
tiun.p.
We knew that Polk had been brought into
power partly by the buster Of the party in
reiatfun to Oregon. Besides the susricious
circumstance OF the continuance of this blus-
teripS tone after he came into office. we had
other sufficient evidence That the admiuistra-
lion was chiefly marked by imbecility and
tnnldity-wc knew that it had neither fine
courage, the f%irInness, nor the sagacity tocope
with England, or to maintain American RIGHTS
aRd honor. When, therefore. we saw il
paunSc blind-ioid into controversy with tlatl
power, we expected as a matter of cours. that
II. would soon find itself banlcd. beyyid.,a1
amt embarrassed, and that it would retrieve
It's own tranquility by IA dishonorablr t~rc,ty.
To confirm this opinion we saw Polk send
lng ms messengers from post to pillar. all
tlr Pdlatinate OF Priucipality, (vliclevcr Mr.. /
Calhoun chooses 20 make IT'D of South Carroll
ma, TO find a Minister for the Cont cf <,
James, knowing that every one of that school
held doctrines upon the Oregon question.
which were directly in the teeth Of That which
he had proclaimed To the world. Their inter
est also in keeping open commerce with En-
gland, scarcely made thcm the best of Ministers.
iifolk we've really bent ON war.
Then came the warl5e speeches i'm ParIia-
mcnt. Still, with positive assertions. and
defiance enough on either hand. Mr.. Polk,sl
organ quietly announced iIp,t tive asgotiqijoys
would go or, AMI scarcely hal We tir,o f.,
read the speeches of Peel and Russell. ,yhe,
the Union informed h is%country amt E~ggio,d
that the Secretary Of the Treasury was cno,ocd
On preparations to bring about a total @cr.tuc
OF the protective principles from on Tariff
Here wdsa noon offered to England. and we
could not but note thc coincidence in time
Andstil a free trade anti Oregon Minister od
the South Carolina school was sorqIit Tor by
al administration which. most suspiciou.ly
grew louder in its bluster and it, bnysdo.
And 50, from these and other Sims anal
from the character Of Che President anil rb.
Cabinet, we gathered, as wc thought. ,h,t ,br
was limo danger ofw1r, but aUicriul