Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-05-07
From the Globe.
FOREIGN NEWS.

Ii VIII be seen from the letter of a cor
respondent, onwhom we rely, as we'll as
from the public journals of Great Britain,
that the Caledonia was detained by the
ministry to bring with it the debate in re-
lation to Oregon. This is part of. their
diplomacy. The concluding observations
of the speech of Sir Robert Peel in the
House of Commons, and that of Lord
Aberdeen in the House of Lords, as quo
ted by our correspondent, show the pur-
pose now to be an experiment on the
nerves of our government. Ii nothing
else will convince us that the discovery OF
| the Columbia by our navlgators, and the
exploration and possession taken of lis
valley by the government, give no title a.
gainst the recent English intruders, admit
ted to temporary occupation by the Adams
treaty, the efficacy of the vote of an En-
IRA TEN M1LLoIoNs to the British navy is
1 to be tried as a means of opening our I'M
derstandings to receive, with submission,
the following intimidation from the British
Premier:
al feel it TO be my imperitive duty, on the
part of the British government, to state, in Ian
| guage the most temperate, but at the same time
most decided, that we consider that we have
fights respecting this territory of Oregon, which
are clear and irresistible. We trust still to ar
rive at an amicable adjustment. We desire to
effect an amicable adjustment of our claim; hut
having exhausted every effort to effect that set
Element, if our rights shall be invaded, we are
REsoLvED--and we are PREPARED--Te MAINTAIN
THEM. cloud and continued cheers from both
sides of the House.")
NJ oc ,.vo-11 ITronfaH q
march towards universal dominion more
4 skilllully, steadily, and Systematically thar
y Great Britain. The very moment that +;
: commanding point presents itself in III,
discoveries on the globe and the progress
of population and civilization, the British
: statesmen (no matter of what party la,
d out their account 10 seize it. The Yves
II Indies and The East Indies, China and Al
;, RIGA, are enyironed all around by Englis
> posts and stations, so that nothing cal
! move to or from their shores without fee
ing'a palpable subsection to British pow
er. The "fast.anchored isle" of Grea
Il Britain blockades the Atlantic coasts c
e Europe; and from Malta and Gibraltar, a
that once was Macedonia's and the
y Rome's dominion of the world, is brougt
y under her trident. Canada in the Nortl
p, and the British stations in the Gulf {
. Mexico, with The Bermudas, put our Who'll
= Atlantic border under British cannon; an
- it only remains TO occlude US from acce:
. to the Pacific, through the channel an
.. valley of the Columbia, TO put the Unite
TO States in the case of great tortoise turn
y ed on his back--the shell that surround
" him preventing the recovery of his nat,
z, raj position and the use of his limbs
n reach the ocean to which he belongs
- Recent explorations show that our wester
- shores are iron-bound, and unapproach,
: bly, by ships at any point but through ii
n mouth of the Columbia and harbors nor
- of it. There is no channel through whie
the valley of the Mississippi can comm
W nicate with the Pacific but through that
IN the Columbia. 1t is through it alone thi
n the commerce of Asia and the islands
T. the Pacific are to be brought home TO
ne in that direction, and that the nation
re strength can be concentrated on our ives
sr. ern shores to protect it. Hence Gre
Britain seeks the control of an ayen,