Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-08-16
The Oregon Territory. .ets
FIRST BLOW ALREADY STRUCkt

FIRST BLOW ALREADY STRUCK.
The question ITO whom does the Ore
gon Territory rightly belong9" occupies,
at the present time, not the minds of diplo-
matists, statesmen and editors only, but it
engrosses the attention ofthe people, indi-
vidually, of two or more nations. The
Cockney ira ?esman discusses it as he takes.
at evening, his pint Of half and half it is
the theme of messroom speculations at the
Horse Guards and the prevailing topic in
the clubr rooms at the "West End" of Lon
don. The cotton spinners Of Manchester
ioon, largely in their yarns on Oregon; and
the Birmingham cutlers speak as if they
knew its merits like knife; the earthen-
ware manufacturers Of Derbyshire say that
America cannot sustain her claim to the
territory-not by a Jug futl; and the coal
miners Of Newcastle say that the Boosting
Of the Yankees is all gas.
In our own country the agitation of the
question is still more general. The Yam
KEGS calculate on giving The Britishers
soss, should they have the temerity to in
aist upon their claim TO the first foot 81
Oregon. BY an appeal to arms; the. South
erners ssreckcn that if war grows out Of
Oregon, defeat certain and ingloriotis de-
feat to the Englisf--will be the consc-
4uence, sure; and the men ofthe West saw
that it John Bull dares tn raise their dam
der, they will first gcugc The eyes out Of
the old English lion, and theta gire him a
licking that will make him roar louder than
thunder, and "holler enoughr' till he Won't
be able to '.holler" sny more.
Last night, in a cabaret on the Leves, a
seventy sixth rate Cockney tourist, who
was on his way tothe sanity city Of Nai,-
VOC, indulged in some hypcrbolical remarks
touching the prowess Of the "last anchored
Isle,'' le.
'sIt was a most hextraordinary hidea,' y
he said, to suppose that, in a war TIarner.
lea could 'old candle with Hengland, the
most powerfulest nation as has ever been
known on 'istory.'' e A ~ :
"What are you striving 10 cay, old Fog
ometer? said tall, bone-and -sinew- built
Kentucky boatsman, who had listened with
evident symptoms of impatience to the
Cockney's gascanads. lssa
81 vos sayin' p said the Cockney, ella,
If the 'Mericans persist in laying claim ia
the ole Of the Horegon Territory, Heng-
land will pat the Old Dock at the ed q
the harmy again, who will immediately
march to take possession Of the disputed
Territory; and hour navy will, as with d
broom, sweep the seas: we will then moi
only take Horegor, but the 'ols Of the States
under our protection as colonies" 96s
'sYou will, will you?'' said the Kentuck-
ian, barely able to suppress his rising
wrath. S. }tia sslf9f 4sfits ~
! "We means to- added CockneY; aand
hinstead Of the present republican (.hig-
norance and confusion that prevail, we viii
introduce horder and tile cultivation Of The
harts and Sciences i'is1fai asla Is i9aJsra
"Stop that straager ,''said The .Kentuck.
ian, lin gettin' rileyAI'm wolfish. Dc
you know that lightnia' agitated BY lickin
is sss the thunder Of az Kentnckian'.
fhump?'' = s. lnasg sffii sss. 'slsA = ri
before the Cockney had time to ,answ q
these q.iesti,ns Of physical phenoomenon
Che Kcntuckians gave him d blow thai
knocked lightning out Of his eye and thun.
der into his. esr4sthds practically illistra.
ing what was before a mystery IN ply SIC,
to the Coskney.s Bit fofithe Interference
Of some hiihiahe persons who .were pres
ent. and fsterposed, the kehi,ickiasi would
Il use his eW n Cannibalistic expressed,
siiaye thawed him nip IN Fiess time .tliatf
yearlia' bar could come down . greases
"a 49, ~ -<Ss 1s<a.ff as.tf5
The Cockney was off for up tlie rive
in the "first boat'' 'muttering somethin,
shout 4 book he intended 10 write upol
America in general, and Of the .s'oribf
state of society'' in New Orleans in par
ticuaar. - Isitsysas. 7 9ai''ssfi s'Aa ssssss'