The Whig creed. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1845-1846, 1845-12-13


theirs next were his care, but like Napoleon,
he had strong arm with which to aid bim
Ian indomitable perseverance that moth
ing could successfully obstruct. In fe"
wears, they TOO, with bis sisters, were In
of the world-the once bare
footed printer boy was in the possession OF
afildence, surrounded by a young and al
fectionate family.
He did not stop here. He was the friend
of the 'friendless, the patron of merit, the
enconrager Of industry. He rose in honor
and IN Office, until the poorgbarefooted boy
who entered printing Office at Harrisburg,
hungry aud weary, laid down his bundle on
a pile of wet paper. and asked TO become
printers apprentice, was elected Senator
ins Congress- That man is SIMoN GAMER
on, ofPennsylvania,"
VIZ give below an interesting extract from
letter under date ofthe 10Th ult.. ofthe Washing
ton correspondent Of the RepnbiicGn Banner:
"a pretty fixsthe Polk Administration is
in already on~the Oregon question. The
official organ Is launched upon the pillows
of that great Sea of difficulties, with all sails
set, and steering. by a curious compass, OF
the non committal invented by the master,
lstraightfor Point-ao- Point
Two weeks ago, with new and strong
hand at the bellows Supposed TO belong To-
| the Treasury Departnrent,) the organ ejacu-
lated. ~Tr1E WHOLE OF OREGON, Or voNEP'-
III maintained that our title to the whole, TO
Sd deg. dom. to the Russian possessions,
was aclear and objectionable" that there
was no bredI in it1at the 49th parallel, or
any other point, Short of the Russian line;
and called upon "the democratic party" in
Congress to come up to the support of the
Administration in IFS firm and patriotic
stand upon this great question:
This was the organs position as hear as
III recollect the words The newspapers at
distance took II up: some approvedsand
some condemned: some rejoiced and some
were alarmed: and almost all seemed TO be
surprised. The affair began 10 creates
PANEL What was to be donei Mr. Polk,
as you know, is a timid man! Well, this
was done-the organ explained and dis
claimedl 1t took up the crab march, and
"advanced backwards. 1t said that what il
meant was, not that zoe shouM GO far the
/ ,u1ole of Oregon or none. but that our title
was good to the whole or nonel t4s
This was given forth few weeks since,
and from that time 10 this article on the
same subject, and, according to the editor
ofihe Albany Argus, from the same sable"
pen, have continued 10 adorn the editorial
columns of the organ, which abound in
"words. words, words" most certainly, and
no doubt in meaning. also, il any one had
the ingenuity 10 puzzle out what that
meaning isl
The organ disclamS having said, "we will
/ 90 for the whole of Oregon or none,p and
saws it meant that sour title was good 10
the whole or none." And here its mean
| ing stops, or if it extends further there GER
tainly is break in i'll 1t does not say that
| it or the Administration tOiW gofor the whole
or none of Oregon, nor does il say that il
| or the Administration ,DiH not 60 for The
whole or none 1t however, does come TO
conclusion, after giving TO the benighted
world some fifteen or twenty columns of
editorial lucubrations on the subject, which
conclusion, rs near as | can understand it,
1 is that the system of "oint occupancy shall
I take new form. and plant itself upon a
new basis, and so work to new results, or
else shall it wholly cease"
This reminds me OF the late Senator Grun-
rdy's memorable declaration. ten years ago.
ondhe French question: After being cal
led upon by one or two Senators To let the
Senate and the country know the true po-
siiion Of the then Administration upon that
exciting question, the able and adroit Sena-
ter from Tennessee took the floor and re-
marked, that, for one, be had no conceal
ments in the matter under consideration.
He was free and willing to let his senti-
ments be known TO all,s and be therefore
look occasion 10 say, without tbe least
hesitation, that our affairs with the French
nation scere. not precisely ia the train that he
,uouM irish 10 see them" h
EYES RIGHT-We are pleased to learn that A,
H. ARTHUR, Esq, the amiablc and courteous cdi-
tor of the Vicksburg Wig has been appointed
Quarter Master of the lst Regt nj. Nj. We do
not pretend to know how well versed he may be
in the why's and 'wherefores' that regulate mill
tary tactics; but we 10 noic chat he has sent many
sweeping broadsidc into the ranks of the enemy
that has made them quake to the centre, from
more powerful engine than the field-piece or mus
ket But, look out Major A., and remember the
fate Of Captain Beanpole, of the "Down East Fem
clbles, for the balcony around thy house is lofty.