Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-06-13

The Oregon Question.-Ths press has re-
sisted 10 the utmost of its ability the efforts
which have been made TO force this question 10
crisis. We have urged the great fact that
emigration TO this territory was making il ours
without any resort, in threat or reality, TO arms;
that we had only 10 wait the results of time
and Development Of the laws of affinity
We stated that If either country had reason TO
hasten the issue, il was England. We see by
our last advces from that country that her
press has taken this ground. and urge an i'm
mediate settlement of The question for the very
reasons which should lead Us 10 its postpone
ment They tell the public that emigration
from the United States will lose them this ter
ritory, unless the question is settled at once
They consider postponement tantamount To re-
lnquishment Of claims, aud urge decision even
ut the hazard Of war And here we are, like a
set Of blind smpleions, helping them out with
their own measures. Language can hardly ex-
press the stupidity Of those who have been
striving to bring the Oregon question to
an issue. We cannot now perhaps retreat, or
even pause for the British nation has taken the
alarm. We cannot even renew our treaty of
joint occupation, which we might have done
six months since. We have called for action
and il has been eagerly responded 10 by the
British cabinet, and we cannot now invoke re-
pose, or pursue the only wise course-the let
ulOHC lOuON W Htts ~ SlIHCTtCuWs
%-The Charleston Mercury thus COM
ments on the rumors that MIR Van Ness is TO be
removed from the Collectorship Of this Port,
"We are sorry to hear OF such determine
tion-not because we care more for Mr.. VAN
Ness than the man in the moon, but because
each new removal is riveting more strongly
upon the country the tyranny of party proscrip-
ton. Both the papers we have quoted seem 10
allow that the party and not the President, is
TO decide who shall be elected from office; by
the same rule they ought TO decide who is 10 be
appointed, and thus the constitutional duties of
the President Of the United State are devolved
upon mob in each town, led on by the office
seekers themselves. We know that none but
the latter would take the trouble TO lead in such
work. And who is TO be responsible for the
character of the men thus illegitimatey raised
to Office? The party, we suppose. And this
IS what is called living under government Of
lao. II is Lynch law, established, not among
the rude unorganized pioneers, but al the seat
OF Government, overshadowing the Constitn-
ton and disorganizing the first and most sacred
principles of our system.
Rev Mr. Pomeroy of Bangor, distinguish
ed Orthodox Clergyman, sailed from Boston for
Liverpool on Monday last The Puritan in
ioIhs US lIlal ne designs 10 visit Great Britain,
Ireland, France, Switzerland, Italy, Greece,
Egypt, Palestine, Austria and GERMANY, and
that he will correspond with that paper during
his absence. His people have dealt very kind
y and generously with him, granting him a
turlough OF a year or more, contributing some
fifteen or eighteen hundred dollars to deiray his
expenses, and supplying his pulpit during the
whole period of his absence.-N. Y. Tri6.
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SHAD FIsHERY.-We are informed by a
gentleman connected with the fishing company
IN Hadley, that the number of shad CAUGHT in
The Connecticut at that place, and other fishing
places above, is al least double that of other
years, for the same length of time. The sue
cess this year is supposed to be on account of
The breach in the dam at South Hadey Falls
amherst Cypress.
NUNsIN SPAIE.-From returns drawn up
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