Mobile register and journal., 1845-11-17
For the Repl.ter and Jonrnnl.


The Government paper opens 10 The c0un-
try The policy of the administration upon the subject
of This disputed territory The "Union" reduces
the question 10 the following results:
l. The whole OF Oregon none-this is the only
alternative AN issue Of territorial right.
2 Away then. once for all, with such nonsense as
that the claim Of England north of 40 deg. is better
than claim.
3. The Presidents first prompt, strong, manly
word, IN full response to the Baltimore Convention,
''to the Oregon our right is clear and unques J.
tiondble." Let that word he spoken again by the
whom millions of freemen have called 10 occupy
The "great central lost Of civilization Of POI uar
power" and tho doubts that the democracy of the
whole Union will repeat it-with full deermi ma
ton 10 stand by the rights of the country. Aud what
then} We answer this then-'ihe democracy OF this
country will stand to its word. 1t will not finch.
Meantime, The question, says the Union must
come up in the next Congress, what shall we do in
relation to our citizens in Oregon! And we have
doubt that the patriotism OF Congress will answer in
view Of all acts-recognize them, project them,
ahlish communication " it'll them, and exendto them
participation of our own free government.
The Onion thus treats the plan of any other settle
ment. To change OF Boundary to any live south of
the line of $40 40, il says, "if it ever have been ex
pedient Gas matter Of compromise and To hash up
dispuis) To gire away England certain portion of
that land all Of which consider ours, let make
M aietmp to cloak policy under pretended inle
riorty Of title" To the policy Of permitting time
operate on this question it declares It's perempo
ry opposition. The dispute mus now be determined
The question then assumes high degree OF gray
ity, and demands a very serious consideration. We
confess that not satisfied with the position
which it has been made TO occupy. In The first
place how comes il that in this question Of iounda
~, point twenty five hundred miles distant
from the settled portions of this Union, the democ
racy Of the Union alone the subjects Of the APP
peal Of the government paper. II il is issue OF
II lie
dressed in common There rs but one heart TO this
mighty union, there 10 but one purse tn all that con-
Germs the national honor; the words that awaken Il
thrill IN Maine, will vbIate ON the banks OF the Rio
Grande.
We utterly oppose the attempt to give party as
pect TO the question. II we have war with Great
Britain consequence OF this dispute, the blood and
treasure of The whole people must bear the conse-
quences We ask then that the counsels OF all the
nation may be taken.
We oppose with more dstincness the effort to
make this question Polk question. Mr.. Folks in-
augural is thing, and the policy fl t1r hs nation
is another. We contributed cur share 10 give Mr..
Polk his place. We do feel the slightest obi
cation To echo his declarations. The American PEG
pie will sustain him To the u extent il his words
true, and if the policy he predicate+ upon them il
discreet and judicious-no farther. He must not
consider that the democracy IRE his blind followers.
Again. we do not admit the proposition OF the
Union in regard TO The character of or title; nor
demands of the ''patriotism" of Congress- Thispo-
licy is nothing less than the seizure Of the
territory in the il our title clear
and inconrOyertbe.
This may be very spirited conduct in the opinion
of some, and this may compensate Tor all other OBJ
jectons. To Our minds it would be the last extreme
Of folly, improvdence and Reconsideration
The British Minister has retorled The same con-
clusion that which Mr. Polk announced in his in
auRural.
After twenty-five years of negotiation, and while
negotiations pending, the chiefs of the gov
ernments rise like impatient hasty children, and mu
tuay assert that their conflicting and contradictory
titles clear and incoutroyertiblc. The APP
peais TO his house Of commons, and the other 10 the
democracy OF the country for support. We cannot
hut ask ourselves how have these great nations been
brought nearly to mutual defiance upon causes so
insufficient and inadequate, having many motives
Tor Cancellation and friendship
We will sustain the administration as far we
can in its policy We desire sincerely its success
The desire of sustaining il shall not prevent very
Tree inquiry into it's policy, and very frank dis
sent from it when we think il wrong
In regard to this question we think its policy
wrong II i, corresponds with the programme furnish
ed by the government paper.
The Union makes the following statement Of the
title of this country
"We claim as matter OF right, the territory drain
ed by the Columbia River. In the view Of the
law of nations, this territory being occupied. has
ills di.tInctIve character and unity one reg ion i'm
the act lhait s drained; and as one region we
either own il, or we do not own il. Away thea.
with such nosense as that the CHM Of England
| north OF 40 deg. is better than our claim"
This treats the preiensi0ns OF Great Britain rather
contempiu"usly. ii does no. solve The question in
dispute They retort defiance for the contempt.
One must feel that such remarks only exasperate
We shall examine, then. this declaration Of The
Unon, AT the same time asserting, AT this stage Of
the argument, that are In favor Of the 49Ih de-
gree MS the boundary. PENDLETON.