The New York herald., 1845-11-09
LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
BY LAST EVENINGS MAIL.
Washington.


Correspondence of the New York Herald
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 1916.
The unton oil last night has decided the issue. II
Is the whole OF Oregon This is the Issue,
then, which will doubtless be presented to Congress
IN the forthcoming message OF the President. II is
expcit-t Is clear-it is unsmbi iguous-lt is to the
point, and meets exactly the Western bean ideal Of
action IN the PREMISES the whole of Oregon or none
the abrogation of the joint occupancy-the protec-
ton OF emgrants to and settlers in Oregon, by the
laws of the Supreme Government. We must have
a fight II we can't kick Mexico into It, we must
give John Bull hunch, and we know the old fellow
will square off and come up to the scratch unequvo-
cay. Sir Robert Peel has placed the Oregon chip
upon the head of Queen Vic, and Captain Polk, we
promptly notified, though the organ, IS gong TO
knock it off, without apology. A row will be the
consequence--a general row-we don't see how it's
to be escaped. Sir Robert can neither run round II,
get over it, nor dodge under IT, He VIII have to
buckle to, and II he buckles to the shock OF the con-
tict-the clash oi arms will resound over the face
OF the earth The whole world will be dragged into
the contest, and 'grlm-visaged war; will again de-
solat- the nations. The smoke of burning towns
and cities will wrap Ireland, Great Britain Europe,
the whole continent OF America-Norh and South
| the East indies the West Indies, the Islands OF
the Pacific, and the coasts OF Africa, In the haze OF
an artificial slndian summer. The seas will swarm
with pirates, and the gun OF distress from many
sinking ship will be only answered by the broad
side completing her destruction. Commerce will
rot in the harbors ol the seaboard-trade will be
suspended In the nterlor-the farmer will exchange
his plough-share for musket-the doors of the tenn
pie of peace will be closed, and war will be the pre-
siding.genius-he pervading sentment-the gen.
eral epidemic of publication. And when the bloody
sacrifice shall have ended-when the sea shall have
swallowed its thousands and the land Its tens OF
thousands-when the smoke from cities sacked,
razed, and desolated shall have vanished, and the
white banner OF peace shall again be passed between
the two continents, what will be the aspect of af
| fairs Our onward national march Will have lost
twenty years OF Its progress-thousands OF men, mil
lions OF money, hundreds OF ships. But we shall have
| gained Oregon, God bless us-we shall have gained
Oregon and the whole of Oregon-perhaps Canada,
perhaps Callforna-perhaps Mexlco-perhaps all
these-perhaps nothing.
Time would give all the aforesaid territories
in good season--time and the spirit OF our tree IN
stltutions, and the enterprise OF our people, now IN
full exertion, with free hand and a steady WILL
War will only serve to postpone their acquisition,
retad progress IN the arts OF peace, the gorles
| of civilization and the blessings OF hbeIty.
! And yet we 90 with the organ-we go with the
\ Plesdent-we 90 with the West-we go with cur
country for the "whole OF Oregon" And # war IS
the only medium of decison say, let us have It..
But Notwithstanding the organ-notwithstandin
the Presidents message, John Bull will not be
coerced as yet into fight And we Will tell you
of the South in the House and In the Senate. War
would cut off the exports OF the South of two mil
lions and quarter OF bales of cotton to Europe
war would stop their trade at once.
One great object will have been achieved In the
recommendation OF war. II will divert the atten-
ton of Congress and the country from the question
of the tarifl-it will keep up the expenses of the
4 government at such aggregate, will make
revenue tariff Identical with the tariff Of AZ. 1t
| will unite the party, except some few refractory
/ Souherners upon the administration, and upon the
organ. 1t will dissolve the cliques to great extent
and harmonze Upon the nucleus of the Executive
the present dlscordant factions OF the democratic
family And this we believe the design of the war
bast-this we believe is all that is wished for the
! present Ii is not Oregon up to 81 deg 40 min; 1t
/ is not war with John Bull, but 1t is concentration
of the of the party IN support OF the admins
tration and the organ
Butt the movement throws into war without
harmonizing the party, shall have terrible ex-
| ploslon.
In any event 1t behoves every American by acci-
dent or by choice, every American In heart and IN
principle, to stand by the administration tor " the
| whole of Oregon or none" "Them's our sentl-
ments" We believe that we can get it all bypeacea-
/ BILE means; but if war is to be the arbitration, we
are fully competent TO settle the difficulty IN that
way, and months will prepare us tor the contro
versy.
Meantime, it is understood that Mr. Buchanan
has been persuaded TO stand fast in the State Depart
ment His position presents new obstacles IN this
Illumination OF war TO his retaining 1t, however, and
| yet the voice of Pennsylvania may be potential In
behal III of Buchanan-in behalf OF the Tariff, and IN
| behalf of Oregon, without boodshed. We shall
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