Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-06-12

to Oregon under the assurance that A.
merlcan laws will protect them in their
rights; and they expect soonto see the
American flag waving over the whole
Of our territory, and to see new States
stretching along the Pacific, land the A.
ne1icanrepublic thus extending fIomsea
to sea, and her millions of inhabitants
governed BY the same happy laws
The first duty Of the government. is to
protect the emigrants to Oregon against
the assumption Of the Hudson's Bay
company of British trappers, as well as
to impress the Indian tribes with due
respect for the power of the United
States, we are pleased to see that sew
eral companies Of United States dra-
goons are already on their way to the
sfar-of plains of Oregon This is as
it should be; and those who now emf
CRATE to the Far West, fo. the purpose
Of perfecting our title TO Oregon, need
have no fears-if, indeed, such men
know what fear is but that The pied
ges of James X. Polk before the cleo
ton, will be redeemed in good faith, to
the letter. He is sbound to put the
question through and the bold spirits
of the land, if need be, will render him
the necessary assistance. Extending
from the broad Atlantic to the shores
of the placid Pacific, with the best parts
of the latter within our territory of Ore.
gon-with command of the Gulf Of
Mexico and it's rich commerce--indebt-
ed, for the former, to the acquisition of
Texas;and helatter tracing its increase
to the same cause.-The man who would
speculate upon the future growth and
prosperity of this vast republic, would
doubtless fall far short of the reality
With-these twin sisters, Oregon and
Texas, admitted into the United States
with the addition of Nebraska and
Wisconsin, Florida, and Iowa, the
States of the Union would embrace ev-
cry variety of soil suitable for culture.
With commercial cities rising in the
Far West, at Nootka Sound, and other
points upon the Pacific, vieing with
Boston, New York and New Orleans,
in the North, East and South, land aided
by the trade of China and other nations,
their sails whitening the Pacific, and
rivaling, in half a century, the richest
marts of the Atlantic in opulence and
splendor, the course of this, the oldest
and greatest of American republics, is,
and must be, onaoard!
westward the star of empire takes its way"
$50
important Decision IN Slave Case.
In the United States Court of Indi-
ana the following important case came
on for argument on the 18th May, on
dumurrer. The points made, for a
brief sketch of which we are indebted
to our friend, J. S. Reid, Esq, were
the followirg:-N Y. Express.
1st. That slavery is only a State Or
local institution; 2. That slavery is
based on local laws, not sustained or
supported by either moral, natural, or
national law; 3. That if slave escapes
from the State in which he is held in
slavery, either by accident, consent Of
his master, or against bis consent, he
is forever free; 4. That the ordinance
of 1887, organizing the North West
ern Territory, only guarantees the de-
livering up of fugitiyes from labor or
citizens Of the original States, and that
Missouri (from whence the slaves es-
capped, was not one of the original
States, the citizens of Indiana were
not bound to deliver up to Missouri
her runaway slave.
Judge M'Lean, who presided, deliv-
cred the opinion of the Court. He
admitted the correctness of the prop
osition l, 2, and 8, but overruled the
demurrer, deciding that if Indiana re-
manned a territory, under the ordinance,
she would not have been bound to de-
liver up the slaves; but, having adopt
ed constitution, which in part abro-
gated The law or The ordinance, she is
bound by the United States Cons:itu.
ton; and Missouri, beng one of the
great sister family of States, is entitled
to all the rights and privileges of the
original States, from all other States in
the Union.
Reserving the futher discussion of
tbispoint on arrests of judgment, pro-
vided judgment should go for The
plaintiff, the Court orerruled the de-
murrer, and the cause was put in at is
sue, and is now ready for trial on the
merits.
Govenor for Oregon.--The New
Orleans Republican says Col. R. M.
Johnson, of Kentucky, would have
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