New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-06
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Tho first Monday IN December WIZ " ii'7 "
assembling in Washington Of new Congress tor u
Session which will doubtless be long one and
nrobsbly make It's mark on eur C0unirys annal7
Mr.. Folk live cnn Judge irom'hc indications gwen
By his organ. has decided no; TO compromise Tue
OREGON difference nor 10 submit TO arbitration
nor vet 10 allow the stipulated Joint Occupancy 10
continue His Message will insist on our rlsht ~
ne ,rloir region bounded b. Mexico Upper Can
formal on the South and Russian America on 'ne
Norlh-,ha, IL nil the American Coniinen; VEST ''
the Rocky Mountains between f@1 ana - -
North latitude To this extensive but ragEe' a'N'
mainly sterile region We have given Inc h''' OF w
rgon and lay claim 10 it Us our :lshuu' 'hu'SPua'
~, ,,r,;,orv Graa, Britain virtually says TO u"'
w, ,h;n, Your right 10 this region better than
| .,,rs I'm, >yc think ours better than yours-how
sh.,, ", sc,i,e IL We consider the ccrru? o!
.,ulc vouc. md don; wan, to quarrel with yon
,bou, i, We will compromise, or a.biir2te. or
c,vc the matter as it is Take your choice. or pro-
,,sc som,,hin., better No answers Mr. Polk,
Nor order Of the Empire Club, we won't comPro-
misc nor arbi,-a.c nor cave it SIS ii is We NH
take the whole at and iakcit by force Il ne
cessarv Get out OF the way or the Locomotive
will run ovcr You; Now England; though she
canno, consider Oregon worth War, Will not be
bucd or driven out OF it. She will say, McssieoTs
Fmpircs YOU cannot settle an honest difference
with us in this unceremo.ous way. II you choose
TO 20 ahead in The -ouelland- tumble fashion. we
have = word to say. We will just send ice; 10
the mouth Of the Columbia, pu; up good Tort
there and garrison it wiki couple OF regiments
md iIyou choose to take il, We'll see. This Is LIE
poin, TO which we are now tending, and the mis-
chiefmaking portion Of the Press in each nation is
INDUCING in bullying irritating remarks against the
other Nation the English journals saying, Inc
United States dare not go 10 war with "S--where
viii they sell .hc;r Cotton and ioal-depravity
Press respondine England dare 30. resis! ourakinS
possession of Oregon--shc can't possibly do without
our Cotton, and so on. They seem TO forget on
both sides that, if Nations never went 10 War until
a wise sclfnterest dictated such a coarse, Peace
would lie unbrokcn ed universal. Bat i each Is
left to calculate so confidently the prudence OF
the other, the Governments will &c; be pushed into
au attitude which will render inevitable War or
a loss of what duelists and cut-throa:s in general
term Honor.
l, is our National misfortune to have at this crisis
presdcn; too weak 10 recede from false position,
however horrible the consequences Of PeTss;ing IN
il. We look, therefore, for international rouble and
difficulty for deepscated irritation and expensive
ornaments for paralysis OF Industry and revision
in Business as not far distan. il Mr.. Polk in his
forthcoming Message takes such stand with regard
to Oregon as is now iorcshGdowed by his intimate
counsclors, ard is sustained in il with any thing
more than words by Congress. The actual com
,nencement Of hosii!ities mus; be more distant-we
hope far less probahle-but the downward road i
oroverbialy all easy one and if the two nations once
begin bullying prcsuming onlhe orbearancc OF each
other, who shall ensure peaceful end Oft
The nonsense which is habualI; inflicted on an
enduring public with regard TO this matter would be
sufficiently absurd TO amuse if it were not criminal
and per;lous. Jus; think of our Tanimany and
kindred resolves that every foot Of Oregon up 10 3D.
30 belongs to us and shall be maintained By the
sword Unnecessary, when not one-lenh of those wac
yell Ay' to the sen;imon; have cver examined the
evidence or taken any pains 10 form an impaTtia!
Judgment in the premises Il is by such yeiis as
these. win corresponding abrse Of Foreigners
British, &c tina; nations are plunged into the slate
OF wholcsal murder, universal destruction and
unimaginable misery. known as War Tha, vast
majority OF People averse to 4 war for the
Insignificant territory actually in dispute DO no,
believe. Bu, good part of this majority prefer
to ST, in their slippers and easy chairs and lie, Public
Opinion be formed and directed malay by Capt
Rynders and gentlemen of his class. The former
are only dragged forward in season 10 foot tine bill
Tina; the evil we npprchen1 may yet prevent;
Il q,
more enlightened aua virtuous portion Of our cili
zcus, we do indeed believe; bu, ,ciN i; be? iuig
ing from the result Of our City Election we should
say not, decidedly. Yet let all act for the best,
and we may then fairly hope Tor it.