American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-12-04

Of Yesterdays proceedings IL VIII be seen 'ha'
hlessr+. Richie 4 lIcss, proprclors OF the
Union, were elected printers t. the House DR.,
lane scrreanl-a,-arm~; Mr. Whitney door.
Keeper, and J. VI Johnson postmaster.
gHGs,au<I's MESSAGE. This document has
not come short Of our auticipation- rs to lis
,mco-taucc Indeed we consider Il the most
.mror.aut message that has been submitted tot
Congress, not excepting the war message of
Nr Madison in 1872; for then W" were sol
s'gatly in the right, and the grievance OF winch
We complained was of such magnitude, that
We might naturally, IN rcsoriug to war; expect
10 have the sympahles if not aid OF other pow
a5s. Our present position is very different; aud
10 car minds there is not the least occasion for
Ire varlkc attitude assumed by the President.
Ills predecessors were content to refer the Ore
gon question to negotiation, and until an ami
cabo settlement could be h3d to permit a
loin: occupancy of the territory. Oar govern
menl always exhibited 4 willingness to COM
promise, yielding portion OF the territory to
Grea; Britain, thereby in effect admitting the
donb,iulness Of our claim to the whole Even
by Mr.. Polk the offer of compromise was re-
pewed, but with restrictions which were deem
I'd inadmissiblo by the British minister in
Washington. The President has now, how
ever, changed his ground, and is resolved thai
We shall have "the whole of Oregon or none"
And here the two countries are at issue. Eng
land claims part of the territory, aad offers to
submi. her claim TO the decision OF an umpire.
We demand the whole as our right, and will
yield nothing: and what is to be the conso-
uuence! The door for negotiation is apparent
" closed, and must remain closed, unless our
government shall rcccde somewhat from the
stand taken in the message. Is it expected
that Great Britain will quietly pack up and
eaVo the territory at our bidding? Who can
entertain the absurd idea? The history of that
nation shcws, that she yields nothing except
ing upon compulson: it is therefore evident,
mat ifthe course prescribed in the message be
followed by Congress, we may prepare for
confic,--a conflict which will probably rckin-
de the fumes of war throughout Europe. Can
NC take possession Of Oregon and Gust the
British by force? if this result be not certain we
had better refrain from engaging in the con-.
test. The battle will not be fought in Oregon,
Int on the Atlantic seaboard. 1t will be here
hat the "tug of war" will have to be- endured
and, whilst we shall be engaged in defend
.oy our frcsides, England will be Certifying and
securing her possessions in Oregon. Truly
".he game will not be worth the candle 10 us;
and il would seem to be madness to rush UNI
necessarily into conflict which cannot he 9TH
eTwiso than most disastrous to both nations;
nnd which will not benefit our claim in the
slightest DEGREE We trust that our govern
mon. will not assume the awful responsibility
Of disturbing the peace Of the world; but that Il
pacific course will be adopted by Congress
which, whilst it maintains the honor and the
interests of ouScountry, will shcw to all ma
lions, that our Republic is guided by the pril-
cie,ss of Justice and the proccpts Of religion
Tor the present we dismiss the subject Of
Oregon.
The next prominent subIe embraced in the
message is that of the tarlf, and it is plain,
lha. the Presd Ont desires that duties shall be
reduced to the lowest standard The protec
ion of domestic manufactures is to be abandon
cd. This will be good news to the manufac-
.ureIs Of England, provided we do no: knock
them on the head about Oregon. But will Con-
gress approve the views of the President and
garry them into effect 1t is generally under
stood that the wing members will leave the
decision Of this matter 10 their political Oppo-
Dents; so that If Il majority of the latter he in
favor OF reducing and repeating the tariff, it
will probably be done--and thus the important
manufacturing interests of the country, upon
ghch we must mainly rely in case Of war, are
a danger of being Frustrated for time. We
SAP Tor timo-for we consider it to be out Of
permanently abandoned.
But the next recommendation of the mes
sage will probably, if adopted by Congress, be
5 destructive to the public interests as war for
Oregon, or the ruin of our manufacturing es-
adjustments. We allude to the Sub-Treasury
scheme, which will withdraw specie from cir
cnIat!on-compel the paymaut Of duties in
coin-rcstrct banking operatons-diminsh
he wages of the laboring classes-and produce
general distress. If the government funds are
20 be kept in distinct treasury, disconnected
Efora all banking institutions, as matter of
course they will be kept in specie; for it would
be tho merest farce that was ever acted, to re-
fuse TO trust banks with the sate-keoping of the
public revenue, and yet to lock up bank notes
in me public treasury. The specie then must