Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-08-28

sending us III, amount YOU owe
THE OREGON NEGOTIATION.-O of
the late English papers which has always paid
a friendly regard TO American affairs Wilmer
& Smiths European Timcs-contains an ar,i-
Gle which shows that the English people con
slider the renewal of negotiations as a virtual
abandonment, ON the part of our administn-
lion, of the ground taken by Mr.. Polk in his
inaugural. That paper having formerly com
pGin2l OF the declaration OF our President tina 4
our title to Oregon is clear and indsputa-
BILE, some OF the presses on this side of the
Atlantic censured the remarks then made as
untnendly To this country. In defending it.
self against this censura the inteligy mt iour-
nal which we have named mentions the fact
that Mr.. Polk has renewed the negotiations
about the Oregon boundary and concludes verv
justly therefore that our administration does
not intend to insist peremptorily upon the
sweeping claim asserted in the Inaugural
That paper compliments our President upon
seeing the error OF his ways and infers that he
docs not belong TO that class of statesmen
"whose first blunder is never thcirlast." Our
readers will remember that since this question
arising out of the word-valiant Inaugural was
first agitated we have insisted that the present
feeble and tricky administration would never
plunge the country i'll war with England to
maintain the proposition so vauntingly made
by Mr.. Polk. We warned the country not to
be misled by any idle fears Of a war with Eng
lam Il. 4, a &
The weakness, the timidity, and the PARTIAL
~ OF our Locofoco dynasty were sufficient
guarantees for peace with England This has
been proved by subsequent events. We think
yet as we said then that there is much prea tel
danger that the Oregon question will end in a
treaty which will surrender large portion Of
our just rights. party that proposes to
mike sacrifice OF our protective policy tc
England-that is, even now, with knife ir
hand, leading that victim to the altar-will b.
very apt to smoke the peace pipe with tina
power at any degree of latitude in Oregon
which England may prescribe for the meeting
The Inaugural has served its purpose. Itwa
but one OF those insincere professions wit
which leaders in politics are accustomed Il
TOOL the democracy TO "the top Of their bent.
The Argus would make breeze about tn,
fact OF our business having amounted to 500,
OOO III the last ten years. 1t hisnot fallen
much short of that, anl yet weare not asl,am
ed TO say that we are yery poor, for our ex.
penses have been very great Our paper ex
Pcnsc has not been less than s25 .OJOonI ON
labor $4,000, during that period. In fact
iEd the editor OF the Argus been doing IN,
amount OF busines-wr have no doubt hc woul
have made some of the money stick To hi
fingers, whether on no. Swartwout PRICE s
Co. made some money bat Gen Harrison Ji
not, when 10 was public officer. Ie wa
honest. II we had "tukcn the benefitr "
might nave been il smooth sailing now.
CO. We are indebted to The Wasbiu, I'm
Cmon' Tor an extra containing If morts
columns oil advertising, for mail CONTRACTS
and nothing else. Nothing elsel need il cooto;,
anything elsei The fact is OF Itself IN tho cd
ltOr OF the Union fixed 6c,-,ne Of ga.
importance. 1t informs the country that IA
isgetting his pay for supporting the sub. t,ra
sury, for his Abandonment of his old npiuious
and yielding his old prcjudices. II show
the people, III other woods. that W. is errtin
tbe pay for bis soul
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