Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-12-11
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MARTINSBURG. VIRGINIJ

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months, and $500 at the end Of the year.
10 rae Ea"or % tao AartiHsenrg Gazette,
SIR--I have read 10 your last paper your elsbo-
rste commentary, upon my .hort Communication 10
you, upon the suhjec, OF Oregon.
You impogn my motives--tepresent me a. BIZ.
ierly opposed" to what you call "Constiiu iiopaI
Reform" and as her,fore seeking 80 impsit tbs
Just weight and Influence of your Press with tho
Wing. Of Berkeley. by representing you o. taking
a view of the Oregon controversy, opposed to the
conclusions of the wkig patty throughout the uoI
ted States"
OF your impu.stion upon my motives, I shall sav
no, hing but this-lt is unwarranted, irrelevant.
gratuitous, and unfounded in fact.
said not word to you about the Wing par,y.
or it's conclusions. refrsined from doing SO from
motives Of delicacy and tenderness towards YOUR
self in the relations that pubsist between M, and
because | am unwilling, upon principle. to bring
party feelings and p,ejudces bear upon The yer.
feet Independence OF private opinion. SO far a. I
referred at all TO the conclusion. Of Others. myre.
ference was TO persons "of The highest ip,ebs.nce
ard Of the putest patriotism in the land'--bu, NV
address to you, wa. In be name .of rood .ense Of
honor, of interest, OF patriotism, and Of humanity
Your consciousness has supplied my onia,ion
and am content--for as / verify believe tsese
and the Wing party are upon this subject. and in
the main, upon all Others, identical.
Do you care to know, what is he voice of tsa
Wing party upon this subject Of exciting Marian.
nj interest. refe, van 10 the follow;ns e,,,.r,.
from the National Ioiellis.ncer and the BaI,;rn,.
Anerem;-
"The Executive should see, that the Eo,l;,b
Government i. 81. lule like IN g,ve vxsv ~ III.
subject as he. that therefore sey,ovs ,o,,,b,,,,;e
ofa Gar. are involved. in kis yefusoi 20 como,o.
mise. or TO oybttrate-apd ,bs these are ..ens,h.
eped. il what he proposes to Congress be done :
War then. 10 quite possible pa,t Of the pol;t,o.l
p,oernmme which he Oilers MAI Yaf De- a
THE only mode Of pu,sips Of a collision. i. he
comprom;,e ar srb;,r.,ion--bo,b Of which -. -,
compptible with ,,is determination mot n vield a.
inch of the tsrritory 10 Great Britain - Rail A.,
Nor 81. WI
| mo doubt the B,i,;sh Government woula h. s,.S
IN CONN, om;,e-Bm the dspger 4. ,b., on, Co..
er.ss win so place the question a. to render cam
promise on, OF the question The language ~ ~.
Official psper Al Washington. 10. that we win b.,.
DRAGON. that we will have ali ofit--that ~. ~;lI
have !, immediately. n--Bah Am. Ma, a
1The armamen,s which British polir, !. rn,,;,r
in order are doubtIe.s arrsyed in view az .or. sn
! nrebended DANGER II NAV he looLed a., IL ,,r.
quarter. or in more han one II 4, evident enoueb
a, ali eyent. thar wbatrver NAV be he .n.r;e,
purpo.e. for which tbr,. armament. are in nr.ns.
ration. ,hey NAV be used srsinst us. il occ,,;on
| should arise 10 require IL - Rail- Am. D,@
To those may be added The Cincinnati; Gs,e,,. -
Ohio. The Boston "paiy Adyer,;,.rn n. Me-
York Courier and Frauifer.D the .Uoited STATE.
Gszet,s 1.-THE New York journal Of Commerce. -
the Philadelphia ..Nor,h American" the Riehmond
Wing "--besdes Others. embracing. I may s...r,
oil the prominent Wig Editor. Of the Union. And
should no, omit adding of the Press 10 the Dem.
ocrarc ranks. the Charleston Evening News"
and the Charleston "Mercury."
And here is a fit rlsce in which to allure. ~ q
det,sotion from the Wing party. that di.,ine,ion.
which Won make. when Won sneak OF, The Oregon
question. as one. for hc reflection Of The Ameri-
ran. not the Pa-tisan mind The mind Of the
| Whie pa,ty, 1. partisan, because IL is Autr,can--
Devoted in the relation 10 American interests. 10
the .uppor, of all that is patrorc. wise and lust
II is not INV purpose. to discus. with YOU, this
Oregon one.ton--I conf q. myself imperfrc.ly in.
formed upon the suhiect--N bile am ssts6edih
we have some tetri,oral rich, on the Pacific Coast
I am no, .,t.6ed ,bn, Enslapd has sons-- On The
con,rery. know from history. thar more than six.
~ wears ago. before the United States existed
.no,s ,bs Nation. of the Ea,,b abe claimed terri.
,o,v there within m. region. NOW claimed Nv us
and asserted and msrtsiped in arms, her claim,
against Spoin, from whom. in part We derive our
lille. know TOO, that by our Conventions Joint
OCCUPANCY with Epgisn nd we have reforntSs ed that
.he ba. rish,, there. 10 soms extent
II !. under these circum.,ances, that Mr. Polk
with reeklessnes., profigscy or folly. TO mo in
conceivable has endangered the seaee of the Coun.
,rv bv announcing our title AS clear ard snoues.
,ionsblep 10 he ahols region from latitude AZ deg
to 81 deg 40 min and his determination, TO main.
tain at all hs,ards-and il !, TO thi. positionof
Mr.. Polk. position. which / repeat, has alarm
ed much Of the hshe., inie diligence and the pureH
pstrio,i.m in the Isnd-,hat you have given IN your
adhesion. That nothing may be lost. Of the en-
nb,.;. Of your rsly under his banner, on this Sub.
iset the 81 deg 40 min. ia nut down BY you a. "a
deg 20 min. GO sec. with an assurance that you
will stand by him in maintaining "svsry inch Of
our rigAtsr "woe betide that rbi.f executive
forcticna,v of th- Ns,ionr-sav YOU, 'swho shall
be found bssely 10 surrender. the rights and terri.
tory aS h. s f"r b pe '5a Mil Sion. were sd
round hi. neek and he be cas-, into the fathomless
aby.s"
Into this abyss, you have PLUNGED Mr. Gontoe'
Mr.. ADAMS sna '''; n ,.'...''.a. tai'.s;r,
~ ,hs American people. beyond the 4elh degree
Of North Iati.ude--ihat is, about one half Of bs
whole region. As to Mr.. Clay | am Perhaps
little ton fast. You probably mean to give bin :
respite from h'' DOOM when you say 'os' 49,.