Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-12-25
INDIANAPOLIS, DECEMBER 90, Isio.
ipasbinston Corresponding.
HALL OF REPRESENTATIVES, ]
De 18th 1915. {

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Our people have, hope, read it. and arc considering
of it, Its Tariff doctrines will be perfectly accePta.
bic TO the Democracy The President has renewed
the offer, repeatedly made by his predecessors to con-
cede to Great Britain all Of Oregon north of latitude
49 and added to the proposition the free navigation
of the Columbia river. / think have constitu-
ents non.comhatants excepted (and II Is OF no use
10 argue with them) who will not say that the Preei-
dent has offered enough for the sake OF peace.
Many will think he offered too much. This PROPOSE
tion made only in great love of peace. has been re-
jected Many of my constituents will rejoice that 1t !
has been rejected, and will be slow to believe that IT
would have ever been made, but for presclence OF It's
rejection. What remains for us We must either
leave the matter to the arbitration of friendly pow
err or assert our own rights Il is absurd to suppose
that any crowned head is friendly power to us or
would be impartial. They unite in common ha-
tired of Republics, and envy happiness and rap
id advancement In all the elements of national great
ness. Hence we must stand up for ourselves, and
arbrate own controversies. You have seen the
resolutions introduced in the Senate by Gen. Cass,
and have OF course published them, that by this
time, my constituents acquainted with their pur-
port 1t is the opinion of many intelligent persons,
here, in public life, that War is inevitable am Of
that opinion. Great Britain will not recede. We
cannot, lrih honor, recede. know that the selfish
ness of the great cities will be appealed to. They
will lose their Commerce, and be in danger of lombard
ment So, too, the selfshness of the cotton planter
will be addressed. He will be told that he will, by
war, be deprived of the English markets. for his cot
ton. But cannot yet believe that considerations so
grovelling these will operate on more than some
half dozen votes in the House of Representatives.
The resolutions of the Baltimore Convention, by which
the President was nominated, declared the will Of the
Nation. The message of the President is well elab
GRATED, and perspcuous commentary upon those reso
lutOns and the Executive action, on the subject Of
Oregon, will be sustained not only by the majority,
but by the minority party, In rural places. War,
then, may be delayed, for some time, (though can
scarcely conceive of any way in which substantial
delay be brought about) but in the end IT is al
most certain. 1t is therefore the duty of every cit
zen to be prepared. Congress may pass Oregon
bill, which Great Britain may Gfect not to take of
fence at. But the afectation will be only put on to
gain time for further preparation for war,
cure peace at home. When we come to execute our
Oregon bill. by carrying out plan Of populating
the country, and by the erection of military posts,
war will come, unless Great Britain should then be
fettered by unauspicious state of things at home,
or in her colonies; and such state of things is not
; probable.
, The past year has been of almost unexampled
substantial prosperity to the people of Indiana. The
spectators may say it has been no great things,
for there has been no artificial rise in property or
prices; but our farmers had fine crop, and fair
market. Let my voice reach them, and warn them
to economise the proceeds of their prosperity In
stead of squandering the proceeds of their well
ed gains in cheap GOODS let them hoard them, for
: ing people last summer, on any occasion, where
failed to tell them that they had the fighting and the
paying TO do told them that | would vote for the
admission of Texas State, and for every
asserting and maintaining right to every foot of
Oregon, though might be certain that declaration
OF war against us by every power In Europe, would
be the result They gave me their votes understand
:, ngly. As | then notified them of the course in
tended to pursue, it is my duty now warn them of
events to be expected. Let them take care of the
proceeds of the last CROP and pay their debts if any
d they owe, and let them plough deep, early in the
spring. and clear more land this winter, for crop
II next summer-not for ucre-but because their coun-
: try may have to tax them to carry on war-their
country may want their crops to feed its armies-and
their boys may be in the tented field, next year the
year after, instead of aiding them their farms.
The great valley in the event of war, will necessa-
ry be the store house of the army and the hive from
which will sally forth swarms of rlfemen to meet
the sudden emergencies Of war; besides contributing
r its full quota TO the regular army
do not wish to be an alarmist. l hope my fears
may turn out to be vain. can see ways in which
may be avoided; yet | do expect war. To prepare
for it is wisely not wasting resources-by prepa-
n ring TO be taxed-by planting for our army-and
by nerving up resolution, and love of country.
Far be it from to wish to set our people talk
ing, and vaporing and wasting time | say, waste no
time, work hard, WELL and prepare to be taxed
: and to fight. told the people last summer and the
great system of improvement, or bank, public
officer to be supported, they (the people who labor
must do it, ! bit tell them the same now
Yours truly, w. w. WICK.
The resolutions of Gen. Cass, referred to in the
above letter. offered on the 9th inst They pro-
posed instructing the Committee Military Affairs
to inquire into the condition Of the national fortifca-
tons and of their ornaments and whether other de-
fensiye works necessary and into the condition
and quantity of the military supplies; and into the
state of the possessed by the government for
the defence of the country. Another instructing the
Committe the Militia TO inquire into the present
condition of that great branch of the public service
and into the state of the militia laws and that they
be instructed to report such changes in the existing
system as will give more experience and efficiency to
that of Defence and will place in the best con-
dion for protecting the counry should it be exposed
to foreign invasion And another instucting the Com
mittee Naval Affairs to inquire into the condition
of the Navy Of the United States and into the auan-
tity and condition of the naval supplies hand
and whether an increase of them is not necessary
the efficient operations of the navy, capacity for
defending coast and our commerce, and for any
service the exigencies Of the country may probably
) require.
These resolutions will be interpreted as denotng a
oregone conclusion, whatever their fate may be in the
Senate.
: o." Crank" in his portraiture of one of our
State Senators, in Tuesdays Spectator, says that he
(the Senator) is from county of the same name as
one Of the two of our Supreme Judges, who de-
posed last winter by Gov. Whitcomb." We cannot