The New York herald., 1845-07-10
SENTIMENTALlSM OF POLITICS,
or,
VIEWS OF THE
" NEW YORK COURIER"
AND THE
STOCK JOBBERS,
ON THE
OREGON QUESTION,

1he " Courier p0sHtreiy necer sees me " Herad"
THE OREGON CUESTIoN.-We never by any chance
see d copy of the Ne,c York Herald, except when
moving about the country, or in our neghborlng
sltles.
" The Courier actually docs sometimes trhdt
the Herald sdys:-
But we find in thefTribune OF yesterday, the fol-
lowing extracts from that print, being an extract
from letter written by its Washington Correspon-
dent under date ofJuly 3D.
CHAP. III.
Hhm that Terrible PRINT" the "He,1dd," does
" For some days past there has been umor pre-
yaent, at first exceedingly vague and improbable,
assumed, like Hamlets ghost,
Such questionable shape
that we will speak oft. In five words, it is COM
promise OF the Oregon question. II is now confident
" asserted that Mr.. Pakenham for IL. B. M. and Mr.
Buchanan for the Administration, have settled upon
the 10Th degree of North latitude as the highest point
Of the Northern boundary ofthe Territory OF the w.
States West of the Rocky Mountains DR.. Duncan's
bill which passed heHcuse by an overwhelming vote
fixed our Northern Oregon boundary at 81 deg. Az,
and if Mr. Buchanan has agreed 10 cede away neary4
degrees of latitude for the sake of peace, there will
be no peace for him. The voice of the Great West
for this territory is unanimous that not an inch
should be surrendered not the first solitary square
inch from the boundaries defined by the bill, OF Dr.
Duncan. Such compromise as is rumored to have
been made, cannot be made with the universal voice
OF the Mississippi Valley, and a strong correspond
ing sentiment from the East OF the mountains against
il. The Administration would become powerless
from the moment OF the assurance that compro-
mise had been conceded upon the Oregon question
II would become as negatively weak as the admin
straton OF John Tyler, and fully odlous to the par
ton to establish United States Bank would be re-
ceived with immeasurably more forbearance by
the Democracy Of the whole country, than any pro-
position whatever, excepting, II necessary, the ar
btration of the cannon's mouth. The West is rife
for Uar, and any temporising or concession by the
Executive Government to ward OIL this issue, will
be received with unqualified reproach and detesta-
ton. The motto of the whole West is 'War-war
to the knife, before concession OF the first solitary
square inch of our rightful soil to any power upon
the face OF the EARTH.
s'But il is said, that upon the authority of propo-
s.ton on the part of the United States, heretofore
made but rejected by Great Britain, to recede to the
49th parallel, Mr.. Buchanan finds his authority for
that concession now. No authority will answer
him-no reasoning, or diplomatic casulstry will save
him. He must go the whole figure. The soil may
not be worth having-it may cost millions to main
tain title to strip of land not worth dollar;
but where the honor and dignity of the country are
involved and regarded the people will rather abide
the chances OF war and direct taxation, than yield
the shadow OF compulsory concession for the sake
of peace. And treaty submitted to the Senate for
the settlement OF the Oregon question, by
ding to the 49th parallel duly signed by the high
tracing parties would be rejected at the first read
forth by the Cabinet ascertain the tone of the pub
lie sentiment upon this subject and nothing more.
For while we incline TO the opinion that MIR. Buch
anan may be disposed to recede, we are confident
that he has not the hardhood Tor the movement,
without first consulting his own safety in making
it,
The "Corier shakes its noddle and ,cnres Untuosiy
indignant.
If ii be true that the Oregon question can be set
tied by the extension of our line of boundary from
the Lake of the Woods, west, that is, on the parallel
OF lat AZ deg, we not only get ai we claim, ou me
question: ought to be eSecrated by every honest man
in the nation.
The Courier" becomes some,chdt pocifed and gires
us a prodgious quantity Of Original Of information.
The truth is, from latitude " deg. TO % deg 40
min, there exists joint title on the part OF England
and the United States, which has resolved itself into
JOINT occupancy, under exist EXISTING treaties between
with "a view of dividing the territory IN dispute, pro-
posed that our line of boundary from the Lake OF
the Woods 40 deg. north, should be extended to the
Pacific To this the British Government objected,
because it gave us seven degrees of the disputed ter
rory, and left them but five degrees and forty min
utes. They said, however, we will consent that the
line of 40 deg north shall be extended west until ii
strikes the waters OF the Columbia, and then through
the centre Of that river to its mouth, which is north
of the 10Th degree of north latitude To this we OBJ
jected and thus the whole territory indispute was,
and is narrowed down to an area less than two hun
dred miles square.
CHAP vi.
The Courier tries its hand at swlogisn, and is
about as successful as usual.
"If you loves me as loves you,
No knife will cut our loves in two"
Now, if England is willing to accept the propo-
stion which she rejected in 1927, would it not be
worse than madness IN our government TO refuse
such compromise
That a,cfM "print" again actually hits the na,l on
the head
But says the Herald-"he Hest isrife for toar."
No doubt OF 1t.
The West, like Col Webb, keeps out of harm's way.
They would reap the full advantages of the enor-
nous expenditures which war for two hundred
miles of barren waste in Oregon would necessarily
demand, while they would, at the same time, be en-
tirely out of harms way.
The Courier thinks the West rather mean 'diggins."
They have no ships to be captured-no commerce
to be swept from the ocean no towns and cities to
be battered down by an enemy's guns.
CHAP x.
SO let us the canikn clink cnk;
soldiers man.
Lifcs but SPAN
Why, then, shouldn't soldier drink
Colonel Webb, Of the regular army
To them war would bring wealth, without any of
the mlscries always atfendantupon IT, but because
it might add to the wealth OF the West, and because
few restless and reckless spirits therefore desire
war, shall this nation put itself in the wrong !
Shall the government Of this country be frightened
into a rejection of just compromise Of the Oregon
question, because reckless foreign press, too long
tolerated among us, threatens II with the anger OF the
West
CHAP. XI.
That horid sprint again ,oeighs heavy The sota Of
the pio,.s Webb,-FIIghtfm Deprarity'
The Herald and presses OF that stamD. would be-
nefit by war, because of the excitement for news;
and we need not say that the cupidity Of its editor
and all kindred spirits, is such, that they would
cheerfuy involve the country in war ito insure an
increase of the daily sales OF their papers
CHAP. XII
The Courier charitdbly hopes that Mr. Polk rH re-
tain his senses, IN spite Of the Herald.
But we trust that Mr.. Buchanan and Mr.. Polk are
not to be driven from faithful discharge OF their
duties by the threats OF any press and much less by