Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-11-11
THE ENQUIRER.
RICH MOND, VA.
Monday Morning, November 10, 1s45.
OREGON.

ing that her docks were in an animated stale Of
preparation, and that an additional number Of
vessels of war were being flied cut, has invested
the subject with new interest striking alarm liz
10 The bosoms Of some, and awakening a lively
curiosity in others. We shall mol pretend 10 as
sign any cause for tbs martial dispay-ihoush
we are lar from believing that there is any rea-
son 10 tear any immediate hoslilites on her part
towards this country, on account OF Oregon or
any thing else. The excited condition of Ire
land, aggravated by fresh agitation on The part OF
O'Connell, the distress in England, produced BY
the failing harvests, the dependence Of her opera
lives upon The cotton fields OF America these,
and other potent causes will make the English
Government deliberate long before they raise The
flag o! war. They avow tina, Oregon is of no
value 10 them-and that point OF honor, as lar
as they are concerned, is alone involved. The
possession OF Oregon is Of vast importance 10
ouI great dcslinies. The Presidents Inaugural
spoke the sentiments Of large majority Of the
people Of The United States, in favor OF our clear
and unqurstionable rishl-and he cannot, now,
reccdc from his high ground. 1t will, lhen be
for the peoples representatives 10 carry out the
views of their constituents. The President, in
re-assrrtng our claims, will have done his dury
The result will res, with line Congress and the
people.
We are not at all aware Of what Steps lave
been taken in negotiation. The " hig presses have
teemcd with IumorS Of propositions OF settlement.
The last one, which had gained much import
ance, is destroyed by The following explanation OF
the Union:
al is high time 10 arrest the roper, which has
been 50 current in The Wing papc,s for several
days. Ii has assumed different phases. A one
time, i, was reported in New York, before the
arrival OF the Great Western, that The proposition
would be made By the British government Then
il was stated in the New York 'Juurnal Of Com
merce," in letter from this city, that i, was said
10 be made Then the speculation ran, thai il
had been made in consequence OF instructions re.
ceived by the Great Western These versions
Of reports related 10 proposition said 20 emanale
from Great Britain, 10 lei Oregon remain ~ S'aia
quo or 20 years, and then her destiny 10 be decided
by The wishes of her inhabitants We under
stand that no such proposition has been made 20
our government"
The Intelligent correspondent OF The y York
Journal Of Commerce, Givuses some strange
facts, in regard 10 The opinions OF some Of The
leading politicians upon this question. One Of
the great arguments has been, that in Offering the
i9h degree as a compromise, We surrendered our
title 10 all the region North of that latitude We
see no farce in The point II England obslinaiely
refused 10 agree 10 such compromise, the whole
matter was left as it was prior To the offer save
that her refusal Of our indulgent oicr, 10 sele the
difficulty, was well calculated TO induce Us 10 ad-
here still more strongly 10 our rights. Mr.. Clay
lid not think that We hal surrendered any Of our
claim, and the leading Wings OF the country in
sisted upon The whole of Oregon part OF our
territory.
The correspondent the Journal OF Commerce
presents some very interesting and valuable
views; though it is hut jus 10 The Editor OF that
paper 10 say. that he is far from endorsing The OPT
Mons expressed:
"In looking back al The past action OF the
Government on this subject, we find that most OF
our statesmen, on both Sides, have commed
themselves To Tie opinion, that all The territory
"Even in offering as a compromise The 49sh
degree Mr.. Clay did not consider any lack OF
title on our part 10 the whole
Il met this morning with document, which
shows that the Wings in Congress, not long ago,
were in The habit Of assuming, that all Oregon
belonged 10 US. aud was absolutely in condition
in which il could he parceed out into land dis
tricis. This is a report from Select Committee
If The House of Representatives on The Relief OF
The States printed March J, 1913, and signed,
William Cost Johnson, Meredith P. Gently
John Quincy Adams, Zadoc Casey,
James Cooper Thomas r. Marshall
Calvary Morris jacob M. Howard.
James H. Cravens,
"Here are eight good Wings and one Conser-
"a,ive. all OF whom uEiie in including all the
lands of Oregon in their estimate of our posses
sions, taking the parallel OF 81 degrees and ioriy
minutes the Norlhcrnmost line claimed by the
. United Slales
Another important fact in relation 10 this mat
Ter is that that The people OF The Northwestern
States, without any distinction Of party, are IN
favor of asserting our tile 10 Oregon-and 10 Tic
whole OF Oregon. Under all these circumstan-
ces, is not improbable that the bill oil The last
session will be revived and passed. do not
agree with those, however, who think that i'm
mediate Wal VIII " VIZ SouoN i"S"-Ni " - -
remote war Wars hereafter ale not to be inter-
national. Nation will no longer make war upon
nation, but citizens may make war upon each
other, mill all governments are settled down
upon basis OF moderation, justice and indivlcu.
al rights. There is no one interest OF Great
Britain that would not be deeply injured by q
war, and she would lose al her American pos
sessions hy it, [Qutc absurd, we Think Eds
Cl The idea that she would make war mere
" from false sentiment OF pride, does her intel
lisence Injustice She will certainly, al least
wait ill she is hut by our Act Of Congress-
VIVA, does that Act propose, Ter all, but 10 ca
exactly The same thing that England has been
doing for wears: establishing military posts in
he territory, and extending isr laws over her
"As 10 the notice proposed 10 be given 10 Grea!
Britain il does not take effect ill one year from
It's date, and, prior 10 The expiration OF that Time
there can be no pretext for Great Britain 10 make
war Even then she would do nothing more
than 10 protect her interests there from American
ho>tilies, should any he intended OF threatened
There will he a long lime, at all events, for calm
reArclion before Great Britain yields 10 the bias
Ter Of her public PRESS for, were She 10 be 60
verned BY il, we should have war declared upon
us every week in the year, and each lime iol
some new cause
TuP nay AFTER THE ELECTION.