The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-28

WESTERN REPUBLICS.

The New York Mirror says that the Rocky Noun
tans and the Immense wastes al iheir base VIII be an
unmprovable natural boundary" between the Orego-
mans and the United States that The former vii
manage their affairs the western side OF this ooun-
dairy, VASTLY better than we can manage them al
Washington and that "the idea Is pfeposlerous that
people who have crossed a continent through low,
Of adventure and Independence, In order 10 make
themselves home, should send back again across
that comment for somebody to rule them This
quotation from the Mirror is borrowed from Thomas
Paine's Common Sense the celebrated pamphlet
written the commencement of the Revolution, TO
demons rate tho necessity Of independence of Bd
tain and We are little surprised In finding the Mir
ror apply IL ia manner SO inconsistent with states
nanshp. Indeed the whole ypothesis OF the Mirror
about an independent nation across the Rocky Noun
lsins, indicates blindness 10 American policy, blind
ness the superiority Of that policy oven the blood
stained policy of Europe
the settlers will manage their own affairs vastly
better than We could manage them at Washington,
And what are their own anairsl We answer, their
domestic aaas aud their relations with other nations,
And Ia their separation from necessary the Tegu-
lalon of the frSt' II so, Maine, Georgia, Michigan
and Louisiana, the entromities Of the Union, pre-
vented from managing their domestic affairs by the
Federal Union. Yet the grand feature OF our system
confederation, Is the very means by which all the
parts closely united while each part manages its
domestic affairs as well as If union existed. IN
der this system the Oregonians could govern them
selves home under the Federal Government as we'll
they could without H. But they will have rela-
ions with the rest of The world for cannot sup.
pose that the Angio-Saxon race settled in country
bounded BY the Ocean, will cease To be commercial.
As well might expect fishes to live on land.
Nor can expect that they will abstain from
commerce with every region accessible by valet
How, then, shall they each Europe Not over land
and the Alanue for another nation, ourselves,
inter'ene. Shall they go round the CaPesl Thu.
will impose them the same burden now pressing on
Us. We want shorter route to the Pacific, and they
will want shorter one TO the Atlantic; and that
shorter Is this continent But will each
VI these two nations give this route 10 the other
No. The jeaousies add rivalships OF Europe would
take loot this continent and separate them they
separate French and Germans, Russians and Prus.
sans, Danes aud Swedes. But # both are unHed
10 coniejeracy, this route Is common TO both
The .f~oieans will want the produce Of India and
China, and the Oregonians will want the manutac-
lures Of Europe; and they can supply each other
this short and safe route. Then common sense
will show them he utility Of union, If IL present no
countery ang objections And what objections
exist The Mirror says that the Oreponians cannot
manage their own affairs at Washington but must
depend US. We reply that they cannot ma mage
their foreign affairs at Columbia without going round
the capes, out can manage Them at Washington with
their own heads and hands without surrenderDg
them to us. Who manage the foreign affairs OF
gan aud not the people OF Massachusetts,. And so,
under our confederacy, the people of Oregon could
manage their foreign affairs at Washington with their
own heads, precisely like all the States Of our con-
federscy. Saying that the Federal system opposes
any obstacle to such management, indicates no very
profound knowledge of its structure and operation
The idea borrowed from Panes Common
Sense" was the idea of statesman, for the
government of the British the American
COLONIES was preposterous. Under that government,
the Americans did send across the ocean to inquire
by what laws foreign people would condescend to
govern them. But this idea rs out Of place when p
piled to different communities Of kindred people on
this Continent, united IN partnership. Under such
partnership, the Oregonians would not send TO Wash
ington for laws made by other people for their gov
ernment but would go to Washington to aid the part
ners in making laws TO govern themselves. The case.
not parallel But the different States OF this con-
tincnt must be united separate. Under union, they
cooperate for mutual benefits under separation, they
must have ali the curses Of European Jsalousies
standing armies and wars.