The North-Carolina standard., 1845-05-28
9 INaLARp Q NNor pRErENrn r. :.

n4hs - ANp 1R Econ Will m OURS. Ann
FRE&ENT-rr.' Boldly ;n.,, ENG
spoken Fhe Eaglish power bss.Tosa.d 'ioT'.y and
gone as far as the people will ALLOW it 10 s"'ce
this Ceh.inent There are ether and e F. Upon
destihies fdt this Western wefiftbah no. -eu'eF
might be eled up under the protecting borna" n''a
the robber-nation. Thus far shalt thou 90 30 %
no fartherr The people have spoken, and 1h's auu
they would avoid iVar, as the greatest of al su -
man ealsmities though they would nego;.. t., "u'
long as hope conld arise from that sourceo,h1 %
they would take any thing but disbono"9g,H
peace; yelthey viii not yield up their rgb,s 'Ss S
support what their voice has declared, at the
Jof4he bayonet and anaid the shock of bauIo r' ",
have HhipPed John Bull &wict-stil John -. We
offensive and Troublesome neighbor. We h.a al
pursued our own course for years, wi,hop, ;n,.'
fefng with hims ierseekins to acqoire his land, -.
% sty. up his Subjects to insurrection and rah,,
lion bat John. cares not for that. , He h.. ~.
own ends to answer, and there are som. mn
think him snnsernpnlous in, the use ofme,n. nv
sting Of fhe:laa waf-fash is stiFl tingIino IN -.
skin He capnOt forget the Thames, Iundv,.
Lane, and New Orleans. They haunt him b.
day add by night. Above all, he hates opr odno;
raPle form or government, and i. Jealous Of m,
rising power But we cannot help that Tbo.o
who beat him of and vanquished him in 1zzs
gave uspur present form ofgovernment 1t has becn
fried, and stFrns sthened by its trials The los, wor
tested its efficiency, and showd to be canal r.
any power which ght attack it, or those who enc
triadd i and really we cannot, ont of d. aroDco
or zespecteEen Tor John Bull, change, alter q,
abolish l. It suits usf usfperfctly We Shall stand
hy il, and Sustain it -Othtr independent States
possessing RePablican forms, and anxious to es.
cape anarchy or the clutches of foreign powers,
may come ia9e il .ifthey choose, and with US wall
on te GREATNESS and glory under the light Oftbe
star ,sponglG { banner Texas will come in and .
Oregon sha1kbe'ours: John Bull may be pained
at all this (; Gut lie cannot pfeUeat H. So long ss
he lets US alone, and respects our rights, us will
take care of our interests, as he does and tread ~
side by side with him. the high and open path !,
mar l<ed out for independent nations This, and I
no more Does he seek to array the North a,
gainst the South T. He will fail Docs he hone
to egg on cur slaves TO insurrecon, and cover the
South With blood He is mistaken in his phan{
thropy, and will fail to accomplish his object,
willis he may ensure the annihilaon flhe Az
ricanJace. Does he hope to dissolve the Union2
Vain hopel 1t will stand-a shield to the good
citizen--an asylum for the oppressed Of his and
other climes-a beacon-light to the downtrodden
Of the old world-a star of hope to the loyal and "a
fame of fcoasuhnng fire totrators at home, and in.
late the PEesid, nj, anfpet him back from his high
md Just position on the Oregon question? Vain
xpectation. +, The President will do his duty.
What the. people told him to say, he has said;
md he viii not 1dkesit back. We are anxious
wen at this late day to cultivate peace with John.
We win not fight HIM, unless driven TO it by
acred regard FOR our rights and our honor. But
IS we ask nothing but what rs right, so we will
ubrnit TO o-notang which may be wrong BuI
erio4sly, can EngfaRd stand battle with US nowl
Dare she risk it Can she do without our cot
on Can she supply herself with sugar2 Can
he get for her fabrics better market than we
i've her,? And who will join her in an attack on
his free government Ireland will not, though
be endow q thousand Catholic Colleges The
,eopls of that country demand something substan.
aI; and they will not be 6ri6ed into crusade a.
ainst freedom.
But we have written moresthan we intended on
us subject, aad close by an extract from the leI
# Of distinguished democrat in the Western
art Of Nerth Carolina:
AZ The Oregon question seems TO agate The
oantrY. and It's Influence has crossed the wafer
~ you notice how every whig Press copies the ar.
cles from The Eng i~h papers denying the right OF
az Government 10 this Territory, which is clear
OF believe that all 0f1le' wing party are anago'
ist 10 their own country but, as body, It has
yer been, from the foundation of our Government
, the presept daY. that when Our country has one
de and a foreign unITy The other, thai ihr Ftu-
raj parry go against Their own country. During
le laSt war Governor StLoig z, of Massac"Uc
stlS, refused troops to eight on the rcqdsIIon o
re -SccretFty Of War The Hartford Convention
Iet and DENOUNCED the war; and distinguish.
j captain of our army then said, that had ne % peen
cbtlma nd near them he would have seized 'he.I
; traitors, and hung them under the afIcleS ,Es %
ar. r his party in Con2ress voted agaInst m e
az ing the poor soldiers who fought and oIeu io
feir fbeIues: The same old leaven no" .,;9 ,iH
mp Of the party. How did they go, or are sun
1i1gson Texas4 And, now that this is seuieG'
.e them on the Oregon question: the title 10 Which,
the American GeVeTnment, in the Language
resident Polk, IS clear and unq6eStLonaOE,i
hey are against our right and for EngIauu
his is moral treason; and should war come
,me it may, theyrhaVe,a as John G. Adams Salu
aniei Webster, but one thing more to do-Wk
1bo md fohf AGAINST their own