Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-08-30

from the mother empire as the child separates from the pa
rent at the age of manhood. The heights Of the Rocky
Mountains should divide their possessions and the mother
Republic would find herself ndemned for her cares and ex
about the infant Power in the of post in the Pa
chic ocean the protection Of her interests in that the
enjoyment OF the fur trade the control Of the Indians the
exclusion OF monarchy from her border the Illustration Of
the hostile schemes Of Great Britain and above ALL the
erection OF new Republic composed of her children speak
ing her language mhetng her principles devoted liberty
and equality and ready stand by her side against the
bined Powers of the Old World
Such, Mr.. Chairman were the views Of Mr. Benon in
1925 Here the earliest public expression of the idea which
has electrified with horror the honorable member from ILL
no and has drawn forth the heaviest bolts Of his ndgna
ton. Truly, sir,
g Full many shaft, at random sent,
= Hits mark the archer little meant
.Hs lminatons, it plain, have passed quite over the
heads of his opponents and have fallen upon whom he
would gladly have spared.
"Nor is Mr.. Benton the only Of the honorable men,
bers democratic exempars whom he hath unconscousy
scathed respectable and intelligent friend of
(Mr. Il. g. Cary, Of Boston) visited Monticello in 1918.
Mr. jefferson then greatly interested in the subject Of
Western emigration and in the reports of Lewis and Clarke
In the of conversation, he inquired whether when Mr.
As,o sold Astoria the British Fur Company, he
tanned right to property of any kind there Because
said hes anxious to ascertain that there reser
walton on which territorial claim may be made. am des-
Of seeing confederation growing up there. You
say confederation (replied my friend you
distinct one, hen Certainly, said Mr.. jefferson, the
tent would be altogether too great for one Government
ssThe view expressed by Mr. Jefferson in let
ter to Mr. Ao which has been referred to by another highly
intelligent and distinguished Boston merchant (Hon William
Surgs in very able lecture upon the Oregon question, de-
vered before the Boston Mercantile Library Association few
days since. In that letter, Mr.. Jefferson says
considered great public acquisition the commence
men of settlement that point Of the western coast of
America, and looked forward with qualification the time
when its descendants should have spread themselves through
the whole length of that coast covering with free and indie
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blood and interest, and enjoying, like u.s. the rights Of self
government
The strong political foresight manifested by this
speech Of Mr.. BENToN--now twenty years od--is
very remarkable; and scarcely less singular are the
expressions, though less minute, of Mr.. JEFFERSON
1t would be curious, indeed, if the very eagerness
with which have been pushed the late and present
efforts secure the annexation Of this very remote
region, should, in the event, ensure its loss, by
groacing las we may say forced Government
there, incapable of uniting with our own, through
the impossibty of intercourse sufficiently regu-
lar and frequent to connect the two countries. Had
they who seek this thing waited for our population
to advance to the strong barriers of desert and of
mountain that disjoin us, main difficulty would
have been greatly lessened. At BEST the notions Of
Mr.. JEFFERSON and Mr.. BENTON are probably but
too solid and Oregon, separated from us by dis.
lance and by impediments too vast for the continual
action Of common Government TO traverse, would
soon have fallen off from u.s. But, it is, the We
ry attempt to people it too early will but too proba
bly, end in only forming there population that viii
have to provide for itself before provide fo
| it. But nous Uerrons, political phrase says
Il
which has admirably served, for many years, L
clear up every thing through which one Of our con
temporaries could not see. Nous perrons: that is
we see very badly now which makes us confden
that we shall see very clearly before long.
MrLIrARrThe Norfolk Herald states that the battalion
of artillery ordered from Fortress Monroe join army
Texas consists Of companies G. f. and D. $50 rank and file
The officers Bevet Major John Monroe, Breve Mao
VIM. w Morris, Captain j. b. Scott, Assistant Surgeon
B. Wells First Leus r. Smeed, Z. Deas J. c. Pember
ton, f. Bradford Second Leus NJ Lowell f. Whiting j.
Gill, ]. p. tombstone, J. X. Reynolds.
All the officers attached 10 the battalion now absent on
detached service ordered to join their companies either
Norfolk or in Texas.
The barques Bachelor and Phenx chartered to take the
troops Texas and will probably sail this day Full parks
Of artillery will be carried out with the battalion.
Orleans Thursday week for Arkansas Bay with about five
hundred board composed Of the volunteer
panes of Artillery under the command of Major GALLr and
Captain FonSo and companies of the 18th regiment u. s.
Infantry.
Companies and |, Of the Sd Artillery, ordered to
Arkansas Bay, Texas and will sail in few days from Charles
ton, South Carolina.
NAvAL-Ordes have been received Gas learn from the
Norfolk Herad changing the destination Of the gae Con-
gress from the Pacific the Gulf of Mexico The Congress
is to relieve the Potomac, in eaky condition at Pensa
COLA This latter ship has been ordered Norfolk and her
SrocKroS is to proceed the Gulf Of Mexico the
Congress manned The following officers have been order
ed to this ship
Commander, Samuel F. Du Pont; Leutenants, John w.
Livingston, j. f. Schenck, r, L. Tighman, w. s. Dray-
ton, H. Ed, w. Gwathmey Master, v. r. Morgan; Sur
geon, Samuel Mosely Passed Assistant Surgeon John s.
White; Assistant Surgeon, Charles Diversified.
detachment Of thirty Marines under charge of Lieut.,
Knsng for the fgate Congress- arrived Norfolk from
Baltimore ON Sunday.
On the arrival Of the brig Popoise at Pensacola, she
nearly Of water provisions &C. Having taken board
fresh supply, she put again in few hours for her
destination, the coast Of Texas.
The schooner On-ka-hye, Lieut. CONT Sinclair received
orders Monday to sail Immediately for Texas
The ship jamestown at Madeira, July 9Th, all well.
letter from Pensacola, under date Of the goth instant
the arrival there Of the sloopofwar John adams
and the war steamers Princeton and Mississippi
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