The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-11-29
From the Union.
DEMAND NOTHING BUT WHAT rs
RIGHT-SUBMIT TO NOTHING WRONG


This generous and noble sentiment, expressed
with the characteristic energy of the determined
patriot who uttered il. should be forever remem-
bered by every American statesman. So noble n
declaration should be treasured in the recollection
oi every American citizen, as motto for his
guidance in deciding between his own and for
eIgn country. In our humble opinion, there has
| been no period in national career-there has
been no juncture produced by our external rea-
tons. when 1t became SO imperiOusly the solemn
duty of Congress to confirm its action to this
memorable declaration of General jackson.
10 demand nothing more than our rights, and
to submit to no outrage, constitute exactly that
union OF moral recltude and moral resolution not
I less indispensable 10 the preservation of peace
| than essential to the national character itself
! Under the Influence of contrary maxim, the
! peace and (what is infinitely of greater impor
tance) the honor of the republic would be forever
in jeopardy.
| The panic paragraphs upon Oregon :" with
which the opposition prints are filled, have from
time to time betrayed, or affected, the most riJi-
| cuously morbid alarm. The Oregon topic is
h ardiy ever alluded 10, IN certain quarters with
| oI1t the accompanying manifestation of a nervous
fe ar OF warike results. All Ibis, to say no more.
| is Incompatible with the dignity of our national
courage, aud disparaging to that spirit which has
more man once carried US trlnmphantly through
who Sc recruitment inspires all these alarms
We do verify believe, that if one obstacle shall
exert greater efficacy in preventing satisfac-
tory nd honorable adjustment Of the existing diff
culies between this country and Great Britain,
touching the Oregon question, it will be the very
eXertIons which have been put forth here, to sus-
tain the British view of the controversy If the
press OF America were in Jealous co. operation-as
upon question so thoroughly national, and at
the same time so clear, as it should be-the great
est dltiic utles IN the way Of a happy termination
of the Oregon question would no longer exist
But VIII at have we witnessed ever since Mr.
Polk had he manllness, in obedience to the pub
tic sentlme Mt as expressed in the Baltimore reso
luton, to d eclare his opinion Of orr right to the
Oregon territory? When that annnncialion wae
first made, 40 much was it thought in accordance
with Amer can opinion, that no word of censure
was uttered against the President for having pro-
claimed our Ute ''clear and unqueslionabe -
But when sensation was occasioned in EooI,,d
by this unequlvocal declaration of the President.
then we find for the first lime that what had es
capped the cru cIsm Of the wing press in America
was vehemeniIy denounced nv the oppOstion. az
II had recently been by the London Times The
natural conseq uence Of such concert here. is of
course, as anpropIlous for the recognition Of our
rights on the part Of Great Britain, as domestic
opposition could make it,
w haI mas oe,sn the effect Of the course pursued
by the National lnelligencer and other wing pa
Pers upon the Oregon question: Can any one in
this country believe, for one moment, that the
policy adopted BY these journals, with view as
wO believe, TO annoy The administration, to which
they are opposed, has not exerted malign influ-
ence aOrOadF How can il be otherwise IF the
English government shall see us divided in opin-
Ion-it 1t discoy ers that large and respectable
party, or the editorial representatives Of such
party, are defending and sustaining the anti Anne
rican side Of the Oregon queslIon-will not thai
government be encourage d to maintain position
which some of our own countrymen, tor their own
purposes. loudly proclaim she should not be called
upon to relinquish