Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-04-15

lei of latitude, aud northWsse Gf that
.drainedaby the Columbia rI er,sIias been
called the Neao Caledonia sbJ JtIhe British
fur.traders, whu first eslablisied posts in
i, Deyoud The 56in parallel, ifh18U6., II is
sterile land OF snow-clad inbuntains,
lurluous rivers and lakes frozen over more
than 'two-lhlrds ol The year presenting
scarcely a single spot in which amy Of
the vegetables used as lood Abyi Civilized
people eau be produced. tfhe waters,
like those OF he country Ialsther gsoulh,
however, abound in ish, wbiGll, wah ber
ries, form lheprlnclpal suppott ofahe ua-
live population"
MIR. President, il this were asquestion OF
the rights, honor, and libertieu 0i Tine na-
ton, would light 10 ,he deilth even for
this miserable spot. ifthere we're a clear
and unqueslIonaOle title On cur part, aud
The ciaIm Of Great Britain was totally
sratui;ous, totally desllute.ol fouEdailon,
offering an lnsull 10 the natOual honor,
| would die for this miserabll.. spot before
| would reliuquish II. Bul il is a mere
question ol doubtful utility; because,
view tile title OF the Uuited States and
Great Britain as you may, il is the weak
est ot all uties-a lite to distant territory
iunablled by savases. Perhaps, If We
were 10 reduce our title 10 scale OF Chris
iiau uslice. we should boll be found
wanIu., and the lignt title be found IN
The native inhabitants Of that scOuulry.-
But 40 nut mahe that question al all.
1 nave no doubt Of the rigul OF settling
aud cuIiIvatIuS country lii for cUltIva-
ton bya civilized people. But | very
much Question tie nsnl Of anyscivillzed
naliou 10 drive savage people from q
country which Is I'll only 10 he ,nhaoIed
ny a savage people. Why drive them
out 10 cultivate The cOunLryl 10 de-
rive wealth rom The soil IL ruisc up u
civilized community, distinguished lof ag-
rLuiture and tne arts You cannot al
lain any Ol Inese o2Jecls IN Otsgon. 1t
appears 10 Tie, therefore, Mr.. President,
lnaI III their present respousi)5 position,
The Congress ol the Uulled States are
Dnund u"l ltUniy 10 consider lac value ol
niat Ior when We are cOuIendIng, but lhe
nature anu cxlenl vi Our cluIms aud II
they DO SO with dellDerallun and calm
uess, LINK Il viii lie seen, lnal III gong
lO war III thIs case, II WOULD te 10 fight Tor
ill unprundDle wrong. Even II lhe claim
Ue right, certainly lne lcfinUry IS moi worth
IlSItnS iur, unless llie nonur Vi The cOun-
ri Decaule somewhat Involved in ihe
qIcslIun. N1w, nave SAID That no two
40 eacn other su tuucn inJufy as GreaI
bnialu aDd Inc Uulted States, IN case OF
Il war between lncin. viii now go Tar
tner, auo say, that there never has been
.known III tie history vi the world, un-
ulnel Instance ~ nicn Two naiious were
capaule Ol realizing Tor the present aud
pruspectlyeiy 50. sreal advantages from
the presurvatIun OF peace. Never since
Inis murld was formed, have there existed
OH The face oil II Two nations who would
III tnat case make SO great a sacrifice OF
nose blessings when The God Of mercy
mas bestowed upon Them, as Great Britain
and ,he Cnned States: Mhai de @e now
trrr sra uf rfrsaEslaatIc !!
rhe commencement ola great scommer-
cldl era-an era such as lie world has
never ycl seen. SIR, no discovery evei
made--no new channel of commerce ever
opened TO tue enterprise of manklnd-has
produced such au Increase of national
prosperity aud human happiness, as will
grow Out vi the recent proceedings IN the
Brush Parliament, lt-as sincerely be-
lieve they wlll--they should he consum-
maIed, have great hope that, By the
ucxl steamer, We will receive The iulelli-
.cnce That the measure proposed by sir
Robert Peel has passed the House OF Com
MODS by sucn an overwhelming majority
as will almost insure lis passage III the
House ol Lords. Iftha, measure be adop.
leu, and the ports OF Great Britain be
opened To The free Introduction of all the
agricultural prrGucts ol this mighty laud-'
the ludIau coru, the whea,, The various
Indigenous grains, the cotton, the iobacc0
no, not The tobaccu-but all these great
staples of agricultural industry; put II 10
my western friends, how great would be
iue sacrifice ofinterest aud right on their
constituents, That they should involve US
in a war, not only temporarily suspending
these advantages, but perhaps deslroyI 3
them for ever? am not one OF those
who habltual!y portray the GalamltIes of
war and lis awful devas,alions, with
view OF preventing the country from malnT
tanning its rights, even ifthose rights were
not as doubtful as in the present case
think they are. ButI think the greatest
OF all errors that can be eomnlitIed 6y a
military chieftnin or statesman is To un-
derrale his adversary--to underra'e 'he
Disadvantages Of the in which ne en-
barks. He test9, if he be wise. The rights
which the nation enjoys and the sacrifices
which it must make shall be very
happy TO know from some Of The friends
of this extreme latitude, Isl deg. Az Sec }
if they believe, il is in the chapter ol pos,
sibiIitIes to ,nainIain their claim aud AVOID
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