The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-28


dairy line through howling Wilderness eo0,,'
in this day Of enterprise which could not pra"'
those who seek homes, comfort, and pro.nsr'
there. A country which has neN er yet been ss,a'
A dispute about boundary line Had tb..s
rations arrived al the point where il was nso,,.'
to settle it by the sword Were England
! America TO rest and stop IN the great prOsr,,' u
, civilization and wealth, and honor, in order 10 -
tie this question by an appeal TO arms Wen
| 10 suspend, for moment, our commerce a.
| floating on all the seas of the wordl W.
our mechanics and manufacturers to stop Al
works, the farmer gun his plough, and
rush, with one accord, in the eloquent langls,. j
the senator from Michigan, Mr.. Casa forSths
inch Of oregonf There waa no danger Of xsr
we desire TO maintain peace. he held that
CURED much energy and nerve for a sta,esn,
| when the public mind was up TO fever heat 10 a.
up for peaee. Il was an easy thing TO lead n,rSy
from peace to war, but II was diilercnt thing
Iosethe TO lead nation from war to peace
had, therefore, made up his mind on the subi,-N
that there was no danger Of war but he Wishet N
look at the reasons assigned by honorable sens.oU
here why they have made up their minds al
/ we will have war, and thai VIC ought 10 prepan lV
| il. The most prominent views, and which MI
taken deeper hold on the public mind, were al
of the senator FROM Michigan, Mr.. Cas-, in xArE
he graphically depicted the present condition Of
| Two COUNTIES. nc StuatUf poius
Had thought n Insyit4hle, should not have suhru
propositions Tor inquiry, but decisive measures lof -
ton hold on hrmiy, sr 70 even word ! said bs1s
spprehended We night hare war, therefore dssirrt
And still consider Danger imminent, not dmihh had
know, BY the recent arrival The subject In eSHy
yersy remsins precisely IL The question Ma q
H. whether We shall serrender 10 the British demsna
ss es..ion msSs b. s,h.S n.r,x hs ss , cum
will be brought into conflict Indication thai
the other viii sufheieniy yield. And there Ia ana
though England would 20 further In her oasrs than .As
already gone. II Is snsauiroeal and deeisiye.7
] Mr.. M. continued. Il was said that the two IN
tions had taken their positions Great Britain N
| never been known 10 recede and the United se,,l
| could not recede now with honor. And the hon.
able senator had depicted the two nations az sian
I ing fronting each other--neither turning 10 y
right or to the left. England too proud to 20 bae.
the United States too proud and honorablelo recL
To his (Mr. Ms mind there appeared to B, N
other course open for negotiation. IL was al
ling pictured England too srrogunt-ths Una,l|
States too honorablei The senator had representa-
in effect the two nations as two locomotives on ~
] railroad truck Both had gone beyond the unO1|
place, and coming IN different directions they nL.N
rush together, reckless Of consequences, Rngl.
crying "clear the track" and Brother Jonst,
saying ego ahead" Neither can prevent tn, a.
sequences. But il such be the disposition, HI \
engineers bAc warning, loI tHcy VIII Oe cTuShf
But how did these nations come 10 be nlaced
this situation How did Il happen that these 81
placed in this condition; Was il in consequepcs M
boundary line that they must meet in mortal ~
ficH Whose fault was III How happened M MI
/ fault must be somewhere. Beyond that position \
: could see no way Of escape. Was that The nd
POSITION Was il true that the United States al
Great Britain stood in the position that n,l.|
would recede turn to the right or to the ia u
settle this question: To show the position u iu
Britain on this subject, the Senate had been rsi.r,
to the newspapers as expressing the tone Of puHI
sentimenti and the senator from Michigan read n
authority on this subject, extracts from two n.v{
I papers--the Spectator and the Times; and from N
{ remarks, If he Mr.. M. understood them corea,k
the senator is still Of the same opinion that h. ID
a month ago, that there is danger Of war. He NH
: M did not put much confidence in senssa{
: gathered from newspaper neither did he udg. n
the intention Of Great Britain from what he bal
= seen the journals. The senator had from All
Times Of the I'd of January, inferred that there Vi.
no prospect Of the settlement Of the question. IA
t the senator examined the paper Of the next day-k
the 3d-he would have found in that paper an u,
ticle which had been hailed in this country, IN Y
certain quarter, (and that quarter mus, have sru
influence with the senator,) as an olive branch 4
peace. He would ask the attention of the Senate U
the article referred to. The Times says:
owe think, then, that every purpose bod
Of honor and interest would be answered, II N
British minister, phom dspoiue, the duh Of nj
king fresh proposals 10 The government Of ne Una4
Stoiss, were to renew on his part the offer made \
England by Mr.. Galatin in the presidency MI
under the direction of Mr.. Adams. That prcpa|
ipas TO take the 49h degree of north latitude u, fur NJ
ca as The boundary line, reserping 10 Grtat BdAai
Vaiesuper's island The hdrbor Of S. jun d. Fed
and the free navigation Of the Colombia. n
would be concession as far as superficial AREA 4
-. mad IL H.. H.. y
States masters of the greater part of the 0resoI
But it would secure the principal advantage Of Id
countryside free navigation Of the Columbia-al
the servants Of the Hudson Bay Company, Is vdl
as hAborage, anchorage, and settlements for EnsI
fish vessels trading with China and our posseaIouI
in Australia and New Zealand. 1t would conc,sI
all that the most successful war could Acquired
sovereign but barren dominion; it would secnl
all the commercial blessings of an honorable corI
promise and rational peace. 1t would not deprIu|
the native Americans of any equitable advunng
but it would retain for EDglshmen that privilege d
; which they are justly entitled-the privilege u
+. sharing in the traffic between North America MaI
the English settlements in the Pacific. No lmnr|
tial man can expect that on English minister would
ever consent to transfer to the United States t|
monopoly Of the carrying trade between Hudsonss
r and English colonies in that sea.
ave hope that rules Of diplomatic etiquette ru
prevent representative at Washington from nar
r some proposal Of this kind We hope, also that ri
false PRIDE or more ignoble sentiment will preclud
the ministry at Washington from accepting it, AN
if they do reject it coming from u.s. we do not "
how, after such rejection, they can refuse to sub
NIT the question of miles still left in dispute to ID!
arbitration of some neutral power. To reject an Ol
fer conceived in the spirit Of peace and moderation
, and, at the time, to demur to the suggestion
a reference, would be to deserve, not less than y
e provoke, the imputation of the most reprehenaot
: obstinacy or the most insolent injustice"
: Mr.. M. said it would be perceived that the Iima|
u recommends that the government Of Great B1nn|
should take up the proposition made by Mr.. GasI
tin, under MIR. Adams's administration, to settle N
Oregon question at the 49th degree ofnorth lalus
) reserving to Great Britain Vancouver's island, h
: harbor of St. Juan de Fucn, and the free navigator
r of the Columbia.
Upon that publication (said Mr.. N.Y. find 10 'h
: "Union" Of this morning an article which Do"
read with great deal Of pleasure, and ask cav
of the Senate to read that portion Of it which r'@
d to this question:
. "rhat great journal is--with all its enormous np
= against America shrewd observer of the pulse
!, the English government and people, and il bs''
observed Alright in this instance-if the British Pe
pie will sustain the British government now, corr