The Panola lynx. (Panola, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1845-1846, 1846-01-31
NO. 81.

notice TO England on the subject of the
oregon territory, Mr.. Winthrop of
Massachusetts, use the following lam
guage:-
And now, sir, let me say am peace
man. Brand me with that imputation.
MY heart is barred, and my hands up
liited 10 receive it-for its earliest. first
impression. Let it come when the iron
is hottest! and if there be shame in it,
glory In that shame. am for peace
i belong TO the peace party--Ifthere
be odlum IN it, court lt.-SteadiIy, and
hrmIy have held to peace as the poll
cy, DUTY, and glory oIthe Republic.
But 'cho is for war? Who has bro
claimed it, None had yet been so We
hement as TO brand his own brow with
that Cain-marh. The member from
III. (Mr' Douglass,) urged his policy
as peace measure. tiis colleague, (Mr.
Adams) whose remarks he regretted
remarks which, in his opinion would do
more 10 unsettIe the peace Of the coun-
Try than any yet made, and from which
he differed utterly)-cven if he did not
say he was for war. The spirit of his
speech breathed war. But with this
PhilanthroPic spirit so wide and SO wise
he could not believe he sought it or
sought to encourage it; lf he did, New
England was opposed TO him and to such
a course. Indeed all said ''let us have
peace AN honorable peace.n What is
an honorable peace?-His views were
given in his resolutions. They were
that the Oregon question was a fit and
, fair question for negotiation, adjust
ment, comprehensive no state of the
case had arisen whereby these steps
, might not be pursued--that arbitration
: was still left open-and that war should
not be -resorted to until all these modes
had been tried
Sir, | believe, under present circuna-
taneS, that the notice to terminate
the joint Occupation in one wear will
end in war. lsee no escape. What
harm had the convention done? What
evil is it doing? The member from
Pa. (Mr lngersolD called the conyen-
ton Of 1878 fie child Of his colleague,
X Mr.. Adams.) VIII either of them an
swer these questions? The former
said, Oregon would rapidIp fill up with
our people, with our men, women and
, children, Let them go. God speed
them! Nothing in the joint convention
prevented this. Bat suppose the no.
tice given-suppose we undertake TO
secure immediate possession--might not
Great Britain get the start of US?
That's worth thinking about.
The cry was the ,Uhole of Oregon or
none, and echo would answer, under
; these circumstances none. Sir, if we
bring on war, Oregon is gone There
is no help for it, We may get cut
OF Canada, or the whole OF Canada
but that territory would go--and no
man with hiseyes open, would shut them
TO the fac: As friend to Oregon, he
!. was for peace. Whether as an indie
! pendent Republic, as Mr.. BENTON sup
: posed il tobe,) or as part Of our own,
i he wanted to preserve and protect it.
d And for that reason, oppose the notice.
Where, sir. did our right TO that terri
tory come FRONT Talk as we may
about Spanish Rights--the treaty Of
1818-the conflicting principles of in
ternational law--discovery-we had al
last TO come back to- Captain Cry, Of
: Boston aohoSe discovery IL lcas gaze us
, The best title. he felt some pride in
: this. He wanted this discovery TO stand
!. Least Of all did he want the strain o.
blood wantonly to be left on the shore;
: Of our own Columbia.