The Panola lynx. (Panola, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1845-1846, 1846-01-03

sInltSH Sttues, as tneCInclnnatI Gazette
says, is the most important ever issued
from that department Of the govern
snients since the war of 1912. Ills emil
hently so,sbecause il recommends more
changes in the vital policy ofihe coun-
Try than any other, (aside from tIie bel
.ligercnl tone il assumes. towards other
natieRs) and is but the echo ofthe sen.
timen Of that ah powerful party Who
are only awaiting the. first opportunity
lha. presents itseff.Ate give Them the.
force. Of law. While the. message
strikes at the very roots ofthe cher
ished policy Of the whigs,s even they.
can but admit its candor. and admire lis
sboldness.s We confess that we admire
the manllness with vi ich he meets the.
great questions tia! divide wings and
democrats. We adsreasons 70. believe
ffat.he would col,lly .reeommend -mea5
sures of policy. while at the. same time
he would tremble lest they. should be
adopted, Bot now we think far other
wise ofsJames X, Polk. Ne can give
him credit for candor-and that be is
sincere in what he recQmmends to con
gress, we have 20 doubt. We confess
thai. until recently We have felt a deep
interest N The fortunes Of Mr.. Polk-
Only few years ago, when We were
a boy in the wilds OF Alabama. we were
taught TO lock upon him as enc who
would eventually follow in The line of
Presidents; but we have moi recently
wished for the contamination Of that
result,
To The people of the United States, the.
message opens wide field FOR contenl-
plation and earnest reflection. The
encouragement by TIE President that
the negotiation upon-the Oregon ques-
ton has been brought 10 close with
out eneclng any thing, must thrill
through The heart o everyman From.
various recent announcements from
,var ious quarters, that that long pend
Jag Question was about 10 be settled up
on amicable terms, induced the people
to think that danger of collision with
England was no longer 70 be appre-
hended from that question. But now
we are startled. The-question is just
where II was twenty Eve years ago,
and negotiation ended. Congress is
advised to extend our laws over the
people OF Oregon, and in the mean tine
prepare for defending our title 10 the
whole Of that country. The only al.
ternatige now left, would seem TO be
arbitration, and the u. States has re-
iected a. proposition to settle the guess
ton in that way. VIII there be war?
That is the question. 1fwar should
come, 1t is now beEieved~by able men,
that the South would be compelled To-
toll beneathsits bufthen. Thew are also
clear IN their belief that it will be
vastly to the sinterestof the west thai
we should have war. We thinkthat
is clear. The west is the great pros
ducing country, and not being liable
10 invasion, would have the glory OF
without feelingsany Of the Bur
thens ofwaf.. Provisions for the South
err army in that event would be sup
pliedFby thes western people, and at
their owa prices too. The west can
not be invaded We can. We have
much to lose. The west nothing, but.
much to gain. Then the. question Isl
wilt western people sencourage a
war with England merely because they
can profit themselves Immediately b.
ii? In other. words, is self interest
stronger in the bosoms of the western
people than patriotisnag If it is, it will
be the policy~of the western. people to
provoke England to war with the
United States. Besides, the west is
deeply interested in the termination
of the Oregon question. Thousands
now have their eyes fixed upon Oregon
as their mtare home. A war would
decide at once the character of the in
stitutions to be established there. And
having unbounded confidence in our
own PROV es, to- take the country by
storm, war to themswould be far pre-
ferable TO the long uncertainty oil
negotiation or afbitraljon. The whole
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