Holly Springs gazette., 1846-01-24

CoNoREssIoNAL.-Dat from Wash
Ington are to the 18th Inst:. nothing how.
ever, has transpired worth recording
In the House there appears 20 be dispos-
l;ion on the part ofevery member 10 show
off by flaming beigerent speech on the
Oregon question. We still believe the
question will be settled amicabIy. as it is
altogether one of negotiation, but if war
is the inevisable result let all be ready to
do their duty. The Inteliigencer. one
of the abIest p,pers in the Union, has here.
tofore contended that there would be no
war, but since :his question has been under
d-cusso on in the House. things have pres.
ented new ASPECT Hear what it now
Gays
From the National Inteligencer Jan. l3.
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Our readers have been made aware Of
our des sire and our purpose The subject hav-
ing been fairly taken in hand by beth
houses or Congress, TO refrain from any
further discussion, on our part. OF the mer
lis of the Oregon question. From that
purpose we shall not now depart, albeit
strongly tempted to do so.
Ii mas, however. become our duty TO put
our readers and especially those who are en-
gagged in commercial and maritime pursuits.
land therefore most likely to be affected by
a change in the present prosperous cIrcum'
stances of the country,) upon their guard
against too great reliance upon our pre-
GIctions by stating that recent occurrences
have shaken the confidence which we have
Heretofore expressed In the peaceful termin-
alton of the Oregon conti oversy. We refer
Of course, to the indications which the
Debate in the House of Representatives
has furnished upon the subject.
Our avowed confidence In a peaceful
termination of the controversy was founded
upon a conviction, derived from the Annual
Message of the President of the United
States. (aking all its parts together,) that
he looked forward 10 pacific result, which
we do not doubt, he still expects. This
confidence was fortified by the information
which has reached this country. in differs
ent WAYS, unofficial but credible. that the
British Government has anxiously desired
and yet desires to maintain peaceful rela
tions with the United States. And when,
added to these considerations. we saw MIR.
Calhoun, a le aiding member ofthe Demo
cratic majority in the Senate, avaIllng
himself of the earliest opportunity after Ia
king his seat to declare himself for peace.
we felt justified in congratulating our read.
ers on the fact offs important an accession
TO the body Of those Legislators ''who think
that peace may yet be preserved wrh hon
or. and who are no.. a. any rate. DISPOSED
to incur the hazards and hoTrors-of war
until all efforts for pacific and honorable
adjustment of the dispute shall be exhaus-
ted."
We cannot, even now that the course of
the Debate in the House has unsealed our
ewes. and shown us how near we stand TO
The edge of precipice, persuade ourselves
that majority in either House Of Congress
would, all things else being equal, prefer
war 10 peace; but we must confess our ap
orehensions that the tone of the Debate IN
the House of Representatives. connected, as
it must be, in The estimation OF all the for
eipn world, with the claim to 'rhe whole OF
Oregon set up in the Presidents Mess
age cannot but be Of the worst augury for
the maintenance OF peace.
We desire therefore 10 recall any ex-
preston of confidence which we have here
| tofore felt ourselves authorized to use In
regard to the peaceful termination of this
Oregon dispute; hoping, at the same time
| that counsels wiser thar those which now
seem in the ascendant niay yet avert the
dire catastrophe of War.
Ga cur first page will be found beau
tlful piece of poetry written by our towns
man. r. Josselyn, Esq, and published in The
Washington Union-Mr. Josselyn is no
ordinary poet. and we are pleased to see
that his poetical effisions are attracting the
attention Of the distinguished writers in
every section of our country. We hope
| that he will furnish his own village papers
with an occasional scratch from his pen.
Rev. Joseph w. Pender. has received
and accepted he call to preach in the Pap
list Church ia this place. on the Second