Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-03-13

tttN't' s'...A aaf't u. " .Htf-s
j. ls4J the Elu-h were maxine -ettla.
meHls by their Hudson Bay Company or
our noghWss. roast and .n be- tr.au VIt.g
SPAN it wa- ack eowietarI th5l -1. l4
rights o. some sort 81 ihat rour.rg-and
iron 1890 10 lgI8 size b.i lepu c..ryrag
on her trade and navigation 1.nag ,Aa
coast. (Ihs Chapter, reusm rr, i- aio4l
our honor aud justice, aud mnlrra,'0a-
not about fighting at an. Every toIy
knows We cannot hp whipped by al rrrs-
iiou; every Iody krows thar; that's srt-
tled.) WrlL 30 lala We made a treaty
with Graat Britain, aud u that treaty ue
arkuoW edged ihat Etilaiu '.7d -,r rlr o -ni-
/ ~ Oregon. IL iat2 We ru r.a-ra tir
SpHnsh ttis, aHd .cr .lr lti,>. Ha.i uu --
Again: IN 1899 We tuadp alo her lrrsIv.
and bought tie title o. France. q stIl Sc
let lhr British hold on. And Wbvl DO
hot tell ne that our tath-r's were rlrafl.
that will not do. Whsu the IuN Of those
men who signed lhp Declaration ni lgde-
pe0drncp-,he sons OF our Il b vo'ulinuary
s,rrs rot willing 70 6gHH ButdA th-y nc-
ao'iagc! Did tney ;rrau Ic-; tlcy al-
bowed Great Britain had some rights on
toe northwest coass and noN We are try
ing to pet aid Of that uckuOwt q dgemauL-
Sin, We are far more patriotic .hlE our
srcs. We feel the patriotic tlcOd rushing
through our hrary- with y, hrmnul tUry
,o which they were quite strangers. We
lolt down on ,hrm win Vily, IT rOt con-
tcmpt and lay lL"y had uHpalrio,ic hrartz
AMI rowaId,y nerve. sir, tbs chapter
viii no, read quite so well.
Lat u zee a li;l,e ia Their, We have
hoUg,, an outstanding tlla. hut there is su
incumbrance upon, and we must spact
il,
But what is the next chapter. We have
had one upon honor We have more VII
hngnpss to fight than orr fathers had. We
are moro disposed TO whip ait strangers off
oar iurders than they. We are keen TO
wade into a war loa degree they could ne
vor pretend to, ! heiong myself to the
peace establishment, most dcc'tediy. Yet
at home, most Of those who knew me,
know pretty well that can stand up Tor
my rights; that do not Ike 10 have my
tees rodtcn on. Yet, am against all va
pori. beforehand. always, " hen was
o 10y dcspispd those Of my schon-lpllows
" ho were always making joas.irg and
anliug speeches with a view to get up
QualrcIs lptwrcg other tCvs.
but what is the mex; chapter! H. 1916
we pul l.sh to the America people lhYt we
have cot here low "a most Wise and potri-
olic Pre+ideatNnd Congress, "who know
their H. his and dare maintain them"
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acs we're mere dots and toohies in con-
udrjs0a Eut now, both halls OF Congress,
We have men / uer than steel. who are
wiling, ready. ay strand ANXIOUS ard
painting to boar be British lion.
And what do the people say! What do
they think while We are here 50 hot for
fghtl Why, sir, they remember that,
some eight years or more ago We had
man--an oil man-al he head oI the gov
ernme0t hose heart never quaicd at the
though! Of danger; amau OF iron will and
iron nerve. They cannot he made to be-
leve that be was a coward. And did he
negotiated Did he use any means for a
peaceful settlement of this question! |
pass hv all Other names, and rome to the
name of Andrew Jackson. And Isay that
the whole American heart throughout this
land will say that there must have been
some great difficulty in The way. or the
here Of the Hermitage would rot have ne
go:idted Il out tho ma ter, H. was not a.
iraid Of Great BDitain; be met them with
no togtfcation but few cotton bags, and
drove them from our soil. We cannot be-
Iieve the charm Of British superiority uwed
his soul. But we now publish to the
world that we are more patriotic than our
predecessors.
No: 60 for our title. and will support
it as tar as | can; but must admit that
it is question which admits of controver-
sy, or we should never have entered into
controversy about it. And | am willing
to leave the question to that department OIL
the government to which the adjustment
of such questions beloNgs, and not drive
away all possibility of negotiating it bv
relaxing the nerves Of the department and
disheartening its efforts.
sustain the President in his course,
and | will give my reasons for honorng
him in what he has recommended. While !
might say that he Is ready to meet death |
on the pale horse, and ride down Eng.
land and uampIe hcras dust under his feet,
will say that | have confidence in the
Executive. We have had many speeches .
made here-and for what! To tell us and .
tell the world about the great West and the
great South and the great North; and how
chivaIrous they are: and how resolved .
they are never TO yield an nchlo the world
in arms; all to cheat the President into the
belief that the time fer ncgotialirr IN this
question of OREGON is gore by. This, in
my opinion, is 4 class Of speeches that do
not become us. | say, on the contrary,
that the greater the disposition exhibited
by the President to settle this Question, in
an honorable manner, the more will he
win for himself the afectoratp gratitude
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