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Itnusl s. evident % every one uho ninglss
with ,hs people ihai they ars decidedly sdvsrss
% aRy his,iltiss bstxeen his conniry snd Gies.
Btissil-aad hat were he natter left % The
pesce-lovIsg, he intelligent, and patriotic q
our copnttJnsn, tha, i might De settled fairly
and auicsbly 81 negotiation -ihs great paei6ca-
tor u christian countries.
Il must b pereeptibls. also, hat Nj. Polk,
sho declared with 20 much boldness that cur
title vas ''clsaf and pnques.ionable,n j now
ninehihg ffon The responsibility incident 70 the
uaisiensnee o. such an assertion. He and bis
Cabinet have svoved ibis var spirit, and nos.
they would y most happy could ,hey charm !.
10 silence. This psrplexisy Of aGairs--.his rous-
Jog up Of passions and firing an-slei.ee public
mind, might all havs been obyialed, had Mr.,
Polk been satisfied viii his patty triumph.
and omitted the blustsf sbou. Oregon 10 bis in
susural--and now in his uncomsorlabls seat be
is rsaping the natural srUi. Of bic frst Prodnc-
licn--he has-sown 10 TIE wind and Is nov reap
ing lhe whirlwiEd. Many sound aud patriotic
men have been convinced b. the arguments
furnished. Of OR clear ,i,ls 10 the whole Of Ore
gon, and il win be no sa.y matter to induce them
nov 10 tack sbout and follow The example Of
raid jewellers and political demasoeues.
The agitation oeahis subject vas doubtless
considered . master stroke of political policy BY
Mr.. Polk, designed to work On the people Of the
West who are e1ciisblson The subject Bu. be
has vidsly mis;skepihis mark. Instead Of The
question assuming party hue, ii has 10 al In
tents and purposes, broken up that implacable
and unappeasibls iiend--party fury: 10 the Ian.
gusge Of Mr.. Giles, of Nd, Cir has outrode all
party distinction. and swep. over IN parry
iines.' J
The purpose Of Mr.. Polk was 10 make Il i
strictly party question: in which he has been foil.
cd most sigsally BY The action Of the wings
first in the Senate, % Mr.. cass,s resolutions
secondly, by the course Mr.. Calhoun and his
friends have marked out; and thirdly BY the &C.
ton Of John Quincy Adams and other promi-
nenr wings in the House, Who manifest a.dispo-
si;ion togo for the notice, and Of Mr.. Rhsu aud
other Southern Calhoun men who oppose it.
The whole game Of the Administration IS
shewnlup By the following article, from one Of
the most ultra and rabid LocofOeo papers o. The
West, and which is said 10 be under the in6u.
ence Of Mr.. Allen. Speaking Of The possible
posiponemeni Of the notice, or rather the oppo.
si.ion toit from Mr.. Calhoun and others, says:
"Ws are prepared 10 see our wishes ID sar.ed
in the present Congress. Il iciA then enter our
nett elections, in clear and uneqairoeat manner,
forming an element Of importance not 10 be erag-
geraied. In tie West THE EFFECT WILL BE PRo-
! DIGIoUs, as the course Of the Southern and Eas-
tern Senators must be regarded as growing out
of jealousy Of our advance 10 numbers, wealth
and political power"
This was the ground work Of the whole AZ
fair expected opposition from the Wings as :
Pariy-and the expected capital to be made
tterefrom for the campaign Of ls4s. Defeated
10 this, the piotters staggeI under the responsi-
bili;y they have assumed, and are alike chsgrin-
ed and mortified ~ The result thus far. Were
these same demagognes satisfied that i, would be
popular, and political capital might be made
therefrom, they would not hesitate 10 change
If position and oppose the measure with all
the aspefity Of new conysrts-despte their can,
about patriotism and love Of country.
/ The correspondsa, of the U s. Gazette. "oli.
yer oidschool," who is generally well informed
writes thst il is now pretty we'll asceriained tia
while the Wings Of the House will vote for MD
billiards amendment 10 the resolutions q III
COMMITTEES Of Fofeign Relations, or substitute
for i, The Locos wilioppose Il, 90 lha. il viii DO
lost; and then the Southern Locofocos generally
" i'll unite with the Whigs 10 voting against lhe
resolution a. reported, whichis mandatory in
its character, and that consequently, will b de-
feaied-a as Thy .rish IL to be. Members have.
been much exercised in their minds upon the
question, and doubtful As 10 what course they
ought % pursue. The wings 10 Congress gone
rally represent peace loving communities, or
those Who are shocked 1t The thought of war,
and Who have much 10 lose By il. Their oppo-
nen's, on the other hand, represent those who
having less 10 lose are more ready 70 60 for wha,
they callglory, dominion, power, extension Of
territory; and not foreseeing The conse quences
Of a war, think j, would be fine spor. 10 have "a
brush with England"
II will be seen tina. the consideration Of The
question has been postponed in The Senate, and
an intimation has been thtosn ont that when the
day named for is consideration arrives, another
successful motion will be madesfor i,s further
postponement.
What the final resull ins The two Houses win
be Is left TO vague conjecture. No one can with
any certainty SAY, wha, policy will eventually be-
settled on. Mos, Of lhsspsskers on The subiec,
in cODgfs.s DO moi apprehend any thing like,hos.
llities between the two Governments. Much,
however, will depend On the tone Of the debates
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