The North-Carolina standard., 1846-03-11
"MR. HAYWOoD's SPEECH

Gone of our Senators, Mr.. Hay wood, has ius, de
liVered Speech on the Oregon question: whicI
has attracted marked attention. Ii is spoken of a
characterized no less by its ability than BY its com
promising and concatory tone. Mr. H. was yer,
severe on Allen, Hannegan, and the other Hot
! spurs by the way, we curious 10 see how
the Standard with its acknowledged ability tc
blow hot and cold in the same BREATH will receive
this effort Of North Cardinals Senator Differing
as II does, toto c0PO from the recorded opinions of
that paper. How will ii reconcile Mr.. Haywood's
position: that the 49lh parallel is the right line of
boundary, with It's determination over and often
expressed, to have the whole Of Oregon or none
yea, not even TO give up one square inch.''
The above article, from the Register of yester-
day. affords fair specimen of the deliberate mis-
representations with which that paper abounds
We ask leave most respectfully to present to our
readers and the public generally, our remarks
upon this question on the 4th of last month. We
then said = '. a... . ...s.
We go not only against this proposition 10 put
our national rights in the scale Of arbitration but
we oppose, and shall continue to oppose what Ger
tain politicians are pleased to denominate "mas-
terlY inactivity in regard to Oregon In this mat
ter, as In all others, for frank open aid
manly dealing. We go for prudent and master
Iy activity. We go for the notice TO Great Britain
ana IL during the twelve months she should fail 10
unite in bringing the negotiations TO compromise
honorable to this country, shall advocate at the
expiration of that period, the extension of the
American power over the whole of Oregon. In
one respect we go further. We hold that ii has
been devoIved upon Great Britain TO reopen the
negotiations; that IL is now her duty make pro-
positions, and our province to accept or reject ::
and that, whatever we may think expedient or
polite, we not bound in Justice to her 10 accen1
any offer she may make. Should she offer the 4eib
parallel precisely as MIR. Polk rendered il TO her
our government would probably acceptit; but never
with our consent, be the consequences what thew
may, shall she have one square inch south of that
parallel" -.
We take back not one word in the above ex-
tract. We re-affirm all we then said, and we
still stand to it. We went then, as we do now,
for prudent and mastcrly activity on the Oregon
question; we went then, as we do now, for the
f" Notice being given to Great Britain; we still
believe that compromise honorable 10 this coun
try may be effected during the twelve months;
but should that compromise fail, we shall advocate
at the expiration OF the Notice." the extension of
the American power over the whole of Oregon |
Does the Register understand us2 Does he not
remember, that at the time we wrote the article
from which the above extract is made, he attempt
ed to rldlcule t2 Attempted to show that zoe had
settled the question: Attempted to escape the
force OF our argume nts against Arbitration. (tbe
pei of Mr.. Mangum, but now repudiated bv the
Wings of Tennessee) by sneering at the idea that