The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-06-05
kCMARKe or M. WENrwoRTH,

The IIouoo Of Representative. yaa. "a, 16l5
II nouss resolved itself int Cc0mittes d
IL Whole On the state oG The usioa.
The 0vsgoa bill vas taken sP, sud, on M.
liop q III. Douglass. The bin wss laid aside
sWd The I'LL laken mp authosising paschsss ol
Csssahews HiNosy Of Oregon sad California
~. WENTWORTH said i vas nol BIZ
original latentien to have nd aay ,hisy ID
selstioa TO Ne inertia Of the billhefse The house
~ ,hs rs>occupstisa Of Oseean, q this stsee q
he questioa. "a taugh.) NJ. w. said. een
slemen laugh 4 at his word ~ occupation. which
- used deslguedly, and he wanted ssntlemea
70 ssdssssand IL lsue mesniag. lf We ever did
essupy Osegos (as oil gentlemen wili giant Il
Il certain Ne do not occupy h now. And henos
II wanisd 10 n occupy h, 10 drive the Bri,ish
out, and viehtfullv place Americans IN. HI
was fos tesins down Tho cross Of 81. Osorse,
and raising The stars and stripes In its stead.
Mr.. w. said the question before the house,
no kndw, ws . measure preliminary 10 sctioa
upon this Veat measure Of re-0ccupali0n. He
knew the bill before the house was introduced
IA good faith BY his colleague, Mr.. DongIsss, |
believing itwould b disposed Of IN . few mo.
mems, and without serious opposition. Bat
long spoeehes, comprehen ding great variety
Of subjects, had already been made and Cor leaS,
Is 10 iosmef times. the house would never be
submit fcw emarks in relation 10 the bin
itself For twsq,y years, and upwards, this
QUESTION Of organising . COVE rnmens in Oregon
mad been aeitat,d; but yet there had never boon
sny favorable s,ton. Indeed there had never
been q direct vow taken, whereby the nation
could ga At tho seaAof is representative. The
measure had always bns By on false Issues, or
been preceded by othsy Of less IMPOTENCE In
The end, though, perhps, considered at the
! time Of moro Observation-Disclosures.
Mr.. w. had no fears sinE from the increase
Of the number ofthe Uned States. He would
not like at this mOmeslto name any bounds
where the advantages Ghis great and elorious
confedsracy should sto,. lie feared consolids.
ton more than any thsf else. The great evil
Of this country 10 Toe zach legislation, and that
national rather than lcal. As the numbsr Of
our States is mullip1d, the evils Of this viii b
stricted. as the qrs,itu,ion dictates, to The
''common dcfenci aad general welfare"
I, is not from the iremities that We need fear
disease. We camp of the Infected member.
But Il [, here, at very centre, that We have
the mos 10 fear. Is corruption stihe heart,
roitenn,ss at the w core. that We have to guard
against He pash 10y the cry Of centrifugal
80 Offer raised d he Texas q,esi ion, % the
me,e fhost of an Epment.
The Oregon qussOn, somehow, had always
bes IN uaiucky Gl There was always some
Ting ahead Of t. lencs What be had 10 ssy
& should say nov, b legislative legsrtsmain'
Sould hiader The plIss bill from being called
., o. was the case Ve last session.
On Saturday, 10 hntcd q large tract, 50 far
the scsioa Of tht hoSe was concerned, 10
Vine extremity Of o. UnN. Here is nov pro.
pos,v.lioa 10 add to the her enc, " r,lher TO
Keep ffoaAm icing kfetrietly lost, what right
ally heiouged.Asa,i. Mebers denied that the
snnsxatios Of TeISs y ~ sectional question,
md commended that il was national one. sad
% such q measure they supported 4. II tho
friends Of Texas now 90 for Oregon, thsy will
Ihs1 eeaciusiveiy that they are Tor rcclslmise
heir evn territory q whale ves extremity Of our
Union Il may be, and thus prove eonclusively
he, they care no more Es slave territories ihan
hey do for ireo ones. Tho opponents OF Teas
lSok ground mat M. as snnssallen would sdd 70
zoe s.ave Powe! o. .nn county, soo .nefeoy dls
l9fe 10 riesens equ1'oflam. Even sne veeesa;
DC gen.lemsn ron Masssenuseus NJ. hdsmsl
would % nr a.aeAa.lon UNDER certain condi'
ion., were nSs Io1 siave'y. Ncw oregon .
lofth Of sne M'ssosn comPtomsse rae. sao
aavefZ can hevef ea's ~, mere 90, % pc ,ooked
= y. Tsxas anc ann. L e. men would pest
their character IUg D1tf1OtlSm and con.