Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-01-10


grew out Of and accompanied that revolution had been
great as 70 become terror to the world Francefepubl
can France-sent her armies abroad in every direction
Their movements evnced the highest military skill and
followed every where by the splendid victories, until
French valor the admiration and the dread Of all
rounding nations and the Of France like the sound
Of trumpet 70 the bounds Of this world But what
the effect terrible Setibuton And the memory Of
those conquess and Of hoss costly victories was now 20 link
ed to the notion Of repubcanim in Europe that nothing could
break the association Mr. H. wished for nothing Of the
kind among He deprecated every indication Of such spirit
He believed system Of Govemsntto Be the wsst
institutions the happest which the world SAW and re-
gang he did the happiness Of his race be hoped they
would be spread throughout manknd but let them spread by
their own inherent power until the happiness they pro-
duced should spectacle for the world 70 and adj
mire. Here Mr. H. quoted fine passage from Archbishop
Cranme which the Reporter regrets he could not obtain for
insertion M
was peaceful triumphs which alone he soughtthe be-
ngn victories Of reason and Of truth These he desed and
none other And it. while pursuing such policy, war should
come upon US he prepared to meet It, The response
in every American bosom must be, Let it come The
honorable and venerable gentleman from Massachusetts, near
him. Mr ADAMs, in tones which rang his very heart
like trumpet had reminded him Of the days Of our Revolu
tonary glory The old fire which had blazed brightly in
that eyermemoabe struggle seemed to be flashing up within
him. and, while he listened TO his patriot strains ne felt IN
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man. If we went into the in this spirit he felt little
anxiety how should come out Of it. The power Of
England fast eliminating TO its highest point She
felt that reach that climax In the history Of ma
tons from which they had after another, commenced
their Decline and she drew back from the thought Of contest
with great Power Yet should she be irrational on the
ground Of such controversy that for Oregon TO rush into
such contest he trusted should not sheath the sword
until should have driven her back from these shores
shom her spendor and she might be very that when
endure for all time to come, and she would be left porent
in the political heavens, sheddng disastrous twilight
half the nations"
He knew her powe-he knew the multitude Of her fleets
he knew the bravery and the discipline of her armies yet he
would not waste moment in looking these. He felt
dent in positonconfdent in resourcesconfdent
in the patriotism of peopecon6den in the blessing Of
the great Patron Of Nations With these, and with just
cause, his heart told him good against world in
But the clock admonshed him that he must hasten to
some other topics which yet remained
He asked gentlemen their attention to the i'm
poance of Oregon for he believed that its intrinsic impo
lance had been greatly undervalued. - M
And first looking it in political view, it must be ad
med to be of great value to England had frontier to
the north of extending three thousand miles, and stretching
entirely the continent If we permitted her TO come
from that line three hundred five hundred miles down the
of the Pacific, should give her the opportunity Of
filing up the only break which existed in that line Of
continuous ortfcation with which her energy and vast
sources had encompassed the globe Why was it that she
pressed with much and pernacty, for the
possession Of this strip of land along western border
Was it the soil it the trade No She could enjoy
the trade if the territory and certainly would be
in that view better for her to resign strip Of territory than to
lose good neighbor But these not the consdera
tons which made her anxious and persevering.
It the political value Of the territory which, with her
accustomed sagacy, she and duly appreciated States
ought bound their view by thing at this moment pre-
scented to their eye They should lift their vision until it
braced broad view OF the future also This the British
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wise, would follow their example. Before counted the
value of Oregon, must look the Pacific and es
that trade with China and the Eastern Archipelago
which open all its riches, grandeur, and
magnifcence As things Stood vessels returning
from the ports Of Eastern Asia had were, the
gauntlet through long line of British naval posts, from
every Of which they exposed to attack Her fleets
every sea- and however wideyspead this Eastern
commerce might be- and however nestmable its value il
subject in moment to be arrested But if had ports
and settlements the shores Of the Pacific COM
would float in comparative safety the tranquil Boz
Of that widespread Surely, in this view Of the
subject would be poor policy in TO yield inch of that
which was our right AS the of the territory whe
Their much whether it less he should not
stop to say.
Again he regarded this Oregon matter national ques
ton in the strctest Of the term He had differed from
his Wing friends respecting the annexation Of Texas he had
been in favor of it, for he viewed that he viewed this
national question. In adopting his conclusions and in
conforming to them his of action in relation to that
subject, he had been himself
particle of selfish feeling What he did, he did for his
try for his whole countyfor the welfare and aggandze
men Of this nation. He had been in Europe when that
question first agtated and he had witnessed the eaouses
of European Cabinets in regard it and their ngues and
combinations to defeat the annexation and he felt his Amer
blood reused the spectacle. He looked Oregon
in just the way with him it Northern,
Southern question. He had up here National Re-
preventative True, he could not wholly dves himself Of
feelings which born with him. and Of early which
nothing could eace; but God helping him. he intended
do strict and equal justice to ALL In his that Hall
he should look alone the national ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and the
national glory And well did he know that in such course
the people he represented would sustain him. He had
been long enough their Representative to say, with John
Randolph, that had such constituents but he
had lived among them and knew them, and he knew they
would sustain him. He would not into combination
of merely party character. His political might be
Short but If uprghness glory he resolved should
be glorious.
Gentlemen had spoken Of the policy Of President Monroe
who had warned the nations Of the Old World that they would
not be tolerated any interference with the balance Of power
this continent and that they must establish colo
shores. Mr. H. in favor Of this policy far
it could with Justice be carried out where European
tons had already this continent they should be
suffered to hold them without molesaon but he oppos
ed TO their planting colonies in this Western World
The honor Of this sentiment however, belonged justly
much the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. ADAms
il did Mr. Monroe for though the latter the Chief
Magistrate, the former the time Secretary off
State, and il he did not suggest had certainly sanctioned the
policy The present Executive maintained the doctrine
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