Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-01-09
Fom n Y Tribune

That we are not to have War with
G,eat Britain IN regard :" Oregon. has
brpn our opinion sinee Pok's Message
sppri.,d us that he had ip truth las we
had sisted long before and been faced
90, of b, lhr UnIon) oHiel cd TO Mr. PAX
enham reasonable COMPROMISE Of the
dlherer ce. No matter n that offer we're
made 10 Prudglng ard uuRracious
spirII-no matter even il Il wero made
orly from KIN wledge that il would not
he accepted. and so would give our Ex-
PCutIve credit Tor pacific spirit and
course TO which he had no honest cIaiai
Ennrgh thai our Administration has OF
Tered 10 DIVIDE Oregon With the rival
cltImant giving her all north OF AZ deg
with some privileges This side Of lhal
parallel. Tins is fair aud reasonable
oHer, and, II met hy one equally reason
attic, will cad to a speedy settlement Of
the controversy. The Dislrici between
The Columbia Rriver AMI LAT 40 degrees
is pslpabIy not worth fighting Cor sni
never will ne fought Tor. We could
very properly settle lhe controversy as
!2iloWs; Let rhs u tied States take aiI
snu'h Of tire Columbia RIVER; Get Britain
haVo all north OF ~ degrees and let
Nancouver's Island and all hetwpen the
Columbia aud 40 d, grees remain nea-
trail ground. or cons'l ute an lndepen-
dpnr Republic THE that Of Cracow. un-
der the pro'eclIoa OF the now rival cla'-
mants There Is re4lIv unihlng nov
left TO 6ght about. Our Government
will not 60 10 war Tor territory whIch il
has ofartd IL concede to Goat Britain.
nor can she Tor that VhicR she has OF
tered 10 allow Us. What remains can
not be made The preieEi for a War in
this age Of Chrsuan Light and Love
We insist, there fore, that there will be-
no war. Congress will not attempt 10
establish an eNcIosIve jurisdiction north
oI the Columbia; Mr.. Polk will not re-
iuse terms he has once offered; and all
the reckiessness. depravlty and blood
thirsty ambition now concentrated at
Washington will not suffice 10 dare to
force conflict with Engla for Orrgon
north uf 40 degrees The gas there
emitted will simply escape; the money
which may be- exp" nded on arma ments
will merely be thrown away; memhe rs
may huster. Journals may rave, and
letter writer's msV smuse themselves
with rumors Of wars; but Oregon will
not provoke war.
We do not feel go sefe on the orhnr
eide. The 6naI triumph Of annex ,,ion
-feebly because hnDeIessly resisted -
has turned the brains Of many a p4lr-
otto devoree OF 'ree9om and glory or
more truly, ot lus, and rspacity! Nov
for CGha, California, Canada and Mexi- :
co" IS the general impulse If noi the
general oU'crV. Mr.. Levy AT once sub
mlts to the Senate lnint Resoiu'l ion
Nj. s ide|l is in Mexico. known 10 BE-
instructed 10 purchase cession Of all
Mexico this aide Of The Rio del Norie
and probably sll north OF SO deg norrh
also in other words, all New MoxIco,
part Of Chlhuahua and Coahuila and all
UpPer California. Thase are TO he
bought probably for Twenty Millions =
We presume il will moi he diff ur IN
drive bargain with the present rulers
OF Mexico. nerd,ng money and nearly
evprV thing else az they soreiy d.; and
we suppose lhls ew accession In ou ter
riIorv ~ preuv certain to take pace -
The value of the acquisition will b.
greatly diminished by the heavy lien on
The soil held nv British bankers as se-
-curny for the payment Of their loans 10
Mexico, still 30 mi lions won'd no. he
an exlrhVaganI price to plV for the Ter
ritorles proposed to be obrsined-'ha'
is cnnceding that it is wise in rs 10 buy
territory at all.
The acquisition of Cuba. however, il
entirely anorSer affair. That island is
separated from our territory; it cannot
he governed. 10 say nothing of ex'ernal
dangers, without heavy regular force
10 keep its Slaves in subje"tiOn; It is now
by far he most productive resource for
revenue remaining othe Spanish Crown; |;
and it is moi probable that even 80 mil
llons of dollars would purchase it. How
Idle, how absurd. then, TO mortify Ihe
pride OF Spain and arouse the jealousy
al all other powers, Ameu as we'll as
European, by public parade Of off4r-
soldf How will 1t be possible to go on
peaceably in this wav, grasping every
thing, vet claring that Tor OTHERS 10
grasp the same would be- cause of war
an our part? Mr.. c. J lngPrsol de-
clared in The House that il England
should bain Cuba. 10 mailer how peace
tnty we should esisl her taking nos