Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-01-02
From the N. y Evening Post.
.oN NO WAR.

'tO"]SaU we noticed the wholesome
Nv effect which the publication OF
anu Hr nIo,os1ir CORES pondence on the Oregon
VIC a,ipn had nroduced upon the public mind.
w. lime the debate in the Senate upon
PM $3.50 resolutions has again unsettled the
wi Wiz Gsefinq, especially in this quarter, this
Pa,,o of the great commercial interests which
,,.onld be uprooted by a war. We have heard
If several contracts In progress tor building
resseIs for the merchant service, which were
broken off in consequence of the apprehension
of hos,iities with England. The banks al
50. partly on account of the war panic, and
partly in fear Of the sub treasury, the danger
of which they regard as no less imminent,
have been playing their usual FRANKS with
their customers-withhoIding on the approach
of adverse times the aid of which they are so
lavish when fair weather prevails In the mo-
ney market.
Nothing, however, has occurred to change
the aspect Of the question, since the letters OF
MIR. Calhoun and Mr.. Buchanan, indicating
our right to the Oregon territory, were pub
lished Ifthey showed our prelensions TO De
so indiSputably just, that all parties 10 the U.
States have become convinced that the BRUSH
claim was unfounded, nothing has since been
shown to weaken the effect OF their reason
ings. If they made out SO clear title that
Britain. if she goes to war with US, must GO
to war in defiance of the judgment OF the
civilized world, and without the moral force
which a plausible cause of quarrel always
wives, we have still that advantage in oul
hands. A speech more or less in Congress
made by men who imagine war to be Proba
lie. makes no real difference in the state OF The
question. All the methods Of accommodating
ahe dispute, which were open before, sIlll re
main open
We have treaty which binds Us agaIns
znolesting the establishments OF the BRITISH IL
Oregon for the present, and durng year at
aer giving notice that the Joint occupancy O
the two countries must cease. Whatever m :,
be the temper Of Congress, it can pass no Law
at present inconsistent with the treaty, ant
can therefore pass no law which is not essen
iially pacific ia its nature. In the meantime
unless there is real desire on the part Of boil
nations to spill blood in dispute that mus
be decided by mutual agreement, after TIA
blood is split, there is time enough for an am
icabie adjustment Of the Inference.
That the interests of both nations are inter
woven with the continuance OF peace, AL agree
war would be ruinOus to the class In tht
county engaged in commerce; 10 the iahab
tants Of our sea port towns; to the c"ttQn Plar
ter, and TO all who depend upon the exPorta
ton of their surplus produce to Europe: w
do not ShWt cur eyes TO these evils; but wa
would in3ict still greater mischiefS on Gre,
Britain. A war following in the train OF dt
fceat harvests would bring with it tenioi
ats usual tefrors. War and famine are two
abe most fearful plaques with which Prov
dence visits mankind, an with war and tAFf
sne generally comes pestitence- but sGPpos
that plentiful harvest should next year mai
up for the deficiency Of the present, Great BrI
ain, with her multitudes who live from haI
20 mouth, cannot afford to lose the market f
her wares which the United States now sa
ply. Stop the intercourse between tie tN
countries and the people of tser manufacture
towns would perish with want If not Ee'teVt
by public charity
lis our oun fault, that peace with til
county is not still more necessary to Gfe
Britain, and that a war with Us would not
productive Of still greater caSaRaities to h
people. If our.commetciA Tekcg had bee
1he policy of free trade, the danger oa an arr
ed collision with US would have been the san
ahing to hez as the danger of universal famiI
among her manufacturing population, and /
surrection ia her crowded manufacturing elite
Even now, If the Oregon question be ADJUST
WITHOUT war, in such a manner as to adm
abe calm Of TIE United States, the most ob1
GUS method OF arriving at such an adjustme
will be to couple the acknowi edgment Of G.
claim with some liberal Commercial! avrang
Snent. which should set free the commerce
tween the two countries. We shal. take c
cason to speak more at length en- this top
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