The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-29

except the single Of delay and Of procrastina
scrated Firs as has been already demonsretedi So
condy: because II the matter not finally and forever
put at rest very soon blood will follow ne oint
ton Americans with that natural love OF liberty winch
has always been Characteristic Of them, VIII seie ID
Oregon and will bartersand appropriate lands without
reference degrees OF latitude colsion the
Hudson Bay Company and the American settlers will in
evitably result and war Of DETERMINATION may follow
These circumstances constitute double ior des
There is therefore, no reason under heaven for delay
Even Executive horror to incur the terrible respon
Mr. Polk desires to secure an ssion Of popular opn
ion before he takes anal step, let Congress cali spe
ssl election for s; uSusd
the people, and let them ballot Make the people &C
quanted with the CONSCIOUSNESS, and make them incur
%s and may SAVE and Under these cir
cumstances reerate before the country that no pre-
text be for ai be-
fesson false except the indivsibe plea OF sinister
desire to secure election under the auspices OF
question which may be settled In sixty days.
And now come to q consideration which should be
supreme and omnipotsnt with Mr.. Polk, and which
snccsssOn Th. is u prior rights and
stronger claims Of many distinguished men in the coun
try, upon the great democratic party, and upon the
may. probably say nrsi, among these Distinguished
men, stands silas Wright Of New York Tho Union i.
that he does not happen to ill high place among
Washington politicians, while this Oregon question u
agtang the country does not derogate from his noble
character and from his prior and right TO the
nomination in l6a6 The magnanimous refusal OF this
citizen Of the republic to accept the nomination IN lea4
before him, has not been forgotten By the American
people, He declined from sheer charity TO- the South,
and from love for the Federal Union-he made way, be-
he believed that some other msn could better re-
present the conflicting interests OF the North and the
South and upon whom they would unite with greater
harmony With this characteristic goodness before the
world shall be said that any posse superior
claims upon the republic Will not this msgnanimity
be appreciated win il not be rewarded Shall 1t be
forgotten No! Or
"Hung be the heavens in black"
Il Is conceded that in 1874 could command more
votes than Slas Wright-no was more universally
no man was more beloved and honored-no man bore q
purer character than Silas Wrght-and yet he discla
ed, for the above mentioned. all the gsry and
woridMtSe Pre.idsnc Il he United States. '''
II has come be hi time that the attention Of the
country should be fixed upon Mr. Folks successor II
is time that the chms Of different should begin to
be before the public the popular preference
must soon be determined may be permitted to direct
nently deserving of its regard-as unsulied and
trsmmeled patriotas man qualified for any position
who has stronger claims upon the people than
almost any other satesman and lastly a. one OF the no
blest citizens Of the republic.
Neither branch Of the gslature was in session yes
terday; the members generally accepted invitation
extended to them by the citizens OF Troy to visit Sara
toga Springs
To-day Is very lovely; the air is pure and fresh; the
begin to be shaded by the blossomng locustI
and clms