The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-04-25
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.

ton Of President Polk on the Oregon ques-
liOni whereupon The meeting was organized
as follows:
PreSidenL-Hon. Samuel Oakos.
Tice PreSidentS-Samuel Greasy, Esq
John Robson, Esq. John F Derr, Esq.
John Shuman, Samuel KisDer, Esq, John
DIETRICH, Hon. Stephen Badly, Geo Mears,
John Rhodes, John Hendrckson, Jesse
Coleman, Isaac S. Monroe.
Secretaries Webb, V. Best, B. s.
Gilmore.
The Chair appointed the following com"
millee to draft revolutions:
T.. Il Badly, Peter Eni, Nathan Seely,
Charles II. Hess, William s. Davis, Cor
neIius CIeckner, John McHenry' Solo. Ny
hard, William Call Thomas f. HulChn-
son, Nicholas Kind Joseph VandersCe,
Hugh McEIralh, Caleb Appleman, AMI
Brown, L. 6. Rckels, B K. Rhodes, @.
Conner. G. +. Mann, B Hayman, William
is Thompson, John Fruit, Isaac i.eidy, g.
Davis, A. NJ. Gsngewer, Fred. Mcbride
David Derr, John Shearer, Esq. Stewart
Pearce, Peter Kline.
During the absence Of the Committee
the meeting was addressed in very salts
factory and pPTopria's manner, by O. X
BuoKALEw, ESQ.,
E. II. BALDY, Esq. Chairman Of the
C ommuee, reported the following resoIu-
lions, which were unanimously, adopted:
Whereas, we believe that the territory ly'
ing between $40 40 and 40 north latitude
and extending from The summit the Rocky
Mountains 10 the Pacific Ocean, known as
the Oregon territory, is par' and parcel oi
lthese United STATES, and that our tile TO
The same is as clear and unqueslionable' as
to any other portion Of our soil: And
whereas, a claim to this territory has been
asserted by nation whose footsteps on the
road 10 territorial aggrandizement and uni
versal empire are stained with The liie's
blood of millions Of vicIims.-our ancient
ruler and oppressor, our present rlVab and
negotiations have grown out of this claim,
long continued in duration, and Intricate
Involved in their character and pending
these negotiations, and TO afford time 10 ef'
feet settlement, right Of joint occupancy
in the country in dispute, was agreed upon
between lhe governmen, of the United
States and that of Grea! Britain; and an oc.
cupaon by political incorporated compa>
ny composed Of her citizens, is now claim
ed by Great Britain TO have converted her
claim into an absolute tile to the soil; and
the time has arrived when settlement OF
this question is imperstiyeIy called for, and
il is highly proper that the right OF joint
Occupancy should be terminated, and the
parties thrown back uppn their original ter,
riloriaI rights; and The President in his an
nual message al The commencement! of the
present session Of Congress, recommended
Iha! nolce be given 10 Great Britain Of the
intention of this government to abrogate the
treaty of sixth oil august 1927, and 10 ter
inmate the joint occupancy OF the Oregon
territory provided for by that treaty, that
our laws be extended over the territory, and
our citizens be encouraged 10 emigranIe
,hilher, and protection be afforded to them
Oh the journey; and lhe President, in an
swer to a call Of the Senate, did on the 9th
of March last declare that there were cir
cumstanCes in our negotiations with Great
Britain which rendered necessary an in
crease Of four forces by land and sea;-aII
which measures are emenently wise and
heartily approved Of by this meeting.
BE it therefore, by the Democracy of
Columbia county.
Resolved, Tint The course Of the present
chief magistrate Of the nation JAMES X.
POLK, in the conduct of the negotiation
with Great Britain concerning the Oregon
territory, meets with our hearty approval
that in his avOwed determination not To
yield rights which he believes belong to
Ihis country 10 the naughty claims Of an
imperious rival, We recognize the spirit
which prompted our revolutionary patriots
in resisting tax Of few pence upon tea;
which lead 10 the war Of 1914 in defence
Of the rights Of neural nations, and which
extorled from France reparalion for injuries
done to our citizens upon the high seas
in nj in The GTnnpEH with which pnr nl q m