The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-05-16


enemy. In his new born zeal for the
welfare Of France, he will at once seizo
upon Guizol's balance Of power doc
trine in North america, and use his
position and his talents TO consumare the
most despers,e purpose at any time con.
templated by England or France 10
check our growth or diminish The IrfIu,
,ence which our institutions are extrci
sing over the other nations of The earth.
q most sincerely regret that thert
should be so slight prospect for ad,us
I'lng the Oregon question before Pee',
administration is al an end. Snch an E.
vent could have been consumared, if
there had been even a moderate degree
OF good management in Congress. Had
The 'oo'lce,' SO sncereIy,aod may add
so patrioIicaIIy urged by The President
been promptly authorized 10 be given,
with The elevated ground upon which
our tile was placed by The corre'poar
dence which accompanied the message
lhere is moi fhe shadow OF doubt but that
everything could have been, before this,
amicsbIy arranged, and 10 the genera
satisfaction of the people of The United
States. But distinctly forsee that such
result is no longer oblsinabIe by ne.
solation. SlsrlIe not, when state to
10 you. as my candid belief, that even
should The notice arrive by The 25 h
inst, under the House resolution, moth
ing like The clear Inc Of The 49th paraI.
ell can be secured! Peel could not be
prevailed upon TO settle at that, Just as
he is going out, if The notice was now
before him; and if we were disposed 10
compromise on that boundary, RusseI
will hesitate longi in my opinion, before
he will offer il.
Thus have we been carried, by the
'imidily Of The Senate, 10 The brink Of a
lprecipice, where wal with all lis horrors
its demoraIlziug indueCce--is beheld
in The distance. The Arguments against
Dur claim in that body, and the various
propositions made there 10 adjust the
question definitely, regardless Of the O.
pnions Of the Executive, have rendered
IdpIomoCy upon the subject a mere
mockery. Added 10 these difficulties
which The administration has 10 eneoun.
Ier, is the press of the opposition, which
seems 10 have no hoier object than TO
lnvaidae cur ownership Of the territory
and 10 impugn the 0'0t Ves Of The Presl-
dent for insisting on our rights. Nor
do they stop here; for they are vastly
hugnmened by the pens of such restless
md mischevious spirits as and
Under such adverse circumstances,
Frankly confess 10 you that cannot dis
cover solitary hope for maintaining
our jghis in OergoD, except by The last
resort The uRtnao ratio Of nations.
is melancholy r. Election TO me, one
which bows me down with load o.
grief, 5u; one which cannot dismis,
from my mind since
How differently did | view this moter
before | left our country! then mag,
med that Peel was secure in his place
aud that Eng |aud would yield all thai
she could, consistently with honor, be
foIe she would strike. | now perceive,
however, That she regards tie executive
power Of my country, Os far IS it il
welded in IN "a controversy, utterly
Ipara'y yzed by The action Of The Senate;
and, intoxicated almost 10 insanity witt
The recent success OF her arms in III,
East, the pacific sentiments which pre-
vailed 10 The public mind, as relates It.