Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-01-22
The Oregon Debate.

We publish to-day the debate which occurred in
the u. S. Senate ON Mr. Hannegsn's resolutions. Our
readers will perceive that the main feature Of it is
the presumed hostility of the South, to the American
side of the question. 1t proves one thing, If not
the wisdom and far-s ghtedness of the resolu-
luons passed by the Central Democratic Club Of In
danapolis published by the 18th Of May, 1874.
Those resolutions have been either misrepresented
misunderstood Time and events will show most con-
clusivcly whether they were right wrong. So far
concerned, we are willing to trust TO time
and events for the Justification of those resolutions.
and the grounds as .umed BY them.
10 relation tothe debate referred to- the Ohio States
man makes the following remarks:
II is of profound Importance, as indicating the
probable of some most influential Senators on
a great question: respecting which the people of the
Vest feel intensely and prepared to act energetl
cally. The opinion begins 10 prevail, that unless
Great Britain should take the initiative, and, melted
BY timorous course part, adopt war measures
to maintain possession of Oregon, war will not grow
out of the dispute. 1t is supposed, in many of the
most respectable quarters, that majority of the Sem
ste to be made up in the proportion Of four -ffths
Wings to one-ffth Democrats, will vote against the
resolutions of Mr. flanagan, and also against that
introduced into the Senate, some days since, by Mr.
Allen, to provide for giving Great Britain notice of
the abrogaton Of the treaty for the JOINT occupation
of the territory. Some of the letter-writers in
pectable Journals go far as TO give the names of
the gentlemen belonging to the Democratic party,
who are ready to unite with the Wings to prevent the
maintenance of our rights to the whole of Oregon.
They are-Mes>rs. Calhoun, Colquitt, Lewis, Levy,
Westcott and M'Dufie
Now, do say that there is any truth in
these reports from Washington or, if they are true,
that the names of the Democratic Senators who are
not in favor of fighting for Oregon correctly Civ
en-. Great injustice may have been done to them,
and we hope that such is the case. But ii must be
confessed that there Is very good ground for suppos
ing that We likely to see some strange things be-
fore the close of the present session of Congress.
There may not be-most probably there will not be
any thing like coalition, such procedure usually
leading the total ruin of those WHO engage in it.
as 1t involves great sacrifice of principle on one
sde if not on both, and this. no large portion of the
people will countenance but there can be a
union of parties for specific object with under
standing that beyond such object union has no ex-
istence. We should not be surprised to some
thing of the kind the prospect of is clear
not to have frightened men whose interests would be
iniurousy affected BY its occurrence. We hope for
the best this Oregon dispute, but prepared
to wishes thwared in the present Congress- 1t
will then enter our next elections in clear and IN
equivocal manner, forming element of Importance
not to be exaggerated. In the West the effect will
be prodigious as the course Of southern and eastern
Senators must be regarded growing out of jeal-
ousy Of our advance in numbers, wealth. and politi-
cal power.
Mr.. Hannegans hits on the subject of Texas, and
on the shabby in which the South has treated
US the Oregon question which it affected to con-
slider bound up with that of Texas annexation un
til after the latter had succeeded through our rotes
were very good, and exceedingly well planted.