The New York herald., 1846-04-06

clear gatisfacto-
~ title. We ought not TO think OF going beyond 40
We have never proposed to do our form
tons with Gceat Britain and never less. What would
senators hnk II Great Britain, instead of insisting on
her claim to 40 should refuse and come south OF that
linef From high authority we're admonished 10 do
unto others as we would have others do unto us And
he yentured 10 assert that the blood of every senator
and citizen Of the United States would rise TO fever heat
and there would be warcry instantly If Great Britain
should refase offer and insist on Coming south But
had the claims OF Great Britain become worse than thew
were an ISIS or are ours betteri His opinion that
the claim oil Great Britain derived under the
Nootks Sound Conventon.-that gave no right al all
tne claim OF Great Britain was founded settlement
oi Frazers river at 40 Il have any right by Gravs
the British had the same right 6v tbs see
men OF Frazers River he behaved to any set
to the possibility of adjusting this euestion He
hoped that the Senators and the of the
people, and the people Of the United States would Air
give this subject serious and solemn consideration for
he regretted to say, at ths very moment we were in
more aanger Of beng involved 10 this miserable
question tnsn IN any previous year II his view Of this
question be correct one, considering the course OF
things hsreofors and the repeated offers made by the
United States was there who believed that Great
Britain would adjust this question on any basis
o as We must make up minds settle on the basis
OF 81 or 80 to war twas distinctly question Of peace
or war And the question should now DE presented 10
,ne people IN this form win you settle this question
wsr ana nonorsoiy on the basis Of 40, or 80 to
ermnste II the question distinctly asked, will
you give up all beyond ie 30 ninety nine
have been shocked the indifference Of senators when
speskng oi war the honor and Liberties Of the coun-
cost tnere any question Of right involved IN IL Ia
HWhn US question Of honor7 Suppose Mr. Polk should
rene" the proposition made by Mr. (allatin in Is26
making ~ the basis with the privilege of the
OF the Columbia river, which may be valuable 10 Eng
land out lot TO US. and which been made on , &c
casionsto England by our government how ,vond
our honor be involved Would the men of ,b;s dav
who have recently como into public lie be dseracea
after the men OF the revolution the war of ro
posed this line do not wonder that Great Britain
should feel sensvely the effort to obtain rom her
less advantageous than those heretofore offered s
Great Britain less able to maintain her rights or have
we more confidence to maintain shall not enter
INTO any question the relative power of the two
sountes The power 10 great enough for any purpose
20 not believe there have been two
wnom war would be so wickedly destructive az be.
tween great Britain and the United states The wars
" anuquiy were wars between nations who carried on
neue VI no commerce but O war between Great
DIsn ana the United States if life were
v' nor vessel csptured-no destruction 1t
sl, ~. suspension OF commerce-vouId bc n war of
oeso"uon Not only hundreds Of thou usands bur mil.
loDs would Do reduced 70 suffering and national caIa
mv IN Do'h counres independ en,Iv Of the 70 vag.s
ana destruction OF itself The d,asrsncs hstvesr
war and peace IN i've years, would be a bundrsd mil
mons oi dollars IN sacrifice and destruct,on ~ car
mcfce As am responsible to God would no, ole. ons
tenth part OF that for whole OF the oss So 800:
tory Mr. McDufhe produced book TO shov srars !,
the value OF Oregon. If there was countrv - -
we lace Of the earta which he would regard as grea
misfortune Tor the poorest man Of the United States to