New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-01-29
Oregon In Congress.

We hsil the propositions submitted by Mr.. MAN
GUM TO the Senate and Mr.. KING OF Ga iothe
House, looking to Arbitration as the mode OF effect
ing settlement of our Oregon Boundary, as deci.
sye indications of the progress of Mankind in wis
dom and virtue True it may be said that they sim
NV indicate the presence and agency of Common
Sense in the affairs of Nations but this amounts to
the same thing Had it been usual hitherto to gov
ern Nations and settle the differences arising be-
tween Sthem according 10 the dictates OF Com
mon Sense, the earth would not have been often
covered with gashed corpses and its atmosphere pol
luted by foul exhaations from the slain victims OF
internal War. Let our Government take the lead IN
insisting that the conflicting pretensions respect
ina Oregon shall be submitted to impartial ar
bters, and we shall have achieved more true
and lasting glory than could result TO us from
ten victories like that of Waterloo or conquests
like those of Caesar. We do most earnestly
hope that the proposal to arbitrate may be adopted
and urged by Congress. How can any one who be
Ievcs that our right to Oregon is clear and inds
putable oppose this? Manifestly. we can but tri'
unph ii we so to War for Oregon, and at what an
awfll sacrifice Of blood what cos, of debt. taxa
ton and destruction Of property, must that triumph
be- obtained One Hundred Thousand lives and
Five Hundred Millions of dollars in property Is a
moderate estimate for the cost to our side only OF
War with Great Britain. though 1t should continue
but two years. And al last we shall close II by ar
bi,rauon or mcdia;ion for who does not know that
we canno, conquer Great Britain nor she the United
States? In our past wars with her. she had hall the
world on her hands as enemies through coed share
of each while the sympathes of large portion of
her own People were with US; now if we should
reject Arbitration and so to war for the 'ohoe of
Oregon there cannot be rational doubt that her
People would be united and indignant in opposing
us, while the Judgment Of the civilized world would
condemn and its sympathies be enlisted against u.s.
How could we repe the imputation OF having wan
,only disturbed the Peace of the World if Great
Britain should manifest willingness to arbitrate
our differences and we should veto such resort 7
Would not the blood of the slain thousands, the
carses of innunnerable widows and orphans, rest
upon rs the authors of this wanton butchery and
devastation Surely they would.
We trust therefore, that the proposal 10 Arbtrate
viii prevail and with il the resolve to give Notice
Allow unreasonable time for negotiations bu; lie,
have the Oregon Boundary settled. Let not the
gamblers IN politics, whose dice are made OF human
skulls, have this difference TO play upon in ano her
Presidential canvass, or they may involve the Conn
try in still greater perls LIE, us all unite in assert
ing our counys rights, IN insisting on an irnrnedi
ate settlement Of the difference and in dev,.;no and
adopting the most peaceable mode Of aa;ns,n,e,,
There can hardly be more favorable time ,bar ~,
present