The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-04
VIEW YORK HERALD.
The Position of Mr.. Calhoun on the Oregon
Question.

The ultra democrats do not seem quite contented
with the stand Mr.. Calhoun has taken on this
momentous affair; while, on the other hand, his
course is hailed with appreciation by many wings
and conservatives. The chivary of the West goes
hot and strong for 81 i0-while the ardent South,
and calculating East, coalesce, for once, on this
point, and quietly and temporarily call for 49,
It's vulgar proverb that poverty makes a man
acquainted with strange bed-fellows. This is still
more true il applied 10 politics. What strange
associations does it not sometimes exhibit Who
would Gas in the present position Of the Oregon
question) ever have expected TO see the hast-with
ITS commerce and manufactures-sympathiz with
the South, and forming what may be called the
Low Latitude party OF 40; while the West goes for
The High Latitude Of 81?
II Is the first time that figures have become, as
Il were, watchword for parties-and kind of
standard under which the masses cluster Every
one remembers how, IN the exciting times of the
famous John Wikes-when England never appeared
more likely TO be the brink of popular and
bloody revoution-how the number 49, referring TO
sheet OF the North Briton, became the great and
magic talisman, which was the rallying word of the
popular party, and which was seen chalked up on
all the wsls of the city of London, and sounded in
The mouths OF men, women and children, through
all the extent Of that agltated empire So, at this
time, the numbers 10 and 81 seem destined, as the
French say, "taire Jortuae'-that 49, to make
their fortune or TO obtain extraordinary notoriety
Az has Its adherents in the East and South, and
John 9. Calhoun is the hero OF this number 81 has
It's admirers chiefly in the West and Cass, Hanne-
gan, Allen and others, divide among themselves
The honor OF co-leaders this significant number
How the lottery will draw, and which will be the
lucky number, few, none, rather, can tell For our
parts we watch the tempes, as it rolls around. and
keep faithful log book OF all that is passing; often
calling out TO the man al the helm, and he whoever
L may be, is often right glad 10 take our hiAt, and
profit by it.
The fusion, II we may call it, OF the great COM
mercial and manufacturing party of the North with
the rice and cotton party of the South which seems
TO be taxing place this question, may bring
about new attitude of parties and open new chan
nels of political synpathies In the history of the
world, all national parties have most generally
turned upon The pivot of peace or wars and such
question is now, in fact, the great agatisg question
Of our day. As the masses take sides on this cues
ton, so parties will be formed; and the question H.
self being eminenty national, the parties formed
will, consequently, partake Of a more national and
ineligible character than has for some wears past
been the case
Mr.. Calhosn's position is brilliant and distn-
euished, though not without its difficulties. The
ude oil events seems to carry him on Its head, as if
hereafter 10 cast him either upon some hipb and
lofty eminence, or some dark and desoate shore.
Which we don't know; but ne will be great in
either-Napoleon on the field of Marengo, or Napo-
leon on St. Helena.