The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1846-01-02

intelligence she brings, without being in
ltrinsicalIy important and definite, is re-
ceiyed with much interest. The semi Official
editorials Of the Washington Union had
afforded the people Of England an inkling
of the President message, and for few
days; il seems, they were entertained with
quite war panic. And what do you i'm
agine was the grand emolient that soothed
this excited national feeling in England!
am sure your ingenuity and your imagi-
nat,en would be taxed in vain TO discover
any supposable event which has been
known to have transpired 10 this country
within the last three months, which could
have operated as this sovereign soporifc to
the English people. Hold your sides, and
| | will tell you what event in America it
was which restored the equilibrium of the
English nation, and has converted their
brealhings of blood, thunder, aud brick.
bats, into the tender moanings Of the "las-
civious lute." Why, sir, it was nothing
more nor less, than Daniel Websiert
speech in Faneuil Hall, against our own,
and in favor of the EDglsh claim to Ore.
gon!! Yes, sir, it was this great speech,
like the Hartford Convention in 1915,
which has SO comfor,ed the hearts of Eng,
lishmen, that from the time it reached
England, until the sailing Of the steamer,
they were apparently enabled to arrange
the Oregon difficulty all their own way!
But ere this, the message has been spread
before them, and the "Boston speech" has,
in all probability, been forgotten in the
paroxysms ofrage aud threateniDgs, which
the message has undoubtedly occasioned.
But never we're people better prepared
for an event, than the inhabitants Of Great
Britain appear to have been, for the honest
and perpendicular measures recommended
in the message of Mr.. Polk: the interest
which the foresbadowiDg of the 'Union'
had aw wakened, will ensura the perusal Of
the message and the documents accom-
panying it, wherever newspaper or ray
Of political light is permitted to penetrate.
This is all we wish; we are perfectly con.
tent TO submit the diplomatic letters,
which contain an epitome OF the lille TO
Oregon, of each party, sidei and we will
risk the final judgment of all intelligent
and impartial men. We are systema tically
aspersed by the English press, and il is part
of their business to place us before the
people of Europe, in false and unfavora-
Die position; aud it has been our misfor.
une, hitherto, never to be known in that
hemisphere through any other medium
This will now, in measure, be remedied;
Ihe message, and the documents conn ected
With the Oregon negotiation, will be on
every zones tongue, and they will be sought
after, aud read as they see; no abstract Of
heir contents will satisfy the people; they
must be seen in all their length and pro-
portions; aad then persons can satisfy
who is obnoxious to the charge
Of rapacity and dishonesty.
But does it not indicate a miserable
TO see pow erful nation, like
Great Britain, catching at such comfort
Is it can extract from Boston whig
peech, by Daniel Webster! How com.
'letcly The English people stultify them.
elves concerning the influence of Mr..
W ebster, and the power and consequence
If the whig party! This highly pacifying
peech, too, will be very ycharacteristical-
y foil owed up by the same orators speech
n the debate, and his vote on Gen. Cass's
esolutions in the IT, s. Senatel suppose
hat one would hardly obtain credeuce in
England, were he TO say, that speech
rom Sir Robert Peel, or any other high
English tory, would have quite as much
influence over the great mass of the
american people, as a speech from Mr..
Webster. They might admire its cum
ing senteuce, its chaste language, and q
nished periods, aud pronounce it a pieas> 9
ng composition; but it could never find. the ,
gay TO our American hearts.