Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser., 1846-01-17

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Calhosn, VI. Polk. buchanan. Oregon
and IS cession 10 the British Government.
Mr.. Calhoun has defined his position
upon The Oregon question, which position
may De at once understood, from the fact
thai II meets the highest plaudits of the
wings and the whig presses. Great any,
iety has been felt as TO what would be his
course on this question; that anxiety has
been at length replaced by the deep cha
grta which every friend of Oregon must
feeis upon being informed, that he will do
evsty. thing in his power, to cause the
question {" be compromised, BY giving to
s6reaf Britain half or more Of the whole Of
Oregon; and if that cannot be effected, then
TO prevent any action BY Congress, rela-
tive 70 dissolsing the joint occupancy Of
that Territory. The North and West had
. right to expect something different from
this from Mr.. Calhoun. and our Southern
friends, based upon the all important as
s'ssance rendered them by the democracy
q these sections, on the Texas question.
Our Southern friends, then, among whom
Mr.. Q. was The foremost, were not afraid
Of war. They said we had clear and
unqnestionable right to annex Texas; and
# war came By reason Of exercising that
right, let L come, said they. We said SC
too, snd - said the whole democracy oi
the Union. The democracy have said the
same and do now say it, relative to Ore
gon, that we have clear and unquesticn-
able title to the schole Of Oregon, but now
strange as it may seem, Mr.. Calhoun says
II will never do TO do what we have an u,,-
Questionable right to do. because war will
come. The fallacy of maintaining the two
positions, consistently with the same mo-
lives and principles Of action, must at once
be seen, and will not fail to convince the
world that the man who assumes 10 do So
is either misguided, or governed be selfish
motives, and sectional views and feelings
We have always been one Of Mr.. Cal
fs.~.a ~srmssr friends; but we know oI
mo friendship that will overshadow tha,
which we have for our country and its
glory. II was our misfortune 10 draw
upon Us The unkind feelings, and we think
lasting enmity Of distinguished friend,
one year since, because we did not hesi-
tate 70 disapprove of his course in Con-
grcss on the Texas question. We assum-
ed The responsibility then, and we shall
now, a. fearlessly. disapproye the course
'of Mr.. Calhoun. We deem it necessary
for members Of our Congress to concede
something. This was done by our Nor
thern and Western members when they
voted for annexation. They would rather
hare had Texas without slavery, but they
yielded that point for their country s good.
Though Mr. Calhoun may differ from the
North and West in some particulars, on
this question, we do say he is called upon
by the most sacred obligations to yield,
and do that for US. which we did for him
and the South in the Texas struggle
Texas could not have been annexed with
out the help Of the West. Has not the
west then right to expect becoming re-
ciprocity from its Southern friends? We
call upon Mr.. Calhoun therefore, and up
On the! South, 10 yield sopething, and
come to the help Of the West, in fact ol
The whole Union as q Union, IN maintain
ing the whole of Oregon. If we are dis
appointed, and our calls arc unhecded, we
mustb bear the modification of being betray-
ed; but the day of retritution is in future,
and twill be sure to come. The West
has majesty now, and thank God that
majesty is destined to increase until il
becones too powerful TO be mistaken. Ii
need be, our hardy sons can take iuris-
diction ofOregon upon indiridml respon-
sibility and are able TO defend the vhole Of
i, and 70 keep it. For one We would be
in favor Of this, and whatever might be
the ouanpromise, or treaty, it should be
ratified BY the occupants Of tile soil, and
that upon the field Of blood, before such a
treaty or compromise shonld 60 into oper-
ation. provided it yielded any portion to
Great Britain.
There is now, ia addition to the above,
4 = rnnor adoat, that the Oregon question is
still j. process Of negotiation. Some say
itis conducted by Mr.. McLane at London;
others, that It Is carried ON by Mr.. Buch-
sEzn with Mr.. Packenham; and that b
the advice of Mr.. Polk. We have watch
ID The movemenls carefully, and We are
prepared % say to our readers, upon our
own responsibility, that there is truth in
this rpmos. As to.whom and where tile
negetiatisn has been entrusted, we don't
pssted 70 say; but there is TOO much rea-
soh 10 fesr that . part'of our soil will again
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