Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-01-31
e.g ve LANCASTER, SATURDAY. JANUARY 81. 1876.

A Y, JANUARY 81, IS4O
army, and in thrt case, however I'M
willing l have ever been to increase
our military establishment, ! think !
should get over my difficulties, espe-
cially If disposition should be mani
tested by Great Britain to take offence
at the measure ! have just mentioned.
All our military preparation must de-
pend on notice to Great Britain; we
must not have our hands and our feet
bound; the obligations OF joint occu-
pancy must be dissolved, and we left
free to act according as the interests OF
our country may require.
believe it will not be necessary for
me to refer to any other part Of this
subject. There has been, as ] under-s
stand, two applications to this House
by citizens of ours, settled be-
yond the Rocky Mountains, for the
protection of this Government. The
Chairman Of the committee on For.
eign Affairs (Mr. G. j. IngersolD
presented, as | think, one memorial,
while another from different quarter,
is also before the Territorial committee
possibly it is copy of the same.
| Mr.. Ingersoll. No; they are differ
ent memorials, from different persons.
| Mr.. Adams. Think it is time this
House should consider what are our
duties to our ccnntrymen there. l
confess that know them very impcr-
lfectly. I have Of course seen the re-
ports of LieutenAnts Wilkes and FIRE.
mont; they contain much valuable in
formation; but fiat sort Of information
which we now want it was not the OBJ
lject of those expeditions to obtain. l
am in favor of protecting these per-
sons as far as we can.
j believe that I have said all that is
at present necessary. ! have said
more than / should, and certainly more
than | intended. am not able to 60
further. The most important point !
wished to state, that is, to give notice
should be our first measure. Then lei
US protect our emgrating citizens, and
our own frontier by stockade forts and
such an increase Of our military estab-
lishment as may be necessary, but am
against all other measures unless that i:
fdone first.
| Without coming to any question :ht
House adjourned.
The New York Herald presents the
following view Of the question. with
which we concur -
"Upon the subject Of Oregon, the
different views presented to Congress
embody three distinct classes
LIST. The resolutions emanating from
Mr. flanagan, which regard the ques-
ton as entirely closed TO future nego-
tiations. and declare the right of the
United States to the whole of the ter
ritory down to 81 deg. 40 min. at
once.
Cd. That Of Mr.. Calhoun, which
proposes an attempt at compromise on
the 10Th degree by another negotiation,
before preparing any measures organ
izinga territorial governmental Oregon
at all.
Sd. That of Mr.. Polk, in his mes.
sage, which embraces in its compre-
hensiveness both Of the other two, but
calls for distinct action from Congress
for the organization of territory, and
the protection Of settlers within the
limits Of the treaty in force between
the two countries, and not repugnant
to the law Of nations. Thus the Presi-
dent leaves the way open for COM
promise between the two governments,
or for any other contingency which
events may hereafter bring about.
We are more inclined to the opin-
ion that the practical measures pro-
posed by Mr.. Polk are much the best
course that Congress could pursue.
The critic Of the London Herald