Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-06-10

out of mere hatred and vengeance towards
the other. know of no sections In this
respect and while did complain of some
of my southern friends on the Oregon ques-
4 ton, / never doubted their patriotism whom
war was actually declared. But, since the
gentleman from Massachusetts has referred
} to the Oregon question, wish to call his
attention to one of his wise sayings on that
subject, and see if he will not apply it to
/ Texas as we'll as Oregon. He told us that
he went for the policy Of the great Frederick
| in regard to Silesia: He was for taking
possession first. and negotiating afterwards.
: According to the gentleman's own showing
], that is precisely what Mr.. Polk has done
, in regard to the country on the Del Norte.
> He certainly ought not to blame the Presi-
dent for acting over one of his own maxims
s The President has taken possession, and has
offered to negotiate, and gone SO far as TO
send minister to Mexico for that purpose.
3 For this he is abused also He is condem-
A ed alike for. using the sword and the olive
i branch. His enemies object to his efforts
v for amicable adjustment as much as to the
operations of the army. All is wrong in
Q their eyes. Their country is always wrong,
s and our enemies in the right. 1t has ever
been so. 1t was so in the last war. Then
g it was ,unbecoming moral and d religions
IS free people to rejoice at the. success Of our
9 arms. We were wrong, in their. estima-
Il ton, in the French indemnity case--in the
e Florida warm all the Indian wars, and
# now in the Mexican war. despair Of ever
y seeing my country again in the right, If they
sr are to be the the oracles. The time expired.
e Mr.. WASHINGTON HUNT asked why if
'e that was the case, this government had
I'd offered compensation for the grant Of the
r. Rio Grande as the boundary? 5t5 s,rt
as Mr.. DOUGLASS did not know, he said that
Re such an offer had been made. sah p ..l.g
Y, Mr.. HUNT said the offer was made by
at Mr.. Shannon. at .tsfgs waa 3,t..p
lie Mr. DOUGLASS said it was secret tina,
a was not intrusted to the friends of the ad.
n ministration. I.... ID ea. .,l aloy
Mr.. HUNT. Then the gentleman de.
m MES it. 5h M.,a9 nuL ret
le Mr.. DOUGLASS. Certainly not, f know
nothing about it and care nothing about it.
neither deny nor affirm things as to which
r. | have no knowledge. The gentleman
from Massachusetts did not deny that we
r. had some claim to the country west Of the
Nueces. .t ...... .r.t.,. Htra
le Mr.. ADAMS. If the gentleman refers to
ed me, l deny the fact. 5
IS, Mr.. DOUGLASS. / can prove it, sir, from
a the gentleman's words though they are moi
e. in his handwriting, being in print. In his
ed letter to Don Onis, he says: swell might
IS, Mr.. Monroe and Mr.. Pinckney assert that
ch our title to the Rio Grande Del Norte- was
1t, as good as to the Island Of New Orleans;'
as and this assertion the gentleman not only
to made, but proved by q great number o
by authorities. The gentleman from Massa
as chusetts had said, in relation to Oregon; tina
ne he would take possession first and negotiate
lst afterwards and he would certainly not now
ng blame Mr.. Polk for following his advice il
IT. Mexico. .". 7ysta,
ce Mr.. ADAMS here made remark, in
RS, timating that he was afraid the Presiden
at would give up Oregon. ,s,, Haaj
N. Mr.. DOUGLASS hoped, he said, for th'
no best. He stood out for the whole, ant
VS.: believed that we should get it; and if TO
las no other reason, because the British it'll
lis had been demonstrated SO clearly here tina
ms the demands based upon it would not b
lat acceded to by the American Congress. Blu
ch whatever become Of Oregon he would stan
nd by Mexico, and he believed his country t
me be in the right. p, ~ r,.a9 rsrrr.ll
he The gentleman from Ohio has spoken G
ng the expense Of the war. He Mr.: D. wa
he not cold-blooded enough to sit down an
on- count the money which it might cost no
in would it be of any use, because we wer
ol- now in the war. The object in holding ou
The an exaggerated idea ofthe expense Of tn
war was to destroy the credit of the country
to and to paralyze its efforts. For the sam
Ter reason it was denounced as an runholy an
ing damnable war. ,aaaH aa~. ygaa,
to Mr.. PAYNE here asked whether the MOI
led ey which had been appropriated for tn
be object was not already in the treasury?
led Mr.. DOUGLASS said there was none
to enough in the treasury to meet the preser
! is emergency. a,aA.ar ogg.5! ..'f,y
ing Mr.. PAYNE said he so understood it, an
we he wished the fact to be known to the cour
try. a..a.t .b.a..r sa5sra
m. IMPORTANT INTELLIeENcE--Escape Of III
of Merican Steamers The English Fag 4,
to ed for The Purpose. Information was n
are ceived in our city yesterday morning b
vas letter, corroborated by an extra from III
rlv Office of the Charlestown Courier, Of tf
ere ere arrival at that port ofthe Schr. F. A Brow
ne in Al days from Havana. The two Me,
T ,ur ican steamers, Montezuma and Guadaloup
the had escaped from Vera Cruz, taking a
its vantage Of the absence Of Com, Como