Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-03-21

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say them there any responsibility attached the cir
cs,anoss IN which find myself stand acquitted from any
participation In IT, The responsibility lies among my friends
on the right doubt they acted periodically but impa-
entyn obedience TO the impotence Of their people They
have suffered themselves 70 bc pushed into their present posi-
ton without due reflection.
Now being brought the alternative by over
which have control go Cor compromise and against
But in this actuaed by unmanly fear Of
consequences. know that under the existing state Of the
world sometimes necessary the rssuid for
Justice and equity always prevent them. And when
be met shall be among the last 10 inchs may
appeal my past history in support q this assertion But
am ayese from going this question: for the
have given But not for these only have still higher
sons Although wars may times ~ necessary yet peace
is positive good and is positive evil and cling 10
peace long be preserved consistently with the
ona safety and honor and against war 80 long n Il
can be avoided without sacrifice Of either opposed TO
war in this case because neither of these exgences exist
may be- conceive, avoided without sacrificing either the
national honor the national safety but these dangers
did exist TO certain extent is still highly inexedient
because our rights in Oregon can be sustained with than
equal chance Of without than with It, This
is great and weghy against he who goes 30
stouy for all of Oregon may possibly come
out Of with concede TO my countymen the pes
session Of all the bravery patriotism and intelligence which
be claimed for Them but shall into this contest with
great disadvantages side As long Great Britain
has large force in the and Is mistress Of the sea- she
can carry on the war at much less expense 9il. if
would TO be for Oregon the struggle would be for
empire and would be between the greatest Power in Europe
the side and the greatest and most growing and spirit
ed people Of the West the other y would be pressed on
upon both sides with oil the force vgo energy, and perseve-
of great and brave nations each would strike the
other in the Vulnerable point and the blows would be
tremendous. Amidst The uproar of such contest Oregon
would be forgottenutery forgotten % be recovered,
at all on the contingencies Of the
My is that though is alleged that we must
fight in order to protect citizens Oregon, instead OF their
protection would ensure their utter destruction. It's the
certain way 70 sacrifice Them This will never consent
to do. They American czens-our brethren and kin
dred We have encouraged them to 60 there and never
will give vote the result Of which must be their utter and
speedy destruction But if make compromse on lat,
tdde 49, they will all be SAFE for, if am rightly informed.
there of them to be found north Of that line
This will carry all the points have in vew instead Of sac
rifcing them all ss s4i
am against war, too for reasons common to the whole
Union believe that the most successful and triumphant war
could possibly wageeven if in ten years we should get
all the exavagant advocate Of has dared to hope
fort could take the Cansdas, and New Brunswick and
Nova Scotia and every other British possession and drive her
flag from the whole continent and prosecute our advantages
till had accomplished the downfall of the British throne,
and she should yield up spear and shield and trident at
feet would be the most DISASTROUS event that could hap
PEN do not alude to the ravages and desolaons OF
warfare the Of blood that must flow, and the va
mseres that accompany the contest Of arms be-
cause have never observed TINT the statement of these
things had any great effect upon brave people No doubt
the evils would be very great because there are no two
nations in the world who do each other so much harm
in war; much good in peace, as Great Britain and
the United States The devastation would be tremendous
both Sides But all this goes for nothing for this all be
repaired The indomabe industry, and enterprise, and per-
Of widely spread and still spreading and multi
plying population will find ways and Of repairing
whatever merely physical disasters nfct But
has far heavier infections for free people it works social
and political change in the people themselves, and in the cha
acter of their institutions such this will be of
vast extent every and muscle either side will be
strained to the every communicable dollar will be put
in requistion not portion of entire frontier but will
become the of contest It will be Mexican war on
the sde and Indian upon the other Its flames
win be all around it will be the Pacific and
the Atlantic it will rage every side, and Gil the
land Suppose Oregon shall be abandoned, must raise
armies and two naves must raise and equip an
army against the Mexcans and let no man sheer at the
mention Of such Power. Under the guidance and training
Of British officers the Mexican population be rendered
formidable enemy See what Britain has made OF the feeble
Sepoys Of India The Mexicans Drawer and harder
people, and they will form the cheapest Of oil armies With
good training and good pay, they may be rendered very
formidable force Then must have another army TO guard
Southern frontier, and another TO protect Northern
frontier and another to operate Northeastern boundary
and still another to Indian frontier. At the least
estimate, shall require force Of not less than two hum
ded thousand in the field In addition that the
rabe and intelligent Albert Gaatn has calculated the cost of
such sxtyfve millions Of dollars; bat that amount
is too small hundred millions is not ovcr-estmate
loans paper that allowing the continue for ten
years. shall have amount of five hundred millions Of
public debt Add to this the losses which must accrue
loans il will be very difficult these loans negotiated in
Europe for, owing TO the unfortunate in which this
affair has been conducted the feeling in Europe will be gene
rally against We obtain the requisite under
interest of thirty and forty per Add all these
pense and total debt will not be less than hundred
and fifty millions tN@ G h@E lNt U
But this not all We shall be plunged into the paper
system deeply in the days of the Revolution
and what will then be situation the conclusion Of the
We shall be le with mortgage Of seven hundred and fifty
millions Of dollars the labor Of the American people for il
all falls the labor Of the country at last while much Of the
money will into the pockets Of those who struck not blow
the contest We should then have the task Of restoring
circulating medium of sounder character and that from the
deepest degradation Of the currency This is hard job
all Of US know who have gone through with it. Besides the
influence Of the will naturally be ebterae the line Of
distinction between the State and General Governments We
shall hear about State rights but the Government
will become in effect consolidated republic BY very
success, II will give military impulse To the national mind
which be The ambition Of the nation
will seek conquest after conquest and will become pos
sessed by spirit totally inconsistent with the forms and ge
MUS of Governments and this will lead by straight and
road TO that gulf Of all republics military despotsm.
Then shall have to provide for three four successful
generals who will be competing for the Presidency.
Before the generation which waged the shall have passed
away they will witness between hostile generals He
who conquered Mexico and he who conquered Canada, will
each upon his right the of power and they win
end their struggle by the sword Freedom thus lost, insu
lions thus undermined and overturned be
ed. The national ruin will be rretrievable
appeal then, 10 gentlemen meto my friends, whose
separation from this question deeply regretand say
to them is it for you who Democrats par ercenceor
you, who the enemies Of paper money, and the sworn
destroyers Of all banks and all artificial classes in soceys
for TO vote for measure Of such very cquvoca success