Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-05-02

me, and whose argumentative and impas
si"ned speech / admit, did honor to hi
head, however erroneous may and d
believe his viewsto be. That gentleman
after sort Of general Indictment Of ihos
whom he styles his opponents for thei
"declamation and interminable discourse
upon our title to Oregon" &c., asks, in
strain ofgreat apparent indignation, "Who
sir, denies that we have tights in Oregon
or that they must be defended VII,
desires the country TO fall into the hand
Of the British? Who is opposed to it
settlement? Who is not ready to vot,
'all such laws as may be essential to TIL
well-being Of our people there?" Sir
the gentleman from South Carolina ha
not surely paid that attention to the debat,
on Oregon that some others have, or b,
would not have asked ak these questions
| know u no one in either House Of Con.
gFess who has asserted that we have M
"rights in Oregon" or who has expressed
the wish that the country should fall into
the hands Of the British; but do know
cir, .who are opposed to ito settlement
and "who are not ready to vote such laws
as may Le essential to the well being Of
our people there" The two distinguish.
ed Senators from the gentleman's ewn
State. Messrs. Calhoun and McDuf6e, !
neither, As understand, doubling the va.
ladity Of our title, and one Of them having
made most conclusive argument in its
favor, are both opposed to the settlement,
Of the territory in question, and are no,
ready to vote such laws as may be essen
tial 70 the well-being Of our people there,
unless "change has come Ger the spirit
Of their Dreams" which, fear is not the
case. They both spoke and voted against
DR.. Linn's bilL which made provision Tor
these things. and did not interfere yah The
question Of notice at all. One Of them,
(Mr. McDufie ] in speech delivered
but two short years since on the floor Of
the Senate, in speaking Of Oregon, said:
"Why, sir, Of what use will il be for
agricultural purposes? l would not. for
that purpose, give pinch Of snuff for the
whole territory. Iwish to God we did not
oacn 1t; wish it was an impossible bar
rier, to secure US against the intrusion Of
others. Who are we to send there? Do
you think your honest farmers in Penn
sylvania, New York, or even Ohio or
Missouri, will abandon their farms to 90
upon any such enterprise as this? God
forbid. II any man who is 10 20 to that
country under the Temptations Of this
bill, was my child-it' he was an honest
and industrious mani would say to him,
For Gods sake, do not 90 there; you will
not better your condition; you will ex-
change the comforts OF home, and the hap
piness Of civilized life, for the pains and
perils Of precarious existence. But il
had son whose conduct made him fl
subject for Botany Bay, I would say, in
the name Of God, 60. This is my estimate
Of the importance OF the settlement"
Language such as this, sir, and coming
from a source SO distinguished, and fol-
lowed up, as it has been, by the opposition
Of South Carolina TO this question, in al.
most every shape in which it has made
its appearance, may serve to account for
some Of the notices that have been taken
ofthe course Of her Representatives in both
Houses Of Congress, and under which the
gentleman and his colleagues seem to be
so FESTIVE.
Nothing was done, says the gentleman
from South Carolina, throughout five ad-
ministralions, towards abroga.ing this con-
vention; and whilst he eschews, in part,
the policy Of mas,erly inactivity, which,
he says, it has suited the purposes Of gen.
tlemen to represent as South Carolina
scheme, he remarks, 81 am proud to be
'able 10 say, that there is no other differ
ence between General Jackson and our
selves, ON this subject, than this: while
he was not only unwilling to give the
notice himself, but opposed, also, to the
enactment Of any laws for Oregon which
might induce Greet Britain to give the
notice, we are opposed to notice only
and are in favor Of laws; while he de-
'clined both to give notice or to take the
risk Of receiving it, we are prepared 70
'take that risk"
/ was reioiced to hear the gentleman
say that he was prepared TO take the risk
Of extending our laws over Oregon for
this il in fact The kernel Of the whole mat
ter. His sincerity and Willingness to dc
what he has avowed, l doubt not; and
hope that the term yourselves" is intend.
ed to embrace, not only his colleagues or
this floor. but those in the otner wing o.
this Capitol, whose votes are SO highly es.
sentiaI, but fear will never be given, fol
any measure looking to the occupation and
settlement Of Oregon. But let us see i
the gentleman and his colleagues are emit.
tied to the credit Of being a. good Oregon
men a. General Jackson was. He says
that the jackson party Of 1928 voted dowr
the bill Of Governor Floyd. 4 do not know
sir, how this may be, as have no mean,
Of arriving At the political opinions Of those
who gave that vote, which was certainly
not party vote. But. sir, gsing back t.
. period Of time, several years anterior t.
that Of which he speaks, ! find that on the
lat of March, 1925, General Jackson vo-
ted in the Senate Of the United States fol
. bill taking military possession Of Ore.
gon; establishing custom-house at thu
mouth Of the Columbia, and territorial
government, - soon - census, which i
was proposed to BE- taken, should show
that there were two thousand inhabitant'
in the Territory. But, says the gentleman
the .4dmiaistralions Of General jackson