The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-05-16

nave awful loTeOoulnBS mat our coun'
try is 10 find in him an inveteraie, deadly
enemy. In his new born zeal for the
welfare Of France, he will a, once seize
upon Guzo's balance of power doc
,rine in North Americs, and use his
position and his talents 10 consuma,e the
most despersle purpose at any time con.
tsmplaIed by England or France to
check our growth or diminish The lr9u,
ence which our institutions are exerci
sing over The other nations of The earth.
q most sincerely regret that thet,
should be so slight prospect for adJus
ting the Oregon question before Pee's
administration is al an end. Such an e.
vent could have been consumaled, If
there had been even a moderate degree
OF good management in Congress. Had
The 'oolice, so sncerely y and may add
so periodically urged by The President
been promptly authorized TO be given,
with The elevated ground upon which
our tile was placed by The correspon"
dence which accompanied the message
there is not the shadow oi doubt but that
everything could have been, before this,
amicably arranged, and 10 The general
satisfaction Of the people of the United
States. But | distinctly fersee lha, such
result is no longer obsinable by ne
goilaton. Starte not, when state to
10 you. as my candid belief, that even
should The notice arrive by the 25rh
inst, under tbs House resolution, moth.
ing like The clear line OF the 49th paral-
lei can be secured! Peel could not be
prevailed upon 10 settle at that, Just as
b g is going cut, il the 'notieS was now
before him; and if we were disposed 10
compromise on that boundary, RusseI
will hesitate long; in my opinion, before
he will offer it.
Thus have we been carried, by the
'lmdily of the Senate. 10 the brink of o
precipice, where wal, with ell its horrors
its demoralziug inauerce-is beheld
in the distance. The arguments against
our claim in that body, and the various
made there 10 adjust the
Question definitely, regardless of The o.
plnions of the Executive, have rendered
|dpIomacy upon the subject mere
Imockery. Added 10 these difficulties
which The administration has 10 encoun-
ter. is the press Of the opposition, which
seems 10 have no holer object than to
Invallda'e our ownership Of the territory
and TO lmPugn The mot Ues of The Presl-
dent for insisting on our rights. Nor
do they STOP here; for they are vastly
augmented by the pens of such restless
and mlSchevous spirits as and
Under such adverse circumstances, |
frankly confess 10 you tha, cannot dis
cover a solitary hope for maintaining
our rights in Oergon, excep, by the last
resort--the ultneo ratio Of nations. |
Is melanchol y reflection 10 me, one
which bows Inc down with a load ol
grief bu; one which | cannot dismis,
from my mind since
How differently did / view this matter
before | left our country! then imag-
med that Peel was secure in his plsce
and that England would yield all ths,I
she could, consistently with honor, be
fore she would strike. now perceive.
however, that she regards TIE executive
power oil my country. as far as it i'll
welded IN this controversy, utterly
para yzed by the action of The Senate
aod' intoxicated almost 10 insanity witt
me recent success Of her arms 10 III,
East, the pacific sentiments which pre
vailed in The public mind, as relates 10
the United Sraes, are rapidly giving
way to those of hostile and bellyeren,
character.
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