Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-04-08


or The following article, from the New
Orleans Delta, IS replete with sound sense
and manly patriotism, and will meet with
response from the bosom of every true
American -:
THE OREGoN NorlcE.- Y esterday. by 4
Especial grace. we received a mail from The
north which fortunately brought four DAYS
of the seven that were due. We conf.
/ IDENTIFY expected that news would be receiy.
ed of the passage of the Oregon notice by
the Senate, but we were doomed 10 disan-
pointment. Nothing has been done. All
is talk, talk, talk. The thrice told tale
with which every man in the Union is ia.
mllar, continues to afford subject for
:, grave Senators to decIaim upon, and they
use it most effectualy, not because thew
believe anything that can be said will
change or convince solitary individual of
twenty millions which they represent. but
for the apparent purpose of delaying any
decisive action on the question before
them For two months and more this dis
cusslon has continued-and what is It
about? Why, simply whether we should
dissolve contract which all consent can
: no longer be continued without danger TO
The public peace, and an abandonment of
the protection which the government is
! bound to afford to portion of our citizens
settled in Oregon. And this question,
; plain in itself, American Senators hesitate
10 answer, though the answer which should
be given is dictated by every consideration
: of justice, patriotism and policy. And
why? No reason has been attempted to
: be given except that such action would be
offensive TO England! What apity il was
+ the congress which declared the indepen-
g Idence of the States was not governed by
: such prudential motives.
Had they but possessed the peace-loyino
and dollar calculating spirit of those who
: now rule the councils of the nation, what
: an infnity of trouble and expense would
: have been saved. Instead of looking anx
iously to every arrival from England, and
- shaping our course by articles in her sour
= rillous press, or the ambiguous and cunning
al phrases of her parliamentary orators, we
'e might have been relieved of all labor anC
is uncertainty, by listening to, and implicit
Id ly obeyng her DEGREES! If English opn
r ion and English policy is TO direct the &C
ton ofthis country-if our statesmen are t
b. consult English feeling instead of what i
6. right and just-if we are 10 abandon al
feeling OF self-respect, because we may b
- threatened by English power-if, in shor
u we are TO take into consideration wha
le Eng land will say or think at all when tn
= honor and interests Of our own country ar
concerned-ii would be better to lay dow
our pretensinns TO independence, and one
IN more quietly assume the bonds Of colonI;
We vassalage. 1t is enough to disgust ever
he right feeling American to hear this constal
<. appeal 10 foreign opinion and probable f
reign action. What is it all to us9 "
~, have only to do right, and if other goveri
: ments take offence, why let them. Thei
On Is want of dignty--a want of mainline
!, "a want of patriotism in the course "
~ are now pursuing. What other COVER
II. ment under heaven would have debate
~ two months whether it should dissolve
= partnership which had become intolerablt
3 And in what deliberative assembly out
y the u S. would we ever heard it public
nm urged as an argument against the dissol
y ton, that ii might, forsooth, be unpeasa
no 10 the other party.
=, ~ This prolonged debate-all argume
- having been long exhausted-isa publ
- disgrace-it will make US the laughr
,aI stock of the world, and gain for US IN
~ versal contempt A nation that dare n
ha a act when no wrong will be inflicted upc
~ any one-whlch hesitates to exercise
" right guaranteed by treaty from dread
giving ofence--will hardly be able to pc
suade mankind that it will not submit to
any usurpation backed by power.