Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-01-22
TEXAS, OREGON, &C.

wTsras and Oregon!" has been the war
cry of the Democracy Of the South and
North through all the recent political cam
paigns, up to the moment of the final ac-
ton of Congress upon the question ofTexian
"annexation." The reason why the railing
powers ofthe South included Oregon in the
rallying-cry Of the party, Is now becoming
more and more apparent. Their only reel
object was the acquisition Of Texas, for the
double purpose of securing and retaining the,
pyeponderence of power in their own hands,
and at the same time open q. vast slave
mart for the slave-breeding States. In Or
der to carry out their, vile project, the votes
of Northern and Western Locos must needs
be obtained; ), and to this end "Texas and
Orsgon!" streamed forth, atthe given sig
nal, from every banner, and was echoed by
every sentinel, in the camp Of the progress
sive democracy. This was an artful stroke
of policy inthc South, who, as we are all
too painfully aware, has usually out-witted
and out-generalled her Northern allies, only
to laugh at their gullibility and subservien-
cy when their own designs were accomplish
ed. No sooner was the, great measure Of
annexation fully ratified and perfected,
than the @Field Marshall Of the Carolinas,"
JoaN c. CALHOUN, suddenly changed his
party tactics, and came out in favor Of a di-
vision Of Oregon, on the ground that an at
tempt to establish our claim to the schole of
it, would inevitably lead TO q war with
Great Britain! We do not complain of
this for we believe that Mr., Calhoun is
right in his last conclusion. But what are
the Northern and Western Democracy tothink
of the South, for these demonstrations Of
design to fail in the fulflment of her part of
the contract? And what ought we to think
Of the free-state men, who could, upon any
consideration whatever. have been drawn in
to the support of such q fragrant, bare-faced
scheme OF injustice and oppression? The
philanthropists Of our own and other coun-
tries have long been zealously and earnestly
engaged in endeavoring to ameliorate the
condition and break the shackles Of the
slaves; and yet these Southern masters,
aided by Northern Democrats, have, by
single act, done more to extend and pcrpet-
nate the "peculiar institution, |" than oil 9th
er influences combined for the last half CEN
turyl And this Rendish act, be itEemember-
ed, could nat haye been consnmmaisd with
ont the aid Of northern votes; and the guilt
of that transaction, must, In an important
sense, rest upon the democracy Of the free
Safes. We, trust the eyes of the people of
New England, especially, will ere long be o.
pened to view this matter Alright. ., Let the
responsibility fall where in justice j. ought to
fall. L..,. ,s..;,,,,4 80, ~, ......}.,.
The debate onthe Oregon question. which
has been from first 20 last . strange com
pound Of patriotism, Inconsistency, and high
flown eloquence, was called forth by, q report
from the Committee ON "Foriegn Affairs"
(presensedby Hon. G. J. Iagerso'l,) In IA
vor Of at once giving the aYear's notice.
of the termination Of the treaty Of 1927, for
the Joint Occupancy ofthat territory. The
speeches Of ,. Q. Adams and Mr.. Giddngs,
claiming our right 70 the s0hols Of Oregon,
appear 70 have taken every body BY surprise.
We can easily conceive boy such men--m "a
who have long and manfully battled with the |