The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-03-12
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS.
.Number Ttcentu- Three.


Are Sold--The Baltimore Convention-Eng
lands object-The interest of the South identical
with the West, &c,
"Ifeared punic faith, punie aith"--HANsEoAN.
WAsHINGToN, March 6, 1876.
Dear Sir The city has been thrown in a
ferment of excitement by the announcement. in
the Times" of the proceedings of ,chig
caucus. refer you TO my letter of Feb. 81,
Number 10. The Times" of to day reiterates
the charge-and directs the people to .s LOOK
TO THE SENATE" | will again draw your at
ten,ion TO the following facts: The Baltimore
Conuention Nominated JAMES X Polk, on
The .Annc1ation of Teras and The WHOLE OF
OREGON. In his inaugural he pledged himself
to the WHOLE OF OREGON; in his message he
prononnces our title " clear and unquestinnabe ~
10 the WHOLE OF OREGON. Nor can believe,
tor one moment. that he will violate this pledye
thrice repeated. Let us see how far the South
is identified with the ,chole of Oregon. Ir one
or two of my former letters endeayored to show
that the British Government had steadily in
view. the destruction of slaue labor, by opennq
the mouth OF the La Plata and substituting the
free cOtons, sugars. and rico, for the cotons rice
and sugars of Georgia, South Carolina, Louis.
lana, Alabama, and Florida, cast Your eyes on the
map embracing the country watered by the La
Plata and Its tributary, the Paraguay river
You VIII there see a country twice the extent of
the cotton, sugar and rice growing States in the
United States; you will there see country fully
prepared by its former ruler, Francia, to raise
The articles OF sugar, cotton and rice that coun-
try has now surplus of these articles on hand.
and 1t only requires the strong arm of England
to force the Uruguayan Government to permit
the productions of Paraguay to pass down the La
Rata. lhls country possesses fine climate,
and can produce two crops of cotton in one year
tho moment England consummates her object in
opening The mouth of the La Plata, then farewell
To the productions of our southern States, not one
pound OF American cotton, sugar, or rice, will be
FOUND In The European markets; the whole
energies of England will be turned towards free
labonr in Paraguay and Uruguay her present
defeat Will only stimulate her TO accomplish her
end. The next object of Great Britain will be
TO people the Island of jamaica. Honduras and
Demerara, by the slaves of the South, who will
he induced to desert their masters, the moment
the southern productions become drug i'm the
markets of Europe, the southern men will be
willing TO emancpate their slaves, or emigrate
to the far west leaving their slaves in full posses
sion of their swampy. low rice lands,-and over
worked cotton plantations.
Now permit me to turn your eyes to the line
of coast along the North Pacific, and YOU will
see extending from 4So 40 to Behring's Straits.
line of beautiful and safe harbors having a back
country IN extent equal to ten of the largest
States IN the Union--this is Oregon-the dis
P"'ou 'eii'oIy "a teIii'ofy designed by nature
TO contain within its limits people who will, in
time. become the greatest commercial nation on
this earth. Turn your mind to this fact in
fifteen years southern productions will not be
found crossing the Atlantic to Europe but must
ind their way to our own manufactures from
thence TO the harbor of Oregon, above 400 and
thence to Japan, China, the East Indies, the Is
lands of Oceanic, aud the coast of South Ameri-
ca. Without these harboTs and the whole of
them up to the $40 4O, the South will be utterly
ruined. And IRE we to give Great Britain this
country, with Its magnificent bays, harbors
forests, rivers, minerals and commercial adyan-
tages, to purchase peace which can at least only
last ten years. Will not England, when she
finds that, under the Influence of our fears, she
can obtain the whole of Oregon, open some new
demand, arm and threaten to war upon MS Q If
England can bully us out Oregon, why will she
not bully US out of the right of search, impress
ment, &C. 1t is settled policy with the British
Government, to keep open some point of quarrel,
that she may obtain, by eplomacy-money
or by buliyIng-some commercial advantage or
territory.
The South is identified with the West, their
interests are the same, and by a mutual adhesion
they can save The integrity of the Union and
now entreat all the South to weigh we'll their
future course on this most important question;
their vitality depends upon it, 1t is said this
Oregon question is only Western one but this
most positively and emphaticaly DENY Ifit
is, then New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
are western States. 1t was these States which
give their casting votes in the election of Mr..
Polk, on the WHOLE OF OREGON.
Yours truly, JUSTINIAN.
Number T,usuf,I. Four