Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1846-01-29

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~ J De AHeric.ns not orIS T..
FRESH L1lc|srn inlsrisrs<E. 81 I, y,
4 utterly 1o,I - he suekes,'o1l al 1890 4.
% diIcrltion and humanity.
With rsther unrel,onsbIs aridiiv 81
stll .EsluIeiio1, - Prssid<ni c's;ns re
Iconlrsdicsory honors u peace ssd M -.
ihe Texan triumph. 'sThi. acces,iSe n
our territory" be says. s.hss been ! bio6o-
Hess achiesemeni. Ne arm Of fonce has
been faissd'to producs The result. nv
spord has had no part IN n, picforv. IA
\ cannot. however. foreso the pis.;ure Iol
relating I few sentences. after what .ii !.
Gent military preparations be had Abds,I
and hou thoroughly Mexico had ben
, ihemmsd 10 on I'll sides. both By land ~
lby sea. before Il could have time 10 de4
. lend the disputed territory.
II On shs subject Of ihe Tariff, Mr. PolkS .rsS
Trade notions exactly please the Tines-as IN
!, deed ali The other papers.
Asto Oregon, ths times says, sfler q some.
. That seaIehiBe analysis Of he Message;
The terms Of the Message imply, then.
abe alternative Of war. or conclusive ne-
COLLATION.. War 10 loo monstfous 70 be
Thought Of for moment. except alter eve.
, lry effort at = compromise has been ex-
/ Ihauslsd. Britain and America must Be
!, .too ,ansihlA e ihair mninel- hsssetupfes
Ilaiiens Of peace. for The bloody and Pfeca-
Irions glories Of war.
Ii i all butsimpossible that two great
and Kindred nations. after healing 90 wide
4 breach. and helping one another 10 %
great . common prosperity. should becotns
mutual and unnatural destroyers for :
. mere point Of honor, for remote wilder>
/ mess, separated from both by journey Of
, many months, by ssorny seas, and al.
most iu passsbie recks and deserts. In.
less Mr.. Polk is merely iri6ing with words,
!. and secretly scofing aithe universal sen.
4 ltimenls Of humanity. heis bimselfi ncapA
4 pable of so great an outrage and injury OF
! The country Of bis ancestors, on the Ian!
!, Of his birth, and the whole raceef man.
What means be by saying thathe ha
adopted The maxim ''to ask nothing that i
v, not rieht, and 10 submit 10 nothing that
!. wrong" and his further boast that y isei
.snxious desire 10 preserve peace WY
all ua,ions!" That the Union should 2
'. v anxious 10 heal this sore. and shoul
y ibink /, unmanly and impolitic TO bequea,,
u quarrel 10 posterity. is natural enough
~ Thai they should think to strengthen the
y claim with strong language. 10 also ~ co
I. formity with many examples. Butii y
decision is to 5s0peedy. i can only De
4 lnego,iotiou. either by reference, Or by
q, recurrence 10 method which. 70 Y
" case Of The disputed boundary on our Z
Ar madam frontier, proved soEenhfely 81
A. eessful.
70 Ner, in Importance 10 the Times is the Moini
zee chron;cle-,he ,yowed organ of the great WI
-, & a,., Britain. jour-, Jour-. SEA g.
lhs PEI. o,d.r Of ability and $3.50 fhs We, =.
Icn the eduesssa. u.s.. rOlk Is the
takes Of The Message ]: s YER, Agricultural u
prssen:atiye Of iA Elected BY i.--aoo 4. !,
Gu esl-hayinkss : c,.,, Britain repeating me !
ia ooSs., The President win be ,soneh ID
los ~. article in Inc Chronicle, 49, 800 |.
'ee;; -. s.l,cious and even ml ss =. sS,fas
nee, ,ss .PSss, ana xrilsp ~ dseTveuu
-1bs -. document will Just now engross
w. n n,s Of the English people-"'h
re a. does Nj. Polk say Of the Oregon :"
Iues. recon- mends that notice. be given TO
b an inmate, al the end Of twelve monies
and convention Of 1927. by which the
hole, countries jointly occupy the disputed
} and r;iory.
.s.ge ass.-i In one respect,s N.Y. ,,;ll
'.,;on Gss9t 10 give effee; 10 his intemp erale {
II fS.I4sls 10 bis own incorporate way. 81
,pos. lne t~'s--anntries thus resolve, an ID
lie 10 Pa,e 20 MAINTAIN each its own extr
res, right by force Of arms, we confess =
,i,ed not sanguine enough to anticipate 40
been lcabie settlement Of aquesiion iba,
uvei already bstfied The negotiations Of SO
M ny years.
I ~ "Attbe end Of The years notice
4 II adds. should Congress think il prom,
make provision for giving that no,ics
NO. shall have reached period when The
,op- tional rights in Oregon must either b
The bandoned or firmly maintained"
:be long before The end Of the years mott
81 say we. should Congress make proyi,
"a. for giving that notice" the two conn,
ga, would be almost irreirievably comm,
led 70 the calamitous issue Of arms. Pr
Of The day that England receives The no,
Irly 70 terminate the convention Of 1927,
,o1 must prepare firmly 10 maiptaini
irs, rights that are menaced; and il would
md Jolly 10 suppose that the government,
IN America would rest satisfied with The b
ren notification that they were about
10 terminate the joint occupancy.
~ But we do not believe thai the quest;
=. can De brought 10 such an issue. We
/. not think that Congress cR make 3,
: vision, for giving effect 10 Mr.. Folks
~ sane counsels. There are various ousi
!. etaiions which lead us to this concIusio
% The policy Of the Executives Cover
rent IN America, is bot the reflex Of ii
!. loPinioas Of The party or interest predou
4 nant for the lime being, chan gine as The
opinions vary, and necessarily sdiustir
itself 10 every difference ss il arises.
!. The great agricultural interest of ID
II VESTS at this moment 10 the ascendsn
!. and Mr.. Polk is lis type and its rspreser
! taiive. both in lie wishes and liz reseul
!, menis. The conduct Of his Governnen