The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-13

HERAL
Daily, Tvs
INDIANA, Franklin county, March 81, 1876.
The Feeling at the West on the Oregon QssestioT-
Forty-nins or Fytyto1r Forty'
I beg leave to make remark through your wide-
spread and spirited journal, (Which has pioneered
its way into every nook and corner Of christendom)
as one of the people OF the widespread and thriving
West And in doing 50, shall not give my private
particular views but the views and feelings great
of the people west Of the mountains who have ia
miles, lands and homes to protect, and who design the
we'll being and prosperity of our common'country.
In order that may be understood to my political
composition, am and ever have been, democrat, In
the most American acceptation tho term and raised
in the West At this exciting moment, when the politi
cal atmosphere il surchsrged with the warke, and sui
phurous explosions from the lungs Of some Of our West
ern lawgivers at the national capitol and such voumi-
nous comments made by many, in relation to West.
ern fire. fury, herceness, and bravado wish TO say,
feel ourselves necessarily confined in the interior
OF the empire therefore comparatively safe IN case
Of foreign invason and have not the facilities and ad
vanages Of that higher order Of intelligence and rehne
men that obtains in many the Atlantic States still
do not feel that without the pale Of civiza
ton, honorable feelings and honesty Of purpose and
profess to have ardent desires to put tho golden rule
In force any other people and act in accordance
with n precepts and com mands among ourselves and
beloved country in its intercourse with other
nations We ask for nothing but own. as indivi-
duas, or integral part Of the nations and there
any doubt to tho validity of claims we are not
only willing but anxious to have every mild measure
Of Investigation resored to for tho removal Of those
doubts pro coercive are instituted
in order to possess ourselves OF them and then only az
derner alternative Such is Western usage and West
that Eastern brethren would appreciate us more
highly were they more Familiarity conyersant with the
cardinal virtues OF Western life We OF the West are
look ing with the intense interest and anxiety nj
the controversy now being carried on in Congress- and
seize with avidty every sentence that drops from the
lips OF the Speakers nd given to the world by the re-
porers engaged in the discussion OF the Oregon title
that all absorbing and momenous topic now passing the
ordeal Of invesg by many wise heads and patro
tic hearts at Washington. And far from its being the
feelings Of the people of the Mississippi and Ohio valleys
to raise their voice for Is supposed IN the East
in the wish and prayer Of all who have any thing at
stake In s event. wish we'll to their country or their
kind that ts murderou Destroying and frghtful mien
among this people parayse and mpoversh the COM
mercial and other business Of the country
am aware that these views are damet!caily opposite
IRON those entertained Of VI BY our fellow czens IN
the Atlantic States, they reasoning from analogy. and
Judging from the inAammatory appeals in the United
states Senate and House. Now, wish in the name OF
the responsible portion Of the democracy Of the
far West to enter an unqualified protest agains,
any such de. or thought being entertained az founded
upon fact Those far from being the psrsonin
cation Of Western thought on the Oregon controversy
They are not the embodiment Of Western feeling, or
from the beginning Of the session. spurred on by an
overweenng anxiety for individual notoriety and 10
scqure the reputation q leaders, without any regard
what they lead, whether to paradise or perdton All
See and all feel it, who capable Of contemplating
their rash course in its true light and would kindly
suggest TO those gentlemen, that numbers Of their warm
est ends regret their egregrous oversight to say the
least Of It, in thus insisting upon throwing frebrands
and DEATH into the very bosom Of this nation
BY arousing as il were the ire Of chrstendom against
II, when q calm, dgpifed, temperate and senatorial
bearing, would have had the effect Il Is some
hat to har txrI that
tionares who selected by the sufrages Of sober
wemeaning constituency to do them justice, and to
the common veal of the nation, should thus play the
charatan Sde, John Gipin like everything that
their path, without listening to rhyme or rea
son create discussions in their party and instead Of
sppeasng struggle to the wrath of other nations
towards their country and all for the gratihcation OF
have among us The germs Of reign Of terror. il
those germs could be allowed to
to full maturity. Now oil tins may sound congenaily
upon the tympanum Of grave Senators; but We Of the
back woods demur to such course protest against
such atuent appeals being made in the Senate chamber
and is believed, Ia this MERIDIAN that If the hearts OF
the American people are not prepared for hosiities I'M
til they follow the recipe Of some warrior either IRON
precept example, that Mrs Gaines will have no trou.
Dle in keeping the collars upon the dogs Of war; The
fact s false colors hung is too
often taken for mental greatness and Is too often sue
cessul when accompanied by chicanery and subtlety
in 'pioneerng its way to victory" over minds highly
mbued with fairness prooundness and honesty Of pur-
pose. Those men claim to be the mouth piece and EN-.
bodied wish ofthe executive. Bat Of the West, can
not credit we cannot believe that the President j.
man Of such violent ruthless and passions We
pleased see his communica 10 the
tatves Of the people, 80 plain end cosent In relation to
Oregon; but We believed and still believe that like the
heroes and patriots who have filled the exalted niche
which he now occupies, he would solely study the
welLbeing and nothing but the well being Of his
try, and the happiness of his couutrymen. That he
would oct untrammolled by party or party prejudice
for the whole people, This hs proclaimed nom the
rostrum at Cincinnati when on his way to the capitol in
February, lsi5 at which time had thu honor and plea
being on the committee for his reception to the
city and We have seen nothing to throw doubt upon
the belief, at that time fondly cherished. And the
people trust that Mr. Polk will not suffer hmself 10 be
goaded rashness fiery spoutings of Senators
about the Baltimore Convention" Now, pray let mo
enquire what has this Baltimore Convention cher
ished text bookto do with the official duties of the Pre-
sident7 Those members would ain make the people be-