The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-26
THE CRITIC ENDORSED /

The New York Courier & Enquirer" is aiming
one OF its ridiculous sttacks-lum ip,bse sine iciu
upon some Of the democratic senators. The sub
Of its criticism il thus stated in the following
article in the "New York Express ~
"The Courier is pointing out historical and other
blunders made in the Oregon speech of Mr.. Senator
Allen. That senator speaks Of the Berlin decree,
passed before the time Of Bonsparte The Berlin de-
cree was dated 2lsi November, 1906 from the CAPT.
tai OF the King OF Prussia, then occupied by the En-
peror Napoleon at the head Of his victorious troops
after the overwhelming overthrow of the whole
Prussian army at Jena, and the successive combats
that followed it within a few days. Napoleon had
then been nearly tro years emperor
"Mr. flanagan, too, is suffering from the same
criticism. That gentleman said
"'Let England possess Fuca straits, command
ing the entrance to Puget's sound, the entrance to
the finest harbors in the world, and what would the
possession of the ad acent country be werthi She
would hold us as completely under her control as
the trap holds the mouse. Sir if we surrender
above forty-nine degrees, we give away every har
Dor that is worth anything on the coast. There is
no harbor below which will afford shelter for the
convoy ola feet of canoes
"The Courier says:
1.-THE Strait of Fuca, (boh Shores Admiralty in
te and Puget's sound, with all these beautiful,
venent, and capacous harbors, south of the par
alIel of AGO; and yet senator in Congress gravey
says we surrender above ago we give away every
harbor that is worth any thing on the coastn
"Thus the blind in the Senate lead the blind de-
mocracy out OF doors"
And first as to Mr. Allen, whose abilities the
New York Courier is utterly incapable Of apprecia-
ting The Courier has but repeated the mistakes, that
we're made in the report Of Mr.. Aliens speech in
the National Intelligsncer. We had the pleasure Of
hearing this speech ourselves, and know that he was
unsupported; but without the slightest design, Of
course. The editor of the "New York Courier"
might have seen in the number Of the Intelligencer
which contained the second part of the speech, short
note from Mr.. Allen, intended to protect him
against the effect Of these errors, until he had time
to correct them in a revised report of the speech
Mr.. A. had no time opportunity to see the Intel
ligencer's report until it appeared in the paper.
SO much for the first alleged evidence of "the real
baderdash and ignorance Of some Of the senatorial
speeches"
And now for the distinguished senator Of Indiana.
Mr. Hannegan too, "took time by the forelock /" and
on the very morning after his speech appeared in
the Union, addressed us a note, complaining in
very courteous and liberal terms of some misstatc-
ments that had been made of his speech, about
dates geography, &c. And this turns out to be one
of them. The substance Of the part of the speech
upon which the editor Of the New York Courier is
pleased to fas,en his venomous fangs, was this:
"Let England possess Nootka sound, command.
ing does, not only the straits of Fuca, but the
entire control of the north Pacific, and the intrinsic
value of Oregon belongs to her The island of Van
couver is the power Of Oregon and four-hh. of It,
including Nootka sound, the finest harbor in the
world, lies north Of the 49th parallel"