Weekly national intelligencer., 1846-01-03

the columns Of the government organ. Month af-
ter month the idea of has been held up by that
torgan as the alternative OF Noncompliance with
/ our claims. The nation has been instructed that
our title is clear and unquestionable" 10 the
whole Of Oregon, even up TO latitude Sd 40. The
President has not said {" the Dh0le of Oregon" but
the Union has !; for it has deliberately contended
that our title is good to the whole of Oregon OF
none" And now il tells us that no one who
seeks to weaken our title, or to thwart the measures
which due to our national interests, can be con-
sdered the best friend of the peace of the coun-
TRY" OF course, no one will dispute this PROPOSE
|tion il stands but the implication is contrary
both to reason and fact We know of no one
who has sought to weaken our title to Oregon, or
to thwar the measures which are due to nation
| al interests. NE have, to certain extent combat
ed the exorbitant pretensions of the Union in re-
spect to that title, because thought il very unde
srable and even dangerous, that the people of this
country should receive an impression that our title
TO the whole of Oregon is clear and unquestonable,
when il certainly is not so, and never can be made
to appear SO to any body but ourselves no. nor to
ourselves. We make bold to say that even the
Union, after all its airs, does not heartily believe that
eur title to the whole of Oregon, up to latitude 54
40, is clear and unquestionable, in the usual accep-
tation of those words. If it does, it must be the
victim of prejudice, or national pride, to an extent
which has overpowered its vision, and rendered it
incapable ofappreciating the force of evidence.
/ If the Union does not like our course on this SUBJ
[leet may thank itself chiefly for bringing us out
We waited In silence until we found that the negotia
tionwa virtually broken off, and that any thing but
spirit of Cancellation had taken possession at least
Of the government organ. If the spirit of that organ
was the spirit of the Government, it was evident
that peaceful adjustment of the question was all
but hopeless. We believed that England was pre-
pared to make liberal concessions by way Of COM
promise, even beyond what she had ever offered
before; but we saw no evidence Of similar temper
ON the part of our Government. Under such cir
cumstances, why should we be silent! When
should we utter our opinions, if not then Should
we wait until war was declared, and remonstrance
useless We have not so learned our liberty or
our duty. 1t will be time enough to command 81
lence when the Rubicon is passed In the mean
time we wish the Union to understand-and the
Casses and Aliens and Hannegans--that THE Pro-
PIE will not permit them to get up war out of this
Oregon question. Nor will they be able to make
political capital by threatening war. But the peo-
pie will hold them responsible for the evils which
result from their belligerent course. If they are
only acting broad farce, as rather believe they
are, they scarcely less to be blamed for in that
case they are not entitled to the credit of no.
nesty. Present appearances indicate that they will
be put to rest without doing any great mischief.
Mr.. Calhoun and his friends have already come to
the rescue The war fever is evidently abated.
One word to the Evening Post. That paper
need feel no jealousy OF us, for we shall not med
die with its pickings We did not say that we
elected President Polk, but that others had said
we elected him. They reasoned in this way: that
the majority for Polk in the State of New York
was only 6, lO6, out of total Of 4s5 1882 that by
the direct and indirect influence of the Journal of
Commerce from its Independent position) over
men Of moderate politics, at least 3,l00 were in
duced to vote for him, who would otherwise have
voted for Clay or, if not quite many, that the
deficiency was made up from persons who other
wise would not have voted at all, or would have
given their votes for the Abolition candidate. Thir-
tytone hundred votes, deducted from Clay and adj
ded to Polk, would make a difference of $500,
which is more than Folks majority in the State.
Without the State of New York, he would have
lost his election. We alluded to this alleged agen-
cy of the Journal of Commerce in Mr. Polk s
election for no other purpose than to show that if
our views the Oregon question not alto
gether in accordance with the Presidents, they
were at least prompted by no hostility to his Adj
minstration.
The Post thinks that dozen such papers as ours
/" scattered about the country and vigorously con-
Quoted on the same plan, would make pretty
chance OF war, as the most ambitious lieutenant
could DESIRE" If we had joined the war-cry-and
the other eleven with us-why then, we suppose,
the peace of the country would have been secure !!
Neither the Post nor the Union seem to know any
other mode Of influencing powerful nation but by
bullying and staggering.
P. S. In the Union of Tuesday night we have
another article of similar tenor to that above quot
ed, though written with less candor, and with an
apparent consciousness of the awkward position in
which the editor has placed himself, by first bully
ing England, and then backing out. He is now for
peace, not even adding the usual accompaniment,
g but ii must be an honorable peace" much less
that the President is fearless of all consequences"
We will quote one brief passage in illustration of
the Unions candor
"The Journal in its lectures upon preserves its pacific
temper towards those whom assumes this particular to
be its advcrsaes with control equal to that Of Sir Anthony
Absolute himself All who shall not be willing to give up,
need be, without any preliminary opposition, the whole OF
Oregon England submit its disposition TO the arbitration
of the crowned heads inconsiderate madmen who
gard not the shedding Of blood This is about the total
Of the lately preached in the editorial CO.
lumns Of the Journal"
Verify, the Unions resources must be running
low, or it would not resort to such egregious mis-
representation.