The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-09-01
For the Herald.

For the Herald.
Mr. Row:-The unusual shout of
condemnation against the late Congress,
seems 10 pervade the entire press of the
Union; that Congress wit sssuredly be
long distinguished, as the most heartless
and destructive one that ever assembled in
the United States. Questions were for
ced upon the public mind. which the very
best interests of the country required
should remain undisturbed: Oregon, as
Mr.. Adams truly said, was designed by
the God ofnature as a part of the Amerl-
can Union: The tide of emigration has
flowed westward tor more than forty
wears and will continue in an increased
ratio. during generations 10 come: here the
oppressed and heart broken of Europe
find freedom of action. shelter and
home: The very same set OF heartless
Demagogues, who at the commencement
of the Session, at the uncalled for dIcta-
ton Of the Executive, shouted Tor the
wholeof Oregon: afterwards basely GRIN
ged aud shrunk in fear at the roar OF the
British Lion, they see near the close OF
the Session. urged the construction OF
rail way, from Michigan TO the PACING
Ocean. Here Is the very point at which
they should have began IN December last.
And they were warned Of ii by AIr. W hit
ney of New York. and other able advo
Gates of the measure; here would have
been the sure plan of putting us in pos
session. and rightfully too, OF the
whole Territory-and the public lands
asked for lis. conSt-Cc ion, ne could
have beer devoted to more beneficial pur-
pose; here would have been high way,
which in twenty years would have be-
come more populous, than any other ever
constructed on the Globe, q direct route
from Europe to the celestial Empire, more
speedily passed over, than any other, ever
vet discovered: But this would have
been a peaceful, deliberate and beneficial
measure; that would not have furnished to
the ambitious designing knaves, the
chance of making boisterous speeches, by
which they designed 10 enuench them
selves in the places, they had wrested for
the people, BY the most unblushing false
hoods, ever uttered from the mounts OF
men. Yes: they would have rushedinto
war with England, could they have kept
up their courage; but they shrunk back,
as boasting B-agarts commonly do; they
sacrificed half the Tarritory rightfully
our own. They sanctioned war with
Mexico: poor deluded Mexico, unjustIy
and unnecessarily commenced. They spun
out tie Session to eight months. They
passed two Bills: Yes: just two some
what useful to the people, which the Pre-
sident Polk vetoed. They have squander-
ed fifty million ofthe peoples money for
their own pay, and useless war with
Mexico. They have placed the Slave
holding power in the ascendency by the
annexation Of Texas They broke up on
the tenth Of August, and sneaked home TO
hide their faces from an abused and in
suited people. And what did the Wings
do! They manfully stem'd the torrent.
O. their destructive courses to the last mo-
ment of the session. they spoke in sober
sense and reason, they pleaded the cause
of the laborers, and OF the home industry
oil our own country; but they pleaded in
vain. LOON i Anvil.
We owe our correspondent an
apology on account ofseveral errors which
occurred in the publication of his former
article, the most important Of which was
in the very first sentence, where, instead
OF less speed" the compositor made it
"aore speed" The mistake was not
discovered by US until both sides Of the
paper had been worked OF, or it should
have been promptly corrected. We ac-
knowledge "the corn" and hope our cor
respondent is satisfied.