The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-06-05

20 gentleman would 1--we 10 Q community sftss
hrs wife could not isvite every person within
I'VE miles for bar her hog cabin would no, con.
iaia them. There 10 . class Of men no will
DO continually on the outskirts of civilized 10.
eicty. IL 10 In vain for US 10 sock the reason.
As well may we ash Why the wafer fowl .,
ha.chcd on land away from us spcries, will
reach is element or die. We may 10 well caH
instinct, aud let il go. Aside from these
eccestIic characters, the young men from lke
old States a'e continually seeking out ne y fields
for The development Of their talents. Thsir in.
dustry and enterprise make them explore cys,y
part Of tho word. 10 many parts Il 10 ccnsid.
cred di'crediiabie for young man 10 settle
down under the nose Of his parents, % show inn
a lack Of manly perseverance,; and with some.
the further Oh they get, the prosder they them
selves feel and tho prouder their Paren,s feel for
them. Some yesrs xgo, in almost The last placs
in New Hampshire, where snow capped the cir.
cuma mbient mountsns the year rouud, and where
the chief product was granite, (and tina, wss 20
plenty il could not be given away,) he occupied
The same desk ina country school house with a
couple of young lads whose mothers had taken
oceaaion 10 slur him for want OF enterprise
in mot having gone further Than Illinois. In
looking up these lads, he found one taking en-
active part in q reeling got up in tho Wala-
meite settlement in Oregon, 10 petition Con.
Sfess Tor the passage Of some such bill a. that
now before us. The other 10 settled in Mexico.
and Is taking IN sciive part In the revolution
against Santa Anna. Sir, We cannot stop the
rowing spirit Of our young men, nor should We
IL We could. They will not settle down, and
especially those from . Yankee stock, until
they have first looked around and he wished
them, and invited then, u take look at Orc.
gon las the merchants have it) before they DOR.
chase elsewhere. And he wanted the govern.
ment TO guaranty 10 them that they should not
lose their lives nor their &c alps in getting there
and should mot be claimed a. British sHbiscts.
But he ought here to alfude to another class Of
our western pioneers. He alluded 10 the reli.
gious missionaries, Who sve always ahead, paw.
ing the way for civilization, overcoming tho
prejudices Of the savage, and instillins into
his bosom the principles Of christianity. Who
has ever moved so far beyond the reach Of orr
CANNED governments that he has not found q
willing that the oldes. settlers Of Iowa, Wis.
consin. Texas. California, OF Oregon should
answer this question. Indeed, the first, and
nov the most important settlement In Oregon.
that on the Willamette, originated with colo.
ny Of Methodisis from Boston. He ives not
denying TO other denominations due dredit In
speeding the march Of civilization. They had
each and every one done good service. Bot he
spoke Of The Methodist, because W are sure to
fad him thresling the wilderness IN advance
Of ell settlements, whssher we do Others OF rot.
Sir, the tide Of emigration has set strongly
towards Oregon. Though the route 10 peE-
ilous ons; though, from exposure TO every in
clemency Of the weather, they arc liable ~
every disease, yet emigran,s are continually
vending their way 10 Independence, and larry
ing until enough for an emigrating party comes
up. II cannot be possible that these thousands
Of our citizens on our own soil are 10 be aban.
doned 10 the merciess savage, or given up 10
the British govern ent az adopted British
eiiixens. Never will there BE- 4 more propi,ious
time Cor our action thcn the present. Each
hours delay strengthens the British power,
and weakens ours, If we can be said In have
any there. Now, then. Is the time for aciion-
now the time 10 pass this bill. War there will
be none; Losd Brougham thinks il better to
CT de away whole territories ,alher than pro-
yoke war with America. What Great Brit.
ain cannot get from US by negotiation, she will
not undertake ny war. With oil her negolia-
lions with The United States she has been re.
marksbly successful. 10 war, the ease has
been reversed. A bill of this kind will show
to her that We appreciate the value Of Oregon,
snd that we are determined 10 protect our sat-
lies there. II we, then. rescind the article Of
joint oce apancy, it will convince her that We
mean to enforce our claim. She will then be
Ihe m liter bo amicablv Adjusted II Tins sa;ns,.
ed il ever can be. We want no more child's
play about this matter. The period has arrived
when our rights should ei,her bs ENLARGED or
abandoned No. nsver mil, ar, hosn,,x "a
fred by The lens, spark Of patriotism. When
IN Great Bri,ain. Ter M consent m have ali q,
We want no more compromises Of Amsr;csn
sn;j-no more dismembsrmen,s If our country
Tho shirt of nb;lan,hronv tells ms IN eol.rce'
but not 70 diminish. in The. Iass,' Tho s,es Of
freedom. Oregon being oil ours, now is the
golden hour for possessing il. And. whilst we
are struggling to possess what on! fathers wrong.
iul'y coded away IN is.v' now that We see that
.no nr.aI'sn s aims n o. Lne'ana gre offended 70
sc;siv. s S.on Iuga, 90
un and ssv I'M, ~ l"., o,s.om +, or ;ud; ,so
ence and eeoIrc,. ''1'"'
NorE.-The distance in direct line from LAKE
Michigan 10 the mon b Of the Columbia river on
the Pacific, is two thousand one hundred and
sixty miles,-making from New York TO- the Pa.
n and