Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-03-19
We are obliged to Capt Smith Of the
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WASHINGTON.


Oregon-The Tariif-1he u S Judgeship.
Ii has of been said and The visitor, who
wanders through its long extended streets,
will soon discover, tina, Washington is a
"ci,y of splendid distances" The plan
is magnificent and traly worthy of the
mind of Gen. WASHINGTON, who, &C
cording TO an acl of Congress, laid il out.
The location is beautiful, commanding
and OH The banks of noble river. The
streets are from 90 10 100 feet in width,
and their length, 10 the wearied traveller.
almost without end. The public buildings
are scattered over different portions of an
area Of IA miles in circuit. which com.
prises The limits Of the city. Gen. WASH
INGToN seemed 10 have made "m future"
his polar star and he failed not 10 av out,
a! least, the basis of metropolis worthy
OF great, free and enlig htened people
| advise every one who visits it, whether
on business or pleasure, to be provided
with $500 per diem aud then he may
enjoy himself comfortably. am inform
ed that the population and improvements
of our seat of government are increasing
quite rapidly.
As national subjects may prove accepta-
BILE to many of your readers | will leave
other matters and turn To them. There
is crisis in the political world ., lie
present time. Oregon and The Tariff are
themes of exciting interest. Territorial
affairs seem not 10 engage the attention of
our legislators while there is the slightest
chance of their making any thing for
Buncombe ont of the Oregon question:
| apprehend that great soicitude is fell
among you in relation to this absorbing
topic. think can safely say there ,cu
be no 1Car. While was at the seat Of
government observed lille or no excite.
ment and heard but few, if any, express
apprehensions of collision with Great
Britain. The House resolved by large
vote TO give the Notice required in the
Convention of 1918 which notice the
panc.men say, will cause disturbance
What, the notice! Why that was an ex-
pressed stipulation. and the terms of the
convention could moi be fully carried out
without giving nolice-for il is not 10 be
supposed thai The joinroccupancv was to
be perpetual. And will England declare
war because the United States do tina,
which was expressly intended one of the
contracting parties should do? Certainly
not.
During my visit the Senate was, and
still is, in calm deliberation of ibis impor.
tant subject. A Senator occupied the
floor each, and, sometimes, two days and
generally discussed the question in a
dignlhed manner--always saving Mr.
Allen. who strobe the war horse and hurl-
ed darts of dc fiance at the British lion.-
Poor Allen! He was like a school boy
foaming and boasling among his fellows,
while The antagonist is far distant The
Senate has been engaged abou, two eeks
on this subject and but six or eight Sena.
tors have spoken and several OF these not
the most distinguished. Of course all
must be heard. So you perceive they
are very deliberate. This subject in my
view is far from belligereu,. Il is obvl-
Gus that, during the early part Of the pre-
sent session, war-speeches were made in
Congress simply Tor nolorieiy or popula-
rity; but now. seeing that such war
breathing Bombastes-furioso harangues
were not palatable, they are quite rare
1t is also obvious that none but indiscreet,
hot-headed Ioaferish persons. who have
nothing to lose. wish for war. The
diplomatists of both countries seem TO be
slrainlng every nerve 10 maintain peace,
honorabiy, and, no doubt, they will al last
succeed. The late advees by the Cam.
bria are decidedly pacific and must give
great satisfaction 10 every lover Of his
country, Of good order, of religion and
prosperity.
There is another subject connected with
the Oregon question that will be far from
acceptable to the great wing party and to
many of the democracy. /, is. tha, Inc
Tariff is TO be sacrificed and (perhaps) for
Oregon. Al least, the opinion seems pref.
~ general; and should no, be surprised
if such should prove to be The case. One
thing is certain: Secretary Walker aud
the Committee Of Wa,s and Means. as
sisted by divers official characters from
dlfTeren, sections Of the Union, have pre-
pared Tariff Bill for revenue alone and
wiihou. protective feature in it. This. /
opine, will so please John Bull that he
will yield his claim to Oregon. Oregon
is no, very valuable at present, but in ten
years may be and much as | should regret
to see England's flag floating there. sill,
be it go, rather than the Tariff, the source