Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-01-28

the Indlan; and what IS, IN m1IoFitF OF
cases, deemed fair Consideration 70 rem
der deed satisfactory t. the department;
IN those cases where scrip IS Issued, VIA;
guards against imposition are thrown -
round the transfer of the same; and what
sum is generally estimated by the depart
ment satisfactory consideration Tor the
same; and what are the regulations for
the receipt Of said scrip IN payment Of
lands; how much If said scrip has been
) ct received and for what description Of
lands will the said scrip be received IN
payment, whether for lauIs subject d
private entry" for payment Of prescription
entries, Oh for any lands which have 10,
been offered at public sa,en
EXTRACTS PROM CHAs. J. INGERsoLL's
SPEECH ON THE OREGoS QUESrI0S.-in
defining his humhIs position On this Cues-
ton, he begged leave TO say TIA: be vas
neither for war Of aggression MIRA pe2ce
Of submission. He was not friendly %
tina; 'wiSe and mastery inactivity which
had been announced by highly 6lsiiu-
guished gentleman IN another branch Of
this capitol; nor had he Mr. ~ any lea
that we were TO wait one minute longer
than until our faith should 5e cleared b.
/ the termination Of the Joint 0ccuBancv-
/ But IN his opinion there was NJ occa-
/ sion for any fear Of war. There were a.
ready seven thousand settlers there, U5tl
American symPath.es, American arms.
aud American hearts lie had cluver>ei
with one IF ia s., now here, wlo uccom-
panied them, and who had put INTO als
| (Mr. Isl hands, the Memorial be had re-
Gently presented. That memOzial lad
/ been criticised, because, ike Clar,enagae
and most Of the BarUns o. R1nnymeCie.
two of the Vice Presidents had siEaed
with a cross. But this am1Inred % no
thing. TWAS no great cause OF Clsrespcci
that a man could not sign ais aame. tie
had known many Z eat men weO were Il,
good hands at chIgugraphy. The Feas1n
/ in the present case was 20 &c iOGu3 n She
want Of an original edIcalI1a. thew h2j
not been taught - write; but tlsy were
good and trae men, disposed @ adhere u
/ their country These seven tkou,zrf ct
\ tiers had bui.t village. WHICH coutalred
SIX or seven nils They raised gram,
potatoes, and ether means of subsistence.
They were living there IN peace and gul-
eineSS and, whlt wuS more, speaking o.
this matter OF war. they hal msre than =
I thousand good rifles With them. They
had a greater military iorce. ten tInes
told, than England hld or could have n
the Oregon territory; for, tha' >he eoali
90 TO Oregon by sea, Vet. u take troops
there by land, she must traverse 4 dt~tance
OF many thousand mi.eS, al IA expense.
and under difficulties. teo great 10 be en-
dured. Ii was question 81 Da~er; AMI.
as to that, the whole Paci6c argument -,
EIth Us. We had the power nox TO holl
the country, and Great Britain kns1 Il.
de dISclaimed al idea Of var. unless Il
was forced upon Us. The President. o,
the Senate, or both united, could no. make
war; aud as . member OF \ BODY whlrf
the Constitution had made n part Of ths
war-making power, be vas disposed :.
say, that war shall not cune ualsss TIA
war was necessary as vel a. just. N,
saw no necessity for war AT Ne hid \
10 was b let our women and Children .,
there, and without any as~l>tanre frorn an,
one, they w"uld t4ke p.s.sss,I % - N
country, as Daniel BaOa, K ger. Clarke
and other early pinueers had doae-n=
OF wonderful character, PECULIAR . m
American soil.
+ he, for one, should insist, as he observ
ed that the English newspaper IN Ne,
York had insisled-that II vas a "a,
anu not war measure. lie hat - arr,
r ed two years ago; and he should coa,iS.
50 10 argue until the very ruar o. The ca
non OF Great Britain convinced bin
the contrary. Great Britain VAS n,as 40,
To make war upon u OR any such cause
and he was delighted Ie see, so faras /
g had been able t. Judge. In al parts OF n
! House, though nutnber IL hiS Sou,hel
9 friends were opposed 10 any precioisa
action, YET q seemed t. HIM than. frosn Il
: East and West, the North aud the Ssa,
q there was one universal sentiment =,
VaIling here he would reserve - -,
sell the right, on snme prOper oerasio
i to address the House on the merits Of n
ct question. Bot be would say now. Il
Oregon was worth var. Lstusrcn,