The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-02-11
ne tone 81 the BritIsh 80.

There probably never has been period
in the history q onr country when iuislli-
gsnce ftvm England was anticipated with
such intense interest by the people of che
United States, as that recently furnished BY
he Hibornia. No sOOnerdid L reach our
ports, and the fles Of foreiga Journals ez.
amined, than Il was heralded firth, scatter.
"a upon every breeIe that the tone Of the
British press was cOncillatory, the intelli'
.aencs PACIFIC. Let the people Ofthe
United States be not deceived BY these rep
RESERVATIONS, let them not judge Of the sPir.
Il of the British press until they have eau
tiousIy weighed al Of the FACTs. Its true
they have betrayed NO extraordinary excite.
ment-given vent q no suddeR passiOn
either Of alarm Or auger--yet they have
disputed the Claims Of the United States to
Oregon a. set iorth in Tie Presidents Mes
sage. aud 10 A DECIDED TONE maintained
and defended the claim, &c Great Bsitain..
Upon this question there seems to have
been pre.arranged cOucert Of aciion
amOng the British journals. The same
spirit pervades the whole. Such Is British
policy using language the mast mid, and
thus luIIing into supposed security is atver.
saries, while it Is really Grging lhunder
bolts for their destruction. But let us ex-
anime the SENTIMENTS which they have 50
arfully clothed in judiciOusly selected
words.
First, the London Tines, the head and
front Of the British pressalith" mist pow.
er(uI iournaI in England, abiding to thai
portion Of the Presidents message relative
to Oregon, and declaring it conveys mo- new
information respecting the policy of this
government &C., uses the following Ian.
guagc: ut (the Message) need net any
ment the terrOrs Of the European a.armists,
and it CERTAINLY WILL NOT CHANGE THE
RESOLVES, on ADD To THE PREPARATIONS
OF THE BRITIsH CABINET. lT IS AL
READY RESOLVED AND PREPARED |" Can
the sentiment conveyed in this sentence, bp
considered Of cUnci,iatOry nature Anc
yet the article in the Tines because in an
other passage Il deprecales The "mons'rDus'
consequences Of war, is seized up"n al
heraded forth to prove that the tome If the
British press is "pacitic." How apt are
the prOmptings Of hOpe to de.ule and de-
lceive the human mind! n
In an article Of date few days later
we have the following declaration from the
: same source" We think II must he tOler-
ably clear to the generality Of unPrejuliced
minds that, on grounds Of positive right the
American Republic CANNOT claim the Or.
egjn Territory; and We think it is equally
clear that the matter CANNOT be determined
AT ALL on the grounds Vi aI'stract right"
Alter enforcing the above postum at sOm,'
length, the following conclusion Is arrived
at. Read and reflect
f ''The joint occupation Of the Oregon by
British and American settlers is No longer
Judged eXpedient. Partition IL recOulnlcll.
ded and desired. On what principles o,Ighl
. that partition to be made Evidently on
, those Of equal benefit and advantage. In
our view Of the question, the Americans,
haUiNg no erclusine right Of sovereignty
cGnROt tredt our fe!sOC.su1ieCis a: mere len.
n,Hus.Gt.uW nor driUe lhsm to wh1.eUcy
corner of the Oregon they choose, al the
same lnIe claiming tlr themselves great
credit TOR Eorbearance. They hare boh an
equal right 10 The disputed territry--u
right arising from OccupaliOu nearly iden-
tica. in time and sim.ar in pprPose."
The writer then in alludiTg to an adjust.
mtnS of the conflicting ai,t Is declares that
care should be taken that British settler.
should have the q grsH Ua9r privilege of
The COlun6ia and AGrbOr al b mouth ~
Can the American people oven entertain
Gor = moment proposition Glowing anoth.
er nation the free navigaiiOl of tie waters I
Already have they twice feested q prom.
sitiOn which If carried inlOslsct wUu!d be
attended with Consequences 90 injurious
to their rights, yet il Is sain asserted 10
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