The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-08-25
SOMERSET HERALD.
Tuesday, August %, 1916,
For The Herald.


Mr. Row.
"The more haste, the more speed. =
This homely adage has been woiully ex-
emplihed in the settlement of the Oregon
question: question wholly useless and
gratunous, got up in obedience 10 the die
tation Of the Baltimore Convention. But
the demagogues and war-dogs seized hold
oft as a beautiful theme for defamation,
and one by which war spirit could be
aroused in the country, and an agitation
keptu up, calculated 10 secure them in the
power they knew they had flehed from
the people by the most unblushlng false
hoods, put forth by their idols. The
speeches of the 81 4O's resounded in the
capito: 1.-THE whole of Oregon, they
proclaim, cor war; our title is clear and
unquestionable; the British dare not con-
tend with us; they dare not go TO
war with u.s." This was the cry Of the
demagogues in Congress, and the hire
ling presses Of the Executive. Ignorance
and impudence were their sole resources;
upon these they confidently relied, and
not one foot of Oregon would they relin-
quish; not they. But 10! and behold
Benton, cunning old Benton, well know
ing the extent to which ignorance and i'm
pudence could carry those war demo-
gogues towards the contest Of lS4S, col
lecled his artillery from undeniable cour-
ces, and wholly demolished the structure
they had erected, and brought them down
10 49o, with flea in their ear, and they
SUNK out Of the contest like dogs want
inc tail. And thus the Oregon bubble
burst, and they gladly accepted terms Of
settlement dictated by the British minis
ter. "Ohl what falling off was there,
Mr.. Polk" But the spirit Of havoc and
destruction still predominates with the
spoilers. The Wing Tariff has produ-
ced large surplus in the Treasury
This must be got rid of, that the people
NAV no longer feel or think Of the bles-
sings they enjoy from a Wing measure.
Texas is annexed, and sworn by the dem
agogues to be peaceably annexed; that no
war should grow out of it, but they feel
that their strength is increased by four
votes from fexas--all of the true
genuine black spirit. Texas, fine nar-
ket for glorious chance for old
Virginnv-hurrah for liberty! We are
true democrats, but the Treasury must be
emptied-Mexico is in default-instal-
ments unpaid-glorious chance for war!
The annexation resolutions left the boun-
dairy question open for peaeeable settle
L. h,t frb4
overrides right. We feel no restraint by
constitution or laws; we have leaped over
them both often, to give strength to our
party. A war with Mexico; come on
boys! We shall fix the boundary at the
point OF the swordl Twenty two mill
lions of spoils--worth conlending for!-
Stop at Corpus Christi abreaihing spell
now we feel our might-rush on the
Rio Grande-hurrah for California But
stop moment and consider. This war
will create an immense debt. Have you
no bowels Of compassion for poor Penn
sylvania! Ye war dogs, of the West in
particular. consider she has made canals
and railways to facilitate transportation. TO
hll up your great Valley with emigrants;
and for this she owes forty millions of dol
lars. which requires a million every SIX
months TO pay the interest; and you have
wrested from her the means of convert
ing the iron and coal of her mountains in
10 cash. by the repeal Of the Tariff. All
q hHmbug, you say. Curse Peunsylva-
mia and the fools, the white slaves they
send 10 Harrisburg TO rnle over them! Did
they not at last session ereresolve not to
receive any portion of the proceeds OF the
sale of the public lands, 10 assist them in
paving that INTEREST," This shows plain
IL that this debt they talk of is all hum
bug: and as for Polk and Dallas, they
would have these to rule over them, and
what more do they want! Hurrah fol
the black spirit, that now so gloriously
rules over our land. Five more negro
States in Texas and California, and then
the jg's up with poor Pennsylvania ant
the North; they can live on beach nests
and hemlcck tea. LOON & ANVIL