Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-02-26

thence to point on. the coast, south of
the mouth Of Frazer's river, at the par
-allel of 40 degrees, and from thence ia
that parallel to The Rocky Mountains.
giving III He United States all SOU h, aud
to Great Britain all north, of that parallel.
This proposition comedies 10 G Britain
an equivalent for the navigation OF tn e
Columbia river, and would make the ba-
sis of nd justment substantially what has
been repeatedly offered by our Govern.
men,. desire 10 thank the honorable
member, no, only for his able'speech, but
for his truly statesmanIike proposition. 4
'Conceivedin d spirit Of moderation and
equity-proffering TO Great Britain the
olive-branch, and securing 10 the Repub-
l:c all that isiimportaht or'essentiat inSihe
territory Of Oregon, we should acquire,
by such an arrangement, nearly adj the
country drained by the waters ofthe Co.
lumbia river, and, in Port Discovery,
Admiralty Inlet, Hood's Canal, aud Pu.
gets Sound, series # harburs more
magnificent ,htn any It er ~ the ives :
tern world. do not lnSIsi, -towever that
we should advert 10 ATTY precise line, but,
w NOhtS b0S tuot az aulhOts0iibS TCCOtx1.
nendtug the notice, we should, in some
emphatic form, make Known 10 the Pres
ident the wish VI Congress that The CON-
troversy should be adjusted oalhe basis
OF ADJUST aud equilable colhpro,ptse, aud
then IN my 0p'Atoii, there would be an
end u the matter III one month. The
rtasol,s why cannot vote for the power
Of uolIce, unless it to Qualified, | must
posi- pone to subsequent part Ut my ar
gulneut. s, .-" "
Aud here, MIR. Chairman, permit me TO
say, thai, in my action OH the subject, |
intend 10 be governed BY no other con.
sidcralions llan SUCH as afpertain to the
subject itself. have beeli apprehensive
that this question OF Oregon might be.
come The mere football OF purity. |
have heard i, minated that there is a
good deal Of pUiaical chequer-playiue 20 %,
NY on in this matter, AMI thitT nit.u ct
high aspirations are making u stalking
Nurse oilhe subject to ride mo tie Pres
idency. will reiritin' from EXPRESSING
The feelings which such u suggestion Is
adapted 10 awaken iri every honest mind
and conten, myself with the expression
Of hope that there is yet enough of rec.
t,iuhc andot patriotfm lett III our pub!
lie cuunsefs to check mate, such detesta-
bic PURPOSES, il any such exist. Nor
can / consent tnatIthe dispute about or
egon shall be mlxcdup with the QUESTION
Of Texas. II any 0ne ,les,rts' q know
my opinion on tue Subject III Texts an.
ntx;,,Iun, refer them 10 the sentiments
OF my State, not only us made known 'by
the exercise Of the elective, frau chfse,
Dut IFS often declared 10 Cdngress BY res
oluiiots Of our general assembly, con!
ceved in the strongest terms ofopposi.
ton and repugnaIce one set u which
was submitted by my. colleague (Mr.i
RI :kweil) at the present session; or, ifI
ought 10 be more explcii,l am wiling
to declare that / regard the measure as
palpnble Violation OF the Constitution OF
the United States, more 50 than ANY 9TH.
or which has occurred since tile ufgani.
Ziil ion Ut the Government in 1852, and Isl,
besides, highly objectionable on other
grounds. But 1t is snid that it would be
light and jus, to Involve the country in
war with Great Britain, to the end that
peculiar calan'ities may be inflicted on
the South for what we 1T the North Cal
'-the Texas inquiry But will mot re-.
c0gliisc any such motive ufuciiuts Il am
n,,t prep rcd to say THAI the Southern
are much, it amy. more responsible for
this enormous wrong than the free States.
cunnot forget that, while tho free States
gaveH majority of no less than forty five
electoral votes in iavOfof Polk aud Tex.
ns, The sIuve-holdIng States gave II INA, 3.
jority Of only twenty votes. Besides. it
tire, hesolaIion, and the sword, are to t,e
carli led nunthe South ask, wha, is Ia
be done with those. States which opposed
Texas ANNEXATION What IS To be done
with Delaware, Mary land, North Caro-
Ina. ever glorious KehtucKy.i ard patri.
uiic and Undetermined Tennessee a.
What is to be- done with our gallant
friends in Georgia ana LOUISIANA, WIN.
under circumstances IF great difficulty,
stood by the Constitutions. ana we're at
las, overcome only by frauds, mbre stu.
penduus than We're ever before commit.
ted ~ this or amy Other ,umry! The
:r:nh is, that this projcct Vi Tex IS annex
alton WIS started by the lalr President
Tyler, IN turihrra,Ite Ut his ridiculous
ptcicnSioIs iO the PresId' ncy, (by r.-t.
tec tim,) AN IDEA which never utlHin,d "a
lDdguncni any wnere oui Of me frcsi.
denl,ai mansion. The ad.,.s,ugo.uos all
over The Country immediately IZcd no ID
the schelnc, and after practising IL.
while upon ;he credulmy and sii .llOw.
ness Of ITS author, welded it with sue.
cess IN prt,nI',:Ihg the election ut Presi-
dent Polk. Ii the slaveholdins pre.iilec-
lions OF the South are Responsible. in
some degree, for this wrong. lhold than
the spOlls grasplng pr"pelisIIIes of the
North are equally so; and therefore ]
will never cuil>eni to have the United
States inVhved in war under the idea
Ut lniltciing disasters on the former sec.
tion ot the country. lfany mnn is to be
invested with the powers Ut retribuiiOn,
in reference to lhis subject, be Gun hard
ly confine his labOrs to the South-be
will doub tIess take the circuit OF the
whole ULioD, scattering every where 10
the right and left, tiru-brandS, arrows,
and death;' and perhaps he may think
that equal and exact jusi ICE requires him
to reserve Il few bolts for Il certain party
at the North, who, from a mistaken sense
Of duly, threw away. at the late Presi-
Dental election, their voles on u third