Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-07-02
mn. aAwYEa,s SPEECH.

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u which pronounced il ii order for gentleman.
III IN COMMITTEE Of tie Whole on the state Of the
~ LaipG, 10 discuss almost any subject he liked.
= observed that bis principal object ID rising had
= been t6 eet himself right in relation 10 matters
ii and things in general.
II The President al fhe commencement Of the
III present session, had told The House. In bis FIX
II ren1iyc message, that we were justly entitled to
81 ue whole Of Ongsn and said that this had
Il leta shown in the correspondence Of Mr. See
~ rotary BgcHkSAs by '.iueiragabie Facts and ar
II uiaan;sv Mr.. s. had carefully read the ar
NJ gHYnsnt raserfed 70 By The President, land
Il Which accompanied bis message and had be-
n csnsn ftiig conyinccdby il that orr title 70 "the
4 whole of Oregon up 70 jt9 40 was ''the best
ii IN tie world He had thereupon set about
N 10 convince his constituents that such was The
b fact for menibers were very apt TO wish that
q tsseir constituents should go with them. He
Il hal used his own best efforts, and had ayaied
himself Of such other help as he could attain,
4 70 brig his people lully up TO the belief that
the entire Territory Of Oregon was rghtiully
our own and he fully succeeded. In every
Il pabc meeting held in his district, the people
passed resolutions applauding the sentiments
3 expressed in the Presidents message, and the
course Of those patriotic members OF Congress
4 who made speeches TO demonstrate 20 the
world that Oregon was ours, every inch OF 1t
II and thai we would have IL up TO 54o 4V.-
they had plenty 10 go upon: for some of his
. friends on that floor had made most valiant
/ speeehes indeed They had, in their speeches.
met the British lion in our path, aud had set
\ the A mercan eagle 10 pouncing upon hiIn and
n sticking her ialons in his nose It'll his blood
sspouted like whale" 1t was refreshing 10
h hear. Well, we had gone on at these rates,
displaying our yalor and or patriotism III ma
king the most direct assaults upon Great Brl.
tain az the most grasping, unjust. corrupt Gov
eminent under Heaven; and all who refused
to hold the same language were held up 10 de-
rsien and scorn. In their speeches, these val
orous gentlemen referred, very triumphantly,
10 the arguments Of Mr.. BucHANAN, as dem
onstrating 10 the whole world that our right
to the whole Of Oregon was clear end unques
tona1le.
There was another class Of gentlemen in the
House who went as strenuously for the latl-
tlde of 400: short 0fthat line they never would
surrender an inch. This was the fixed resolu-
ton Of bis friend from Virginia, and Ii. friend
itom South Carolina, and of the Wing party
generally Some ofhis Wing friends made
speeches as ultra as those Of the gentlemen on
the other side for "lhe whole Of Oregon."-
Some Of the Senators too, made very valiant
speeches To the same tune. He might refer
here more especially 10 speech made by one
OF the Senators, called BEHToN, some years
since in which il was demonstrated that our
tile was better than that any other nation
Then thers was noble gentleman irora Texas
who made a most vaorous speech indeed in ia
vor of the whole of Oregon up TO $40 DO
But how stood the question Row
A voice "Oh. now, yon are IN trouble"
Yes, said Mr.. s., we are IN trouble, a
langh but ii is my settled opinion that many
Of those who are now so much derided in this
House for sticking to their integrity viii occu-
ply very enyiable positions hereafter positions
which lnay possibly be desired in vain by those
who now are willing TO settle the controversy
BY takinga line even below 400.
Mr. s. stood now where he had always
stood on this subject and his object in troub-
ling tho committee al this time was as he had
said, to Justify himself in the course he had
,aursued. No president OF his choice or party
Of his choice should ever lead him on a ques-
ton where his duty was concerned, or seal his
lips. fIe cared not lg for the result he ask
ed the good viii Of no man. and never should
seek il, otherwise than BY an honest, indepen-
dent course Of action.
Mir s. had founded his opinions in this mat
ter OF Oregon upon these facts: At the Con
ventun held at Baltimore, the political party
10 which he belonged, and TO which he was
hound, and ever should hold himself bound by
ties which nothing could cut IN sunder, dele
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