The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-04-02

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extend % them greater advantages N this
respect. ana Nhase infusnre night Tend
tie TER sOry firm yoa. Ny disposition
has bern 70 LEI them 20 theTe nd govern
themselves. That i business Cor which
they seen In have native instinct. thai
marks their origin. Lei them 20 there
and settle The country. and then gradual
IL, and viii great judgment and caution,
extend our Laws over them, A. il nay BE-
come Necessary; for here Is tie most DE-.
lieate ana critical point in the HhUle If
fair.
The other cnurse that lsy open 70 rs
was that painted out in the bill Of ls43,
which provided fnr the Praesieal assertion
0f our rights in The territory, and The ex.
ercise Of aur sovereignty there 10 q Ger.
tain extent. BY the passage Of eerhin &c.
neral laws. ] ihoughI This eourse net O.
be he and proper one. j saw very plain
y what would lie The consequence and,
indeed, il re4niEes but liide reflection %
perceive this. To extend our settlements
in 0regan, in conformity with The prosi.
sions Of that bill. would he inconsistent
with the terms of the convention, and
would speedily bring Us either to negoli-
alton ar IN war. | anticipated that the
result wnHld be negotiation. Aud what
then! Negotiation must end either in
compromise or war. ! ncter cnnlI be-
lieve in any other result. Ialso saw that
If we compromised. il must be on the pa.
rallrl of 40. The past history Of The
whole matter decided that: and. besides.
as 40 was the boundary on this eide the
mountains, most people would think il
reasonable and natural il should be The
boundary on the other side.
But would 60 neither for notice Bnr
compromise. so long rs we could persevere
in uhat | conceived to be the true Amfri-
can policy. Hence ] did resist the bill
Of 1913, in common with many able men
in both Houses. II passed here by an
equivocal majority of one vote. lihe SEN
aiOr voting under instructions in the affir-
native. but il was lost in the other Houss.
Since then The proposition for notice has
been repeated, with view 10 taking pos
session of the whole country. And 80
now we are where we area position
which all''oughl TO have foreseen--where
we must compromise or fight.
| say. then, il there is any responsible
ity attached 10 the circumstances in which
| find myself, | stand acquitted from any
participation in il. The responsibility
lies among my friends on the right.
doubt moi they acted patriotcally. but i'm
paiienlly-in obedience to the Impotence
Of their people. They have suffered
10 be pushed into their pre-
sent position without due reflection.
Now. being brought 10 the alternative
by circumstances over which have no
control, | 60 for compromise aud against
war. But in this course | am actuaied
by no nnmanly fear of consequences. |
know that, nnder the existing size Of the
world, wars are sometimes necessary |:
the utmost regard for justice and equity
cannot always prevent them. And when
war must he mt. | shall be among the
last to finch: ] may appeal TO my past
history III support Of this assertion. Bun
| am averse from going T. war on this
question, for tile reasons | have given.
But mol for these only: have sill high
er reasons. Although wars may at times
he necessary, yet peace is positive good
and war is positive evil I; and cling 10
pcace SD long as il can be preserved con-
sislently with the national safety and ho-
nor; and am against war so long as il
can be avoided without a sacrifice Of Ell
Their. am opposed 10 war in this case,
because neither Of 4 csc exigencies ex-
ist: il may be. as ! conceive. avoided
without sacrificing either the national ho-
nor or the national safety. But If these
dangers did exist, tn a cer'ain extent, war
is sui highly inexpedienl; because our
rights in Oregon Can be sustained with
more than an equal chance Of success
without war than with it. This is great
and welghty reason against war. lie
who gnes so stou,ly to wal for "alI, Of
Oregon or none," may possibly come
gu. Of it with none" | coaeede to my
coun,rymen the possession of all The
bravery. patriotism. and intelligence which
can he claimed for them, but we shall go
into Ibis ronlest with great disadvantages
on our side. As long as Great Britain
has large force in the eat, and is mis-
lress of the sea, she can carry on the
war at much less expense.
There IS another reason why ! am OPP
passed tn il: the war would s0ou cease To
be for Oregon; the struggle would be for
empire, and il would be between The great
est Power in Europe on the one side. and
the creates, and aost growing and spirit
ed perp,s of the West on the other. IL
would be pressed OIL upon both sides with
Ill the force. vigor, energy, and perseve-
rance Of Two grea, and brave paiions +:
each would strike the ether in the most
vulnerable point, aid the blows would be
tremendous Amidst the uDroar of snch