New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-01-10
Pence or War.

Never aimee the revelation made In the Presioen'
Me..sge of the fact, studiousiy concealed and IN
a.ad ,o.velv denied up TO that time, that Messrs'
OIL. ,na buchanan had offered to divide Oregon
,.h Great britain on the 49h parallel OF North lat
i,ude have we apprehended The occurrence oi '. al
with regard TO our North Western Boundary The
thing plainly cannot be, without enormous WICKED
ness coupled with amazing stupidity ON one eide or
The other Should our Government, after making
this offer. say 1--WE will extend our jurisdiction
,ve, MI Oregon az we have claimed ii, and take
nossessiop of il even at the point OF the oayone'
,be impartial Judgment Of the civilized w or!d'
the Public Conscience even OF our own Coun-
~, x,iIl NO condemn us that no party connected
Nth sucb course can stand. But, on the other
hand should our Government extend its Jurisdiction
merely over our own People in Oregon, including
all who choose to acknowledge our sway, we do not
see how Great Britain reasonably resist or COM
plsin. We have perfect right to give the year
notice of intention to terminate the present arrange
ment we have right TO establish line Oh ioi'7 vi
the route hence to Oregon; 10 station DRAGONS Oh
thar roote &c &c. There is nothing justly offensive
i, all this and we are assured that the temper oil the
prirsb Ministry is such that no offence will DC taken
Ie, the intelligent reader continually bear these
truths in mind and he will not be likely TO be fright
ened from his propriety by gassy speeches In Con-
eress which almost always mean the Presidency or
something of the sort, however they may appear to
threaten War.
The general sentiment among the Wings at
Washington appears 10 counsel this course-Leave
Mr.. Polk perfectly free 10 do whatever he shall
think best, with regard TO the time and manner oil
terminating the Joint Occupancy. If he chooses TO
pursue offensive measures it shall not be said that
the Wings leagued with small section of his sup
porters to tbwart him. We can approve this course
only on the presumption that is the one best cal
cuated TO avert the calamities Of War. The fire,
eating portion of the Loco Foco party is much like
the blusterer who cries out Hold me. hold me !
or ehal do something dreadful" They want 10
be held, 80 that they can turn round and boast of
the valorous deeds they aConid hare done, II the
Bank Panic, Hartford Convention Federalists hadn't
leagued with the Nullitiers to prevent them The
Wings seem resolved OF to be used in this way
but to let those who have the power take the re-
sponsibility. We have belief that this course
will lead to War unless by laundering miscacula-
ton on the part of rulers TO the extent of The
forbearance of the British Ministry. Ifthey, having
full swing, shall involve the Country in War for the
small strip of territory really in dispute in Oregon,
no language can too severely execrate their de-
pravity and folly. But they will do no such thing.
When they find that the course Of the Wings in
Congress leaves them no chance for making party
capital. They will stop demagogueing and endeav-
or to act nationally.