Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-02-27
OREGON AND THE TARIFF.

wears noi n prophet ot I tc sou q. a. ,,yO-
p'ict. ~. We NJ. iaClincd To- TO- our friends
of The why pres., AMI most particular, Of the
Ri,ntnm | Whis. a little lesson of the asst
~ or readers hav. seen. NOR. than a year
syss even bciorc NJ. Folks inaugural adloss
wss delivered, We expressed our decided opin-
ION IN favor cf our claim TO Oregon. For ~
doing so,ne of our friends were angry with us,
and IN. Richmond Wing took Va 10 task for
-. in term, more harsh than courteous. We
followed, however, h seyen tenor of our wsy.
which way. we believe, is travelled by more
than ono half the Wing PARTY now. Thcyhave
secn thsta grand plot was laid By the party
IN power 70 cn,rp them. anl plunge the
country. not into war, but into distress and all
the Other coacomitonts Of low ,Suir.
The first step was To illuminate from the
rnstrum the declaration, that our title To Ore
gon was indisputoble. As they intended and
expected. the first impulse under which the
wings acted anil spoke. was the fear of war,
and they denounced Mt. Polk, and. in a inca.
sure resisted his prc,ensions, 80 strongly aud
strangely urged.
But the administration had no design Of.
standing the brun, of a battle. The very first
step was, therefore. TO procure an anti Oregon.
nn,i-tariG minister 20 England. who would
smooth the way 20 a concession OF Oregon.
Zoe the sake Of u repeal Of the tariff OF 1912.
NJ. Calhoun. Mr.. M'Dufie. Mr.. Fillmore, Mr..
Pickcns. Mr.. Woodbury.. and Mr.. Hamilton,
wcrc ~rccs s~sive,y Offered the mission, but
declined IL. ltDppcar,l 10 us to- plain 10 BE-
mistaken. that it was the design OF the Al.
ministra,ion, 10 p'oiose to Englsnd, that
she should r~clinqui,h Oregon, or enough
of II TO satisfy the people OF this county, and
IN return. this oouairy would 80 reduce our
duties upon English fabrics. as tn enable man-
ufaotufcr- abroad 10 compctc Successfully with
our own country.
10 show that we dill assert il,a, such would
b. ,he course of the party in powef, we copy
extract. from articles written by u as early os
May last. end publ shed, together with the
ground on which we brscd our opinion
Frora the Daily 7incs, May II, Is.
Whes, with the sentiments of ,hcse South
Carolina gentlemen We connect their devotion
10 ffce-trale or 4 revenue tariff" = consum- I
nation SD dear To England, the offer OF a mis- :
sion to them secms doubly suspicious. Their !
objcc, has long been TO sccur' the admission :
oi British goods on easy terms. IN exchange !
for their cotton. They are chiefly known Nv :
thcir hostility for protection. Snrcly, Of al
men. they should b. the last selected ior such
q mission. n The course OF ous 0v,e'or~vp,
With Eugtaut h to bc prompt. energetic, ot
IN any crcui. hostile. Far H. IL iom us TO
wish for war BIT i( the former professions
oi he party in power have brought lhcm into
a lff-.- - II. -. 80 -N
s%acriiicc OF ou' rights or our interests to Great
Britain.
From Tie Dsiy Tircs, Nav Is, l3.
let IL not be ~iorgoucn that Oregon is otFs5 I
snh that trading a repeal IF TIC Tariff ot anvil
other concession 10 England for 1t, i. either
,ncsehery or cowarlicc. let those " no would
buy psacc In the possession al our rights be
ware; even the peace society does not goquite
,ihRtJn.
Fum n, Daily Tines. May ~, rs.
We ask Wings To consider whether plitiot- |
,sm NAV no, require a more promp, assertion
OF our sights than heretofore seemed necsssa
~. We appeal Ia Wings, because we have
not The heart to look Tor vigor and energy in
che sdm~inisEaiion. The clsmor OF the party
an power about Oregon has been a mere piece
a alap.traR full oi sound and fury, signify
ing nothing" How long will i, be ere Polk
VIII sentme 10 grapplc with England When
shall we nee a Cabinet, which was born in a
temPestoi wordy threats against g treat Britain,
dare To GsUlrOnt that power with the plain
Rnd sinsple alternative, "acknowiedgc our
rights or let the issue b. left io the God OF.
batde-9' Some unworthy concession, some
ruinous bargain. or some huIniliatiug sacrifice
(sucb rs that Of the Tariff is more likely to
happen.
Who now, in his senses, doubts bat that
the bargain is as we predicted, about being
c-oDsummated. Look al til. publication OF
the Report Of Secretary Walker, by the En-
glish House Of Lords. When was any such
thing done bcfosel What docs IL show why
chat England wants QUE TsriiI repealed, 10 ga
yor ber workshops. and " willing to ccnccde
Oregon 10 gam IL. Why docs England desire
ihis9 Because Tint reduction would throw
Us lack again into a state 81 real ,assalBpe
anil coso"ial dependence upon England.
Every line Of Our last in,cliirs, cs IRON,
l@lgiand Shove that, what We predicted wmrld
DC, has heen. VIZ That The party in powsi
los entered into an agreement with thu En-
giisb ministry. that il the latter would We'll.
them Oregon ~undisurbed. the Tariff should ~
Tsiaced NJ - TO admit into this county. ,ht
manufactures Of Englaad 10 the min Of on
own.
TRANSPORTATION.
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