Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-02-19

forward, aud threatens 10 enforce, TINS government
lis 10 barter away, for temporary security, some
great national interest like the I0nli u Woulu NC
her olcy, both for profit and pride, 1t such a pro-
lection is held out to the system OF PREPARATION TO
no on until she finally subjugacd ard controlled
! every branch of domestic industry and enterprise
throughout the land-and this effort, now, IS but
the beginning of the disastrous end which Is to
follow. The concession OF the Tarllt will be but
the forerunncr of other demands, which must, even
tualiy, lead 10 n war; IN which we shall be found
with parayzcd resources, broken spirit, ana a
docayed public credit ne billing ana cooiug OF
The official paper here with the British press, tells,
too plainly to be misunderstood, the arrangement
that is now progrcssing and the day is not far dis
taut when the result will be difficulty proclaimed.
Peace is certain; but it will be bought as was the
Last Presidential election by The influence of Great
Britain ut a cost, too, which will spread desolatlon
throughout the Union.
There is a combination btircea i6e British minus
| iry and The .4m0icGn Ca6iaci, sanctioned Jy IN.
Polk, to destroy the protective policy -ond II VIII
| be accomplished within the next ninety days
Hence, all this stage trickory about Oregon winch
was only manufactured as the preioXt to accom-
plish this main object and result. 1t viii not be
! long beuIe the prediction Is verified. rms plot
by which our national interests are to be sacrificed,
was foreshadowed, in the article of the Times,
which informed the American people that England
was willing to be pacific in regard to Oregon, If
they would be us yielding, IN regard to the FARM
Mr.. Polk has responded uiliruialNGiy- the
forms only remain to be completed, in order 10
make this unho'y and diShoaordbc di,juce the law
Of the land.
If this iniquitous project shall succeed, then the
country VIII hold the administration responsible for
unnecessarily sacIifcing he cause Of projections
Aye, unnecessarily entirely So We point to The
unqualified offer of Great Britain 10 settle the whole
question now, by arbitration. Remember it, ye
people: and if the day shlil come when your rights
are sacrificed to appeasc what the locolcco party
has so long sligmatzed as the graspiug and wnioun-
ded claims Of Great Britain charge The crime home
to locofocoisn. But what if this project shall not
succeed? What if two thirds of the Senate can
not be forced to such bargainf mig, hca, Pok
has rejected fir proposal of arbitration, and there
will be no course left but for him to back out from
his position, or rush into war.
This correspondence, it should be remembered,
was sent to Congress just previous to the vote Of
the House the resolution of notice; it renders
peaceful decision of the question next to impossi-
BILE, eTccpt is By sacrificing the I'aiG 10 The Brit
ish. Under these circumstances, many members
voted against the notice, who are nevertheless as
jealous for all our rights in Oregon and would as
firmly repol every aggression from Great Britain,
as the more noisy advocates of notice. Among
those members were the three Wings from Yer
mont