Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-04-21

one Of necessity, and be takenlup by the people
to avoid the dangers OF war. To avoid those
dangers, we must often confront them. 1t would
increase danger TO leave the question TO the infiu-
ence of existing circumstances. II might be
well imagined that feelings Of envy and hostility
would be excited among The people in Oregon BY
The warm appeals which welc made IN that hall
Itwould moi appear strange 10 him il, leaving this
question open 10 popular excitement, they should
hear, on their return TO Congress, accounts oil
bloodshed and violence. Tales OF outrage, VIC
lence and wrong would be propagaled in either
country, and certainly be followed by war. 10
continue the convention, was only putting oil
danger for day. 1t could not last; il was map
pcahle 10 the present state of things, although
wise when made. English laws were operating
on the citizens OF the United States, and instead
Of their being calculated 10 control and paciiy
them, il was rather provoca,ion 10 outbreak ana
irritation and tending TO violence instead oil peace.
II was source of anger and disturbance, ana
there could be no government there; and leaving
il 50 would make il worse. He (Mr. u was
therefore in favor OF The notice, and had confidence
in the President OF the U. s., whose business II
was to look to The interests of The country, and
take care of It's peace. He had told them IN his
message, il was his seuled purpose 10 preserv!,e,
peace between the two countries and that ne sun
! cherished The hope of an amicasle Adjustment
/ Il could MOI be the President contemplated war
i in Recommending The notice for, had such been me
| case he would necessarily have accompanied !
I BY recommendations OF preparatory measures
| Whatever differences OF danger might be derived
! from the language Of The President, 10 me mias'
of all the apprehensions OF the country, they "a"
I the administration sitting in all lhe security aaa
! serenity of profound peace. There was tneh an
inference on The part ofihe Executive that Trend
4 10 nlacS and q amiCdDlS
settlement made; and il was in answer 10 ms can
upon The Senate 10 strengthen his hands Ter mat
purpose, that he (Mr CO was prepared 10 vote
for The notice. Tie danger Of war, alter The Ter
mnaon Of the convention, would prove sum
Glen, to influence the two nations. ltcuehl loa 90
so; and they w0nld e less or more than men u
they could moi feel The gravity and Importance oi
the issue in which the whole world was 10 snare.
lfthey could not settle the question:, u WOMB oe
ierogaliun from, The wisdom and humanity OIL Inc
age. He, (Mr CO. in giving ibis notice, looked
forward 10 il with confidence as means OF peace,
as the bes. means 10 be found under present CT
cumsarces; and although there might oe some
danger in il, YET il was less Than that 10 DC aPpre
hendel from olher quarters. Lei them, then, like
ireemcn, like true men, give the notice as The oes
preservation Of peace, and being acluated 10 DO
ing SO by good and pure motives, hey could tnen
abide The consequences. Ii II was not Seltieo,
whose fault would il be! Lei The President look
well 10 his responsibility. II he dues hol TO az
his dniy for the preservation VI the peace OF ne
country, or By ar &c. ui omission &c COMMISSION
plunge il iG,o war. Let him be prepared show,
that il war comes that he offered al! iair terms .or
settlement OF The question. NO party pforre,
no Baltimore resoulna would excuse him !! he
neglected his dnly lc his coua,ry. He knows H..
whole history of The mailer; lie knows what had
been done in pas, times. Saces and statesmen
had ma rked ont the way fof hm-ali was before
him. There was way TO peace and way 10
war. Lei him choose on his own responsibility
LIE, him ask himself what is The value oil tho ter
riory in dispute, aud what were the consequer ces
oil war.
Each party was great and powerful. The u.
States was great moral and physical energy,
with spirit competent 10 enploy II to the Jules;
extent OF England il had been proudly said,
that The sun ne.er sets on her doniniuns. OF
:hal war, the same nigh. be said. On 'hai war
The sun would never SET Each hour Of The Iwen
ty-four would ind the parties holly engaged
Then what would be The debt thus ncnrred!-
Was NOT that 10 be thought OH On the ohtr
hand, Ter them look a, The wonders and progress
ol human prosperity in The United states. Lit
lie more than Two centuries had passed SINCE me
frs, feeble hands Of their ioreahers were sirus-
Cling for existence. Now the child had been
of ireemen in that land. That sought 10 De
achieved to-day by aims, would Tomorrow De
their national inheritance. They were The great
6rst-born oflhe continent 10 The full confidence
OF the power Of The United States, he smiled WIN
contempt al all the petty schemes OF European
ambition. Nature and their own natural grown
was doing every thing for them without az
erosion, without awakening the Just jealousy Oh
any other nation-lhey were destined 10 achie'e
cunouesls such as the Roman lecIcns never di',
and never could achieve. Why then pluck green
trui,. Thai tomorrow would fail ripe into their
hands7 He spoke OF all this as pait OF The e!e-
mepls of that conquering character which ne
ascribed TO his country yioiaiing no right
preserving their sacred Union-and all The
rest was certain. From their lineage was 10
descend race welding a scepIre OF I'M
perial power such as The hand Of Europeans
never grasped. Il could not be doubted that The
President would look at the whole mailer IN a
spirit worthy 0! his station. There was IN me
Office itself, in his Judgment, means oil purih-
cation by which man, whatever The medium Of
his elevation. became as il were new moral
being. Would he moi, then, see the value OF
peace on one hand, and the value Of Oregon on
The olher? And would ne not be proud, that, in
The great destiny Of this people, Providence ard
his country have placed him as leader IN pof-
lion of that march which with giants step they
were performing2 Was il, then, likely that ne
would out OF this notice creaie & cause oil War!-
He tell no envy, no flea! Ct any oil The nations OF
Europe Looking TO the future, who could en-.
terrain the apprehension that the progress Of The
United States could be retarded by European ma
!onsl He, (Mr. CD therefore, could not help
entertaining these views, being surprised at The
lugnbriou. rclrospec,ion INDUCED in by The Sena-
Tor from New York Mr. DcknscE1 with re-
spec, 10 the negotiations Of Ibis country with
England. He (M-. CO. read the history OF The
nast differently So far rom seeing anything 10
excite regret, he saw everything 10 awaken re-
ioicing. They had given mp, il was alleged,
barren hill or frozen valley. But just lei them
ask where The boundary OF their possessions wasl
Why, il was so far removed that they could no:
find il. He believed it was just where they chose
10 place it. II they had met with losses, they
Nigh, say with The marshal Of Napoleon, in re.
p!y 10 The EmperuI's remark, that when ne and
The marshal were lieLtenan,s, promotions were
no, SO frequent as they had come 10 be. "True,
true" said the marshall "but, ah you have
made up famoasly for it since" 1t vas said that
compromise would disgrace the country. He
regretted 10 hear such term thus employed -
II that we're true, need he remind gentlemen that
Jefferson, Monroe, Adams, Gallatin, Clay, &c.
neral Jackson, had all ''disgraced" their country.
He then proceeded TO reply 10 the objections urged
agains, The form oilhe notice submitted hy him. II
left The President entirely unembarrassed by any
advice or instructions, which, indeed, could not
be imposed upon him, In his opinion, it wonld
require very strong case indeed, 10 authorize
aoy such interference with the course OF The Ad-
mnislraion In The present case he saw no
necessity for that-ncns. He (Mr. CO. did 10,
exactly understand the Senator from Texas Mr..
Hous,oh] in saying tina, he preferred "naked
notice" 10 any one implying The language OF apo
logy and submission 10 England.
Mr.. Houston did not refer TO the provlsc con-
tanned in the resolution submitted by ths Senator.
It was general remark.
MIR. Cri,,endeI could assure The gentleman, on
his return 10 his former brotherhood; ne would
find no such feeling as that OF crouch'ng suo'Els,
sion 10 England. But he (AIr. c. appTehcnded
that The whole difficulty in this negotiation was,
whether Mar. Pakenbamor MIR. Buchanan should
speak the FIRST word. He was confident that
both countries had too much intelligence !" 60 10
war in such case; and after some eloquent re-
LIB. a. IN IN. dn,v and mutual interest Of both