Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-01-17

pat of Oregon to which our ti,lc was tonfcs.
, C liz strongest. Sill Mr. IA. believed that
our title was good zap la - deg 10. aud Mat
by the adoption of a wi,c aud prudent course
We might probably st the whole country up
u that line.
But. surprising This notice should fail to
accomplish the purpcss ot inducing Great
britain 10 make rs new offer To what would
/; lead7 To war; inevitably 10 war. And
the honorable gentleman from Pennsylvania
MIR. Z. J. ln.rrsllll ha1 Tar too much sasaCi-
{, not tu hr convinced that such result must
follow. What we've the circumstances in
which we are placed Suppose that Eng
hand, after receiving a notice like this. aC-
Compaiii-d too by circumstances which sccm-
81 10 give II a wArllke aspect. should b less
disposed TO nu amiCablc settlement than she
hud heretofore manifested herself IL b.. la
what circumstance, did we find ourselves "a
well in military a. in financial point of
View Were not many States of the Union
just recovering themselves from fiscal cinbar
raSSncu,s oiihc most oppressive kndl And
were they not stillin too weak aud pTCCari-
c.- condition 10 bear a present the burden
otIntruai taxes IL put II to the gentleman
to say whether tllat Was not now ihs Condi-
:ion OF his own State BY postponiug this
notice and any national contest io which IL
might lead tor some wears longer, all tbs States
Cial condition. while the General q o,cTnmcnt
would be- furnished with the opportunity OF
putting the milton into better state of mill
tury defence, aud OF providing larger supply
ot whatever was necessary 10 prepare US TO
enter on 30 momrntoits struggle. And let
gcn;ltmcn consider another thing: what was
the present state ol foreign nations n to the
feeling, which they cherished towards the
United States Were the slnpalhics of the
world with us2 An arbitration OF the Diff
Guilty had been offered by Great Britain. aud
we had refused il. Mr.. III. made no complaint
ol this, on the contrary, he approved the course
ui the President ia such refusal at the time ii
was md, because at that time there was
rational hope OF settling the ailIiT by negotia-
I ton lie was mo advocate of arbitration.
nor was there the least prospect OF II: IL had
once been refused. and M presumed IT IL
I should be- now Offered IL would BE- refused a
] gain But on what ground had tho refusal
been placed! Obviously on this: TINT there
existed among Ia; nations OF the world no
arbitrator To whom we could trust to pro-
nouncc just and impartial decision between
! Us. Now, was not this state oi things cal
! culatcd To set the feelings of the world against
us2 Should war arise would it not h said
with one consent that we had refused peace
| iul settlement OF the difficulty and forced it
! 10 tle arbItnm mt of arms; and this upol the
! lcmgaiory opinion that there remained no
! lhid Government honest enough 10 settle the
question Tor t., lie put IL 10 gentlemen TO
! ay whether this was not the inference which
! al foreign nations would necessarily and
| naturally draw Ills, too, would happen at
a time when England possessed d moro cor
IT., lial uudcr-tanli.. withall tire continental
/ Powers Of Europe than hal ever existed be
/ fore throughout all her hi,toy--~p much 80
] a O / I'll.
and. as she had often -5id her natural enemy,
! France itself Then on ,his side the Alien
! tic. there was Mexico, sore under the recent
/ alicnationol thc province of T.Nas; could any
man b, lievc that war with Engaui wogi5
/ not al lhc same time b. a wdr with Mexico
/ Besides tins the great body of Indians in the
/ rrarot our settlement were more cor less under
! the control oi England, or al least of her
trading cutnuJuits. aud what tic" --.s.-,ti -
ol our, beyond the mountains, OF whom Ia
House had heard - muCh' How were they
going tn protect themselves The House had
been told, aud every rejecting man must see.
that IL we went TO war with England the
battle field would not b. Oregon, but Canada
and the high seas; aud th-sc our fellow -citi-
zcns, Tor whom we bad assumed the burden
OF the war, would bs abandoned TO the tender
mcrclcs OF the English colouists, of pensioncd
indians, aud of the Hudson Bay COMPANY.
Did the honorable chairman Mr.. lnasrsnll)
call this backing ns ln,uds" in Oregonl-|
Before one month had passed over their heads
they would tnd IL TO b. disastrous friend
ship, u the object OF the war had been fspro
I 'cct them. We ,houli then b. placed at war
prcmaiyrclyi England, our opponent, would
ENJOY The >ympalhes Of Europe; we should
have angry Mexico on our flank, AMI vet more
hostile Indians IN our rear. Mcanyy hilc the
British armies could dcbduch from Canad,
and thus W should iiul ourselves grit about
and w0llcd mas by wall of FIRE We should
b. plunged into war under difficulties which
ought not and hlch need not attend it,
Nh. ~. dad not say, iaT bcit from him TO say.
tlmt American spirit would not meet and
oyctcom' them all lie gIoried IN th,. belief
that IT would. bat why impose on bavc
and patriotic people such sacrifices as these
when, without one OF them we might peace
luliy obtain tic whole province up TO 81 deg
80 MINI
But then il was said. that If Britain dared
20 20 to war with Us, we should DIVE her from
every ipOiholi on this continent: that We
should get not oUy Oregon, hat Canada also
Mo u dat not stand here 20 dispute the las.
t.r ul ihis conclusion he supposed We should.
but what would b. the cons..ducncc7 IN,
Time seemed 90 be- ompbaically come when
oUJ old men saw visions and our younp men
hi dW'N dreams. How long dad gentlemen
suppose war lake ibis must endure before
butain could be brought 10 yield zap not only
Che entire immediate subject ct contest. but a
vast mass OF territory besides TO which She had
an untoubtcd und mdisputed ttlci IL. knew
That ihrrc were instances where nations had
been compelled, by force at arms, to surrcn-
der comparatively small provinces 10 cuth
other but never the great boi, az their terri
tory unless thc one was absolutely conquered
aud taken possession 81 los the other. a. had
happened To England at The Norman conquest.
But shor oi this. what na.iou. with any mil.
iiaiy power al all, or any national oouagc
bad come out oi long war welding up all To-
her cu~'nN' Eycu Au~fut, in Use day of her
utmost dI.trts. bad not been brought to this
eut Napoi0au nIjh ali Ii, power. had never
dictated peace ou such t"rm- Could gentle.
men believe thtt nation vith thc Resume.
81 England after being wof,tcd in war for
mas'ery. should lhrn D." conquered iu war
H. IA. j.