Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-02-14
ENGLAND AND AMERtcA

EN"iaAND AND AMERICA.
we iora ! potion Of snimlt>d ustut the,
= compelled ., TIE iorc, OF ritcum,taaorS 10
dwell almost wholly urou the reel, N, pre-,
mt. and IA. fle,ting matter OF ihc day. The
duties OF thu daib editor arr - burthensorn {.
'hs, thoughts are forced Into the wodd pre-
,ns,vtely, AM often III shaped sud half made
up. W. sse too apt 10 b,On' IN sehsnic |
la Vsr roatiu- OF d,ily duties, performing
tspem n a task, without; an hour of leisure 10
st By iac foaa, OF Inspiration or drink from
Che "old osd hhalous we'll. in whos, depths
trlhs iic buticd that would siar,le the false
and fictitious prcscnt world with the power
aud icsce of the knpwlclse OF the past. and
tie strength OF mans capacities. But even
ne have turned sickened from the p%ierilc aud
s.hool- boy, ia, etildish Efforts ol those who
now ~P~-m US in CDngr IS aul III, Cahi
net, who are ouf law mixer an supposed TO
b. III ~isr OF The lsnl. We ask you reader,
b. you OF whatsoever party you may, To lay
aside prejudice. aud con ovci, calmly and
irufhfniiy cxumine the President's Messagr.
the reports OF the Secretaries, and tn speech
g. OF the embcrs oi Congress upon the Or
goa question, aud do YOU not trsl hunhled
~ men, with The CONSCIOUSNESS that YOU have
helped TO place in power. that YOU are ruled
,by-that your hws are made, and your inter
course with o,hsr nations OF the earth, Garlic,
on by such men,
The Oregon question has done more, per.
haPs, TO bfeak zap the foundations OF ola par
tiez than any other question that has been b.
fore Congress for Yeas. We find wings and
loco fccos upon both sid,s. We iua one par
~ among them who, through high blt mis-
taken ssns. oI n~eligiotN and mora duty, cry
out %osniust. every s,sP that may prodIee war
We find smother lNriy ut,cnns speeches with
inape quotations Snd ircthy lIothings abou,
national eIoD that would ~lissracs, a Sopho-
more in b snost ordinary col, er in the Union.
la our humble opinion. IA "a son question
In ell its rarui,icai,3ns has bnoa.hi .orth less
power. otiginatrd less rescsrchnnt honest in-
t~elliseu~>-iIas displayed less reasoning fac.
nl,ics aud tcs, clevn;ei opinion of the reason.
ing powers oidi which the p,oplc OF ths ma
iiou csc endowed, tlaa any othcr question r.
importance siucr We hovc been ia tn habit OF
Soscly scanning b Hoccediug> % CoaErrss
u = a spoiee %, -.nm ana %pstiouol r~cpraach
that sm2ss - unsrs lalnrt hundreds 81
q secpfYl huliayt hcen maiy siac, he Open
ingos Cmsrss -hcty oHs sound, qooi ana
rpbs,aaii 80 ZEN has bsca fiyen vhy Ne
should Isl ehl mal asa ou csim 10 Oregon, !
or abandon IL. or Why SIC leuld forgo IT,
a. ---- a. ~ t--A--- g .l.e
Apeticsn name ana territory. aud INC other
ihe herrersoi war, - il on exp rtod his hear
crs Goals be best pie sd with ilc ~absunlities
that ctaraciike the pro motions Of ovcrgrown
boys. and ihe other tboash, them oil women
ON whose nerves a tune coull b. played thst
would gi,ce them thc 81. Yitus' dance.
We uiink II becomes Ms oil a. citizens TO
inyc.,iga,e orI claim snd our right TO Oregon
as a county; aud. weighing tia, claim with
oiheraitcndans circumstance to eeidewhcth.
CT honor. the well being Of our own country
eni the world, demand OF us as the conserya-
tors Of the liberties OF mankind, TO take such
steps as may lead 10 war, though not neoessa-
rily designed Tor that purpose. Against sucl
steps we are admonished by some, that W.
have no, sufficient array ornavy to meet Eng.
land or defend our own country. As wc ap
prehend, il matters hide how III prepared W,
are. II We had the will we would soon Gn,
ihe means to drive the British Lion from IN,
new world.
We claim Oregon 90 the Russian Posses
sions on the north partly by treaty with Spain
and partly on ihe ground OF discovery, and. &
soms extent, colonization. We can proper
clainn II under the charters granted Ivy the Eng
lish crown 10 III eoI! settlers; they genenlIy
aud particularly that OF Virginia extending 4
the Pacific ocenn. which charters our father
confirmed and irn,voeably hxed by IN. rrvolu
tionafy war. Tbequession then recurs " hc,l,
e. J, Is exPedicni AMI proper Tor us to ASST
that title and hazard tive maintaining it,
Without reference to ,i,e value Of the coun,r
we believe il Is expaiicn,, anil think we ca
show the rcusons why IL Is 20.
Cases msy and do occur in which II - r
squired by one nation 10 stop the progress
another la tie acquisition Of teritorg, az Il
extension Of power w look upon tia.
oas. More ilIsn four centuries ago, Englai
began her career of conquest, = career IN W hi,
she has neither hcsiiatodo o. 1aggcd during III
prriod Of many gcncrstions. After genci
s'oDs OF bloody snd saYsge warfare. Seoilar
beesnse subject 10 hef--whst the sword coi
NOS accomplish with = brave and chiyslro
people, 'scach'p snd false promises achieve
Conquest followed conquest. France ntsg
bowed hrf brad 20 ihc yoke sf@iu was fore,
10 qosil bsiose uYe lsrsnt aud u-oreef Of Il
fanJ and sfFa. aud offsu bs,. a.. g.