The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-03-17

&c Jury, oil Wanting arrogance, Of Yindictive
dennncIat'on, OF empty and senseless gascon-
ade Not, l undertake 20 saw from the in
dustrl"us, sober, and reheeting portion of
me American people; nor vet, indeed, from
the best friends and truest patriots of the
country. Dlvest this subject of all extraue-
Gus ana improper influences; remove from it
me ihstlgaiIons aud influences of selfish and
deslsnlng men, of corrupt and hirelipr
press: remove the insrigariOns and Influences
oil Jobbers IN stocks and jobbers in politics:
remove the Instlgations and influences of as
pIrlng demas o;ue", of cuckoo patriots and
Tom Thumb herueS; Of President makers
and embryo Presidential candidates; of those
who would raise the whirlwind that thew
might ride upon the storm; of those who
would fire the city that they might reyel in
the plumber Of its ruins: Do this, and your
Oregon controversy might be settled, reacea-
bly,, honorably, and forever, in less than nine
ty days.
l repeat. Mr.. Chairman, that, in nv ;ude-
ment, hostiIites Iuust inevitably cnsue be-
tween this Government and Great Britain.
II we carry out all the measures we prtrose
IN relation 10 Oregon. To suppose ether
wise, would he 10 suppose that the mistress
oil The seas has lost her pride and her rroy-
ess; that her spirit and her power have de-
parted. If we will not stop to count the cost
oil war with England, we may al least ask
ourselves what we shall be likely 10 gain by
It. VIC should not gain Oregon by war
with Great Britain. most certainly No sen
SHE man, think, can entertain an idea 81
ridiculous and absurd, rs that we can fax,
and hold possession Of Oregon in The ever,
OF Il war with the English nation. We have
neither army nor navy TO maintain rosi-
lion AT any single point in that vast and dis.
liant region. We shall have occasion e.
nough Tor all our forces at ht,rne. Besides.
1! would be utterly impracticable 10 n arch
an army through The immense and totally
barren deserts which intervene between MS
and that territory. Every American citizen
would be driven from Oregon, and tie 81
lencc OF It's boundless wilderness and dcsola-
te PLAINS would he broken only Sy The howl
ings Of the wild beasts and The wild hints
men, perhaps, Tor other centuries 10 come
] 10 not fear that England will coooncr This
country any more fhan we shall be ,,ble ~
conquer England Nobody drrs ms Of this
But she can deslTny eur commerce. shc ran
lay waste our cities and villages: and she
can drive us, and will drive us. in spite of an
we can do, from Oregon Gentlemen NAV,
affect 10 sneer and scout as they rlssse NJ
the idea oil negotiation. rs though there were
something submissive and hurniiati,,u IN II
or us though they feared cur diplcTna,ists
would be overreaehed by the superior tact
and skill oil those upon the other side. Let
me remind them, that when they shall have
provoked an unnecessary war, when nilliors
! oi treasury shall have been expendcI and
m untold amount Of human Iifc becn 49,.
feed, and Oregon lost, that very war mus,
be finally terminated by nenotinlion Nv
treaty; and Oregon itself if il be restored az
all: must be restored at last by negotiation.
MT. Chairman. am so decidedly in G,yor
oil oregon, 10 the extent ofour clear and ms,
rights lhere5 as those who urge the most ~
irene measures for our immediate and ~
elusive possession OF The whole of IL. II ;S
Tor HIS reason that am opposed to anv
measure which, in my Judgment will bn.-
ard peaceful settlement OF the controrc,sc
and throw our rights and interests there nm.
OF the Issues Of war. Pui sunposc that an
ehoris al Il settlement of these conH;cfir,y
claims between This Government and Grrnf
Britain TAIL and things remain rs they Love
Tor Tie last Iweniy or thirty years; shall we
lose anything byi? Have ws lost ANYTHING
by u mus lar? Not AT all sir. But. on The
other hand, we have been gamers by il. and
We should continue TO be tic gamers bv il.
II demagngucs would but cease 10 nc iIaIe
the question for political and sinister mr.
poses. Let this question, affecting our ior-
eigh reiaiIons, remain ms il did during q! e
administrations cf Mr.. Monroe and Mir.
Adams, oil Gen. Jackson ard Mr. Van Tur,n
disconnected with cur domestic s;riG-s ma
II will be well enough. Tic patur,J ,ror-
ress oil events. The steady and Increasing fov~
OF emigration. would ultimately and tprclv
secure 10 Us The sole posscssinn and cor,rrgs
ol that country. In that sense. and in rbat
way, will agree that Oregon will be orrs Ev
The 'decrees of destiny" While We have
been dong so well. then; while. Efh etcry
passing year, we have been abiding
Strength to our Claims and possessions there.
let us rot hazard every Thing b, The ado,,-
lion OF hasiy and hostile measures. II wouif
be ihe extreme of FOLLY to cast upon a doubt
lul Issue the acquisition of thai which ILss,-
lent and natural course of thipOs n,usi hoy
Ilahly give 10 US. II is not TO be disori,er.
however. that the question has been Involved
IN difficulty and danger, and holly in COZ =
sequence oil having mixed it up with the par
~ contentious OF the day, and in consequence
oil that staggering declaration TO the " ORD,
mat our title 10 the whole of Oregon was
clear and unquestionable." after our rercarcI
CONCESSION OF the rights and claims of Eng
.'''N " "ui H".tHnH uHlcld acts. Can any
better or truer reason be assigned for the
present vexed position Of this Oregon ccs-
ton, Than that ii has resulted mainly from an
unworthy disposition 10 throw every Great
question OF national interest into the arena of
party politics and party strife from ZEAL
Gus lear that one ambitious aspirant for the
popular favor will get the start of another in
turning the popular current in his favor upon
some great question of public INTEREST,"
There, too, venture 10 affirm lies the reason,
and the motive Tor springing this question up
on the public attention at he present time
Texas has made one President for Us. and II
seems 10 be determined iha. OREGON SHAH
make one or two more for Us; and i, is prc-
sumed that he who gets the first start uron
il will be the favori,e of the people. rut
The question 10 the House and 10 the country.
whether This whole Oregon excitement.
which has been got up Of late. is any,L:.nss
more than preliminary scramble Tor Tia
PRESIDENTIAL succession Hence we have
new tests ofmoral and political worth; new
tests oil ones attachments or indifference,
his love or his GOODNESS, towards his country:
and