The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-02-25

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q. either AZ ale tao Psssrs 10 he sLols
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4. l. Ils u inian II tie arhinslF, 10 poe
sra > eompIsIs li'It - lie Mhoie /. RUN.
.Ty, Ilere should IN ll.sl rsss BE- ass gnsd
. 10 .arh thai poli On u lerliaIy xlish
SoulJ. 10 lie apiuion 81 lie sIbilisllng
!. PoHsr. be rslsd ioE b. jusl aPTEsr,s-
ii - of ILs clans Of ssrh." Die. Psktn.
han n. ceeds also 20 RGdlIy Ils plop.s,l
% Ia he Iurn uf sIbsiisllun. by .nggssliug
ether Hode.. IL maze sgTaable 10 the
Uuilsd States, aud in,iass he SsenisIy
,0 take tie .uljsei Of that nnls ih'a cot
sIdsTalian. - = nh si-s IN surh an -.
. nngemsnI On lie rF,Hsil ls Of arbitration
4. - nay sssm 10 HE Gessrnms I'M Of lie
= Tinted s's'ss 10 be uO,' issi. sss shd
'sapsdlsnL"
llele 10. a. en-. rsisnnre prcrosrd IN
tie ssIy Terms suggested by the unttd
Safes ItfrrLre OF the question ofIille
-Snh Iar.h,r suggestion that the lOIm
Of reference nay he such ~ 10 n.osl
agn cable Ia Ihls Government.
To this inquiry. and proposition. Mr..
BSchsnan TuI lee. ou Tie 9Th FEBRUARY.
ilal he condition annexed To tie proposal
al reference lshieh by the BY, would be
inevitably incident 10 any nfrnncs OF Tie
question Of iil-, unless excluded by rx~
press s,ipslsucn) /" might. and rrobsbly
wOuld BE-. construed into an ihiin, alton.
il n"I dincl invitation 10 The srbIua-
tnrio drslds Ihs IerrItVry bst~ttn the
'Pariies."
llui, not satisfied With this ans ger. tie
Secretary Of Stale riocetds now fnr the
fret Tine 10 sisH an objection ~Lich, Il IL
had noi been ~ithhtld, would 81 oLcs
haze disposed ot The question u srbiua-
nou, aud rendered the further rnrres pom
deEce unnecessary. This objection 10.
thai tie President " does mol believe The
territorial claims Of this Nstiun 10 be q
proper subject Of sibisrsiion," that Is 10
say, thai. in all questions Of ibis sort. we
Will be our own exclusive Judge. aud
what we rsnno. ohiaih BY negotiation.
We will tuforts n The commons mouth.
Ga the lace Of these papers. knowing,
IS We have said, rfLoIhing withheld i0rm
the public shieh eau change their aspect.
We must say that shis sb,oluIe and unce-
70 mnniuus refusal of arbitration, when
even ihe cholce Of manner and from uf
arbitration is placed, as il we're, al The sb-
solule disposal of the United Ststss, 10
scarcely delensibie on The ground Of mere
expedlency, aud not 81 slI drleusible On
the ground u public Law.
Tie duty tfnsiions 10 submit ell mat.
iers IN controversy between ,h.m 10 ,urh
friendly arb.trsment, rather than 10 disturb
the peace Of The woIldb issorung To " a.,
Tor. By what is equivalent. making IL On.
asoidsble,) 10 enforced by every sccIedIt-
ed wriIer on international Law; nor is there
any portion Of that Law moe rational or
more imperative upon civilized nations.
We shall quote only one wnler on lhIs
subject, but he 10 one whose authority 10
couclu,ise:
Who will dare 1ssys vsuel1 10 insi.,
th,t smother sovereign shall Immediate
~. aud W.T. gu, examination. relnquish
10 him dispu,able right! This would
be mesns "f rendering wars perpetual
q. and inevitable. Both the coIitnding
parties may he equally convinced OF the
. justice Of their claim; why, ihereirrs,
should either yield 10 the other! In such
a case, they can only demand an exam
NATION oil the question. PROF se . can~
ference, or AN ARBITRATION, or offer IN
srtIIe The polnl by articles ofagteemrni.
TIA, The re~ptc i've rights Of the United
State. and Gtea, BRIAN TO Oregon are
dnspulable. aud have been considered
doubtful by every administration OF this
Government preceding the present. the
whole world knoss. aud solemn conven-
.ions between the two countries bear ~il-
ness.
l.ookiug to the duty Of nations. a. pre-
sc'ibed BY public Law in prsc'srly such
cases as that al the Oregon controversy,
the question now submi,,ed by the Pre.i-
dent anf his advisers 10 the Asnerlrsn
/ People is, Whether they will adopl tie
novel principle OF permp.oriIy ssjecnng
all arbitration. and virtually withdrawing
/ themselves from ths social circle of ma
nous, hec"mc dIs,urbers Of the pescs Of
the world!
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