Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-03-07

| ZION she COUleHuCu lOE llcoc, W blS Wei y
last she has adhered 10 her Pretensions,
And whenever the day comes, if come it
does, when she shall relinquish to US hat
master key to the commerce OF the Co
umbia valley, then will favorlle and
Iong.cher ished plan Of hers fall TO the
ground: the plan Of settling with British
subjects, quietly but exclusively, this dis
trict OF country. = distinguished gentle
man from South Carolina Mr.. RHETTl
seems to perceive no evidence, or danger,
of any such plan. ask him, is it to 60
for nothing, that while seven thousand
American citizens have already settled
south Of the Columbia, not one, not even
one, has found home north Of that stream?
| Are we 20 pass over, as of no serious I'm.
port, the fact, that the Hudson Bay Com
pany deliberately, if without violence,
induce the removal, TO what they call the
American side of the river, Of every cltl-
zen of these States who attempts set
Element on what they persist IN calling
the British side2 Must he have stronger
portents still? | can furnish them. The
following paragraph is from Wllkes's
narrative:
GAS the charter Of the Hudson Bay
Company precludes their engaging IN ag
riculturaI operations, another Company
has been organized under the title of the
Puget Sound Company, and its officers
are exclusively chosen from among them"
y "The capital Of the Pu.
get Sound Company is 100000; Chat is
about two millions and half Of dollars
sThe operations Of the Company are, IN
consequence, large they began by ma,
king large importanons of stock from
California, and some OF the best breeds oil
cattle from England They have also en-.
tered into farming on an extensive scale,
&c.- VOL ". p. 329.
The Puget Sound Company, observe
their centre Of operation being Fort Ms
qualy, at the southern extremity OF the
Sound the very point al which, in all
probability, a line Of communication
hence TO China and the East Indies, would
T terminate, and the consequent point o
embarcalon Of the Asatic trade; the New
Orleans, ia short, Of the Columbia valley
with half the world directly open to tn
vessels that shall leave her wharves
And this Puget Sound Company has tn
3 chartered right, and the capital, to toun
4 extensive agricultural settlements; settle
[ ments OF The most permanent KIND; set
dement's which must inevitably and rapid
ly spread out, from that centre, south Il
, the very banks of the Columbia.
: And then, whose will that country be
How will the British government dare
+ even if she would, neglect, or abandon
the British interests that will have spruni
up, under the protection and privilege o
r her own laws and charters?
Does the gentleman from South Caro-
, lima think that all this is going on just a
it should? that no notice, TO terminate
such a state of things, is required! tina
; we have but to fold our hands, in saga
It cious inactivity, and look quietly on, AM
+ all will be well? Then may we also de
/ clare, when the thunder growIs, that Their
Il no storm is in the air: then may the patro
y slumber in security at his post, even whel
the enemy's cannon give warn ing note
that he is advancing, in mass, to the onset
p. pass to the second proposition of tn
i gentleman from Massachusetts, that il
under any circumstances, we suffer wa
to arise, we thereby bring discredt Of
our country, and dishonor on the age il
which We live.
j., Dscredit! dishonor! strong terms!
: have aIre ady shown, that we contend 70
no trihe, for no Improbable right. Tn
only remaining contingency under whicI
: such charges can Justly apply, is, If VI
= y contend for that which is right at all; 70
= that which is but profitable wrong.
q Sir, if there be situation in life, pub
lie or private, where wise and just mai
: will set Jealous guard on his reason, it is
$ when he bends its powers to decide
t question Of disputed right to which he i
t one o: the parties. The best Of US arr
but men. Our ongings tinge our Judg
, ments. That which we desire should be
how readily do we find, or Frame, PIe'
T.. TO Justify! When our wishes urge, o
i our interests SOllClls Nv" PtoiS oiO w" "a
/ to rush upon conclusion, TO which gu
:. unbribed reason would never have assen
. ted!
r In a spirit Of scrupulous self-watchIuI
: ness, then, let US approach this question
In the great cause now pending between
', us and England, before the tribunal OF the
civilized world, let US adopt the principles
/, Of her declaration rather than those o
D. our own; let US take the testimony OF hel
# witness, rather han Of those II is ou'
;. equal privilege to summon And if, ever
= out of these materials, OF oar opponent
II own selection, we can still erect an I'M
e. pregnable tile, not only to what we have have
claimed but TOO much that we have offer
i. ed TO relinquish, then even selIjoaIousSy
/. may be satisfied; and the judgment o.