Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-02-07

their strength and power increase, to give symptoms
OF similar disposition. Instead OF useless ana
dangerous recrimnations, might not the two natons
by their united efforts, promote great object, and
worthy OF their elevated situationl
With the single exception of the territory OF
Oregon, which extends from AZ 10 SO 40 north Ia
ttude, all the American shores of the Pacific Ocean
from Cape Horn To Behring's Straits, are occupied,
on the north by the factories Of the Russian Far
Company, ,sopthwardly by seni-civilized States,
mixture Of Etropeafis Of Spanish descent and or
native Indians WHO, notwithstanding the efforts u
enlightened intelligent and liberal men, have here
toors failed in the attempt TO establish governments
founded on law, that might ensure liberty, preserve
order, and protect persons and property 1t il in
Oregon alone that We may hope 10 see portion Of
tile western shores OF America occupied and inhab
tied by an active and enlightened nation, which may
exercise moral influence over her less favored
neighbors, and extend to them the benefits Of a
more advanced civilization II is on that account
that The wish has been expressed that the Oregon
tsrrltofy Hiay hdt bc divided. The United States
and England are the only Powers who lay any
claim to that country, the only NATIONS which may
and must inhab it. It is not fortunately, in the
power OF either Government to prevent this taking
place but it depends upon them whether they
shall units In promoting the object, whether they
useless war, which may retard but not prevent the
ultimate result. Il matters but little whether the
inhabitants shall come from England or from the
United States. Il would seem that more import
ance might be attached to the fact that, within
period Of fifteen years, one million OF souls
are now added to the population of the United
States by migrations from the domnions of Great
Britain; yet, since permitted by both Powers they
may be presumed to be beneficial to both. The
| emgrants to Oregon, whether Americans or En-
glish, will be united together by the community OF
language and literature, o. the principles OF law,
and of all the fundamental elements of similar
civilization.
| The establishment Of kindred and friendly
| Power on the Northwest Coast of America is all
that England expect all perhaps that the United
States ought to desire. 1t seems almost incredible
that. whilst that object may be attained by simply
not impeding the effect Of natural causes two kin
dred nations, having such powerful motives to re-
main at peace, and standing at the head of Euro
pean and American civilization, should, in this en-
lightened age. give to the world the scandalous
spectacle, perhaps not unwelcome to some of the
beholders, of an unnatural and unnecessary war
that they should apply all their faculties and ex-
haust their i'll infictng, each the other,
every injury in their power, and for what purpose!
The certain consequence independent of all the di-
rect calamites and miseries of war, will be mu-
tua increase of debt and taxation and the ultimate
fate of Oregon will be the same as if the war had
| not taken place. ALBERT GALLATIN.