The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-09
LATEST IsfELLIgRHCg By the NAILS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 1876.
The Oregon Controversy in TIE House Mr.. Yawcy,
of alabama, leading of in the Fabian Policy of
Peace, ana Mr.. c. u. Smith, IF Indiana, foIoW-
ing IN the sane sui,-A Southern Democrat cnd
Psstan Hhig pulling in the same Traces.
1t is gratifying to see fearless spirit Of patriot
ism in single man, in the midst of strong and
almost universal opposing current, tending like the
stream of Niagara, to the abyss Of war. Il is par
tlcularly gratifying when such an individual, as
Stunning such stand in such crisis, il young
man, "ardent as a southern sun can make him."
full of patriotism, Jealous Of his personal and his
countrys honor-Ieaous TO the "cavilling upon OF
the ninth part of hair" upon that honors invasion
or encroachment-comlngo out, bold AZ mountain
stream, in contest with the clamor for war.
Such was the man-such was his position-and
such the current against which he put forth his strong
arm to-day.
Yancy, OF Alabama, to the giving OF the twelve
months notice, were, when compressed into the
smallest space, briefly -
Tibet our prosre:: in the extension o. our principles
fusion and blood but by civilization, refinement and
peace.
ishng progress since the peace of 1915
a-That England would not surrender her pretensions
at our command to her to retire from the whole oil
s1That she would fight. and was prepared to fight.
tprepAred-hovluG
forts, munitions. organized troops competent to the
struggle Our ships rotting upon the stocks, and
the officers OF the were scattered the country
upon furough and in many States there not single
s-That ii were better to bide our time. War was not
contest of right, but contest for power the strong
arm decided the issue, though the weaker party may
have had the right upon its side
6-Because OF the associations that would follow the
issue of war, especially along the seabosrd.
THAT the time had not yet arrived for US to redress
E. nat hia una mt n
nero dispute about strip Of contested territory.
s-Because we were not prepared to the defence Of
Of should lose il and admitting that should
gain the compromise at the end Of the contest
part in exchange for the surrender uf Canada by Eng
land, an advantage to the latter power which would
lo-That war would extinguish all hope of reduction
Of the tarfof the establishment Of sub-treasury-of
the acquisition Of California in addition to the whole Of
Oregon-that II would asten upon national debt OF
five hundred millions odous monopoly ofa paper sys
eman oppressive pension list and to the resurrection
Of federal tendences federal supremacy to the extin
gushment Of State rights.
n-Tha. the policy pursued BY Monroe, Adams, Jack;
to give this peremptory notice Of the dissolution OF
the joint occupation Of Oregon.
Mr.. Yancy was stckler for the whole OF Ore
gon but he was for acquiring 1t by the progress OF
population and the force of settlement, by increasing
the facilities of emigration to Oregon, by every sort
OF military defence or protection that might be re-
quired to accelerate the filling up the valleys OF Ore
gon with our hardy and enterprlslng pioneers. In
the course Of his remarks, in adverting to the in
situations Of Mr.. Preston King against Mr.. Cal
houn, he Indignantly scorned the efforts Of the
miserable insects that would assail the fair es-
cutcheon Of the patriotic statesman of South Caro-
lima.
Mr.. Caleb B. Smith, of Indiana, OF the minority
Of the committee on foreign relations, followed Mr..
YaDcy, generally upon the same grounds, except
ing that he deprecated this growing appetite TOR the
extension of the "area of freedom," since the an
nexation of Texas.
At the close OF his remarks the committee rose,
and the House adjourned, Mr.. Cobb, Of Georgia,
as nearly as we could guess, from the confusion,
having secured the floor.
There was a large auditory in the galleries, and
the interest in the discussion has by no means
abated. The destnies of christendom are hanging
upon this Oregon question. And yet the cry 10 still.
"the whole or none"