The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-03-03
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
Number Nineteen.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 81, 1916.

WAsHINGToN, Feb. 27, 1876.
Secret meeting TO nominate Mclean and sell onr
country--Another Secret Meeting at the Presi
dents Mansion, not of the Cabinet-Tho Whole
of Oregon ours-Jackson's last advice-Mr Polk
must breast the storm o, be lost, forever
&c He who does not love his country,
Loves nothing else.''
Dear Sir II have been chasing a bubble, and
have at last caught it, and will now break it
hatbnbble was Meeting in Comlpittee Room
in the Capitol; the substance of the debate in
that secret meeting was TO nominate, for the next
Presidency, Judge Mclean, defeat the present
Notice by saddng it with obnoxious amendments
and sending it back to the House, then cry out for
the " Whole of Oregon" elect their man, and
finally yield larger portion Of that territory to
the British Government than she would possibly
claim. Secret conferences have been held with
the British Minister by leading wings, who have
prevailed on him 10 request his Government to
await events; in addition to this a system of con
cocng letters has been adopted to be sent by the
next Steamer to England, to appear in the lead
ING papers OF that country, the sentiments of
the English people This systematic Traitorism
is in full force, and it has been by great ex-
erilon | have been able to obtain even this much
information
At this moment subject is now before the
President which is of great importance TO this
country. At that mansion, only a few nights
since, private meeting was held, five Senators
and only t,Uo Of The Cabinet present, to discuss
this very important measure. A very important
crisis is now approaching in the affairs of this
country. A crisis which will require all the
| firmness of Jackson, all the decision of a Wash
ington. We all know Mr.. Polk was nominated
! in the Baltimore Convention on the Oregon cues
ton, "The whole Of Oregon - in his Inaugural
he indicated his election, if can so use the
word vindication in his late message he claimed
! t,p Of hattu &c T.,
au9urai and Message he offered the 49, of lati-
tude to Mr.. Pakenham. and it was not until that
was refused that he returned to the $40 No.
! Mr.. Folks offering the 400 of latitude may be
construed into his desire of peaceful concession,
but it must be distinctly recoected that the Bal
timore Convention never preached the principle
nj peaceful concess ion but the whole of Oregon
General Jackson exclaimed almost with his diving
voice-''iOregon must only be lost at the Can
mons mouth - the people have echoed this SEN
timent back TO the Legislative halls Of the Union,
and the papers of the country have reached il
over and around this cOuntry-and even you, Mr..
Editor Of the New Era, hare not failed 10 do
uour duty.
Every one admires the man who when he has
PRAISED the storm, can control it we like to sec
at the helm one who, when the gale blows, and
the sea is lashed into fury, calmly look over the
broad expense OF the boiling ocean, and steer his
Dark over lhe uOhOleo sea win brmness we
would not trust our bark TO the timid or coward .
Ily At this moment the eyes Of the nation are
looking to Mr.. Polk, he is now riding over the
greatest political storm which has yet overcast
this country--if ne lalters then will the psople
hurl him at the end Of his term with DISGRACE
from his high seat but let him once breast the
storm, and his name will be written in gold ON
the hearts Of every American the nation will not
only love him, but his administration will stand
out in bold relief prominent as one which ha.
passed through the greatest political revolution
ever known in this or any other country.
Yours truly, JUSTINIAN.