Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-01-09

Constitution be OBJ erved and Stale sovereign!
maintained
! |, has been a iavorile argument WIN lhc " his
press that, in The management oil me oregon
question, Mr. Polk has been influenced oy III
selfish aspirations for a second term bi' '"uei
~ these journals have been as "dumh as oysters
on This point. Since many of The leading wings
in Congress have come out uneqnivocally IN Ia
yor of The whole Of Oregon and Tor the 'ho'lce'
a new aspect has been given 10 the case Inc
Wing press canno, charge the President win d.
verlins the Oregon question 10 his own selfish am
bilion, when prominent Wings likeJ q. Adams,
MIR. Dariash OF Phlsburg, Mr.. Baker, The only
Wing from Illinois, and Mr.. Hilliard, the only
Wing from Alabama, contend vigorously Tor The
whole Of Oregon.
The following extract from "Po,omac's' letter
in The Baltimore Patriot shows that if inlhis Ore
gon movement there he any game OF President
making, The Wings are determined 10 have ha nd
VThus far, The Wings ale ahead OF" Mr.. Polk,
&C. But is not The deduction absurd, that il war
with England comes about, The Administration
will be solely responsible? Potomac SAYS The
true Wing doctrine is 10 "assert and maintain
our right 10 The rhoie Of Oregon up 10 The Russia
line. They wish The thing 10 be accomplished a
speedily as possible, with due adherence 10 the
faith Of treaties" Has Mr.. Polk gone farther
than this in his recommendations Why, then
should he alone. and mol The "pariotic and true
Wings" bear The odium of war, should i! spring
up? We cannot understand such sophisiical ar
sunenls II the Wings are Tor asserting and
maintaining orr right 10 the whole OF Oregon,
lei them come in Tor due proportion OF respon
sibilily Ii would be unfair 10 give them the pc.
li,cal capital they aspire 10, and yet 10 relieve
them of all The unpleasant consequences OF the
claim 10 the whole Of Oregon. "Poomac" says
The speeches OF Mr.. Darrash, Of Pennsyva
MIA, and Mr.. Baker, OF Illinois, in The House 81
Representatives, yesterday on The Oregon que>-
lion, will make STILL more conspicuous the grea
feature, commenced by Mr.. Adams the day pre-
vious, which is 10 mark the commencement oil
1916.
Mcssrs. Darragh and Baker as well as Mr.
Adams, are Wings, good and true. They 60 fur
asserting and maintaining our right 10 the mi0l.
"f Oregon, up 10 The Russian line They wish
the thing 10 be accomplished as speedily as pos
sible, with due adherence 10 The !ailh Of treaties
This, in my humble opinion, is The patriotic
and the true Wing doctrine. II Mr.. Polk an!
his adherenls can make capital out Of il, lei them
dose. Thus far the Wigs are ahead Of than, and
uiN not easily be caught asleep! II the Admins
lralion, by frs, Offering, then Withdrawing and
next refusing The 10Th parallel as compromise,
get The country into war with England, the
Wings will hold II responsible before The world
for all The horrors, expense and loss Of life that
may follow, furnish more men TO fight the battles
than their opponents, and finally hull lhc powers
that be" from their high places, through the bal
lol box, and restore the country 10 an honorable
peace! So Mr.. Polk need not day the fatiering
JUNCTION 10 his soul, that By getting tn country
into war, he can place the Wings in hr wrong,
hold his rivals, who are in his own party, al bay,
and secure 10 himself reelection 10 The Presi-
ucncy