Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1847-03-27
Oregon Territory.

The Philadelphia Ledger makes some remarks on
this subject which think entitled to conside-
ration One thing is pretty certain, In our opinion
The South will agree To treaty OF peace with
Mexico which shall provide for accession OF terri
tory IN which slavery is TO be entirely lnterdlcted
nor will Southern Senators assent TO the establishment
Of any new territorial government, except upon some
such basis as tire Missouri Compromise. In these
positions. singuary enough, extremes will meet and
the ultra slavery and free trade men will have the
aid and support Of ultra wings and abolilonists -
the two factions acting together for the purpose Of
endeavoring to accomplish totally different ends.
Whatever may be the result, the country will be
agItated, and perhaps suffer in consequence. But we
do not wish TO dcan the reader with any specuations
of our at present Let the remarks of the
Ledger be carefully consdcred:
The b.ll TO establish territorial government in
Oregon was again defeated in the Senate, and conse-
quently the citizens Of the United States who have
migrated To that portion of their country, must
remaI yet longer without the protection of the
American laws which are their birth-right. This is
the third session IN which this Oregon bill has been
defeated. and by the same opponents Tins continued
opposition to the extension of laws Oregon,
connection with certain declarations from certain
eminent men from certain State, l. little omnous ::
ana the case ucilanGS serious dttcntIoH from ule
Middle, Western. and South Western States.
Mr.. Allen the able and patriotic Senator from
Ohio, gives solution Of the difficulty. which, If
founded IN fact should be overlooked. lie says
that this opposition proceeds from combination OF
Massachusetts and South Carolina, of the Old New
England and Old Southern States, TO dsmem5er the
Union for the purpose of preventing the preponde-
rance Of the West We do not endorse Mr.. Allen 5
hypothesis. But II Is a very important project, If
seriously en'e, famed, say that the subject cannot
be too carefully investigated. 1t is important, not
only To- the Western and South Western. but 10 the
Middle States, and especially to Pennsylvania As
New York and Philadelphia the two great depots
of the trade between the West aud the nations across
the Atlantic. New York and Pennsylvania must be
The between the West and these depOts.
And when the trade between Europe and China comes
across The Continent as II Will eventually, New Ork
aud Philadelphia Will be lis chief Atlantic depots.
Hence the two great Middle States are not little
interested IN the growth of the West, till It reaches
the PIcIfc Ocean. And New Orleans al-o, and con-
,equently the States of the Mississippi Valley which
communicate through II with the ocean, have a SUM-
lar interest IN tins subject.
Some of readers VIII remember our remarks
upon the decla of Mr.. Adams, the Federal
House, and of Mr. Webster IN public meeting at
Boston. that the region West of the Rocky Mountains
ought to be a separate and independent Republic.
They Will also remember Mr.. AlcDuilie's declaration
IN the Federal Senate, that tins Union destined
10 separate into three conederacies Is this apparent
determination to drive Oregon into separate nation
atty the first step III the plan And Is this mischief
be done feed the sectional vanity, ambition and
>elfshness OF Massachusetts aud South Carolina
Let the Middle States, especially Pennsy lvana, ex-
anime this thing carefully. Certain clouds In the
horizon look portentous and certain political schools
need watching.