Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-07-29

of the last annual message OF his predecessor
the rights Of the respective nations in and over
the Oregon Territory" Mr.. PoLR's assertion
could not make q fact, or change fact which he
found in existence. The assertion which he did |
make was, therefore, wholly gratutous, and if not
thrown out with that design, was certainly well
difference which was in the course Of the most
friendly adjustment.
In " the Union" OF the same day we find pub
cation which illustrates almost beyond doubt, the
intention of the President to al least hazard war
with England upon his rash and unfounded claim
Of right to the whole Of Oregon. Certain over
jealous patriots in the town Of Wilmington having
read the comments in the British Parliament upon
the Presidents inaugural assertion Of right to Ore
gon, and his determination to maintain it by all
constitutional means-which was construed into
threat to take possession Of the whole of itgot up
an indignation meeting, and passed sundry resoln-
tions, which (" the Union," repubshing them, de-
clared 10 be clear clear enough and admirable,
and deserving to be re-echoed by every portion Of
the American People," Here are two Of these re-
solutions:
sThat although the interests of the United States, in
common with all civilized countries would be seriously af
feced by Wan between two powgfu nations as Great
Britain and ourselves, circumstances may create period
,0hen sacrifice interests sohi ,ooud promote the
permanent harmony and prosperity Of the world; that
should Great Britain persist in claims Oregon, without
furnishing additional better for their support
believe that crisis is at hand.
ssTha II Great Britain determines, her Prime Minis
ter has already declared maintain her reended) claims
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will find that the American eagle has but commenced its
fight that triumph brilliant and glorious than that
of Yorktown aoats and finally. that will rest peace
upon the shores of the Pacific the emblem of the greatest
nation Of the modern world"
We do not know whether the notes of admira-
ton" in the preceding paragraph are those of the
Government editor, or of the Wilmington resolvers.
AS commentary, however, whether by the former
or the latter, they are exactly in place.
On the 5th of May, direct connection between
the Executive and the Union is established by
the statement of that paper that the whole of the
northwest coast from 42o up to $40 had been re-
cognised by globe recently published at London
under the auspices of the celebrated society for
the diffusion of human knowledge" The same
Globe, our readers may recollect, figured, some
weeks afterwards, in of the letters Of Mr.. BU-
cHANAN to Mr.. PAKENHAM, but, on investigation,
turning out to be mere bubble the argument built
upon Il vanished into thin air.
On the 9th Of May, referring to the apprehension
in some quarters that g the question of Oregon is
about to breed war between the two countries, the
Union" said:
"s Young Hickory will make good his claim to the title
which his political opponents assigned him during the last
campaign and, like sOld Hickory he will carry the
maxim and the policy, he might have added which is be-
queaed to him by the hero of the Hermitage, Demanding
nothing that is not clearly right and submitting nothing
that is wrong"
On the 18th of May, the assertion of the right of
the United States to the schole Of Oregon thus
renewed:
II the United States have RIGHTS OF ANY KIND
in that part of America they ertend TO the ,ohoic
region pesf of the Rocky mountains, from the
AID paralieifo and beyond the 54fh, comprehend
ing all the territories drained by the Columbia,
and those intervening between the former and the
Pacific"
In the same paper, il is argued that by the settle
ment Of this question proposed by the United States
in 1924 and 1926, "the United States might then
have yielded without loss of honor at least, much
,ohich must now be retained AT ALL HAZARDS"
As the session Of Congress neared, the Union"
after being quiet for while, began to TEEN afresh
with afirmadons Of our right to the ,ohoie Of Ore
gon, and Of the determination Of the President not
to abae in negotiation jot Of that claim until on
the 31st Of October the Union spoke for the
President follows:
" The Democratic Congress about to assemble will
have great duty do in relation Oregon and believe
that coming to Washington fresh from conference with their
constituents they win together resolved do it, With
the strong resolutions Of the Baltimore Convention and the
manly and patriotic inaugural words Of the President yet vivid
in memory, cannot doubt that the Administration
fully prepared 10 perform with rmness its constitutional duty
Of recommending to Congress all such may be
deemed essential the full and efficient projection Of all
RreHrs OVEN xvKRr enKAT DoxAIx, the
shore Of the Pacific sohieh IS by accumulated Of
TITLE, rHr RIeHTruL PROPERTY UsITED SrATEs.
This territory lying between the Rocky and the
Pacific ocean-draned mainly by the Columbia
ed the no,h the east and the south by chains
and the west by the ocesnextends from latitude 42o
latitude 54o 40 NORTH II contains than 40000 square
mles-ths s is than twice large France, and
about half large all the States subject the Fede
raj constitution The American people claim, against all
other nations, this whoie domain part Of their oDn
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