The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-04
INTELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS.

WASHINGTON, June 2, 1913.
The Oregon BIZ and the ppiimot P,oriso in the
Senate.
The Senate continue their wasteful discussion
of the negro question upon the Oregon bill. Mr..
Calhoun insists that all the States, having an
equal interest IN the territories of the confederacy
the citizens OF none Of the States can be excluded
with their property. Hence he demands that the
territory shall be left open to shareholders of the
South TO go into Oregon with their property, in
GLIDING slaves, Congress having no power to pre-
vent II, and the territory having no jurisdiction in
the case, being subject 10 the laws of Congress.
The bill, as reported by Mr.. Douglass, from the
Committee on Territories, provides that the terri
torlal laws OF Iowa and Wisconsin, In reference
10 slavery, shall applyto Oregon. This application
would carry with il the Wilmot proviso and il is
IN Oregon that Mr. Calhoun and his Southern allies
plant themselves In opposition to the "white
mans resolution and the doctrine of Gen. Glass;
which assumes that the people of the territory
have the right TO decide upon the prohibition or
admission OF slavery.
The democrats in the Senate are puzzled what
10 do. The Calhoun doctrine men in Alabama
and South Carolina and Georgia can only be APP
peased by Il full concession and there Is dspo-
sltion In the Senate TO make it, were it not tor an
apprehension OF the disastrous results that would
follow IN such States as Indiana and Illinois, not
10 say Missouri, tor although that State is slave
State, the PEG lie are anxious that Oregon should
be a non-savcholding region, home for the
working white man. and for him alone.
There Is every prospect that this question OF the
Proviso will delay the action OF Congress in behalf
of Oregon for weeks TO come The memorial OF
Judge Thorntorn, while II presents most crafty
ing picture of the good character and highly homo
rable department OF the people of Oregon, In
the midst OF the greatest difficulties also presents the
Imperative duty of Congress act at once for the
protection and preservation of those well-deservng
tellow-citIzens OF ours west of the Rocky Noun
tains. They rely upon Congress. They
building up an empire out there, which will soon
contribute largely to the honor, the prosperity, the
commerce, and the revenues Of the republic and
they must not be neglected for the discussion of
ridiculous abstraction, as is the Wllmot proviso,
III reference TO Oregon.
The last adviccs from the Columbia, show that
the numerous Indian trl bes are in confederation
sorry spectacle, after all the alleged Vaccinations
OF the lIudsons Bay company, to see the American
settlers left dependent upon that company for the
means of sclt-defence.
We are gratified, meantime, to state from the
testimony OF an intelligent gentleman lust returned
especially since the Oregon treaty-have been on
the most friendly terms with the American set
tiers, furnishing them with agricultural seeds and
implements, with goods, munitions arms, and
cattle tor their farms on terms of credit not often
practlsed east OF the mountains. We hope that
this friendly disposition between the two people
the Americans and the IIudson's Bay company
may prevail. II ought TO be object to encou-
rage this good feeling. rather than to foment dis
cords between them which, IN that remote part OF
inmate in the mos; bloody butcheries.
Lastly, we hope that Congress will dispense with
this negro question IN this casepass the bill, and
send out thousand mounted men, as proof that
the people of Oregon south of 80 are held to be
citizens OF the United States. w.