The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-02
WASHINGTON, May 81, lS4S.

There are few men in the present Congress,
and some who were in the last, who may treasure
up the comfortable reflection that on their heads is
all the blood that has lately been shed III Oregon
1t is every day becoming more and more obvious
TO every body here, however il may escape the at
tention of the mass of people at distance, that
Congress no longer accompishes the design of its
creation-not that it cannot, but that ii will not
At the last session, in the faction fights of the
democratic party, the Oregon bill was killed the
means placed at the disposal of the executive, two
years ago. for the protection of emigrants, were
converted to another purpose the late disastrous
occurrences have inspired Mr. Polk with no other
sentiments than desire to be armed with further
patronage and for aught that appears at present,
Oregon may be left he pless at the mercy of the
savages for another year. and abandoned to follow
the dictates of necessity in seeking protector.
Last spring the Secretary OF State, as the organ
of the government, gave the people of Oregon a
solemn assurance that every means would be
used at this to spread the territory the
protection of our laws. Every means at his dis
SIX months In session, have done absolutely no.
thing for the security of the lives and property of
our fellow citizens in that territory. Was there
any hlndrance to the passage OF bill! None what
ever. Congress, In very wantonness, has sported
with the lives Of the peoples and the only emotion
stirred up in the mind of the President by the in
telllgence of the expenditure of so much blood is
Il desire to be furnished with further means of
pampering his parasites; and the House makes
political speeches; and the Senate, disguised the
inflated selt-lmportance OF Its Ignorant chairman
OF the Committee on Foreign Affairs, stands still!
Six months have they been dellbe rating, and still
no Oregon bill The whole power of the govern
ment, from the President down TO his servilest
lacquey In the Senate, was employed for whole
newspaper correspondent who had disobliged him
by exposing his intrigues for reelection: and hav
ing exerted themselves TO the utmost, they were
obliged at length to declare themselves foiled-
They should in future adopt for their motto 'mag-
40 conatu nihil egimus.'
For the last SIX months, memorial has been
before Congress, signed by DIR. Quenaudon, for
merly Of Philadelphia, who commanded troop of
braces the true mode of settling Oregon with en-
tire safety This paper sets forth, that the doctor
desires to form colony on the Pacific, or some
spot IN the vicinity of the Columbia or Umpqua
river TO be composed of farmers and mechanics
from the United States, and of emgrants from
Europe that he has already engaged three thou
sand persons from Pennsylvania and other States,
who are ready to proceed at once to Oregon that,
on his arrival, he will organize the emigrants into
as many regiments as their numbers will admit of,
which regiments he will keep drilled and discl-
pinned tor the protection OF the colony. He asks
on behalf OF himself and his associates, grant of
land, on the assurance that on each section of
SIX hundred and forty acres they will bring
tual settler within the period of five years.
There is no reason why a bill should not forth
with pass, In accordance with the prayer of this
memorial. Here is body of men, hardy, enter
prsing, industrious, and many of them having
seen hard service in the field who desire to pro-
coed at once to the Pacific, and who guaranty
protection TO the neighborhood where they to
settle: They wish TO locate in particular spot,
IN order that their party may not be dispersed and
so weakened as 10 become an easier prey to the
savages. 1t is clear that colonization is much more
feasible by scheme of this nature than by detach
ed and individual exertions. The numerous perils
OF the journey, and the constant hazards to which
small and weak settlement is exposed, are thus
avoided. A body OF three thousand people, either
on the march or in bivouack are safe from any
force the savages could muster.
VIII not something be done AT once for our
fellow-countrymen on the Pacific 1t is time.
The intense excitement which prevailed at the
time the Oregon question was pending, proves that
10 the whole American people that portion of our
country Is as interesting any other. Ii is not the
fault OF the people that the condition of Oregon Is
not amelorated, but OF the politicians, whose time
is wholly taken up with intrigues for their own
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. GALvIEysrs.