Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-06-10

made by convention Of delegates selected give effect
principles Of the party Ii made in open day-aiter con-
sulaon and fec,ion-and OF The great measures
upon which entered the campaign OF 1914 This not all
The orators and psmpeee spoke and wrote the same Ian
guage and pretended TO eufoee the same doctrines will
read an extract from pamphlet headed OREGON, pu6.
sted 6 the Democratic association ~ Nash'ngton D. o.,
as follows
.'S Mr. Polk by his OF the Esd OF April 1884, be-
fore quoted stands pledged the occupancy OF the ivho Of
oego and against the surrender OF any portion Of 4 70
Great Britain any other foreign Power
~. The Democratic Convention which nominated Mr. Polk
their candidate for The Presidency adopted unanimously the
resolution before quoted in favor OF the occupancy oil
and against the surrender Of any portion otit
''The issue, then, is clearly presented as Brush and
american questo-Clsy and England the one side Polk
and on the other Shall the and stripes Of the
Unon the red OF ST. George forever the
territory Of Oregon Shall republic Or m9uare' DC ests-
bshed within limits and children, aud our childrens
children, those Of Great Britain Gu a,e It's SOIL supply its
markets, and control its destiny The aaesonis moment
and let every freeman reflect that single vote may decide
the issue, and oreuer Tor agsinst his country
| Well Mr.. Chairman :. James X Polk and America
ceeded Clay aud England " and what has been the
suit The s'pledge candidate the 54 40 lite, the " whole
none man, succeeded, and what has happened Does
the red of ST George any portion Of
Oregon sob, tel not Gath, publish not in the streets
of Askeon" this identical James X Polk up $40 40
and came down 49, made treaty, and signed with his
name Knocked under the " red Of ST. George,
dragon teeth and all and sent TO the United States Sc
nate for ratification In the language of that pamphlet
from 400 $40 4V three hundred and sixty miles in
coast making all 2l6 900 square miles Of territory,
thai, fire times large The Stale Of Ohio; and all this
mighty empire surrendered TO plant " monarchy and
for England 10 control It's destiny Mr. FOX forgot his
pledges forgot the edcs of the Baltimore Convention forgot
his American feeling crouched down before the first
of the British lion, and quietly up the ghost Discretion
became the better part of vo and all the gasconade OF the
Executive and the swagger of Senators sunk down into the
most abec surrender of rights. The whole none
hnmbug elected Mr.. Polk, and that enough II served
n this cage of bronco, and speedily kicked to
the receptacle of political rumpery The people should
forget this lesson OF party dupiciy the who
paciiced upon their patriotic feelings only betray and in
suit them.
This Oregon farce ended disreputaby that fuss
other quarter indispensable TO the establishment of Demo-
cratic vaor and the appetite for acquisition must have
cessfu quarter The country between the Nue.
and the Rio Gand the preex and though Thomas
H. Benton declared that the claim for that country
unparalleled outrage upon Mexico, yet the claim
only up the country taken possession of by sending
army the Rio Grande, and then by bringing the armies
OF the nations in conflict The decisive victories of Pao
Alto and Resaca compelled the retirement OF the Mexican forces
from the country dispute, and then, if the Administration
could be satisfied with any thing reasonable the time to
upon the conquered rights OF the nation But ured
in the Of conquest, victorious little army march
ed into the enemy country and still! advancing, found rest
that line OF operations only the ensanguned held OF
Buena VISTA where and his gallant volunteers covered
themselves with unfading glory.
The acquisition OF Texas instead Of proving las the Balt
more Convention adherens predcted boobies acquisition
ing march OF victorious armies. II has filled the land with
wo; has made thousands OF widows thousands OF orphans
and sent up the lamentations OF distress from unnumbered
hearhs and reses Ia battle and by the deoaons of dis
ease contracted in this " boodess pursuit Of territory is
said nearly thousand American citizens have persisted
while the shattered limb and less shattered constitution pre-
sent living memorials Of its desolang effects Santa Anna
(he who had ones pass TO return to Mexco)
boasts his farewell address to his countrymen that the
blood Of the invaders Americana and their copse which
main piled in heaps the field Of battle will many titles
of glory for my country and for my children This passage
IN Santa Anna address must be NORWOOD TO the se Ex-
ecutive who him back Mexico deal death gall
liant army.
But SIR this acquisition OF Texas was to cost in treasure
comparatively nothing And how have these promises been
realized Let facts be submitted to candid world Many
the Of this hundred millions of dol
lars But let modify these figures Deduct one fourth,
aud have one hundred and fifty mIions and tto that
complexion it viii at last Add TO this the sum o.
twenty millions for California and New Mexico and have
one hundred and seventy millions Of dollars in round
bers This twenty millions verify believe, poorly SPENT
the worthless territory IN question forms the sole considera
ton. No other Power earth would pay hall the money
for such wilderness consisting Of shrubs bushes and rocks
pent up between barren mountains where scarcely ever
from April till December and where the cutvator of the
soil compelled conduct the his grounds by
drains and dches tcen cdter behad with this labor
Instead Of getting indemnity for the war purchase peace
and at price erorban 10 shock every feeling OF JUS
tcc and fair dealing. If territory BE alone The object.
these hundred and millions in silver and
placed in horse wagons thousand pounds each
wagon, would make thousand six hundred and twenty
FIVE wagon loads and il these wagons put in
tnuous line, close they could run, would require
space OF sxty-s miles to contain them.
sir, If you would divide the money expended in this
amongst constituents own, would give nearly
wagon load every family your district mine. II
il had been uciousy expended in educational purposes, it
would have educated all the children OF the country and
blessed every cottage the land with the benign influence
literature and science Ii would have paid all the debts Of
the several States and given those conedeated
weahs the priceless boon OF reestabshed credit Il would
have improved all hsbos and ve and dotted the
try with railroads. and made many a western " wilder
blossom the rose Yes s, it would have the
seEdenying missionary TO the islands Of the sea, and
'sFrom Greenland's icy mountains
; To midas coral strand"
spread the gospel Of the Redeemer millions Of the benghted
SINS and daughters Of All this It ngM have
plshed directed in The channel Of enlightened policy.
what has il produced What obects have been attained
Absolutely but little Of practical value. II has enabled the
President appoint few thousands Of his pasans to Of
fee and distribute amongst them the spo wrung from the
incomes Of people Il has loaded this nation down
with pubic debt which, for years come, will
weigh upon citizens like incubus II has engendered
love Of conquest and diverted the minds Of the people from
the quiet pursuits Of peace the rough and csmo Of
war Il has implicated the Government in the extension Of
slavery country and made the blood and
o. our people the vet the chains OF African serv
lode has again, In the ghul form, aroused the
question OF domestic slavery free territory which threat
ems 10 utoot the very foundations Of political SYSTEM and
: az nus ior The merest party purpose.