New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-15
The Oregon Triumph.

Weforgive this Coner, IS its short comings-we
forget that il has been dilstory or dehcient-we
could almost ask its pardon for tie harsh things we
have at times felt constrained 10 say oiIt-in view
OF the glorious issue OF the Oregon struggle. We
know the merit is that Of the People rather than
Of Congress-that il is the free spirit awsket
throughout the North and West which has prma-
rily achieved this tIiumph-but It is not always
that we find public men wise enough 10 discenthe
signs Of the times-with ears sttuned 70 catch 'he
deep though far utterances ofpubc sentiment ana
with hearts Submissive TO the popular manaa's.
This Congress, though beginning badly has c'oseo
its Session noby. The victory Of freeao"i III '''
Organization Of Oregon, though not hnai' F." com
plete 50 far as it goes-unmsrred by reserSa'ioD'
unstained by a compromise Oregon mas resu-
lar Government she has Federal judiciary she
has ample Military protection and her Soi is
expressly exclusively and for ever Free Soil-snd
all this without condition, bargain or reservation
Of any kind respecting the territories ceded by
Mexico which yet remain 70 be organized. Thanks.
ten thousand thanks, % the Free People who de
creed and the Congress which conceded this tn
umph 10 Human Freedom
For the frsttime we think in the history Of our
Federal Government, the North presented an
almost unanimous front. Only four Members OF the
Honse from Free States finally voted 70 iastcn the
Missouri Slave line on the Oregon bill nat 0nc
member OF the Senate; tor DR.. Sturgeon OF Pa.
went home before the vote was taken and even
Daa,ek s. Dickinson of this State voted for once
ON the side of Freedom. That Mr. Spruance oi
Delaware should have voted with US is consistent
with his uniformly expressed convictions; that
Col Benton would not be inclined TO permit Ore
gon to be left without the pale Of Law and Justice
TO subservc the ends Of the Slavery Propagandsts'
was natural enough bat Gen Honston's and was
entirely unexpected, and we are so much the more
grateful for il. Houston was never suspected oi
being ninny: and if he has any notion Of being
in the way of the Presidency in -, he must kno"
better than 10 choose 10 defy the aroused convic-
tons Of the Free States. We have not heard OF
his making any very strenuous efforts for the tx-
tension of Slavery aud we shall not while the
North stands firm.
Bat it would be unjust il would be idle TO with
hold from the Buffalo demonstration itsjust award OF
praise in this matter. w have very strong con
viction that, If no such Convention had been held
no Oregon bill would have passed at this Session
nor ever without a clear concession OF some part
OF the New Territories to Slavery. Depend on IT,
if the slayery Propagandists do not have their
will of some of the men the North sends TO Con
gress, il is simply because their constituents m
terpose Veto. When a member understands
that in selling his he oreits his seat, and with
IT his hopes of future favor from his constituents,
takes considerable to buy him. The determine
ton evnccd by the People of the Free States 10
look out for Free Soil first and Party Success alter
ward, has insured tins signal triumph Let not
this truth be Obscured nor forgotten.