New-York daily tribune., 1859-09-24

" II Is pOStible 10 40 go WITHOUT lnCuITlnS Inc
loes Of Oregon for the next Democrac Presidential
candidate. The Democracy are fearful that figures
will tell against the party in the next Presidential
campaign, and for this reason, acknowledging III as
priy ate possible that the debt just, dare
not urge allow its payment Faulkner himself, in
private conversation, has acknowledged that he con-
sidered the legitimate, and that the debt ought TO
be paid. Even Gen. Lane Oregops own represents
tive dare OF urge the payment OF the debt farther
than TO hood wink bis constituents, through fear OF n-
jurDs his parry and esseniog bis own chances for the
next Pescepcy. He has staked bis all upon the mere
chance fit amounts TO that of getting the nomination
at ChaIleson and he works Only with that object In
view; ard seems to regard any measure that looks
likely TO promote his own personal interests as oeng
uss the thing for Oregon For these reasons ne mas
accomplished no good for Oregon for years past and II
his associations at Washington indicate anything, ne
copsorts with those who are candestiney al work 70
defeat The payment Of Oregons war clam, though
Protestdiy in its favor. He has never attempted 70
refu,e the charges Of Gen. Wool aud Mr.. Palmer, by
showing the facts connected with the which would
efecfualy have done away with the reproach and the
prejudice that those charges have produced. How
ever, he may be partially excussble for not bringing
facts to bear against the allegations Of Gen. Wool and
Mr. Palmer; for, in the fret place, they were of
purely Democratic origin, and to have shown this
would have insured the downfall Of his party in Ore
gon, through whose agency he expected 10 attain 10
the hopors Of United S ates Sens,or-snothsr STEP
as he thought toward the Presidency and in the next
place he knew but little about the war himself He
had been absent from Oregon, as its Delegate in Con
sented for the action Of Congress thereon and conse-
queptly could know but very little about Oregon mat.
ters at houe except what he could learn from polt-
ciaps there whom he supposed were in his interest.
But Democracy is not always true to its Democratic
Representatives even still less TO the public interest
The clique 10 whom Lane had been twice indebted for
his election as Delegate and who had managed the
war to their liking, entertained secret de-
@ie TO oust him from the DelcgHeshp at the
next election, IL Oregon had remained Territory and
10 oeieat me election as United States senator, II 1t
became state. For this reason they withheld from
him, as wen as from Congress, much Information re-
that had he been prosecuting ,ts navmen, in good
faith, would have been Of infinite value 10 hin. Feel
irg oonscons that the debt should be recognized by
Congress dtning Lanes term as Delegate II would
endsnger their party organization to stempt openly
60 defeat him. and no, realizing ths, he WAS averse ~
its recognition during the continuance of the present
they secretly sought TO throw sumbleg
blocks In the way of its payment Themselves in order
70 obtain plausible pretsxt for charging him With
gross dershcton Of duty. The s!stissics representing