Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-02-19
Warrington Etsms.

Washington dispatches inform US that the admis-
sion ofOregon into The Union vas celebrated on the
night ofthe 18th inst, by large concourse of cit
liens who, with the fall Marine Band, serenaded the
distinguished friends of the measure, including Ger
Lane, Senator Green, Representatives Nichols Scott
Stephens, Letter, Thayer, Comina, Stevenson, and
Orr, aud nearly all delivered brief speeches. eulog~
istic Of the political event The President, in re-
Spouse to repeated calls, appeared at the window of
the White House. He presumed, he sad, from this
handsome demonstration, that the Oregon bill had
passed He sincerity congratulated them upon the
advent Of another sovereign State into the glorious
confederacy Of the Republic State too situated on
the very shores Of the Pacific favored with fine cli-
mate, an exuberant soil, and filed with tried and
noble Democrats. The elevation of Gen. Lane, who
had proved himself gallant soldier in war and q
true statesman in peace, was also fit subject for
rejoicing. 1t was honor he had fairly deserved
by his exertiOn to bring this new State into the
Union. Expansion was in future the policy of our
country. towards alone feared sndopposedit Thank
ing them for the honor paid him. the President
cluded by calling for Yankee Doodle, which WAS
performea by the band. Vice President Breckin>
ridge, in another part fthe city, declared that
whenever be could he had given the bill push, and
expected next Monday 10 swear in both Senators
Having been called upon to say something about
Cuba, he remarked that we talked too much and did
too little When England shed to do a thing she
did it, and talked afterwards. II the Island Of Gu
ta instead of being placed at the mouth of the Gulf
of NJ, xico laid at the Opesiog of the British Channel
England would takeit in ten days He vas in ia
vor of the acquisition of Cuba He would not rob
for it, but would act with any portion o. his fellow
citizens in using all honorable means to acquire
| it.
The State Department and that of the Treasury are
engaged in gathering facts bearing upon the sub
iectmater OF the request Of Great Britain that her
vessels may be admitted to the privileges of our coast
! ing trade. The vessels Of all nations had them
! from as up to 1917, when We adopted regulations
! countervalng the restrictions upon our commerce
! imposed by foreign nations. In 1917 England re-
Taxed her rules upon The point, to entitle to
privileges of the eoasting trade where consistent with
the policy of any of her colonies. Though one of
our vessels cannot trade between Nova Scotia and
! British West India island upon the same footing
British vessel, it has that privilege in India;
and hence that our clipper ships are monopzing
freights at that point. As our coasting trade is a
very comprehensive thing, being held extending
to such finland seas the Mississippi river, etc,
| the whole subject is grave 1t would seem,
however, tbatI all thlngs being equal, ankee
ships and Yankee crews" would not finch from the
! doctrine of ''free trade and sailors rights"
The admission of Oregon as a State into the
Union increases the number of stars in our national
| banner TO thirty-three. We have now two States
upon the Pacifc-tWo mighty pillars Of the temple
of the Union, towering stsunch and majestic the
western verge of the continent. Bright and exran-
sve as we're the visions of the Fathers of the Re-
! public, this result is more thsn they dreamed.
Gen. LANE, one of the Senators elect says the pop
ulation of Oregon will exceed ninety ~three thousand
Her admission into the Union was bitterly opposed
by the Black Republicans and their Southern allies
in Congress because it secures Democratic Senate
| for four years more against all contingencies