The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-30

tirely irresular-1 mean to say. wholly
Pakenham. 1t takes no part in our
| "Assuredly not" said Mr. Tyler. II
only hope the question may never como
to matter cS record 1T all. Once our
| country knows that dictation has been
| attempted with us, even by England her-
self, the north VIII join the south in
resentment. Even now, In re5tiveness
| at the fancied attitude of England to-
ward Mexico. the west raises the de-
mand that We shall end the ioint occu-
pancy of Oregon with Great Britain.
which is now on the popular tongue west
of the lhlleghanics? Ii bids fair to be-
come an American MarseillaIso"
| II must confess my ignorance re-
joined Mr. Pakennam.
our backNoodsmcn have Invented a
phrase, which runs Fifty-four Forty or
Il beg pardon. am sure. your excel
! lcucy?"
"It means that II We conclude to ter
inmate the very rsatisfactory muddle
along tho Columbia rivera, strcam NJ
We contcud-and If we conclude 10 dis
pute with England as well regarding
! our delimita tions OH the southwest. where
! she has even less right 10 speak. then
we shall contend for all that territory.
| not only up To the Columbia. but north
TO the Russian line, the parallel uf nfty-
| four degrees ard forty minutes. We
! claim that We once bought Texas clear
| 10 tho Rio Grande, from Napoleon. al
though the foolish treaty With Spain in
| 1919 clOudcd our titlG--il thS belief Of
our Whig friends. who do not desire more
| slave t.tr tory. Even the Wings think
that we own Oregon by vlr!ne Of FIRST
M yica ION Of the Columbia, Both Wings
and Democrats now dcmaod Oregon
north To iGy-rou" degrees. forty D:iu-
utes. Tho alternative? My Lord .tbrr-
deem surely makes no deliberate bid to
cor hsht." exclaimed Pakonham.
God bless my Sy soul; fisht usE ,,,,nr. n,,.o
been" said he with dignity.
! AZ this astounding speech The British
minister sat dumhfounlcd. This air Of
courage and confidence on the part; OF
cIEu TO his record. | knew the reason
! FOR bis boldness. John Calhoun sat at
his right hand.
Al least the meaning OF this sudden
representative. Perhaps. indeed, the Bcr-
serker blood OF ogr, frontier spoke in
Mr.. Tyler's gaze. That VIC would hsht
| at this point, your eXccllency. The
| dignity OF her TajestNs service would
load me 10 ask excuse rcioincd Mr..
pakenham formally were il not for
one fact. which ! should like TO offer
here, | have. in short, news which VIII
appear full warrant Tor any communica-
ton thus far made by her majc%ty'9 gov
erunrent 7 can assure YOU that there
has como into the possession OF this Indy.
whose able services ] venture 10 enlist
here in her presence. communication
from tho republic OF Texas 10 the gov
| erumeut OF England That communication
Is done by no less a hand than that Of
the attache for the republic OF Texas. Nlr,
Van Zandt himself"
There was. think, no other formal
Invitation 10Y the Baroness Non RITZ 10
speak; but now she arose, swept i court
csy' first to Mr.. Tyler and then 10 Mr..
Palycnham and Mr.. Calhoun:
1T is not 70 he expected, your excel
Inncv and gentlemen said she. that
| can add anything OF value here" -lIoT
eyes wcrr dcmrclv downcNst
I'VE DO not doubt your familiarity