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Las diagrammas suivants iliustrant la mAthoda. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 w-p CoUectiorv SPEECH OF MR. LEONARD H. SIMS, OF MISSOURI, ON THE OREGON QUESTION. Delivered in the House of Representatives , U. S.) January 5, 1846. WASHINGTON: PRINTED BY J. AND G. S. GIDEON. 1846. i- »*i M The res( w f>n Foreig j^^he treaty ( «ler considi Mr. SD He oug aittention ; himself, n j'^Rras neaif^ aithat those might be 1 tepresenta ijuestion. .^Missouri i be able tc '>^ Mr. Sp ^ay , tlie imented 4n this SI ininds, n ' this impo jOn the in ^f the tei Sountry, Sir. th k an int i[on is 01 Wight was I ^ SPEECH. l^ The resolutions reported to the House by the chairma'n of ther Committee i0m Foreign Relations, giving notice to Great Britain of the termination of j.^lhe treaty of 1818, in relation to the joint occupancy of Oregon, being un- der consideration — Mr. SIMS obtained the floor, and addressed the House as follows: He ought probably, he said, to apologise to the House for claiming their attention; but on the other side of the hall he saw a colleague, who, with himself, resided on the western frontier of Missouri, in the region which J H^as neai 4 the Oregon Territory; and it must be conceded by gentlemen i;4hat those 'ho lived in that quarter took a deep interest in this subject. It ^ might be recollected, too, that the people of far-famed Missouri, and their arepresentatives here, had ever taken an anxious interest in the Oregon /■question. He would be wanting in his duty, therefore, to the people of ^Missouri if he failed to make some remarks, though he did not profess to l)e able to enlighten them on this important subject. Mr. Speaker, well may you, as well as every member on this floor — liay , tlie Amejican people — recollect the deep and ardent interest which the lamented Linx, formerly of the United States Senate, from Missouri, felt n the immediate steps necessary to be taken for the successful occupation ^f the territory in dispute. He it was who adhered to the rights of his own country, and at the same time had respect for the rights of others. J Sir, the first proposition which I intend to consider I will put in the form m( an interrogatory. I ask this vast and enlightened nation whether Ore- Jfon is ours or not ? I have heard no man yet who dared to say that our %ight was not good to the whole territory. Now, sir, if we have a right to i;.uni • • * I 4 I Oregon up ♦ he 49th parallel of north latitude, we have the right to it ij; boon sa to 54° 40'. ^ger. I beg leave to refer the House to the act of delivery of Astoria from tljjg childr British Government to that of the United States, which is in the followiigj^jie |ioin language, to wit: \ ^viU n " In obedience to the commands of his Royal Highness the Prince Rf ft be in c gent, signified in a despatch from the Right Honorable the Earl Bathuwriligrants addressed to the partners or agents oif the Northwest Company, bearimlM I was date the 27th of January, 1818; and in obedience to asubL3quent ordeitio those dated the 26th of July, from William H. Sheriff, esq., captain of his JVlwIiich I c( jesty's ship Andromache, we, the undersigned, do, in conformity to tlreeolution first article of the treaty of Ghent, restore to the Government of the UnitfVith a nat States, through its agent, J. B. Prevost, esq., ♦he settlement of Fcany other George, on the Columbia river. Given under our hands in triplicate, Weliavi Fort George, Columbia river, this 6th day of October, 1818. . upon it art F. HICKEY, poses of G Captain of his Majesty'' s ship Blossom, such ques J. KEEFE, ciplewhic Of the Northwest Company:' iton\mx,\\ I will also refer the House to the acceptance thereof, by the America^*^"^^ commissioner, which is laid down in the following language, viz: pancy -we shouk ^' I do hereby acknowledge to have this day received, in behalf of tl; i Government of the United States, the possession of the settlement desit . ^ .i nat^d above, in conformity to the first article of the treaty of Ghent. Give #.1 ^ under my hand in triplicate, at Fort George, Columbia river, this 6th ( . r .^ October, 1818. J. B. PREVOST, TJ ^ entl Agent for the United States y , .1 ] Shortly after the interchange of this correspondence, the 'British flag wa ^^ Prcsi hauled down, and the American ensign placed in its stead. ^^te care Sir, I ask the members on this floor what means would have been more ijqh to rt cflfective in ihe surrender of the Oregon Territory than the above. occupied It may be true that the people of Missouri, whom I have the honor, in ,^,j badf part, to represent, feel a more warm affection for Oregon than others in thi; ^gpted, i nation. I cannot myself help feeling for it the warmest affection. If Mr. P therefore, I should say anything calculated to wound the feelings of anj ^^^ ^.o ai who hear me, I assure them that it is not my intention. I have witnessed, .^ynmen with deep solicitude, the tears of the mother in parting V'ith her sons and j^j g daughters, when I have seen thera take up the travel for Oregon, whicli -nan fro right to It ijj ijgpj^ gjjjj |jy gentlemen to be a route so impracticable and so full of sfcger. And I have sympathized in tiie feelings of the aged father, when ria from tl^jg children were departing for that country," where they desired to find a he followiigrtile home on the bordere of the Pacific. I will notice what the gentleman from South Carolina said, (Mr. Riiett,) Prince Rf ft be in order, as to this country being the refuge of liberty, and free to all arl Bathur-jflligrants from every nation who are suffering under tyranny and oppression; my, bearinuld I was surprised that fie was willing to let Oregon alone, and thus close quent ordeitto those who may seek, under our protection, a home in that country, ti of his Munich I conceive will be the probable results if we fail to adopt the pending Jrniity to tlreeolutions. He would leave our eights in Oregon the subject of negotiation the Unit(With a nation wliich never yielded any thing in its diplomacy to us, or to ent of Fcany other people . triplicate. We have , here , openly discussed <• very branch of this question , and our vews upon it are known to all the world. But you can never tell what are the pur- I Y, poses of Great Britain from the debates in her Parliament, for the decision of blossom, such questions does not depend upon the small portion of the popular prin- E, ciple which is imposed in her system of government. Being a resident of the >mpany.^^ frontier, where I have cast my lot for life, I feel very deeply the necessity of e AmericT^^"^^ notice to Great Britain of our purpose to terminate the joint occu- 12; pancy of Oregon. The gentleman from South Carolina asks for reasons why 1 if e I'W'e should do this, and I will give them. Proposition after proposition have , we made to Great Britain for the settlement of the question, and the divis- mentdesu. ^ , . , , , ah 1 . . ion of the territory between her and us. All these she has steadily re- ,*. ^ fused, and, had I been with the President when he offered the lastcompro- „^ indse of the 49lh parallel, I would have advised him against it. But, sir, ^ ' ,, Ahe gentleman from New York, (Mr Kino,) was mistaken when he said ibat the President had not made that offer in sincerity. Sir, I have known nag wa ^^ President intimately for many years, during his whole public and pri- vate career. I have known his whole history, and have marked his devo- oeen more ^^^j^ jq republican principles in every station that he has filled, and he has ^^' occupied no small portion of his country's history. lie never made an offer honor, in .^^ had faith. In making this proposition he supposed that it would be ac- icrs m thi: ^^pted, and he intended to he bound by it. tion. U ^j. Preston King enquired of the gentleman from Missouri if he refer- gs 01 an} j^jj jQ jjj^y ijjjjjg vvhich he had said, when he spoke of the faith of the Gov- vitnessed, .«„ment? sons and j^^. g^^^g ^^^^. j ^^^^^ ^^ ^j^g rumor spoken of by the honorable gentle- m, whicl- ^^^ f^Q^ jy^^, York. 6 If so, said Mr. King, I desire to say that I said nothing on the subject of |ican pe( the faith of the Government. The question of faith, good or bad, was not 1^^^ ^^^^ at all involved in the ofler last made by our Government to Great Britain. ^P ^^ ^ If it had been accepted our Government would have been bound by it, and ?® ^^ the line settled at 49°. It was for this rrasori he had said he would not Anieric. have made the offer. The offer was rejected by the British Government, conseqi and we were saved from all injury. He, (Mr. King,) felt no sensitiveness '^^^^^^ ^^ on this subject of the faith of the Government. The honor of the country was in safe hands, in the care of the administration . His acts, and the votes of those who sent him here, were the testimonials of his faith for the past, as they would be for the future. Mr. Sims resumed. It is so common on this floor for inexperienced mem- bers to make apologi(?s foi' their embarrassments , I will not offer any for mine. I hope gentlemen will understand, what I have heretofore said, that I do not intend to make any personal allusions to any gentlemen here de- signed to be offensive . I find so much difficulty in getting along with all the questions that may be raised by the North, or by the South, and by lawyers, and metaphysicians, and learned doctors, who abound here, that I shall be compelled to travel slowly in my remarks. I hope, therefore, that gentlemen will keep cool and suffer me to get through. I was about to say, when interrupted by the gentleman, that the fact of the President's having offered the 49° as a compromise, is no reason why he should make it again, or that he should take it if now offered by the British Government. Sir, suppose that I have a cargo of flour in the port of Boston, a gentle- man n, .)me to buy it, I offer it for six dollars per barrel, and he refuses it; suppose that he goes out on the wharf and finds that flour is worth eight dollars per barrel, am I bound to take the offer of six dollars per barrel on his return and demanding it, or would it be good sense to make a similar proposition, thereby losing two dollars on each barrel? This is precisely an analogous case. A great deal has been said here about war. I wish to be distinctly un- derstood what banner I fight under — it is for Oregon, all or none, now or never. Not only I, but the people of Missouri, whom I in part represent, will stand up to this motto. Around it we will rally, and for it we will fight, till the British lion shall trail in the dust. The lion has cowered before us before; and I have no fears, in the event of our being united, he will do so again, I believe that there is unity and strength enough in the Ameri- subject of |ican people to enforce their rights and repel aggressions. Talk of whipping d, was not f this nation ! Sir, it is folly — the height of folly. I have not been brought at Britain, "up in the tented field, nor accustomed to make war an exercise, and do not by it, and f^o much thirst for marshal renown as to desire to witness such a war as would not America and Britain would make. Sighing and moaning would be its vernment consequences; deep affliction would locate itself in the cities, towns, and nsitiveness t rural scenes of our widespread country. Notwithstanding all this, I can- e country l^i^t fear the war, nor doubt its success on our part, should we be forced to- meet it. The gentleman from Ohio, (Mr. Giddings,) had brought several other ' topics into view; and 1 believe that he would suffer much if he did not say something about abolition and slavery. As he is now delivered of his tiring load, I hope that he will not again impose upon this House similar remarks. I do not wish to say anything against the South. No, God forbid; for she has too often displayed her patriotism on the battle-field, and her devotion to democratic principles. I do not, sir, desire to witness the shock of war, its pomp and parade, and its bloody fields; nor do I eve: wish to hear the shouts of those triumphs which I feel that we should achieve in this strug- gle; but I do hope that we shall never submit to British dictation. When I was a boy, sir, a small boy, in 1815, I was with my father at church, where he' was offering his prayers to the Almighty; and it was then that the news of the victory of New Orleans reached the spot. I never felt so happy as at that moment. At that moment my love of country commenced, and from that hour it has increased more and more every year; and I shall be ever ready to peril every- thing in my power for the good of my country. Sir, I do not fear, if the resolutions now being debated are adopted, that war will be the result. Will Great Britain make war upon us for taking and using that which is our own ? Will she do this, when the treaty itself provides that either Government may terminate the joint occupancy by giving notice? If she desires to have a war, let her see to it. Sir, I am for the whole of Ore- gon, and for nothing else but the whole. Should it require of us, in self- defence, to make bloody the decks of our ships, crimson our rivers from their mountain sources to the ocean, and cover our land with the slain in batde, we are prepared for the sacrifice. I cannot hold tlie idea that some gentlemen do, that Britain could defeat us; the thing is impossible. Why did she not conquer us in former strug- gles? Because we were struggling for liberty and the rights of man. Our efforts were aided by the Ruler of the destiny of nations, and the Id the votes Y the past, ced mem- er any for said, that here de- g with all and by re, that I fore, that Juttosay, ■'s having 'it again, • a gentle- e refuses rth eight >arrel on I similar )recisely- ctly un- now or It, will V t %ht, fore us vill do Imeri- 8 strong arms of the lovers of liberty — ay, that very liberty which dreads not3|kapooi comparison with glory ! Ming pi Why should we give up Oregon, and cut ofl* the West from the trade ifi|er ab with China, and give it all to England? If we show that we are afraid of ^e tal Great Britain, the loss of the country will be certain. i«fcniit<^o What is peace without honor? If we once give way on one point, we ilj|l ^^^^^ shall be soon called on to yield another, and so on, till we have nothing to lljprs*^ ^^r lose. The situation of things on the northeastern boundary I do not wish nlr gfas to see in the West. Those neighbors on one side of the line, see on those on the other bitter fees. Talk about settling the country, extending our laws with the joint occupancy in existence, is a great absurdity. To see Nwiies of two judicial tribunals on the same square mile — one under the British Jft>^^^^^ crown , the other under that of the United States — American militia and Honaun British soldiers mustering in the same field in the time of peace — would be St. rleU the result of the policy urged by gentlemen opposing the notice. Perpetual Oibralta hostility must be expected v/henever two governments attempt or desire Lo^^^"^ equal jurisdiction and rights, held and retained on their respective parts. Upper It would be unnatural to expect peace and harmony to prevail under such iireiiac t Domini St. Yin Baliami Tobago Ceylon Trinidi Malta Gozza Pema Esseqi Berbi( fit. L Cape Heli§ Maui lo ^ Corf Cep Zar San Itac existing circumstances. Mr. Speaker, I should have much at risk in the event of war — not in wealth,^ but I have a wife and children, and I love them with all the heart and soul that I possess. No one can love his family more than I do mine, unless his stronger intellect may give him more strength of affection; and that family would be exposed to the merciless savages, who will, as ever, become the allies of Great Britain in every war with us. They will be exposed to the horrors of the tomahawk and scalping knife of the cruel and unrelenting savage. But, sir, in the face of this danger, tlie people of the frontiers, with all the West, will daringly press, with the riiie in one hand and the implements of husbandry in the other, to the valley of the Columbia. With the former they will mark their enemies; with the latter subdue the forest, and erect habitations for themselves and families. It is not impossible that I may be amongst those who will be seen in this on- ward and western march . I am far west from the home of my birth . In early hfe, ere my mind reasoned, I was conveyed, in the lap of my mother, across the mountains , and was located , without the volition of my owu will, on the waters of Cumberland, Middle Tennesoee. I have since that time, by choice, found my present home on the Ozark Heights, in South- western Missouri, where the signs of savage life can yet be traced, but vhere the inroads of civilization are obliterating the footsteps of the warlike I dreads notJ|^kapoos. The Indian and the white man aUko love the tombs and the dMing place of their sires ; but destiny moves them botti ; yet their spirits the trade ifl^er about tlie homes of their birih. re afraid of jpTe talk about aggression upon British rights. I' hold ia my hand, and iiAmit to the honorable members upon this floor, a compiled catalogue of pomt, we Jm foreign rapacities of Great Britain, which sliows, conclusively, her nothing to :fa|rst for power, and wantonness in her seizures? of the rights of others, and lo not wish air grasping desi-e to lord it over land and sea. But to the catalogue: ■ e on those .jjjjjj The foreign rapacities of Great Britai?i. • To see Names of Provinces. , • From w}iom taken. Date. Square miles. lie British Jamaica - - - Spain - 1655 6,250 lilitia and Honduras - - Spain - 1670 3,600 -would be St. Helena " • - Dutch - 1673 46 Perpetual Gibraltar - - - Spain - 1704 2 t or desire Lower Canada - - Fiance - 1759 ^ 250,000 live parts. Upper Canada - - France - 1760 - 100,000 »der such Grenada - - - France - 1762 Dominica - - France - 1763 ■ r — not in St. Vincent - - France - 1763 • h all the Bahamas - - - France and Spain, 1783 5,424 than I do Tqbag>,' - - - France - 1793 88 affection ; Ceylon (in part) - - Dutch - 1796 - 12,500 will, as Trinidad - - - France and Spain, 1797 2,000 'hey will Malta - - Knights of St. John, 1800 98 the cruel Gozza - Do. 1800 8 People of Demarara - - Dutch . 1803 > e in one y of the le latter . It is his on- th. In nother. Ec^sequibo Berbice - St. Lucia - Cape of Good Hope - Dutch - Dutch - Dutch - Dutch - 1803} 1803 S 1803 1806 - 76,000 3,000 - 130,000 Heligoland - - Denmark : - 1807 6 Mauritius - - - France - 1810 756 Ionian Islands ' Corfu , viz : - France 1814 22T »y ovm ce that South- ed, but Cephalonia - - France - 1814 348 Zante - - France - 1814 166 Santa Maura Itaca t - France - France - 1814 -1814 180 44 warlike 10 C«eig^ • B France - . 1814 Paxo «• • • France . 1814 Ceylon (in part) - Native king . 1815 Chusan - • • China - 1844 . British India, viz : - m m Twenty-four Pergimnahs - Native princes . 1757 MUaalipatAn - Do. - 1759 Burdwan - •i m Do. - 1760 Manapoor •■ •• Do. . 1760 Chittagong - Do. - 1760 Beag&l - Do. - 1765 Bahar - Do. - 1765 Orissa - Do. - 1765 Chingleput - Do. - 1765» Northern Cicars " Do. - 1766 Geraindary of Benares Do. • - 1775 Island of Salsette - Do. - 1776 Nagore - Do. - 1778 Guntoor Circars - Do. - 1778 Puio Penang - Do. - 1786 Malabar - - Do. - 1792 Dindigul - - Do. . - 1792 Salem - Do. - 1792 Barramahl - Do. - 1792 Corinbatore - Do. . 1799 Canara - *• m Do. - 1799 Wynaad - m m Do. - 1799 Tanjore - ' Do. - 1799 Dist's of Tippoo Saib Do. - 1800 Oiarnatic - - Do. - 1801 Goruckpore - Do. - 1801 Lower Doab - Do. - 1801 Bareily - Do. - 1801 Bundlecund (in part) Do. . 1802 Cutach . Do. . 1803 Balasore - - Do. . 1803 Upper Doab - Do. - 1803 Delhi territory - Do. - 1803 GujVat (in part) M m Do. ^ 1805 i 26 '^augi 12,OG0 parw^ 8O0 l^hine 684/)20 -iDandJ ;^me| Jpoond iConc| Mahrl I On tlj Concl Beju Singi Mala Assa Ara( '* Tav Ye Coo S Beri IS -fr ' f .uniaon Sfii^augurandHuttah 12,OG0 Darwar - - - 8O0 j^.hmedabad 584/)20 ^JCandish - iALJmere - - " •oonah - - " Coiican - ^ - Mahratta country, (in part) On the Nerbudda - Concan (in part), - Bejupoor (in part) Singapore Malacca - . - Assam Aracan Tavoy Ye Coorg 11 Native Princes Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. 1815 1817 1817 1817 1818 1818 1818 1818 1818 1818 1820 1822 1824 1825 1826 1826 1826 . 1826 . 1834 433,000 I s Do. States paving black mail in India, viz: B'ron/e, Mysore, Travancore, Cochin, Sattarah> Dom.mo„s of he Nizam, Dominions of the Rajpoot chief, Domimons of the Bundlecund chief. ^ ^ ' Settlements of Great Britain. New Brunswick - - " " ,^^^^ ^T a *• - - 15107 Nova Scotia - -^^^q > Cape Breton - . - " " i^ia Prince Edward's Island - - " ^ Newfoundland - - " " Bavbadoes - . . 1609 f'Z ' ' . 1623 ^'■T ■ ■ " : - 1631 I : ' ' . ■ 1632 MoDtserrat - - , - - 1632 Anuqua - - Toftola - " • j^g7 Sierra Leone - - * * 1787-1 New South Wales - - " 1803 > Van Dieman's Land - - " 18'^9l Western Australia - - " '^ -^ New Holland, parts unsettled • " Square miles 27,704 18,742 2,131 35,913 164 20 67 20 46 108 42 60 60,000 ■ 3,000,000 12 RECAPITULATION. Square miles. British acquisition by seizures from Other nations - 1,620,694 British acquisition by peaceful settlements - - 135,007 British acquisition by claim without settlement - - 3,000,000 Sir, you will see from this catalogue that Great Britain has acquired, by force, one million six hundred and twenty thousand six hundred and nine- ty-four square miles j by peaceful settlement, one hundred and thirty-five thousand and seven square miles; by claim, without settlement, three mii- lions of square miles. What nation has she not plundered of her territory? Ask France how she (England) got the Canadas? France will answer, by conquest and blood. Ask Spain and India, nay, the world, how she has acquired possessions belonging to them. A^d shall the American people or the American Congress invite Great Britain to come here and take from •our children their inheritance? It has been said that the route to Oregon was impracticable; that it is beset with dangerous enemies, and that we could not send troops to Oregon, nor provisions to feed them. Now, sir, we of Missouri can fit out ten thou- sand wagon loads of provisions for Oregon at any time, and ten thousand wagon boys to drive them, who, with their wagon whips, can beat and .drive off all the British and Indians that they find in their way. Some say that the ships of England will bring soldiers and provisions, and block up the mouth of the Columbia, quarter her troops upon the territory, and starve us out of the country. Both parlies would have to par- ticipate in this; and, take my word for it. Her Majesty's troops would liave their share of hunger, from tlie fact, that her hirelirg muskets could not compete with the deadly aim of the Western rifleman in felling game, so plentiful in that portion of our Western domain. If the Pilgrims , who landed at Plymouth over two centuries ago, had landed at the mouth of the Columbia, the same necessity for occupying the whole North American continent would then have existed that now exists. We should have pressed eastward, until we occupied the shores of the At- lantic, and southward to the Gulf of Mexico. We have heard it said that Oregon is poor and sterile . Then why does Oreat Britain want it? We have agricultural lands in the vast valley of the Mississippi, and we desire to have some manufacturers on the Pacific, and a share in its commerce and navigation . If the fact does exist, that a por- tion of the country is not so well adapted to farming, it is only an argument! a favor of our holding on to it; for it is evident that this GovemiQeDt; at a future ilA^, 13 lat it is Oregon , ti thou- ousand at and 'isions, m the • to par- ^vould could [■ame, , had ? the cists. sAt- Joes r of ific, X)r- tia Lire day, must enter largely into the manufactory of her products — for even now, after supplying herself at home with articles to satiate her people, the re- maining surplus is so large, in connexion with that of other countries, that our producers are poorly rewarded for their industry. It, then, must hap- pen that on the Columbia and the Pacific there will be established, as at the east and north, upon the Atlantic and the lakes, manufactories; that por- tion of our Government adapted to agriculture is to be found in the fertile valley of the Mississippi; no part of the habitable globe being its equal. If Oregon is not so well supplied with water power, as some have urged, ihe objection is lost by the successful operation of steam upon machinery. But, sir, much of Oregon is a fine grazing country. There are, already, flocks of catde feeding upon her luxuriant and fertile pasture, continuing through all seasons of the year. Her hills beneath the snow-peaks are already bleached with the fleece of the sheep, giving reward and comfort to our settler there. Go with me, in imagination, to the plains of Oregon. Ijet us take an impartial look at this lovely country. What do you behold? Rich and fertile lands, awaiting only the industry of toiling thousands, soon to be rewarded with an increased and plentiful harvest . With every wave that shall leave the shores of the Pacific, bearing ofi" her surplus pro- ducts, in exchange for the gold of India and the manufactures of China. How it is possible, sir, that gentlemen from the South should feel so in- different to the acquisition of Oregon, I cannot see. I belong, morally and geograpliically, to the country south of Mason and ^Jixon's line. I am identified with its destiny, and will labor for its interest, peace, and prosperity , at all times, and under all circumstances. But I look upon this as an American question, and upon the country of Oregon as belonging to every portion of the American people, and worthy of the united efforts of this nation , from Maine to Louisiana — from Boston to the fardiest settle- ment in ihe West. Without speaking for die people of other States, I must be permitted to say, for the people of Missouri, that there is but one voice and one heart among them on this question. If the whole people of that gallant State could be collected in a hollow square, and the line of 49° put before ihem, and the line 54° 40', they, with entire unanimity of thought and action, would choose the latter. If you put to them die question, notice or no notice, ihey would jill go for the notice, and immediate notice, and risk ihe icar. The more you cry out ''war, war, we are in danger of war," the strong- er they will go for Oregon and for the notice. It is not in character 14 with the western people to be thus intimidated. Their love of enterprise and national rights, make them willinj^ to dare and suffer. They have tried their valor on the plains of Now Orleans, a bright page in our coun- try's history; and if the venerated patriot and soldier who now sleeps in peace and honor in the shades of the Hf rmitage, he who refused to be bu- ried in the tomb of a king, could be permitted to give us his advice, he would say — go for Oregon, and for the whole of Oregon — go for the notice , and that notice now. England's threats were idle tales to him. Her eager- ness to grasp the property of others, was by him despised. He universally exhorted his countrymen "to ask nothing but what was right, and submit to nothing that was wrong." Let us follow his example. I must be ex- cused, Mr. Speaker, for speaking of one who was my friend, of one that I delight to honor; under the roof of him who has shown me kindness, from whom I have embodied my political creed, one who took the Constitution of his country and used it as a political telescope, through it saw his duty, and beheld his country's interest; he straightway perfonned the one and advanced the other. He prized the Constitution of his country, the most effectual ornament and guide to our republican institutions. Should our countrymen stray into the roads of anarchy, we will disinter the bones of the patriot Jackson, and point them to the man who struggled for liberty and independence, and who guarded with vigilance the briglu in- heritance of his much-loved country. He loved her in his youth — age im- paired it not — and dying, his exclamations were for his country. In conclusion, I call upon you, my countrymen, "to come to the res- cue" of Young Hickory in the adjustment of the Oregon question, with- out the loss of one square mile . •1. i >f enterprise , They have ?«; a our coun- 4 >w sleeps in | d to be bu- I advice, he the notice. Her eager- universally md submit lust be ex- one that I ness, from onstitution his duty, one and , the most II disinter struggled bright in- — age im- 3 the res- n, with-