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Washington, Jan. 17. The house was engaged, some three hours, in tho discussion of the Oregon question. T'.ie rush for tho floor is greater than ever. It would seem that every member of the house is anxious to speak on the question ; and, surely, none ever uroso thai is more important or interesting to congress and the whole country. Mr. Cocke, of Tennessee, opposed the no. tice; and Mr. Bedingcr, of Va. took the same ground, with Mr. Hunter, of Va. in support ot our title to urcgon, ami 01 u pad. sive course, as the best means of asserting it. Ho advocated, strongly and eloquently, the policy of settling the country, and there by, acquiring it peaceably and effectually. He supposed that, in u few years, we should have n hundred thousand people in Oregon, with twenty thousand rifles. Mr. Morse, of Louisiana, spoke in Mip. port of the notice, though last year he had opposed it, because the negotiation was then pending. But the case was now very different. The negotiation was broken on", and there was no hope that the government of Great Brit nin would propose other terms than those which it had offeree!. It had four times re jectcd our offers of commerce, and the last time, in an indignant manner. No one in the house or in the couutn , supposed that this government would accept any term short of the 49th. The government would become a laughing stock to nil the world, if it did so. But no one entertained such an idea. We were, therefore, obliged to sus tain the government, and git o the notice. He did not believe that the result would be war. If so, the Oregon question would be a mere pretext on the part of Great Britain. At the same time, if, before the notice was given, Grent Britain should accept our terms, we were in honor bound to stand to our pro position. As to war and its horrors, he thought wc had no occasion to be much alarmed, if they should come upon us. The boasted steam "navy of Great Britain would be of little use awav from home. It was t, - SPECTATOR. V J, tl.t VIIMI. I'll OrK"ii City, AiiuiihI 'JO, !. do. admirable skill in disguising the energy of thoughts, and the boldness of intentions, un (1:t forms full of moderation, address, and courtesy. It has been muny years aince the peoplo of tho Unitedfctute8 huld towards for- nirtu r.ntmns 11 IqIIL'UIIL'O so nroud and .SO calm." The Courier expresses the opinion ' . y. ujkhi the whole passage which relates to the rl jvI tariff, ' that never have the true principles which ought to servo as the hais of the es. taulitluncnt ot unjost duties, been so power fully and m logically developed."' Upon the great que.-t ion of Oiegon, the Courier i ID' !' reference to tin- lat number ui tlm. paper, says "that there hud been little suspicion of i it will U. en that .Mr. I.ek Ihim ceimed tact uhiih the extent of the coneesMons which had, up editor; t-iiUHcqucutly, tin- llo.tid.-t lirectirx,iit n hit" to the last hour, been offered to Great Brit- inciting. Kitiiril u coin'iuttcc tn procutc unotlmr; aiii, and which are now for the first time re-' ami until the vacancy n. illlcd, tlm publisher, who i vealed. i'ublic opinion is hcnntlnlizcd, and one l Hind Hoard, haubcciire.pieMidtuolliciatc. The with great reason, at the blundering obMiuu- next ihuiiIht of the Sjeciatr will, in all probability, ey which England has shown in refusing U- introduced tons paimim, untli-r ilit- directum ui imr, these concessions : and thw e en who w ere it is IiujxmI, who will Im- found worth) and true, least disposed to insist on the right of the Hkttkr lati:"iiun m.vi:u." N. embrace tlm United States, are of opinion that conees- ,,, oprtunity of tendering our thank I., tlm editor sions were carried sulliciently far; and if r u,e Fnrtiir ami I,o1mu-h.ui." attln-Samlwich Inland", for forwarding iih, hy Ihr 'l'miloii, (which .-h-m-I arrived in our water uu tlir !ih of June,) regular tile of their :iien, ami ul file, of paier Iro'ii N. York ami other place in the t'. Slates. Then.- pa. -r were placed in the hand of the latt editor of the Sccttitur." hooii alter the arrival of (he Toulon, hut fur rennom. l-.t known In hiiiiHcIf, ni.tliing w.i glean rd from theni in refereni'c to the action of the I'. of thU citv at tWi'iitV-tive mili'lii'S State-' concern rone. Tiling Ihi" territory. The pub lisher of the iei'l:itiir, lnmi'iir, In-nig drniruii" that the i-itirru."..! this tcrnton . and also the pitroii"t tin-pii-c-, hIiouM be apprised of what ha ! ti naul ami they have nn regrets, the are uotdir,N)ed to blame the resolution taken by Mr. l'olk to yield nothing more to John Bull, whose avidity is insatiate."' tiii: .Mi:shA(.K. Eitutrt ii fit . Hi r to (i gentleman in thi city, dated 1'lllt.AHKI.I'IIIA, DeL'.!.. If 15. The I'resiilent's mes.-aue arrived at the po.n I'llie past live. It was read at the time, and re ceived b tlu- people with shouts of applause. Its high American tone of feeling, its jus. tice, patriotism, and beautiful diction, have done in Congr.-K", witli regard to the nettli-iimni of the met with uuier.-al approbation. It is. in- Oregon ipic"tiou. han made lupiuiii lrarbi from lh deed, unsurpav-i-d by any American iloeii. proceeding of the national legi-luiur.-. which will -inent ever issued by a President of the found in this dutV i.icr.mid which, we think, t.uinot United .States. A warm ami enthusiastic ' f.,,1 to gmtily and inter.! them. citizen cried out 'Hurra! Jackson i.s alive ,, . . . ,7 . ... - p. r ,i .,,,: 1IU. JM iii, j.i ", n Kii.i.kii- 1 "I .ii' ...iii.- cation ot the readers of the iertiitiir, Ihe publish, r thereof lake the rcHHIIMbllll) ,' III ihe III, lice ot ail fdilur.ot cnpving the cull, hiding pait t the spce. h of Judge ilowlin, of .Missouri, on the occupation ot again.' It will create prodigious sensation throughout this country and Kuropc." From the. New York Herald, Nov. Ml. News kko.vi iih: 1'acikk . We have re- Ceited. by wav of Vera Cruz, intelligence Orrgun,' deliven d in the I lilted Mates' hou-e ot rep troin Oahil, .Sanilwicli Islands, to lite .itli reorntiiiitic on ihe riltth Jan., I-I.i. It will ! fonml valuable only for sea coast defence. We September. Honolulu to 1st of September, on the fourth poe of tin p.ir, and will be n-adwith had thousands of vessels which could be --oon I and Tahiti t the midille of August. armed, and be as efficient for the defence of The accounts from Tahiti .state tliut her our harbors as any other vessels. N. Y. Uritanic Majesty's .ship Colliiigwd, Adini- Journal of Commerce. rat Sir George Seymour, had arneil there anil saluted the J rench protectorate ttti'j. THE OREGON NEOOTIATtO.V Tho fact is, the accession of Texas has iiiterect by evert' trur American in Urcgon. U e are auare that tie re arcsoiiie duin'i litem" 111 our iiniUt. who am ever ready l omleiiin iinv thing that hat fir itn object the ii-'illlteii.iuee ol our tille t till terntorv. Sin h character, are m.t tnmitllrd to icriif article obnoxious to thi'ir views. It i our object to ,i :im English fleet stationed on the north l'nuilic ; v,"c,: KOM n"' .' "? '" """"' ""' ""' coast, unil to operate on the hhores of ( r,.. I be the H.r.uises and conjeturen as to ihe future pr gon, if need be. It i.s to watch this fleet J""" "' " Sltator," arising fro,,, the ..num. thut Commodore Stockton has just been des-; i " r,'ovul r Mr' Lfr fr"'" "'" ' d"'"l' patclied in the frigate Congress. Wc hear it already remarked, that the pap. r .jiiiM un- doiibtt'tllv L'o down that no individual in thi country e, i - fin l.l - " OKNATOii 1JENTON. j lie rciuarKS maun by senator Benton on Tuesday, in relation is n well ualificd an thu late tditor, am! coiuwi'ui'Utl the paper in left in the lurch. Without wishing to de- 1 lus is rather singular, ami .seems to in.u fvt'i. tli.'H tlio l'.ii)ilili. iii or.ler to curev some . . r . : i a -: ".,..... , -v -v t I . ...... ... --r. , - . - B- . Iliai Clam ot mil I Hwnp wnu in'- aim in mi in M'i. givu BW .uu . vi-Kui. w eg.,,, )()im u, Hit. l'aeUie, have .onelu.le.I to .... um, in ironL ,, mll, h!iv. ,,. gra.ifjing to .,-. once a remote and almost de ached corner of -M. ,, ,((1,ratl. ,,. ,,rendl aiJf rossioils . .,, im ,loclmrit , . the American empire. owthe want of Ore. ; ,,,, ,ea ,, , ,. ,,. iu Ilim, ,,Ut ' gon, or slicing it away, would put the Union (;cor Sevmour has eommand of the ' ' .. - - -- , out ol shape. It is all wanteu to square un American territory. Our friend, "the small cloud of the west," is growing apace, and if there comes a storm, what relreshing show, ers may we not predict for our Emerald Isle. From the aggrandizement of no other pow er on earth has England so much to appre hend as from that of America. France may sweep the continent of-Eu-rope with her vi '.orious legions, but the sea may continue to say to tlV n, as it has said hitherto, " thus fur shalt i l go, and no far ther." The ocean has up to this time defined, and the spread of French empire,as sharply as the same ocean defines the snow fleece that hcets a wintry continent. But America is a naval power. .AJicady in her infancy of nationhood, she quadruples the commerce of r ranee j but halt a century old, the com mercial tonnage of her flag is equal to ful ly tvvo-thirds of tho tonnage of that flag which has " braved a thousand years tho battle and tho breeze." Of America, not less than of England, " Her roach is on the mountain wave, Her home is on " the deep." In the coming day of her strength, wherever she may desire to strike, tho ocean will be no impediment, but only tho highway of her power. Dublin Nation, Aug. 16. From the " Union," (Washington City.) Opinion of Polk's Message. WIS are compelled to postpone till to-morrow evening a translated editorial article from the Cour tier du Etais Unit on the President's mes sage. .It U admirable in iu analysis of the contents of this important document ; and its commentaries are striking in their char, acter, and generally just. "Not that the message (says the Courier) does not bear tho impress, in all the questions to which it re.' fers, of a frankness and vigor which invest it with a powerful interest,, a -thrilling im portance, &c, but Mr, Polk has displayed an to preparations for war, have created in this ,, fm. . .1M1InI1IiV(:rt it.. ieat o... the ubil.tic section of the country the greatest satisfae-! of emmo of lhoh0 who ,mvn hl.ttow wciyitU tho tion. There is no mun iu that honorable j cditorju, cwjr we .,. , wedicl ,liat our ia,.r body there is no citizen ol this union wm vrt 1)C C(mi.a to tl... nati-faction of at l.aM a ...a who would more promptly appeal to arms if i . of ho ....ribthm it w,n K0 saiwuciiun occasion required it in behalt of the repub- oftrla!n fntlitiduu and ihnr Jnnd xch are lie, than ll.omas II. Benton, of Missouri. iMf.te wo (lo Jl0t flltcr mthlslwih IlHl IJI1P !" J"!"-"! US..ilr"' Vti":.!?: U4W we do m to .Oln... that, let it Hk or Kwim. HUM; llwit,! IJL.I-JI UOUiriLUt v lli.il fiut.ll man comes forth in the zenith of his fame i and popularity enjoying the entire confi dence of his party and says, " I sec norm, son to make a tear speech I sec no reason for advocating a tear mcasurr, when every thing around us indicates peace," the country may bo tranquil, and all the hectic excitement produced by speculators, by political nspi. rants, and by those who havo nothing to lose tho coIuiiiiim of thu StH-'Ctator Miull bo open for the pud liention of all matter that Miall have for iu object the advocating of American inlet ent in thi.-. country, and their right ta the tail, in preference to any other nation on tho globe even to John Hull hiniM-lf That n paper, published by American in Oregon, and that paper too, the. only channel through which tlm intereti nnd fcelingH of tho Americans in Oregon can bo madciknown to tho world, hIiouM be. rextricted iu ,v Wnr fiwln i.Un mmmirntiv., ms.'n-nifinnnr.. ' it publiuationH, nii.loconducU'daHto meet thu appro T-NctO York San. I "atio" ""'' hnv" '" frel'"B" "f """' whosu pnncipleH - I I ........ ..... i ll lJiA..la ..n.l m,wira. rnri.1tnri. anu vicn uiv, iu un iiiiuiimi ii-j jMin., ...... ...... . . can, i preposterous in tho extremo, and not to (mi thought of for a morahnt.--" KrecTATort." Wheat CROr It nwirt be exceedingly pratifying to those pcnoiu whose butmoaror inclination leads them to make excurwonu through tho various oettlemcnLs in the Willamette Valley, to witnew tho abundant and luxuriant ' golden harveat' of wheat, which our enter pricing and industrious farmoru aro now endeavoring to eecure. The weather has been very favorable for ecuribg the wheat crop, no rain having fallen from the commencement of the harvesting until tho present period, and no more indications of rain aro now pre tented than existed a month since, and the gather ing of the harvest is nearly concluded. The wheat is generally large and well filled, and amply meets the expectation of the farmer. The Wak in South Amkwca. Wo learn by Buenos Ayres papers of the 8th November and letters of tho 10th, received by the U. S. S. Boston, nt Norfolk, that the allied fleets had not yet sailed up the La Plata. Insurrectionary parties, instigated by Bolivian servants of tho English and French, had penetrated into one of tho northern states of the Argentine Union, and a General of some repute, a second Arnold, joined them in the night. The affair had created no uneasiness at Buenos Ayres : the government feels perfectly securo against all the efforts of France, England and Brazil, a fact which shows how powerful these American republics aro in defemive warfare. New York Sun. I Otis I'lto-mcrr.. From all the intelligence which se can gnllicr from Ihe la-t tile- of new (.paper- from ' ll, United SlateH, in refer. ilothc OrrgiiiiqiinMtuiii, we have little liesitalmn in avoing our couvictloii ol i the pitmage ol a bill ii. Congre-. authorizing tho I I'rewdont to give to Knglali.l III" re.pnte.l vcnr'M no I lice of Ihn termination of the joint occupancy of I 're- gon. Thu coiirwi recommended by tlm I'rewdenl, which will probably be adopted and piirnued by Coii- ! greK, iu relation to tliH long N'ii.luig contr.iveniy, will cuiiiuiatid the tiiltiiirntii.il of all enlightened and civil ieil nation... Acting iim.ii Ihe honorable principle, I "I imk nothing that it not rleaily right, and In nib I tint to nothing that 11 evidently wrong," eh" Tirol eta iiiiiiJ eatelully anil tuiiiutelv, the rcpcrlin chum., ot e.iell of the ci.litendilig parluvi. ami then, lin.lilig tlm biil.l (ircten-iiiii- of I. fiit llntaiii lo I." alnur.l anil without fouiid.iliou. him will ii.t promptly mid denied ly m defending the niliint letr.torv froii' mvaion h a foreign etlelll 'I'll.' I 'tilled i.lle" llil" oblalllf.l II Jllt cliaracter and nt.iu.biig among tlm nvilied iiatioii'M'i' the earth, for her integrity ol piiip.w and rteudfiiKl new of resolution win n I r honor iih n w.ver. igu niut mil. pendant nation i" in il.uig. r o l'mg t.iruHi. .1 K'.ll jealoU"!.". IlltWeni the Mjuir.lt.' MlW'M'Igll lllte" in relation tu each -t Ii -r "- pr.vtH.rilv and ,lv:m. i . . iiu'lit. may . xi.l, but wlmli the right" and uiiitiiii.it.. " nt the whole nation 'ir- .isf.ul.'il li a lot. ign . nv :iI- ' . tli.'M'ji'aloii-n i- ar- iMinirili.it. ly forgott. n.ninl '.' ..' r ..ii.. .....in.," i in-. iiIh .1 on the bnantplal.' of . n r Vinerieali friemaii Winn llie rHii"iicv ol tlm .uliiii-ioii f T. v o into "llie t'moii wan iind.r .I... n. in.u, inn. Ii mon lr -it.iln.li and iloiibl w. re .ii .l. Inilli l.v the !' : lie t niled Sl.it. h and foiigre, than li.i" 'i I" n in ui. I' t il ui It latum to our alnl t,t!. to ling, a Hut 'live, ban li.'.'X ailmitl. d ai i . o. partner into our gn at . 1. ral I tnoii, and l.illowuig, iu .pi,, k -int. -eui. ' r. go... y a. t!..' wl.un ! r gl.ll, We pr. !u t. VKi'l 'j" . .1.1) l" Mill.. (I ill tlm li-l I oiguiui d l. niton. ln'i-iigiiig to the In. I.. I Mat. ., ami that ti.. witlnni' ad. . l.it.ng a.ii l.illowing .. tin' . Oil", .pi. in. . I.m.i ri m.i.m i Ihi. i. H .- um!. r.t.il.il ii gent,, mini, M.iimw.'l. in til.- I liegoiiiiiii lalxl ol mi'iiilliuur. , bad a Hiugiilar dr. mi u tlm night ol lb.- III. l .Inly U-t, which it i" aiil, was iu r fereii. to tin iinmit.il.l. aluliti.'H ot . lst r. SpMgu. . and !lmr i..iiiiii. lit m n in the I Mat. . ..ml win. I. he'd. -ii'ln il l.av.ug .l li-ln.l The ;. inlrr. bow. ver, Iiiih not -eeri tin mi.rui Huiipl, alllioiigh h" ban beard iIh . mil. nl" il. u nt in tin its :i" an nit. . -I.n;' .ill.nr It i- .iijip..-. 1 111- lal . edjlnr w ho i- el.-, lit I.'." .II.' . iinl:i:il it. ..rg..t t . Ii'iu.' it with i. on In, r.'tir.ug Irmu tlm -!. I...I li-.rg. o! the SjM-italoi lie llii .. il max. . me M.rr) it ha n wilhln Id from. the " jiulilie . )," In mg Miti- lied it would not only have l,e. n amii-nig to our nail ero, jut ui. . oin nice tin in, a" Sam I'ati h mhI liefotn . tukiig the fatal leap, that "m.iiii- thing" citi Ik-ilnim il" W'll II" l.tlle" l.l.Mi Cummh. We uiideritlllil thai a lillll.li. r nf Itidiv.dual" from till in!', ot Ihe t '.iliil.il.ia, have r ceutl made ho Ih.IiI iih tu take ; lain." m tin iiiiin. dial.' vicinity "f Vancouver. nd w l.ar;i tli.it u. one m Hlaimr, thin pro. .-dure ban niiMilnii alterealiou he tweeiiomi.if the clamiaiiU and the authoritie. at V'un- couv.r, vi Inch in likely to l. ruuuate in a l.twuil. W . . aro oix-l to any thing like i laiui.jimiHiig or mini- . ding on the elaiiii of nil) iiulividual who ha. .ompli ' ed with tlm . niiilitmii.. ol tlm law, m having it r. cord- ! ed and improvement inadn thereon within a certain , limit, d time, yet we cannot hcc with w.me, that tlm (iHi:ii(f of iliHj.ir.eM.ing mi individual of hi." . hum who ban failed lo comply with the coii.lilioni re.pured by tho Miitule, i" any inor.i heinoii" in it." nuture, barely from the fact that it if oil the north m.Io of Ihe (.'nluin bia or near Fort Vaticuuver, when it i" not mtrudiiigou ground occupied by Ihe IIii.1m.ii May Oinpany. . AiioiTioN' iir Viii.iiKii.NAi. I'mrririH. It i-i geim ; rally known that Ihe Indian Irib.'H around iih, aftei having engage.) in warlike and bloody combat with ' their . nciiii.K, usually cither leave their Hlaughtercd victims iijM.ii the hatthi field iininterred, or, if their I caniU'ilmn inclui.HlImm to feant iihiii tho 11. nh of Ihn Hlain, Ihey diKW'ct thu lifeless Innlich of tlm mawacreil, carefully preserving the choiccht porliotiH of thu body for food, and leave, the iihcIciih apperteiiaiicen upon th field of battle. In liko manner, nomu of our fellow nitizriu), while engaged iu tlm laudable employment of fu'.ni.ihing animal iinurinhmcnt lo gratify tho aliment ative ii.pctites of thu inhabitant!, of thin city, vlaugh tcr their unnflrnding vi.tiniH ii-kiii tho unoccupied Hquare of ground lying in front of our nflico, and wclcct therefrom Mich portiorm ax their interert or their appe tite, demand, and leavo tho remainder upon tho field of mamacro. Theo romnanui, whilo undergoing tho proccw of decomposition, produca a very pcutilenlial aflluviu, nxecedingly ungrateful to the olfactory organi) of Uioho who liv'o in the immediate vicinity. If thin ground mutt be occupied for a general daughter yard, wo hope our worthy Mayor will givo hutructiuwi lo thoeo who slaughter there, to take from the aquaro all the rtmnanU which would be calculated to corrupt the Rurrounding atmosphere.