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ernment had it. foundation in COM
promise. Mems very existence res
ted on it. Whilst, therefore, he was
a compromises, and willing to make
great sacrifices 10 avoid war, yet he
believed that if we were to surrender
the north Of the 49ih parallel, we
should lose by far the best half Of that
magnificent territory. We should
give up country having the latitude,
the soil, and the climate OF England,
with million times more and better
timber, and possessing advantages
vastly greater. He flatiercd himself
that two years would not elapsc before
the Chinese and JMpanese-sober,
industrious, and excellent people
would be attracted there to settle. II
was only short voyage across the
Pacific ocean. Millions of those star.
wing workmen, who, in point of sohr
ely. industry, and capacity, were a.
mong the best in the world-work
men from almost every Isle ofthc Pa.
cific-men able to oulwork the Eng
lish- would flock there. They were
the Iaborers everywhere, on the soil
and in the shop. lie said again,
therefore, that whilst he was CON.
p'omiser, ard whilst nothing on his
part should be done on his part to pre-.
cipitate the result, yet he had no
idea that war could probably grow
opt Of this matter. We should not
make war. and il was not possible that
England should.


lie repcated-whIst he had heard
with dellgh' the remarks Of the gentle
man from massachusetts, (Mr. Adam.)
because, well known as that gentle.
man was both here and in Europe, his
opinions would have an immense and
inesiimably pacific inAuence-no war
for Oregon, il it can be avoided: if
not, no peace whilst England has an
inch OF ground on American soil.