OREGON-IMPORTANT
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Course of the Administration. The
Union, after having thrown out repeated
limitations of lis views upon the Oregon
question. breaks ground on the 9th inst.
in terms full Of audacity and patriotic deter
minaiion.


The rhole of Oregon, or none--this,
says the Union, is the only alternative as
an issue of territorial right. But the arti-
Gle of the Union is of a character too mo-
mentous as Indicating the views of the Ad-
ministration to be omitted altogether. We
COPY the opening portion.-Pic.


The uhole Of Oregon, or none--this, is
the only alternative as an issue of territori-
al right. We wholly deny the break in the
American title at latitude 40 deg. We
hold that our title from 42 deg. to 54. 40
min. is one tile, and, as we believe, per-
feet title against all the world. As the
question has been discussed for a quarter
of century between us and England, we
are not aware of one argument-scarcely
one phrase purporting to be an argument
which carries our title up to the 40 deg.
and there stops. We claim as matter of
right the territory drained by the Colum-
bia river. In the view of the law of ma
lions, this territory being unoccupied, has
its distinctive character and unity as one
region, in the fact that it is so drained
And as one region, we either own it, or
we DO not own it.


Away, then, once for all, with such nom
sense as ''the claim of England north of
40 deg. is better than our claiml" Let us
at least know clearly, and state accurately,
what we do in this matter. If it has ev-
er been deemed erpedient (as matter Of
compromise, and to hush up dispute to
gre tcdy to England certain portion of
that land, all Of which We consider ours;
OF if from any other motives of high na-
tional concernment, it may have been
deemed wise to compromise the question OF
possession, let US say So, and put our past
action on that ground But let us make
no attempt to cloak our policy under pre-
tended inlerority of our title to the land so
sacrificed. No such Pretence can save US.


This is followed up by an appeal to the
democratic party, and to ''honest, patriotic
and determined Wings" to stand by the
President in his assertion that "our right
to Oregon is clear and unquestionable. -
The democracy, says the Union, "will not
finch. Nor will the honest, patriotic, and
determined Wing finch, either" The ar
ticle OF the Union, which we look upon as
a manifesto of the Adminis;ration--to be
more fully developed in the forthcoming
ludes as follows:-


Meantime, the question must come up
in the next Congress, ''What shall we do
in relation to or citizens in Oregon" And
we have no doubt that the patriotism of
Congress will answer, in view of all the
facts-resognise them. protect them, estab-
lish communication with them, and extend
TO them participation Of our own Free
Republican Government.