do not recede
from her position on this question, receive once more that salutary
lesson which we have on more than one occasion already taught her."
* * "I should like very much indeed to hear any one _get on the
stump_, in my part of the country, sir, and undertake to tell us
that the President had established our claims to Oregon, and made
it as plain as the avenue leading to the White House; but inasmuch
as there is great danger that Great Britain may capture our ships,
and burn our cities and towns, it is very improper for us to give
notice that we will insist upon our claim. _I need hardly say that
such a one, if he could be found, would be summarily treated as a
traitor to his country._" * * * *

No doubt of it. Furthermore, Mr Serier cannot think of arbitration,
because--

"When I see such billing and cooing betwixt France and England, and
when I think the Emperor of Russia may not desire to have so near
his territory a set of men who read _Paine's Rights of Man_, and
whistle 'Yankee doodle,' I feel disposed to settle the matter at
once by force of gunpowder. I consider the President acted
wisely--very wisely--in keeping the case in its present position,
and in giving intimation of taking possession after twelve months'
notice, and then to hold it. Yes, sir, to hold it by the force of
that rascally influence called gunpowder. That's my opinion. These
are plain common-sense observations which I have offered."

What a love of a senator! We put it to the House of Lords--have they any
thing to show like unto this nobleman of the woods?--We will now, with
the permission of our readers, introduce them for a few moments to the
House of Representatives. Mr Douglas, a _Democratic_ representative from
Illinois, another _insolvent_ western state, wants to know why Great
Britain should not be bullied as well as Mexico.

"He did hope that there would be no dodging on this Oregon
question. Yes; that there would be no dodging on the Oregon
question; that there would be no delay. There was great
apprehension of war here last year--but of war with Mexico instead
of Great Britain; and they had found men brave, and furious in
their bravery, in defying Mexico and her allies, England and
France, who now had an awful horror in prospect of a war with Great
Britain. He (Mr D.) had felt pre