Letter

[Untitled], June, 1846

Date

June 1, 1846

Type

Letter

Language

English

[Untitled]

Extract from the speech of Mr. Cass, of Michigan, in the Senate, June, 1846

* * * “We are seeking a doubtful good, at the certainty of a great sacrifice.” * * * “Those who believe that our title to all Oregon is so ‘clear and unquestionable’ that no portion of it ought to be relinquished, may well contend for its whole extent, and risk the consequences.” * * *To accept the line of 49° regarded as a sacrifice.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Foreign Policy

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress with the Annual Message of the Pr View original source ↗

U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress with the Annual Message of the Pr.