Excerpt from Speech of Mr. Buchanan, of Pennsylvania on the Oregon Question: Delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 12, 1844 Sir, my heart is fixed and set on the passage of this bill; and I feel as though I have a right to ap peal to the patriotism of this House for its support; and if I had the voice of thunder, I would extend that appeal to the remotest parts of this Union. I would awaken the attention of every patriot, of every lover of human liberty, and of our free institutions and their duration, to the support of this measure. I would invoke him, in the name of human liberty, and. On behalf of his free institutions, by which he ex pects to perpetuate that liberty; in. The name of that majesty which is his, by the rights of a freeman, to send forth his voice to this hall, and demand, and command his representative to support this bill - 40 make this bill a law of this land. I would extend that appeal, too, to eve press, the potent engine of human liberty, and -tie terror of crowned heads. I would ask them to raise the strong arm and the loud voice in favor of this bill. I would say to them, now is the time, and this is the occasion, Which demand that influence which is theirs. Iwould ask that same influence in behalf and in support of this measure, which has demolished thrones, torn crowns from the heads of despots, broken crosiers, and redeemed nations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.