The people are again in motion here in relation to the
emigration to Oregon this spring. Peter H. Burnett, Esq.,
one of our most estimable citizens is among the foremost
here in exciting a laudable spirit in relation to the
settlement of that desirable country. On Tuesday evening Mr.
Burnett delivered a very able lecture upon this subject, in
which was embodied a vast fund of information calculated to
impress all who had the pleasure of hearing him with the
advantages attendant on an early settlement of our western
demesne. The American eagle is flapping his wings, the
precurser of the end of the British lion, on the shores of
the Pacific. Destiny has willed it.--_Platte (Missouri)
Eagle._
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From the _Chillicothe Intelligencer_, March 17, 1843.
[At a meeting on March 8th, held in the Courthouse, Amos
Holton presented a series of resolutions, and addressed the
meeting at length] showing the origin and justice of our
claim, and the immense value of that territory to the United
States, in a commercial point of view, and to the West in
particular, when, on motion the preamble and resolutions
were unanimously adopted.
JOHN A. FULTON, Chairman.
WM. E. GILMORE, Secretary.
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From the _Ohio Statesman_, April 26, 1843, quoting the _Iowa
Gazette_ (Burlington).