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LONDON, THURSDAY, SEPT. W.

Blom that was harsh and affronting in the
news of the occupation of the Mead of Pea
Juan by United States troops as it first reached
this country disappears on the easerance, given
to the world, ea authority, by a contemporary,
that General HAIRNET, the commander of the
forces of the Republic in Oregon, took that step
on his own responsibility, and without instructions
from the Federal Government at Washington. The
General, as we now learn, hes declared to the British
authorities that he did 11 because American citizens
had been arrested on the island, but that he did not
mean his occupation to be permanent, though it was
his intention to hold the island unt" he heard from
his Government at Washington. It is satisfactory
to know that difficult as are the questions raised,
most unfortunately, by the action of the American
officer, that difficulty is not aggravated by a pre-
meditated intention of unfriendliness towards nos
which indeed would have amounted to bad faith
en the part of the Federal Government of the
Republic. We have yet to learn from Wash-
ington in what light Gomel HARNEY'S conduct is
regarded there; sod, although no Government sup-
ports its officers in the aesertioc of their country's
influence better then that of the United States, there
Is a good prospect that, with temper and discretion
on the part of the two Cabinets, and a forbearance of
irritating controversy by the newspapers of both
nations, the difficulty may be confined within its
original and losel limits. Until the disposition of
the Government of the United States shall be made
known, we are bound to believe that it remains
under President BUCHANAN each as it was de-
scribed under President Punch. Nothing could
be more in accordance with the principles
which regulate the intercourse of civilised nit
boos, nothing worthier of the fine position which
the great American Republic holds among the States
of the world, than the evaurancee which Secretary
MARCY communicated to Mr. CRAMPTON in IBM.
The language of the American Government 011 that
occasion was—" The title ought to be settled before
" either party should exclude the ether by foam, and
"by a conciliatory and moderate course cm heel
" sides it is sincerely hoped that all difficulties will
"be avoided until an adjustment of the boomer",
" Hoe can be made mutually satiefactiny." We
cannot but regret that the spirit of these weeds be
been disregarded. General HAmtn's expirsatios,
it must not be overlooked. 'Barges upon Dial*
authorities the violation of the safe and hompabie

undentesding put terward by Secretary XA3CT.
lis Nays that Auseriese citizens hers been arrested co

the bleed of San Jean before its nationely bad
lees decided. We de sot know thew this may be.
The kilned has bees in the actual possession of the
Hudson's Bay Company, onto very recently a few
Americas squatters molested their aseient
reign. If no snare than a mere municipal police
jurisdiction has bees exercised over a vague me-
lodious by the British authorities for the common
geed, no ere will contend that this action of the
magistrate was of a chencter to saLkipata or pe-
eled* the ultimate destination of the territory by the
bonndary Commiasioneri, or to derogate frees say

rights ;bleb the United Stites right expect to
obtain by their derision. Or if that were appre-
hended. twenty ways might have been taken kw
establishing a peaceful interim until the territorial
question was settled.
. . .

There is more than a leaks of the inconvenieuce of
war in the apprehenaiona which reports such se we
have lately received from Ban Juan inspire. It k
impossible not to feel that the credit of oar comma
race is impaired when either country betrays an in-
clination to appeal to brute force rather than to
rational modes of redress. England and America
are sufficiently opposed to each other in particular
latersets to give them an opportuoity of deem-
strafing in their mutual intercourse the value and

force of the principles which distinguish theta beta
the other nations of the world. Both are free, bath
Protestant, both hare deliberately otiose° the ways

of peaceful industry. It behoves the Oovereisests
of both to justify their proud position by frowning on
violence and war. Both can afford it. ES*
respects the velour of the other. We bow that the
Americans will not suffer affront, sad they know that
week& not intentionally offer it. On the other hand,
they know full well that no English Ministry
could stand for a day if it showed an inclination to
sacrifice the national honour to any nation ander
Heave,. What weighty reasons, then, are there for
avoiding every foolivh demonstration of force, Is if
either nation could be deterred from meeting its
eight+. For more than forty years we have been
settliig with the Government of the United States
now this and now that boundary line between the
possessions of the two powers. Having hitherto
succeeded in peaceably adjusting all disputes of this
kind, we have at length e-rived at the last, and we
have a right ►nd we believe every reason to expect
'hat this San Juan question will yield like the rest
to the reasonable and conciliatory treatment of the
statesmen of the two countries.

IP the Emperor NatoLuxe le really dis-
posed, after all, to favour the cause of Italia
independence, all that is now happening in

the Duchies mut tend to confirm sad; a
dec;eioc. The Inhabitants of Central Italy do
not share in the doubts and vacillations of their
Imperial friend and ally. Their attitude remains
what it has been from the first—firm, dignified, and
resolute. The letter of Baron Iticosou, Primo
Minister of Pimento, is a noble illustration of this.
A friend had urged him to prepare a strong reply to
the late article in the Mowitswr. Bat ha writes in
answer to assure him that this is not necessary, and