The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-04-28 00:00:00

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.

AMERICA.
The packet-ship Roscius, Captain Eldridge, arrived
from New York on Sunday afternoon, bringing adviees
from that city to the sth instant, being five days later than
those received by the Hibernia. The packet-ship Prince
Albert, for London, sailed in company with the Roscius.
No intel:igence had reached New Yotk of the arrival of
the Unicorn.

The papers contain but little news of importance. The
Oregon question was still disputed in the Senate, and
still agitati g the minds of the people. On the 31st ult.,
on the order of the day for considering the resolutions
from the committee on foreign relations providing for the
twelve months' notice," General Cass delivered another
of his fiery war-speeches. full of strong expressions against
England, and of loud infl .ted declamations on the glary
of America. In the course of his speech he denied that
the Oregon could he divided upon any parallel, and said
that the treaty of Utrecht had no reference to the exten-
sion of the line beyond the Rocky Mountains. If such
could be established, he would abandon his position on
54 40, and come down to 49. On the following day
Colonel Benton undertook to shew that, by the treaty,
the line did actually run west of the Rocky Mountains;
and he brought numerous maps and various authorities
in supports of his arguments. Mr. Hannegan hereupon
made a fierce attack on ( olonel Benton, avowedly as the
friend of General Cass, who was absent. On the follow-
jug day the latter took up the subject himself, in his usual
fierce tone. Colonel Benton replied, arid was followed by
Mr. Webster, who argued for the authority of the line of
Utrecht ; and that, it the termination of the 49th parallel
were not clearly defined in the terms of the 19th article
of the said. treaty, it was to a great extent confirmed by
subs, quei,t acts, based upon the said treaty ; the lines
upon certain maps, for example, and the line marked
upon one of them as established by the treaty, or by the
Commissioners, of er the peace of Utreehr, making
course from Davis's Inlet, on the Atlantic Sea, down to
the 49th degree, &c.

The Sub-treasury Bill passed the House of Reprevn-
tatives in a revised form, on the 2d instant, by a maj a-4y
of 124 to 67. It was supposed that the tariff would Le im-
mediately brought forward.
The New Fork Herald. in an article on the state of
public opinion with regard to the Oregon question, says
the general feeling is. that the title of the Untied States '
to the territory is clear and unquestionable up to the 49th
degree.
It is very probable," says the Herald, " that emigra-
tion will not go north of 19. This line is. and will be,
the boundary. Whether it be too f-sr north or too far
south the calm, sober judgment of futurity will decide.
We only remark, that, if it be tco tar south, upon the
Whig party must be the responsibility. B-it for their op-
position the democrats would hare gone for 54 40, and as-
sumed all responsibilities that might have resulted from
that position. As it is, the democr..tic party must come
down to 49 . for, if they cannot frame an argument to
convince their Whig fellow-citizens, how can they ex-
pect that their arguments should convince an ambitious
rival ? Believing, as the Whigs do, that the British title
north of 49 is better than ours, they must, of course, re-.
gard it as trespass to settle there. It would, therefore.
be contrary to conscience and moral sense first to commit
a trespass and then compel the Whigs to fight for it."
A meeting in favour of striking the boundary on 54 40
had been convened, with much display, in Philadelphia.
but notwithstanding the means used to get up an excite-
ment on the subject, it was a complete failure.
The scheme of erecting the republic of Mexico into a
monarchy continu-cl to excite much interesting discussion.
Exchanges on England are quoted at 1691 to 110.
Nu further accounts of the progress of the United States
army towards the Mexican frontier, for the occupati,w of
the Rio del Norte, had been received. The corn crop in
Texas was rapidly advancing.

A report had reached ew York, via Havana, to the
effect that the Adruihistration of Patedes had signified to
Mr. Slidell, the American Mioister, that it was prepared
to re-open negotiations with him for the settlement or vie
mutual difficulties now existing. The truth of this rep at
is rather doubtful, though the fact stated is one not im-
probable.