The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-17

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ton planters throughout the South.
We shall receive fifteen or sixteen days proceed
ings Of the State trials, perchance the particulars
an outbreak in Dublin and all over Ireland, and Of
rise or fall in the price Of great staple, cotton
This news may come to-day, tomorrow, or mex
day. Look out for the SUNDAY HERALD.
The Oregon negotiations.
We understand that the Right Hon. Richard
Pakenham, the new British Envoy, sent out here
specially charged with the settlement of the Oregon
Territory question, left town yesterday in the train
for Philadelphia and Washington, where, according
to the best accounts, he has made arrangements to
remain six months From this additional fact rela-
tive to his movements,we still more in the con-
viction that he has final and full instructions
from the British government fer the settle
ment Of that question with the American govern
ment and that if within the interval Of the ensuing
six months some peaceable and amicable termina-
ton to these negotiations cannot be reached, he
will return to England.
We have already stated several particulars rela-
tive to the personal history, family connexions, and
character of the new envoy, from all of which we
have drawn favorable augury with respect to the
termination of the important negotiations with
whose management he has been entrusted. A more
favorable time than the present for settling this dis
pute could not be presented. Yet there indica-
tons abroad that lead US to fear for the results
far as concerns the peace of the two countries In
Congress there Is a certain section Of the democra-
tic party who are very DESTROYS to take ground on
the extreme points Of this question: and to agtate
the matter with view merely to popular results,
perfectly regardless of the general bad effects
which would follow the termination of the nego-
l.
Benton in the Senate, and Others, are at the head of
this movement, and during the present session they
have been anxiously endeavoring to bring the mat
ter to some crisis, connecting with it the Texas
question and every other thing which would throw
difficulties in the way of the satisfactory adjustment
of the controversy
Another element of difficulty will be in the news
papers Already the conductors of journal who
profess an infinite deal of religious character and
feeling and talk Familiarity of the Deity as Of the
tailor or salt-boiler, have come out on this subject
IN time which can lead to no good result, but
merely tend to increase the unpleasant feeling that
may grow out of national collision on this ques-
ton. We alude to the Journal of Commerce.
The hYpocrisy-the pretended sanctty, running
continually into blasphemy-the impertinence and
general impotence Of this concern in all that refers
to public affairs are as well known as they are dis
gushing and contemplate. The same hypocrisy is
displayed in the present instance and the same dis
position to create bad feeling in relation to the pro-
gress OF these negotiations, that we have seen
marking the character of that journal, and its two
Jesucal conductors, for many years past, on every
other subject. What else could be expected from
journal which, in its ordinary language, in speak
ing of the Deity, represents him as sat-manulac-
turer, dealer in that valuable article, free
trade God Almighty, land then turning up the whites
of its eyes, exclams, this is all piety and purity!
The negotiations on the Oregon Territory ques-
ton, in connexlon with the action of Congress on
the Texas question, are becoming now of more
importance to the commercial, manufacturing and
general interests Of this country, than any other
question Of the present day, The interests at stake
now between England and the United States are
greater at this present moment than have been
involved in the relations of any two countries
on the face OF the globe. On the maintenance
and permanence Of amicable relations between
Great Britain and the United States, now de-
pend not only their mutual commercial pros
perity, but the great work of civilization
itself. At present both countries united |
ly engaged in elevating the mind of man-in ex-
tending to the other nations of the Globe the bless
ings of superior civilization and superior attain |
ments in science and the arts-in spreading Chris
tanity to the ends of the earth-in preparing,the
whole race ofman for full participation in the bene
fits of Anglo Saxon refinement, intelligence, reli-
gion, literature and morals. We have now arrived
only at the commencement Of new and more il
lustrous era than the world has yet seen. We have
just crossed the threshold of new age in the his
tory OF our race. And if from any narrow party
preudices, any miserable pettitogging, a narrow
strip of territory that may be of little value to either
country for hundreds of years to come should be
the cause OF bringing these two great countries into
conflict on the ocean, or into conflict on the land it
would be one Of the most deporable caamities that
has befalen the race for the last fifty centuries il
has existed the face of this earth And yet there
is little black cloud-no bigger than mans
hand-which begins to hover over the capitol at
Washington, and which may ere long darken the
whole horizon and descend in a terrible hurricane,
in consequence of the miserable, paltry, insgnifi-
cant passions and prejudices of paltry politicians of
all parties and Of both countries.
We trust, however, now that minister specially
charged wih;this business has gone to Washington,
for the express purpose Of bringing this question to
favorable issue, that Congress may do Its duty in
the premises and allow the recognized powers to
effect all that can be done without throwing any
impeachment in the way ola satisfactory and honor
able settlement. We hope for peace-peace on
honorable and equitable terms-between the two
countries. But we confess, looking at the mixed
question In all its aspects, we dread there is no
peace, and that we have commenced a series of
movements which will end disastrouslv for tho two