The New York herald., 1845-12-10
MAcHIAvEL1.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 7. 1916

WASHINGTON, Dec. Z, l845.
h,portant-7he Position Of the United States on
Oregon
have been strolllng about the capital to-day and
have paid my respects to some of the great men OF
the nation, at both ends of the town
The Unson OF last evening commences the publ.
cation of the correspondence and protocols on the
subject OF Oregon, between the three American pie
nlpotentalries and MIR. Pakenham, which will be
read with much interest by the American people
The President is In excellent spirits, and is very
much gratltied at the tone of the newspapers which
have thus far commented upon his message
and ne Is very confident that the great mass of the
nation will cordially approve of his withdrawing
proposition tor compromise below $40. Of course
there Will be no urtner negotiation necessary and
suppose Mr. Fake nham viii very quietly perform
his duties as minister RESIDENT until he receives in
structlons from his government, which will be sent
him after ministers hay retully weighed the con-
tents OF the late Message. The next step now to be
taken Will be tor Congress to pass resolution in
structing the President to give notice TO the British
government to " annul ana abrogate the convention
OF lS27 but you may rest assured that this will net
be done until lney get the news OF how that govern
ment takes the withdrawal OF all propositions by the
Presdent-and claims all OF Oregon. We are
in the situation OF bows, who had been amusing
themselves by throwing pebbles in hornets nest,
and then cease operations tor while to see wheth.
er they take klndlythen act as circumstances re-
qulre-vlz: II they come OUT runf not, fire at them
again So with our Congress-the knowing ones
WIN make no iurther move until they what Eng
land intends to do-and II they will wait only untl
Parliament meets, they VIII not have to pass anv
such resolve, for the British Government will put an
end to the Joint occupation itself. Members are
very curious, and speculate much upon ssWhat Brl-
tlsh Ministers will do when they get the Message
Let them read the work by John Dunn, OF the Hud-
son Bay Northwest Companies, recently published
under the sanction OF those companies, called the
ltctAr ~ md D..
side OF The question: and will see that arms alone will
decide the matter eventually.
What instructions will be sent by Lord Aberdeen
TO Mr.. T., IS mere matter Of speculaton-for my
part, do not believe they will amount to more than
This 'keep quiet and attend 10 your ordinary du-
ties for the present-Her Majesy's Secretary for
Foreign Affairs, will send you further instrucllons
after Her Majesty next speech III Parliament,
AS 10 the course OF policy the British Cabinet will
ultimately adopt, is question easily solved. 1t is
the height tioy to suppose tor an instant, that she
Will remain a quiet spectator, and see important
ink broken IN that great chain which she has been
or years forging win her commerce and navy 10
)lnd all nations. Tne reason why she is SO anx-
ous to wrest from the United States a territory
comparatively OF limited extent and considering her
vast domlnions IN Asia, Africa, Australia and Amer
ca, which she has yet TO populate and TO reclaim,
OF little value this :-tireat Britain
adopts no plan OF policy from caprice or vanity; her
imstlon Is developed In system OF wise and saga
,lous projects to check, TO influence, and 10 coatrol
all countries on the globe; in prosperity and adver
,ity, IN peace and in war, she has pursued this
grand design with an energy ana perseverance,
which does infinite credit TO her political sagacIty
and foresight With ireland, they may be a.slmu-
lated to huge forthcauons on the western ironter
OF Europe She sends iorln her fieets-every seven
ty tour IA a floating tort, Wn,cn can move rapidly
aong the whole extent oi the European coast AT
the STRAIT OF Mediterranean lie southern
iremity Of Europe, she holus AN impregnable iVs-
iress, (GDraltar) from wnich she Can act either ui-
an me southern coasts OF France and Italy, the
coast OF Barbary near the eastern extremity OF ihe
the lonan Islands and Malta, 4
enable her to act with d controlling power upJA