Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-12-27
OUR RELATIONS WITTY GREAT BRITAIN.

ment producsd both in France and England, by
the latest information which had reached those
countries from the United States, and particularly
by the ill-advised and unfortunate publication IN
the Union" Of the 9th of November, beginning
thus 1.-THE WHOLE OF OREGoN OR NoNEI'
The great consequence given to this article, in
this country as well as on the other side Of the At
fantic, is Of course attributable TO the apparently
well-warranted belief that was be considered Off
cal in its character and thatt would not have been
published, in ostentatious form, In the recog-
Missed government paper, without the appreciation or
consent if not Of the President himself, at least of
the Secretary for Foreign Affairs.
That that particular article, however, and the
other articles of like tendency published about the
same time, far from being entitled to be regarded
official, were prepared without the consent and
published without the knowledge of either the Pre-
sident or the Secretary Of State, we have now
conclusive proof from the acknowledgment of the
Government Editor himself lin the /" Union Of the
18th of this monthly that, from October 29th, when
the first article on the Oregon question appeared in
that paper, down to the date of the Presidents Mes
sage to Congress, not line in the long series Of
articles which came out in this that paper Ton
the Oregon question: was ever seen by the Presi-
dent or any member of the Cabinet, nor the slight
est hint dropped By either of them to the course
which the Union pursued during the whole dis
cussion."
This explanation, made, we believe, not without
design, sufficiently accounts for the difference be-
tween the tone Of the Union on the subject and that
of the Presidents Message, and also to some ex-
tent for the contradiction of the articles of the
Union" with one another. 1t is very certain that
the Executive of the United States cannot after
this disclosure, be held responsible to public
opinion either here or in Europe, for the tone of
defiance, almost Of menace, which has been held
during the last six or seven weeks, towards the
British Government and People by the paper here
tofore generally supposed to express, in all things,
but especially ON foreign affairs, the views of the
Administration.
Whilst upon this subject let us remark that tha'
generally sagacious print the Bostn- DAILY Ad'er-
tiser, in company ui.h some ofhor prints Oh mgn
standing, appears to US to somewhat mislnterpret
the indications afforded by the late debate in the
Senate upon Mr. CAss's resolutions, in representing
it as decidedly warlike," not as showing warlike
disposition on the part of the Senate, but as show
ing the probability of disposition elsephere ire
concileable with any reasonable expectation Of a
pacific adjustment of the matters in controversy"
"The tone Of the Presidents Message adds the
Advertiser led to the very general belief that the
President himself entertained confident expecta-
ton of an amicable adjustment of the Oregon ques
ton, notwithstanding the confident tone in which
: he insists on claims which Great Britain has
shown no disposition to concede This debate
shows that Mr. Ass, and other confidential friends
s0f do,af that ursta INN Mortar
leaders of the Democratic party, entertain no such
expectation"
Mr.. CAss may undoubtedly be called leader
Of the Democratic party; and so may Mr.. ALLEN:
but we do not believe il would be a justifable in
ference, from that position of theirs that they spoke
the language Of the President, or expressed his
views upon the present state of the relations be-
tween this country and Great Britain. The whole
proceeding looked to us more like disposition to
lead the President-to 90 ahead Of him, if we may
use the phrase--than TO follow his lead. If this
last had been the intention Of the movement why
not let the different parts of the Presidents Mes
sage be distributed, according the invariabe usage
The Senate, among the proper standing commit
ees' IN which has recommendations would have
reserved that attention which was due to their con-
VI immlnence! Ihe resolutions were
considered innocent however and, out of the cour-
tesy due to Member of Mr.. CAss's age and stand
ing, though not strictly conformable to usage. re-
ceived the unanimous vote Of the Senate. But il
would surely be most erroneous Judgment. from
such vote as this, to pronounce the Senate mani
nously hot for war
much more important indication Of the FEELINGS
II those who in the confidence of the Execu.
tye, we take to be article which we find in the
fennsyiUdnian IA paper entirely in the confidence
Of the ADMINISTRATOR of Friday evening last. too
helicoae for our TASTE indeed but yet quite rational
on some points, and especially upon the probability
Of an immediate conflict with England. On this
head we copy from it few pregnant sentences,
which we commend y the whole attention of our
readers of all parties, as fellows:
WAR WITH ENoLAND--Many entertain the no
non that we are on the Of another English
war; and 1t is the prevailing idea. Upon what
ms y sis rs founded let us briefly examine:
Tra. The Oregon negotiation has certainly
nol closed. It is precisely where il was sir |
months ago: with this exception. per,ans ,b.t
.ne parties have changed their respective nos;.
uohs was then our turn to make AN ofsr =,
compromise, it is noD the turn Of Great Rr;ta, :,
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