The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-12-20

sixpsnce copy, in wrappers.
The Foreign News-Pr0bable Peace-NO War.
The news received last night, by the Long Island
Railroad from Boston, with the intelligence brought
from Liverpool, by the steamer Acadia, is highly
important, both political and in commercial
view.
This news is favorable to peace and the settle
ment OF the Oregon question: but bad and gloomy
on the state of the markets and money affairs.
The intelligence received in England, relative TO
the discussions in this country Of the Oregon quss-
tian, and the statement put forth by the Washington
Union, had created quite war panic there Tor
week. II had subsidized at the last accounts
and there general expression in the
press, that, il MIR. Polk had offered the forty
ninth parallel, it ought to have been accept
ed. 1t is also said that the refusal OF such
an offer must have been caused by the influence
Of the Hudson Bay Company, at the expense of the
other and greater commercial interests of England
with the United States. The English press is far
more moderate on the question than was ex-
!
even favorable to The United States. Yet there is
still talk and show in England of army and naval
preparations. We have reason to believe, however,
that when the Presidents late message, and the cor
respondence of Messrs. Buchanan and Pakenham
shall have been well perused in England, the
press generally will be astonlshed at tn
folly of Mr.. Pakenham in refusing the offer OF
the 49h parael-and will attribute such refusal TO
the selfishness Of the Hudson's Bay Company, who
would sacrifice whole people to their own little in
terests This feeling will be increased by the lbe
raj views Of Mr. Polk on the tariff, which is caught
at eagerly in England.
On the whole, the news is highly favorable for the
continuance of peace, and the peaceable settlement
Of the Oregon difficulty, unless the views Of our CO.
vernment on California may create jealousy in thr
British government.
In commercial affairs matters are gloomy enough,
and bad enough There is now no doubt Of gene
raj scarcity in England and lreland-and of speedy
change in the corn laws. The League is making
tremendous efforts-Lord John Russell and Lord
+
The Parliament will probably meet in January
when terrible fight will take place on the subject
EXPRESSES AND THE NEws--We did not run an
express with the news brought by the Acadia We
thought we would not. Out of pure compassion to
the Wall street papers, refused exert ourselves
What the RESULT Why, the lazy chaps allowed
the news to come by the express Of Adams Il
Co. Well, we will see what they will do with the
next news
PosT OFFICE ENrERPRrzE - The mail brought by
the Acadia arrivedher at little after o'clock last
evening. and yet did get our regular files till
after 10 O'Clock. Is this right! Is the Postmaster
here or at Washington
NEWSPAPER ENTERPRIsE.-It is pretty generally
known, throughout the world, that no American
newspaper has yet surpassed the acquisition of
all sorts of news. We have beaten the combined
press Of this city, time and again, till we almost
ired, from the very ease with which we do it. All
are aware that our expresses the most successful
IN their results. But there enterprlsing fea
ture IN the Herald which is not SO universally
known others, because there is less number Of
persons which 1t interests. We mean the ship news.
Those concerned in the shipping business, in all
parts Of the Union, generally take the Herald, for
the comprehensiveness and accuracy Of reports;
but many, who take no other paper, are scarcely
aware OF the advantage they have over those who
do not take the Herald, and who rely other
sources for information. Scarcely day passes that
do not publish arrivals at this port one day in ad
vance of our contemporaries An instance of this
was strikingy exhibited in yesterdays paper.
ARRIVALS REroRrrp DEc. 49, ErcLusrvrLr IN THE Nrw
YoRK HERALD.
Pessels. CdptGns. Whsnce. ConsfGHees
Pkt ship Sheridan, Cornish, liverpool E CollinssCo
Brig Mazeppa, Colson, ST Dom'go, J. Foulke Son
!" srs%. =, y No Dss Scotia.
sch. Active hence for West Coast put back leaky.
This gives q list of five vessels which we pub.
lished ahead OF every other paper in one day This
was accomplished without effort, ana we do it al '
most daily in the most perfect and easy manner
But this is shocking "nfamy," after all, and what
will be the result Of it, than we can tell with
accuracy This we do know, however---the atroci-
" has thus far increased subscription LIS, IL for
~ thou sand, and il we perpetrate much more, wo
NAV expect to run it up to fifty thousand and per-
chance seventy thousand Such result will no
surprise U.s.
BLACK MAIL-Our friend Thurlow Weed u
mistaken in snpposing that we will squander the
money received by us for advertisements, which he
calls "black mail " We do no such thing. We
invest such money in good stocks, and intend "a
build handsome house with it, up town some
where-aso country house for summer-be side
gallery for paintngs-a stable for blood horses
a church, and sen ool.house, if it will go as tar
We shall not spend black MALI on d,rt
small potatoes and politicians, as Thurlow ma
done his large doses of "black mall" extorte
from tho legislature of New York.
ABOLITION NEARLY GONE Abolition il IN ne
death-throes. The lofty position of the country,
her foreign negotiations destroys abolition, an