Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1845-06-26
MISSION TO ENGLAND.

The Hon. Louis McLANK has been appo;ntea !
by President Polk, Minister to England, Yin
the place Of Mr.. EvEaETr, who is to be recall
ea,) with view, il is said, to satisfactory and
final adjustment Of the Oregon question.
Mr.. McLane is now President Of the Baltimore
and Ohio RAILROAD company, and i, is reported
tina. he will depart for London early in the ensu.
ing month. From the Circumstance (remarks
the Baltimore American) tina, he will go with
"ieave OF absence from The RaiRo company
over which he presides, taken in connexioa with
che contemplated appointment Of President FRO
fempore In his place, it may be inferred that his
residence abroad will not be protracted.-rhat he
may succeed in tho early accomplishment Of his
important trust, must be the prayer OF eyety GOOD
citizen.''
The Philadelphia Inquirer, abiding 10 Mr..
McLANE's appointment as Minister to England.
says
Mr. McLane Is man Of character ability and
experience as a Minister. He was once mem.
DER oil Een. Jackson's Cabinet, and has also re.
presented this country at the Court of St. James.
ane select'on, under all the circumstances, APP.
pears 70 us Judicious ). and guarantee az veil
that the honor Of the country will be fully main
tanned, as that the blessings of peace will he
ouiy appreciated In all negotiations in which
Mf. McLane may take part,
IuE MISSION Of the Hon. LOFTS McI,Nr IN
England is an Indication, we may presume. tba,
the negotiations at Washington on the Oreuon
question nave ceased TO aaord any probahility Of
satisfactory settlement. We infer that one par
" or tho other has proposed an uAimatum which
has been rejected, and that in view of this condi
ton OF affairs tho negotiation is to be transferred
10 London, with the hope that something NAV vet
De done, even at this stage Of the business, to a.
vert hostile issue.
Inc North Eastern Boundary question was
once In position similar to this.
The Mission of MIR. McLANE is an evidence of
an amicable disposition the part of our Gov
ernment-of desire TO come 10 peaceful settle
ment. Such was the disposition evinced by Grea,
Britain when Lord AsHBURroN came on his spe,
cial embassy TO Washington. Our Goyernmen,
is now returning the compliment Of a friendly de.
'nonstration at time when the ordinary measures
OF diPlomacy present no means Of extrica,ion from
the difficulty of mutual enlargement.
There appeals to be no other way Of under.
standing this movement of the Administration.
4 ne negotiations on the Oregon question HAVING
been begun at Washington, the official ORGAN ba "
ing declared more than once that they would pro-
coed there under the eye of the Government. and
not elsewhere--it would be strange indeed if The
whole negotiation should be now taken from ouT
own secretary OF State and removed to a distan,
Court, unless it were fully ascertained that the
ulPlohausts at w ashngton had found themselves
precluded from all prospect of IA successful ter.
mlnalion of the business.
BESIDES awaiting himself of the services of a
skiliul negotiator under the advantageous circnn.
stances OF an amicable demonstration at the re-.
opening OF the discussion, MIR. Polk will gair
one more point which, in his situation, will no, be
unimportant. He will be able to say, when Con.
gress meets and the men of the West are about
" push Inc oregon bill OF occupation through
both Houses,-and he will be able to saw it will,
some force,-that as we have sert Minister Ia
England to negotiate on this matter it would be
pest to keep back Legislation for the present Ii
is true Mr. Polk himself made his unqualified
declaration about our right TO the Oregon when
negotiations were in progress on that very sub.
Ject-a declaration which the British Cabinet re-
garded as officially made and as designed to stop
all further negotiation. But doubtless his Excel.
lency has Tepented OF his haste on that occasion,
and VIII take better care hereafter how he talks
10 Buncombe about matters in which other ma.
lions are concerned.-BaAimoye american.