Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-05-07
Foreign News.
IMPORTANT DEBATE ON OREGON.


duced the subject Of the Oregon Tertiary,
ia order to elicit frn the Government some infor.
,,la.lon as to our relations with The United States
upo,i thi, question, aud The Course it was intended
10 pursue m Case Cnngress. acting Upon the ex-
pressed opinion Of The President, should proceed
10 take possession OF the county, or to annex il to
the United States. His Lordship. ier briefly no.
ticing the CO. duct Of America towards Texas, and
the extraordinary terms in which Mr.. Polk had
declared the uneqnivocal right of the United
States to the whole territory. temporarily reviewed
the grounds on which the British CLAIMS are fuon-
ded, aud concluded by expressing his anxious
hope that bile whatever could BIZ justly claimed
should be readily conceded, the Government would
mol shrink irsm indicating, if necessary, The ma
tion's honor, or upholdng her interests.
Lord Aberdeen i" he negotiation which has
taken place, and which is still pending upon this
subject, was commenced Immediately after the
sigping Of the tIealy by my noble friend near me.
Without, of course, explaining to your lordships
any OF the steps that have been taken in the pro-
gress ofthat negotiation. wish TO draw your
attention 10 the last act of the late President before
his resignation from office. The Senate Of the
United States having addressed Mr.. Tyler so long
ago as The month of December, requesting him TO
communicate with them and Inform them as to the
progress oi this negotiation, Mr.. Tyler in his an
swer, which was moi delivered until the 18Th Of
February, sisles--"In my opinion, as this nego-
liation is still pending, the Information sough, for
cannot be Communicated without prejudice to the
public service, but deem it proper to add, that
considerable progress has been made in the nego-
tiarion, whr has been carried on in q very ami
cable spiri: between the two governments, and that
there is reason 10 hope that it may be brought to
close within short period. | have delayed an
swerng the resolution of the Senate, under the
expectation expressed in my annual message, that
the negotiation would be terminated before the
close of the present session, and that the inferma
ton called for by that resolution might be commu-
nicated." l am bound to say that think the late
President took somewhat too favorable view of
the state of the negotiation when he made that an
swer TO the Senate. AT the same time, as an in
dicaIion of friendly feeling, and of desire TO
bring il to an amicable termination, such decar-
alton Of opinion mast be highly satisfactory.
Ny lords, IN q fortnight after the delivery Of this
answer to the address OF the Senate the new Pres
iden made the in ugural speech referred to BY nv
noble friend. | wish to observe that this speech
is not an add ess made TO Congress. it is a speech
made to the public. The Congress not being sit
ting, no speech Of the kind could be made BY the
President ofthe United States without drawing to.
wards il the most serious attention. Nevertheless,
il does moi possess the importance of an official
document, nor can il be regarded as forming part
of legislative proceedings. do not undervaIue
its importance; but must observe. that has not
quite the character OF address made to Congress
as the foundation of any legislative measures.
have already mentioned that the declaration ofthe
late President is the last act of which we have
any knowledge as far as the negotiation is con.
cerned. The new President had no ministry al
the time he made his speech. His Administration
was not formed, and no communication had taken
place between Her Majes,y's Ministers and any
Government ofthe United States since the resigna.
ton of the late President aud of his Administration
We therefore stand precisely in the position in
which we stood at the time OF the answer of the
late President, with the exception ofsuch q char
acter as the relation may have received from
the speech pronounced upon his Inauguration by
the new President. My lords, wish also to state,
that our position is precisely such as it has been
for the last eighteen years, with respect to our
rights, and the treaty which was made in 1927,
renewing or rather continuing. the treaty Of 1918.
which as for ten years. The treaty of 1927
continued that treaty for an indefinite period, but
with the provision that any party might terinin-
ate It by years notice. There is nothing what.
ever 10 prevent the Government OF the United
States or Her Nciajesly's Government. if they
thought proper, from terminating that treaty of
1927 by giving years neice for the purpose,
which, however, the President has not said he
means TO give; but if he does mean It, he cannot
effect his purpose without vote of the Congress
aut horsiDg him to do so; the Congress will not
meet u,ltss sp, cially called Together until the
month Of Dece,nbei and even then the treaty can
not expire without years notice being given from
the time al which the President receives the nee
essary authority TO give notice. Your lordshPs
will see. therefore, thet in point Of tlme the mat
Ter is not SO urgent as might oe supposed. Ineed
,Es. say that her Majesiy's Government will con-
Time 10 avail themselves of the intervening period
winch s,ay exis, ia the hope of bringing The uego-
tiatinr, which is still pending TO an amicable con-
chisinn.
Ally Lords, | consider war to be the greatest fol-
5ily. ifnot the greatest crime of which of country
could be guilty, flighty entered into; and agree
with nn honorable writer who said that if proof
were wanted of the deep and thorough corruption
of human nature we should find Il in the fact that
war itself was sometimes lawful. lCheers.ii II is
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