New-York daily tribune., 1845-12-23
nreann-Hear n Friend:

The Courier des Eia,s UaiS OF this City is edlt-
ed By a most Intelligent Frenchman' VINO oid very
much TO promote the election OF Polk. ana who On
all occasions svors the domestic policy oil the Loco
Foco na,ty He has just returned IRON fariS IN 'he
Acadia and with all his bitter anti English prelu
dice, is OBLIGED TO say that the enlightened public
sentiment OF Europe has revoed at the Clam OF our
Government to all Oregon and It's refusal TO suomi
the difference to Arbitration Ia his paper oi SAT
urday he saws I've quote the translation OF the Ooor
ier Il Enquirer:
p,h a. m the substance of the question and as 70 he
manner in which Mr.. Po!ks Administrator fns ~;
hsy. considered il, am bound 20 say s""t ' F
t, ~ Euroos is NOT generally fdoorcok 10 b' Hha'Ft
- n,,,,1.igss say with the frankhess Oi one "uo uaS
otren enough and decidedly manifested ms sythpA'ues
nth America this point 10 entite him TO exemption
rom nuy uspcion of wil or craftsmanship Neither s
h. opinion France Icoe open TO suspicion tnsn mhe
for as said in recent et,cr never was tne name oi
American than France popular, or more an
,hj,cr of common sympatnies The Opposition Is CON
stanty holding up the grandeur and PATRIOTISM OF inc
Union. example and reproach TO our government
Here say they s people and government that know
how 10 90 onward their object without regard 10 Tor
eign nenance But there is reason in all things and
great ;y-exaggera:ed-becomes defect such
seems ~ be the in this Oregon business SO long
n, the American Government was content TO say 10
England You shall have no part OF that territory but
what 10 coniormeoe TO your rights and our own Euro
thew see Mr. Polk or his journals, declaring that the
Union has ncontestabe rights to he rho and that she
would have all could not with the beat possible good
will consider that prctension either just or reasonable
for It 10 certain that for nearly hnli century England
and America have been GputDg abont Oregon and that
they have agreed by treaty joint occupation Hence
results ncontestable proof that the rights oi America
are on points questionable and that there ground
for some limitation division Claim the largest
amount possible Of this kugated property but do not
claim all belonging to you undoubtedly and incones
E,r tbi auha plutn lratnD nm hp
very marrow of communicating the annexation oil Texas
which many American Journals consider spoliHuon
President Polk and his organs have assumed n the
of Europe role o ambitious aggression oil which the
appetite doth grow by that il feeds on and they have
given England the part OF merely defensive resist
ance which for the first time, has coDclaied towards
her the interest oil moderate and impartial men Hence
It is that the French press generally so favorable TO
Americans, hss been unable to disguise from se the
false position in which they have placed themselves =
The Steele and Courier francds opposition papers have
frankly expressed themselves this effect the National
alone approves and defends Mr. Polk at all events. The
Journal des Debats of st December in an article which
produced strong impression on Change. declared that
the Ango-American difficulties were of nature TO crcic
real anxiety "Mr Polk" says that paper insists on the
whole OF Oregon. He viii have no arbitration. What
arguments then remain but those oi the cennon mouth
Heretofore ii was 10 the substance
merely secondary question now becomos point oil
honor England prepared NJ NIL points, and has taken
her though might break out in lei6
Shall not such suggestions be needed Is com,
mon sense prescribed us ueasonl People of the
Union! consider!
NJ GaiNardet adds this prediction
After exhaus,ing all negotiations England will
accept the 49ih degree OF latitude provided Cape
Quadra and Vancouvers Island be also ceded TO
her in ompensation for yielding the Columbia
But that will be Engsnd's attimotum, and even it
will not be offered unless the terms OF the discus
sions shall be more conciliaory than heretofore, for
now, Oregon is more point OF honor than oi inter
est for England.
NJ Gsillarcet adds. that when he left Paris on the
evening of December l, intelligence was received
there through the Courier des Etots Unis. that Mr.
Polk had offered the 49,h degree, and that Mr..
Pakenhan had rejected 1t. The news of this offer
had produced in the public mind reaction invora
BILE 10 America.