The New York herald., 1845-12-05
Washington.
WushlhStOn.
Correspondence Of the New York Herald


WASHINGTON, Dec 3, lSi5.
As Father Rtchie, after this week, has sworn,
upon the Holy Evangelists, drop the letter writers
we embrace this grateful opportunity of parting
benedcton. After this week, for good and all, the
fun is over The printing is secured, and the scrib-
bers may safely be consigned to the merces of the
Internal gods Since the Issue OF the first number
Of the Union, our dear good old papa, God bless him
has had no peace. As swarm of sand flies around a
sumptailed OK in fly time, SO have the letter writers,
during the long interregnum, been to Father
Richie He has resolved, again and again, not to
notice them, but to chew, il undisturbed, the cud
of reflection, until his ormentors should drop off,
from sheer exhaustion. But their bites have been
TOO keen for his philosophy, and again and again
he has trounced off to the bushes to brush off the
blood suckers. But the final oburgation of the
veteran editor settles the fate OF the Washing
ton scribblers. On the tarH-on the Oregon
question-on Cabinet dthculties-on Executive ap-
pointments-on the smallest peccadilloes, infring-
ing the line of personal demarcation-but more
than all, upon rumors, jokes, specuations, and
reports the subject OF the printing and It's proba-
BILE diversion from the organ, our sensltue papa has
fought all summer with the chivalric impetuosiy OF
the Knight OF La Mancha among the windmllls
And now, that the ''long agony is over'-that the
consummation is achieyedIthat the printing OF me
prospect for the Senate, the whole tribe OF serb
blers" may tarry at Jericho till their boards be
grown. How forcibly this solemn judgment OF me
venerable Nestor, reminds us OF the opening OF
popular Scottish ballad
There were three kings unto the East,
Three kings both great and high,
And they did swear solemn oath,
John Barleycorn should die"
But there is one question upon which we desire to
iostle the recollection OF Father kichle. II IS the
Oregon question. The editor OF the Union Will re-
member that at least three months ago, the cores
pondent ofthe Nec York Herald, in this Indictment,
stated IN one of his letters to said paper that so
strong had become the impression IN this latitude
that the Secretary OF State had proposed the settle
ment of the Oregon controversy by an overture
to the British ambassador to recede to the 49h
parallel, that 'swe would speak to 1t" Accor-
dinghy we deprecated such compromise, as dan
gerous to the safety of the administration should 1t
agree to it. because OF the position OF the President
previously assumed, and because of the correspond
ing attitude taken by the people, and especially the
west in behalf of 'every inch of Oregon" The
editor of the Union undertook to say, that no such
arrangement had been effected; not expressly deny
ing that no such proposition as compromise upon
the 49th degree had been offered but leading, and
intending, believe, to lead, to the conclusion,
and other, than that the correspondent OF the
Herald had wantonly mlsrepresented the state OF
the negotiatons-that no proposal mad been, or
would be- or could be offered by the administration
10 recede TO the line offortynlne. The Message OF
the President, upon this, as upon almost every
other question it embraces, establishes the accuracy
of the foreshadowlngs of your correspondent and
the limsness of the Unions organic reiutations.
We 90 further. The writer herein had the hon.
or, in the first number of the Union, during the
canvass and even prior to the Baltimore Conven-
ton as early as the session OF '434, before Col
Polk was thought of as the next President, or Fa-
ther Richie as his editorial exponent, OF defining
the Presidents position. as laid down In the inau-
gura and as maintained in the late message. An
tlcipating, too the hazards OF surrender OF por
ton of the territory proposed IN the reported
overture OF last summer, we plainly laid them be-
fore the administration IN our colemporaneous COM
III lncations to the Herald. The editor OF the
Herald promptly and vigorously co,nclded with our
views And we do solemny believe that the final
and decisive stand OF the administration Tor the
''whole OF Oregon or none" was not, IN the slight
est degree retarded by the expostions OF the dan
gers attendant upon surrender of the soil, as given
in season, through the columns Ut the New York
Herald
Here then, for the present, we shall drop the dis
puie. The editor of the Herald and his correspon-
dent in the premises stand endorsed the ssage,
and the message will be heartily endorsed ty the
people Oregon will be ours and We shall get 1t
yet without bloodshed. Father Richie has the
printing and all controversy with the scribbers IL
at an end. If he would now ensure his peace and
enduring prospeTlIy-lf he would end this war with
the scrbbIers in a stroke OF magnanlmity, let hum
do the Old Virginia non seqn,tW at once-let him
give to tie corps of hlrelIng scribbers at Wash
ington, an invitation to plate OF stew and bottle
OF Heidsck, and shake hands and be friends