New-York daily tribune., 1845-12-24
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compromise Of the difference. No matter II that
offer were made in grudging aud ungracious sp'r'
it-no matter even ifit were made only from know
ledge that it would not be accepted, and 80 would
Rive our Executive credit for a pacific spirit and
course TO which he had no honest claim. Enough
that our Administration has offered 10 divide Ore
gon with the rival claimant giving her all Norm o'
4so with some privileges this side OF mat paFaei'
This Is fair and reasonable offer and II met oy one
eanaly rea sonable will lead TO speedy settlement
al the controversy The District between the Co.
lnmbia River and lat. 49, is papably not worth
aeh,;ng for. and never will be fought for We
could very properly settle the controversy as follows
lie, the u States take all South Of the Columbia
River; let Britain have all North Of 4e' and let
yancouver's Island and all between the Columbia
md 4eo remain neutral ground or constitute an In
dependent Republic like that Of Cracow, under the
proteotion of the now rival claimants. There is
really nothing now left to fight about Our Govern
uoentw not 60 to war for territory whichit has offer.
sd TO concede TO Great Britain, can she for that
which she has offered TO allow us. What remains
cannot be made the pretext for War in this age oil
Christian Light and Love We insist therefore,
that there will be no War. Congress will. not at
tempt TO establish an exclusive jurisdiction North Of
The Columbia Mr.. Polk will not refuse terms he has
once offered; and all the reoklessness, depravty
and blood thirsty ambition now concentrated at
Washington will not suffice or dare to force con-
hict with England for Oregon North OF 40. The
Gas there em.,ted will simply escape; the money
which may be expended on armaments will merely
be thrown away Members may bluster. Journals
may rave and Letter.wri,ers may amuse themselves
with rumors of fWars; but Oregon will not provoke
War.
-we do not feel so safe on the other side. The
final triumph Of Annexation-ieeby because hope
Jsssly resisted-has turned the brains OF many
patriotic devotee OF Freedom and Glory-or, more
truly, of Lust and Rapacity Now for Cuba, Cali
fornia Canada and Mexico is the general impulse
if not the general cutlery. Mr.. Levy at once sub
rnits to the Senate Joint Resolution looking to the
Annexation of Cuba Mr.. Slide is in Mexico,
known 10 be instructed TO purchase cession OF all
Mexico this side of the Rio del Norte and probably
all North OF 3eo North also-in other words, all
Now Mexico, part of chihuahua and Coahuila and
MI Upper California. These are TO be bought pro
baby for Twenty Millions Wepresuule it will not
be difficult TO drive bargain with the present rulers
Of Mexico, needing money and nearly every thing
else as they sorely do; and we suppose this new
accession to territory is pretty certain to take
place. The value of the acquisition will be greatly
diminished by the heavy lien the soil held by
British bankers as security for the payment OF
their loans to Mexico; still Twenty Millions would
not be extravgant price TO pay for the Territories
proposed to be obtaned--that is concedng that it
10 wise in us to buy territory at all.
The acquisition Of Cuba, however, is entirely ano-
ther affair That island is separated from our terri
tory; /, cannot be governed. to say nothing of ex
ternal dangers without aheavy regular force TO keep
is Slaves ir subjection; il is by fur the most
productive resource for Revenue remaining TO the
epanish Crown and It is not probable that even
Fifty Millions Of Dollars would purchase it. How
ide how absurd, then, to mortify the pride OF Spain
and arouse the jealousy Of all other powers, Amer
can as well as European, by public parade OF offer
Ing tobuy what we know is not 10 be sold How
Will 1t be possible TO SO peaceably in this way,
graspins every thing yet declaring that for Others
70 grasp the same wosld be cause OF War on our
part Mr. c. j. Ingersoll declared In the House that
fEngland should obtain Cuba, no matter how peace
fely, we should resist her taking possession by the
sword. The Courier and Enquirer has made like
declaration with regard TO California Have the
authors Of these fulminations never heard of the
Rule known as Golden' In what an attitude OF
selfcondemned rapacity and lust of dominion dc
they seek to place our Country in the eyes OF an un
prejudiced world We do greatly apprehend thai
spirit is getting the mastery of our Country which
will ultimately involve US in most sanguinary un.
jusd6able and calamitous Wars--no, 2 single War
nerely. but several of them.
In the face OF these portents. the Tariff is to be
everthrown this w inter and direct Protection utterly
exdrpated and in lieu OF i, Messys Polk AID w ak.
.. kindly proser our Industrial Interests Su6.
Treasurs-instead of bread, q stone. We have no,
yet obtained sight of the Sub-Treasury bill which
has been introduced but understand that the change
Il II to esc; is to be essentially sham-having the
last amount Of vitality with which it can be held
together. Some recent remarks by our Commercia
Assistant seem to call for word ofexplanaon from
as on this point II the Constitutional Treasury,
- Its friends delight TO term it. is really and in gooc
aIth established and enorced, by excluding all Pa
Per representatives Of Money from Government
transactions and exacting all payments to the Nation
u Treasury in coin. we cannot doubt that the Cur.
-~y W 'aS Souuiy Will pe COuuuCttu W oIc
Hspfesent Tor recentl volume and that general re-
oocuon OF all money values mus, result, involving
w'ds'spread bankruptcy and s.agna,ion Blu, we
ePprsnend that instead Of this the old cheat of pay.
ing part IN Specie the balance in Bank Notes for a
time viii be revived, under which all payments will
practically be made in Paper and no very serious
consequences result from the change, save disen.
zion Of the pockets of the Sub Treasurers The over
Throw Of Protection will work far more serious evil
but even this will hardly be felt all at once save by
some few of the Protected Interests. With shan,
subTreesury and halfand.half Tariff some blus,e,
and arraing but no dowarghW shall still look
for reasonable degree Of Industrial activity and
niddling prosperity for time. Let as hope for The
best, but be no; surprised by the worst.
NEw.HAMpsHIRE.-TheC Concord Courier s,atei
that the majority against Woodbury., according e
the official returns is 2,2o3. The Judges OF the su
prenne Court of the State TO whom was referred the