Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-04-26

We copy the Debates referred to, preiacng them
with some extracts from the London correspondence
of two of the New York papers.
CORRESPONDENTS n. r. COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER.
LoSDos, APRIL A. Is45-Il p. M.
The London papers win inform you that the paragraph in
President Folks inaugural address relative Oregon has crea-
ted no little excitement England Even Americans al
loss To conceive what the of his declaraon-as
positive as unnecessary under the circumsancesta
the right Of the United States, &c is clear and unques
tonabe" There Of good deal of inclination
here to growl about Texasbut little patriotic Northern
Americans can approve of that acquisition all viii agree that
Uncle John has very plausible preex for interfering
whether Texas is ours, Me1ico's, or her own.
But the Oregon paragraph altogether out of ORDER
pecaly while negotiation known 10 be pending 1t was
unusual inconsideae and bad taste and most mischeV
Gus have been and will be its effects. Before that inaugu
raj" was received in England American affairs in Europe had
taken decided turn for the better confidence gaining
ground American Stocks long in satu quo in dis
grace had taken start and IN considerable
demand These dozen words OF the President crushed
every symptom of improvement all again dark, uncer
tain, and more unpromising than ever.
The papers bitter and begeen Of even the
moderate and dgn6ed Spectator only limited plainly al
probable war, but darkly nsinuaed its various anti
American chances-the loyalty and anti ankee feeling
Canadathe skeleton regiment" to be thrown into the
Southern sates(a great mistake there, bad slavery ISL
and even the many rshmen in the country, who have mot
been very kindly propated by the native Americans" O
This last hint is particularly amable In short cannot be
denied that with all due allowance for newspaper eSaggea
TONS deal of bitter feeling work here quite enough
to produce pretty fire Of real bullets at the short
est notice.
I>4l p,ssaall psur notice of a question
about Oregonn other words speech the messageon
Friday evening and Lord Clarendon gave similar notice
for the same evening in the House of Lords. The Caedo
mia was to sail from Liverpool Friday bnt at p NJ it
was notified the post Office that she would be detained till
Saturday proves was surmised, that this done al
the request of the merchants that the wa debate might
go out once and suspense This was of course the
topic both and west Of Temple Bar; and at M
there rush to the gallery of the House of Commons,
with strong muster of Americans. there to hear
The papers will give you the whole.
am no alans and do not write this letter for the pur
pose of stirring up angry feelings unnecessary orebodngs
Rumors of war about boundaries and other matters have
enough than once, and have Of ended
harmless smoke But whatever the result of the present
dispute quite that the inaugural Of Mr. Polk
tentionay not will be the of dsrus anxiety, and
serious injury many connected with American afs until
the question settled and, with all my patriotism q think
it has quite gone,) will only say it will be well if
thing comes out Of it. p.
LONDON, APRIL 4, ls45
very great degree Of excitement, not unmingled with
anxiety occasoned throughout the yesterday by
Official announcement at the General Post Office that the
Caledonia for Boston, whose mails should have closed
here last night preparatory her sailing this day from Liver
hv If herM
and that letters would be in time until the morning Of Sa,ur
day, the 5th instsnt-a delay Of ,hrty-six hours.
No doubt exists in the public mind that this delay is
ted enable this Government forward dispatches their
Minister Washington and the conviction very strong that
hose dispatches will have reference the Oregon question
and that the detained until Saturday morning
the of those dispatches may he regulated by the
which the House Of Commons will this evening adopt in
gard that part OF the message of the President Of the
United States which related to the Oregon Territory Lord
John Russell having Monday given notice that he should
this day call the attention Of the Government to that subject
There but opinion here regard 70 the language Of
President Polk the occasion referred TO- viz that was
unnecessarily offensive in its tone, and quite uncaled for BY
the existing position Of the question: say nothing Of the
bad and false etiquette Of assuming such high ground
regard which, when he spoke the subject Of
amicabe negotiation That the Of this language ON an
solemn as That OF his inauguration should be
looked by this Government impossible and il will |
undoubtedly embarass, if it does not entirely suspend the
negotiations upon the subject. |
need hardly be added that when the British Government
appear attach the importance the affair which the delay
Of the indicates great fears entertained lest the
international tranquility will be disturbed and the expressions
of governmental opinion which this evening will elicit are
most anxiously expected.
On "Wednesday evening, in the House Of Lords Lord
AsNBuRToS vndcated himself from the orepeated charge
that tie Treaty Of Washington little than the 'sca
pitlson Of vanquished dplomas and adverted to the
fact that similar accusation had very similar terms been
brought aga Mr.. Webster in the United States certain
party in each country asserted that their envoy had betrayed
his country and made degrading concessions for the sake
peace His loYsshp alluded particularly to the speeches Of
Lord Palmerson on this subject and asserted that Lord Pal
merson occupied very false position in coming forward
his sccuser when in fact be lord Ashburon had made
arrangement with the United States favorable TO Eng
land than which Lord Pslmsron had himself tried in
vain to consummse when he urged upon the American Go
yernment the acceptance of the award Of he ling Of Holland
CORRESPONDENCE sgw EvTsIss resi-.
LosDos, ApRIL q, Isa5
Parliament not sitting (hsying adjourned for Easter
when the OF the intended annexation Of Texas arrived
and the subject served the London editors write about for
dav mr. ta bu ony In one sense can the proposed pro-