Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-11-20
masbineton Corresponding.

to boast by flood or field. Save the new paving of
portion of Pennsylvania Avenue the cost Of many
thousands from the National Treasury, most gener-
ousy contributed to the begyary owners Of brick and
mortar blocks, tenan.ed by the still beggary
brokers' lottery dealers, gamblers, courtesans of the
pave, and ordinary stockjobbing swndlers and the
erection of the magnificent JACKSON HAIL. by Blair
and RiVes the great federal city appears pretty much
as left it after the Inauguration in March. The
President bears his bushng honors with less show of
wear and tear than anticipated by those possess
ing knowledge of the arduoas and perplexing du-
ties of his station. The Secretary of State cocks his
eye if all was safe in the land Of Penn. The Sc
cretary Of the Treasury looks as if he bore upon his
shoulders little less than Albanian world. He of
the War Department as if his brooches were mended,
and the look for breaches in the eneinys mp
Mr.. Bancroft if he had sent all his scholars on
swimming party and was making up his ANNUAL
fer the New Year. Cave Johnson, as If he was
deucedly vexed with the post office regulations
and Mason, as if it nobody's business what the
FIRST law Office of the nation was thinking about and
if he didn't d-n whether his legal opinion
20 the Oregon boundary suited Lord Brougham br
not Shields manages the Land Office to the salts
faction Of every body, and finds time from his ardu-
Gus duties TO take his old friends and the public by
the hand and treat them with republican courtesy,
whilst Medill makes Of himself gentemanly lndi-
an and our old friend VIM. J. Brown is the same in
defatigabe busy body he ever has been, determined
not to be outdone by even the popular Hobbe of the
Department. Ii is said that communication has
been received by the Secretary of the Navy, from an
officer of one of vessels, giving information that
the English dplomaiists at Mexico had completed an
arrangement with that government by which Califor
MIA srould be ceded to England, a consdera-
ton in whole in part, for the debt due TO her by
the Mexicans If this be true, is evidence that the
new authorities there were glad TO seize upon any
plan by which they could ayengc themselves US for
acced:ng TO the annexation of Texas They are well
aware that cherished policy is to keep back the
advance Of monarchica power our continent; and
their hatred to us has been fed by continued brood
ing over the severe castgation they received by
countrymen at SaE Jacinto, until they have become
willing to nure themselves for the purpose of hwart
ing US But be ther feelings en1bittered to-
wards US, is evident they have given UP all cacu
latons of a begerent nature.
The Oregon question at this time seems to be abb
sorbing all other considerations and the Message of
President Polk is looked for with great deal of anx
iety by all parties, reference to this subject What
particular circumstances have transpired to give to
this matter the unusual importance which pos
sesses, am unable to say. 1t is rumored, however,
that propositions have recently been made by tile
British Government. through their Minister here which
our government can never think of acceding to- and
which show it Is high time the question should be
settled. The fact is, this matter has now been de-
layed quite too long. Had we never consented to ne
gotIate upon the subject, we would have done well
enough, and England would never have thought of
claiming as right any port;si of the territory the
Pacific 1t was only by our consentng to discuss the
question with her. that she acquired confidence enough
to assert claim Had we then taken firm stand
asserted our rigb-yielded to considerations of
policy which should allow her to acquire tangible
national oothold there, would still have been safe
In an evil hour however, and viewing the matter as
of little Importance citizens, arrange
ment was made, not only permitting her citizens to
occupy Jointly with ours that territory but to extend
the jurisdiction of that over her subjects
there. This much secured, her ail-grasping ambi-
ton led her to believe that she had an equitable claim
to the fee simple of least portion of this do
main In the assertion of this claim, unfortunately
she at one time found spirits in power here ready to
succumb and actually offer to close the controversy
tude Encouraged by this offer on our part (he ne
gotiation at that time having been broken Off she
now advances and claims all between that line and
the Columbia river, with the free navigation of the
latter. Delay the thing but little while longer and
she will deny that we ever had claim TO a foot of
land west of the Rocky Mountains
The limits of letter like this, win not permit,
even if had time devote to it, to enter into full
discussion of the nature extent and grounds Of our
claim 1t is sufficient for present purposes to say,
that having given the matter full consideration find
not shadow of doubt that right to all Of Oregon,
from latitude AZ deg to 81 deg 40 m, is tangible
and valid and that Great Britain has not iota of
clam to an inch of territory embraced in those lm-
its, west of the Mountains Furthermore, am clear
ly of opinion that Government ought not to nego
tate in any way to relnquish, unless for equally
valuable consideration any portion of either, mat
ter of policy, from intimidation or otherwise. This
ground | believe. the administration is prepared to
take; and in doing So | trust it will be sustained by
the people.
A few members of Congress, of both houses have
arrived, among whom is Mr.. Davis, of your State
who, am happy to find, is among the prominent can
didates for the Speakers chair, with reasonable
prospect of success 1t depends, however, entirely
upon the harmony with which tie western member
act together. The time has come when the Yves
must act for ITSELF if it wishes get It's fair shar
and influence at the of the National Government
There is to be hard scrambling for Offices in tn
gift of both branches of Congress not the least
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