The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-12-30
LATEST IsTELLIGESCg BY THE NAILS.
WARRINGTON, Dec. %, lsl5.
The Oregon Negotiat,on-Ihe Mistakes ofthe Or
paus-yofipe Americans &c &c

gans--Natire americans, &c. &c
There appears to be so much mystery about every
thing connected with public s!iaisf, ard in every
movement Of this administration. tat It is impossi-
bic 10 place any reliance upon the rumOrs set daily
afoat by interested ciiqnes and parties, who have
some particular object in view In giving them cur
rency II becomes therefore, necessary for you, to
be careful how you endorse every thing sent you
being gospel truth, for even those here who move IN
the highest circles, and have IT s supposed, every
means of acquiring correct political knowledge, are
used sometimes as instruments Of the designing to
give circulation that would not be credited
if others were TO name them For instance, the
Ualio, published last week the tact of George w.
Woodwards confirmation Tor the vacant Judgeshlp
on the bench OF the Supreme Court, and the Ma
tional heligenctr OF yesterday, that OF Judge Wood
bury's. Now, SIR II may appear strange, after these
organs OF the wings and democrats have pub
lished such for facts that there is not word of
truth in either one or the other The Senate has
done nothing yet In that way The committees to
whom such matters are usually referred, not all
here, and no reports have been made to the Senate
on them.
The same with regard to the Oregon negotiations.
Mr.. Pakenham has been to see Mr. Buchanan, and
had talk" with him on that and other subjects
connected with his mission, but nothing in the shape
of definite propositions, either from the other
has been exchanged between them, in regard to the
Oregon territory. So far you have announced
lllS 10 The PUBIC as the renewal you
were right, and have no doubt of the correctness
OF the source from whence you derived the informa
ton but up to this moment, as have said above,
no other approach has been made by either OF the
negotators to formal discussion OF the subject
Neither has Mr.. NcLane, at London, any power to
enter upon settlement OF this vexed question.
Every thing remains, thus far 1t did at the ermi
nation of Mr.. Buchanans last letter to Mr.. Paken.
ham-in stdtu quo
There is great dissatisfaction manifested in every
quarter at the reserve Of Mr. Polk and his cabinet
upon this Oregon question. The leading men say it
is contrary TO republican usaL e, and more In conso
sance with that disrespect for public opinion which
generally characteristics monarchical governments.
The same may be id Of the members of the cabi-
net Individually, who have taken refuge from per-
sons having business with them, beneath the Dig
nifty OF the official mantle. This used not 10 be SO
under former administrations. Why should a diff
teTent course be adopted under this
There is rumor going the rounds of a dissensIon
having occurred one day last week between the
President and four of his cabinet, the subject OF
Judge of the Supreme Court. Messrs. Buchanan,
Walker, and Marcy, are said to be among those OPP
posed to the nomination, ON the ground OF MT.
| Woodward's "Natlve American principles: This
rumor receives additional force from the following
announcement, which that gentlemen offered In the
Reform Convention of Pennsylvania in 1886, to pre-
vent s'foreigners" from voting and holding office In
/ that State The following 10 his announcement -
From the Debates IF the Convention, roll page 4l3
"Mr. WOODWARD moved to amend the amendment (of
Mr. Thomas, of Chesterl by adding thereto the words,
quire into the propriey of so amending the Constitution
prevent foreigner who arrive ia this state
after the 4 day of July l6a from acquiring the right
to vote, or to hold Office in this commonwealth"
The President has certainly committed most
egreglous fdur pas In nominating man OF such
principles 10 seat on the supreme bench of the Uni
ted States IL Is direct and pail able insult TO the
adopted citizens of the country, and particularly to
that portion of them to whom all parties agree he 10
manly indebted tor his success over Mr.. Clay.
II is evident from this and Mr.. Folks proposition
nj the 19fh pararI ENGLAND that he has SET the
letter and spirit of the Baltimore resolutions at de-
fiance, although promising, IN his inaugural address,
TO abide wholly by them. Ii this opinion should OBJ
tain general belief from other convincing testimony,
he may find himself in rather awkward predica-
men his principal appontments, before the pre-
sent session OF Congress closes. The UBiom too,
has been rather Ddiscreet, If not ungraefu, to the
refractory Senator'S whom it denounced last week.
1t forgets, seems not to know, that there is sll
force enough in that body, together with that refrac
tory portion OF It, that are ready and perhaps willing
to put the screws it yet. Prudence is the better
course for the Union TO observe just now, II lc, In
other respects, the better part OF valor.
Your correspondent, in saying that Mr.. Calhoun is
party to the opposition now forming among certain
great men, to the administration, was in error. He
is not one OF that party, neither will he now nor at
any other time, connect himself with the ciiquss.-
He is superior TO every sort of small potato business
of this kind. mastery inactivity" is his proper
course, and the one he intends to follow from this
forward. He will support the administration when it
Is right, and oppose II when wrong. He IS no enc
my TO it, neither does he intend to place himself in
that POSITION with respect himself or his friends,
which would lay hun under any obligations TO Mr..
Polk. This is his course, and the correct one. Mr..
Calhoun certainly great mar-the greatest, per-
haps, IN the country.
The committee on Indian Affairs, at the head of
which is Jacob Thompson, OF Mississippi, intend,
shortly, to make thorough work of the Chickasaw
and Choctaw land spectators. A general examine
ton of the clerks, under oath, will be made, and
much mystery now hid from the public eye in re-
gard to the mode practised for robbng the Indians,
will be brought to light ARIEL.