The New York herald., 1845-04-23
The Late Most Important News from Europe.
FHE CRISIS COME AT LAST /!
War with ENGLAND +!

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The news brought from England by the 81 Gale
donia" is the most important that has reached
these shores since the war Of 1872. On the 4th
instant, the Oregon question was taken up in both
houses of the British Parliament, and SO important
were the proceedings regarded, that the sailing Of
the caledonia" wss delayed one day beyond her
appointed time, for the purpose Of conveying the
intelligence to this county. This news, then, in.
forms us that the government Of Great Britain has
assumed an attitude Of direct and uncompromising
hostility to the United States, and the two coun
tries now stand on the very verge Of actual col
lision. President Polk and Sir Robert Peel have
assumed Numerically opposite positions with re-
spect to the Oregon territory. II is impossible for
either to recede, and the crisis, which we have
been anxiously awaiting for some time past, has at
last arrived.
We were not by any means unprePared fer this
intelligence. Mr.. Polk, in his inaugural address,
defined the position which his administration in
tended to assume with regard to the territory Of
the Oregon, in terms SO decisive and unequivocal,
that it was impossible for the British government
to refrain any longer from an equally clear and de-
termined announcement of its policy. That an.
nouncement has now been made, and the two gov
Mr.. Polk declares that our title to the Oregon is
clear and unquestionable-tha our people are al.
ready preparing to perfect that title by occupying 1t
with their wives and children-and that they must
be adequately protected, and that the jurisdiction
OF our laws, and the benefits OF our republican in
stiutions, must be extended over them in those
diatant regions which they have made their homes
Sir Robert Peel declares in language the "most
decisive, that the British government have right
to this territory Of Oregon, which IS clear and un
questionable that they desire on amicable adjust
ment of the differences between themselves and
the United States; but that, having exhausted eve-
ry effort to obtain 1t, If their rights invaded,
they are resolved and prepared to maintain them"
Such are the broad, open, and decisive opposing
declarations Of the two governments, from which
there is no recedng. Such is the directly hostile
attitude in which they stand, and which must of
necessity become more critical every moment.
Meanwhile, how beats the national heart in both
countries2 1t was the cry of "Texas and Oregon"
that carried Mr. Folks administration into power.
In the election of Mr. Polk, the aggressive foreign
policy of the democratic party trumphed. In the
course which he has adopted on the Oregon ques-
ton Mr.. Polk is only carrying out that policy
to which he stood pledged when he accepted the
nomination of the Baltimore Convention. and in
the position assumed by him in his inaugural ad-
dress, the fierce democracy are prepared to sustain
him at any risk and at all hazards. In England
the war feeling is equally strong The announce
ment of the Minister was received with s'a tremen-
dous burst of cheers in Parliament, and out OF
doors it has met an equally significant and enthu-
sastic response. The London Times, in an article
which we publish in another column, re-echoes the
decisive" declarations of the government, and
avoiding its accustomed tone of ridicule and sar.
casm, erters gravely into discussion Of the claims
of the two countries tho disputed territory, and
whilst it assails Mr.. Polk IN the most unmeasured
terms for his unparalleled language" in the an
nunciation Of the right Of the United States to Ore
son asserts that every inch OF the territory belongs
Great Britain, and that if the United States dare
to take possession Of it. they ''must abide the con.
sequences The British minister, we may also
remark, exhibits the same inconsistency, accusing
President Polk Of very improper conduct in hint
ing at any unfriendly termination of the negotia.
tons between The two governments, in the very
same breath that he himself threatens and defes
the government of the United States In both
countries, however. it is clear, the warlike policy
Of government is sustained by an excited and ex.
asperated popular feeling.
What, then, must be the termination of the pre-
sent state Of affairs between the two countries
We must either have war, or an entire revolution
in both governments. The opposition party in
England will now at once organize on ant-wal
principles, and the same policy will be adopted by
the wings in the United States. We are, indeed
in the commencement Of great events. Mr.. Polk
cannot recede. Sir Robert Peel cannot recede.-
No alternative IS left to either. If the democratic
party in this country shrink from their position
the Oregon question, they must quietly succuHb
10 the wings. The tory minority in England are
IN similar predicanent Their tenure Of office
depends on strict adherence to the "decisive "
declarations OF the Premier. Regarded in this os
pect, the present position OF the two governments
| becomes invested with the greatest possible in.
teres, and the probabilities Of serious collision are
| vastly augmented.
As for us, we 60 for Oregon at all hazards. II
war is to come, let it come. As we have said q
hundred timee the day must come, sooner or later
when trial Of physical strength will take place
between Great Britain and the United States
Oregon is unquestionably ours, and we are surely
not to be bulllcd out of the assertion and vndca.
tion OF our claims by the threats Of the British
Minister!
THR NEW CoRPoRATIoN-FINAL RESULTS OF THE
CAUcus.-By the exercise Of little industry and
| inquiry, we are enabled to present our readers
with the final results of the caucus of the new cor
poraton last night. Here are the names Of the sue.
cessfu applicants for Office. from the Comptroller
| down to the keeper of PotteI's Field -
John Even Comptroller
EI0s l.. Smith, Street Ccmmssioner.
Hashr p,pe r.an
DR.. Archer, City los ector
James T Brady, Counsel.
Alien NJ snifrn Corporation Attorney.
stephen Van Nos'rand Collector OF the City Rev
1 Morgan L Mott, Keeper Of Blsckwens Island.