Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-12-06
OR ECON

This 10 and be the question OF the day, the one
Involving the "issues Of Peace aud War"
Tha, The President and the Government have taken up
inn <eoLsesisg party spirit fear much TO he ap
pretended; that CGnsrsss uesI in the spirit
Will lead TO VAR s not moment doubtful. II Iehecl
that England is net Power be buiioi. which we
ought u Try bully We may bully Mexieo from her
weakness, and did, but huiy En- and who !.
as ready 10 fight and ready her Hot
Sr ready coneede and RIGHT but never 90 pre-
tension and arrogance. There should be between
People, the in blood end essentially TIE same
cay and politically for slight tcsoIae ter
ritoy thousands OF miles removed from both and which
nsither wants for any practical pa'Po'e.
The correspondent OF the Baltimore Patriot Of wednea
day says:
1.-THE Oregon question is next introduced and a very
full detail gwen Of e past negotiations and the present
state Of that matter.
twill TO every one, reading over lhis porion
ofibe message that the Government Of the Uneo
bss not been Jnnind'u of rs duty, d. s that could
80 se tie question: and thereby preserve the peace be-
tween Itself and Great Dniain-Thfee several n.s,,
ISIS aud le24 under Air. aonroe's administration and N
1876 under that Of Mr.. AdHms-an offer q coi12rom.s
made by the United States. vss Proposed iho-c
cccbtions, to make the parallel of te Ash degree lie
boundary, AID IN Isle and 1896 was uths prOppssd
ioeoneete 10 Great Britain the free navigation Of the Co
icbis tver. south Of that lsiudo In $40 offer Of
1915 and 1924 vac renewed and, like ermer propositions
was rejected
ID August, 1874 ornsly opened between Mr. Calhoun
The sseisry Of State, and Nj Psken.m the BrAis. NJ
nisss. On tiie och Of that mouth NJ PakeLLnEn renew
Cd Proposition which had before been offered by Great
Britain, o divide the Oregon territory BY the 4gh parallel
oi ~, snuce, from TIC Rocky the pon, ii s
Intersection with tao branch Ut the CO
ufnbis fvef and thence doWa Tia, the sea- ,eav
ing the irre navigation OF tie be- ou5y CCnon
by both paftCs; the county sOLh o THE IT,, belong 20
the United States, and that north -. 1t tu Great Bnsin
Al une De prop sed m sdditol to We'd ~ IN,
N he'd Tho tHnIt,,
extending along the Pacific and the S'ss q Fuca from
B0hnehs hafbo inclusive Hoods crna! bud 10 tosku
fee 10 the United States any port or pofis suh VI Latitude
Tory nine degt" which they might de. ouurs The
msin land, or on Q1tdra aud gsneOyei's island" Win
gAs exception Of tie ir6s ports this vas the sanU ole
kira he'd been made by the British snd rrJe tod b. tho
Amerieso government 20 the negotiation Of ls26
The proposition rejected by Mr. Calhoun on the
very dsyt vas MADE add MI Packeuhln iuen Requested
hsihe u0i'st states should make proposal Tor ga eq
liable adjustment Il tho qD,. ton"
This was the state OF ne affair when Mr. Polk b.e,mo
President Hr believed that Great BntH had n rgbtv
claim 90 any portion O e fiofv, bot In cout IofatOu
wis, was done by Is predecessors. and that the
Uo fSs a1ihonIed JOINT oec Ipancy Of the erofy by
citizens u both cuuauIe-, Mr. PS foLe wed the offer Ia
divide the territory BY The 4gh parallel without however
concsdioe The Tree navigation Of Columbia river.
This offer wee rejected by Mr. Packenham With the
remark that he trusted "some further poyon tor he settle
msn of the Oregon qaeston, cyn,se NJ with farne,.
and equity, add wih the reasonable expectations VI IN,
Bfiush government would be mido." The sbsfrnoss IA
this necessarily OF the nesotaton In.s much
az VIZ Pskenham made no proportion for hs gOvrrefnsnt
snd here the matter has rested ever since.
Under lhcsc circumstancos, Mr. Polk Whp bell. ycs ha
he 70 tho whole Of Oregon sic the best now ~ -
senoe" sod who have hope hst any atoapt
comPf0mee viii succeed, fecommo lds that tho YEAR,
notice reduFsd ~ the treaty Of o27 put erd ~ N,
ioia occupancy shell be given BY the United States
and that IN he tine Consftss shs take such steps
asm consistently w the uetiy Of 1877, grote q OIL
esens hcfe-snd fot this cnf that our laws s1d jur
Aciop civil and criminal ought 70 he Immediately e1tc nd
- them. Our right 10 DO this he supports BY re-
f-fng the example u Great Bntsn 10 this respect Et
.ise Fec0mnsnds. we safety Of emgraaD gnR Ore
Ron ths hae Of block houses be erseied along
asos 20 hat territory irOm our frontier ssueenu
TIE Mssoufi.
THIS matter Of terminating the Joint oceupsny" o
Oregon. By evlng the years notice required ny the treaty
sens ssnreiy the discretion OF Congres aud s
ssQusnces msy be a's to the peace which happy
pfsvsie throughout The ci,z,d world, will not has Wy a
taceusdsfasly be adopted. That " r bc detcfnintc
upsa ~ Congress. We have scarcely doubt aud m'y
MT " icng rsios shall hesf foneibug decisive Il
abs sovrs " Eosiand N such es,v."