The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-12-15
Our Foreign II Citations.


Our Foreign Citations.
We publish to-day, the last of the diplomatic
correspondence accompanying the Presidents Mes
sage, developing his views Of the present position
Of relations with England This portion of the
correspondence contains the last letter of Mr.. Pa
kenhani, declining the compromise Of the 49th
parallel offered by the President and the last letter
OF Mr.. Buchanan, Withdrawing that proposition and
re-asserting the American claims to the whole of
the territory.
This matter Is now in most interesting position
in the very crisis OF its destiny. It was thought at
first that all negotiation had been exhausted and as
the proposal for arbitration had been rejected by our
government, the next step would present serious
difficulty, and probable interruption of the
peaceable relations between the two countries We
have information, which we can rely upon, that it
is not 1t appears that negotiation has been re-
opened by Mr.. Pakenham, and the probability is,
that things will 60 on for some time without any
thing calculated to create difficulty or impair the
present position OF our relations with England.
The inquiry now will be made, "what are the
new instructions received by MIR. Pakenham or
what is now proposed by England to terminate the
difference :"
1t is well known, that the great difficulty in
settling this matter, grows out of that strip of ter
rtory which lies between the 49th degree Of north
latitude and the Columbia river, embracing Puget's
Sound, which contains the only good harbor in the
whole territory. IF the American government
with its unquestionabe claims to the whole
territory, so clearly and forcibly set forth
by MIR. Buchanan, should give up that por-
ton of the territory with the only harbor, it
might as well give up the whole territory. But, by
the renewed effort of the British government to
compromise the matter, and from other indications,
we have reason to believe that MIR. Pakenham may
offer new boundary, dividing this disputed Sec
tion, passing by the head of Puget's Sound, and
giving the British this harbor, embracing the land
about, to the norhward. We do not think that our
government will accept such proposition, or that
it will recede from the one before mad OF the 10Th
degree.
In the meantime, pending the negotiation, there
is no doubt that both parties will proceed to make
arrangements In view of the contingencies which
may arise 1t the negotiations should terminate
fortunately. The British government have now
law under which the Hudson's Bay Company exer-
cises criminal and civil jurisdiction in that part of
the territory which they inhabit. That law was
passed in 1921, during the tendency Of the JOINT
occupation. The President has recommended to
Congress to pass similar law organizing a terri
torla government in the Southern portion of the
territory, for the protection of American citizens
settling there. Indeed, already provisional gov
eminent has been established, and DR.. White, a
delegate from the people, has arrived at Washing
ton to ask Congress for admission in that capacity
No doubt Congress will pass law organizing a
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forming mail route to the Pacific without, however,
embracing any action which may embarrass the
conflicting points of difference still under negotia-
ton between the two governments.
There is, therefore, now every expectation of the
probable settlement Of this matter; to understand
which, we recommend every one to peruse the two
last letters of this controversy between Mr.. Palen-
ham and Mr.. Buchanan, both presenting the re-
spective strong points of the two countries. The
first, that of Mr. Pakenham, is powerful letter. but
Mr. Buchanan's views OF the American claims are
unquestionaby the cearest and exhibit profound
ability, equal to any statesman known in the annals
of the country.
SINGULAR MOVEMENTS AT WASHINGTON -We I'M
derstand from Washington, by our private advices,
that strong combination is forming to produce the
rejection by the Senate OF all those persons appointed
last summer by Mr.. Polk, to the custom houses of
New York, Boston, Philadelphia, nc, not yet con-
firmed by the Senate. Ii seems that Mr.. Morton OF
Boston, Mr. Lawrence. of New York, and Mr. Horn.
OF Philadelphia, are the most obnoxious to the new
influences organizing at Washington. AS speci-
men of this temper, we give the following extract
of private letter from Washington -
"AIr Lawrence will walk the plank. so am told by
certain persons who would be quite likely to know
something about matters Tho Collector has been guilty
OF sins az omission and commission He has lacked al
necessary courage, frmness and independence lie has
waited till he confirmed before he ventured to do his
duty lie has retained OF in the custom house
whom he ought to have expelled Immediately. He has
turned out some good democrats who were among his
best officers, and pu. IN some Of the verest oafers
New York He has retained men who did their best to
backen the reputation Of the President and defeat his
election He has allowed the custom house to be de
himself but he has lacked all the necessary indepen-
dence to hi. station. So much for omission. He has
told men by scores, and aioDed them by hundreds to
think that he not his he could not
and was permitted to exercise his judgment
has thrown on Mr.. Polk-and he must and shall walk
the plank. This is the story ahoa and rely on it.
But more by and BY"
We give this as specimen of the feeling IN
Washington. There yet mystery about this
business which we do not understand. Does Mr..
Polk want to defeat his own selections7 1t cannot
be so--for the present President is an open and
above-board man. This strange and mysterious
movement, therefore, against Mr.. Folks nominal
tions must come, most likely, from the struggles for
the succession, combined with the disappointed
Office beggars. Something like il took place at the
commencement Of General Jackson's presidency.
The war Of the ciques on Mr.. Polk may first show
itself against his nominations before the Senate Ia
it not probable, also, that the new Kitchen Cabinet
has finger in the dish Of stew preparing for the no.
minationsl Let us investigate this mystery--this
juggls.