Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-05-07


ding this information cannot De given Coa.idssabe
sres has been made in the negotiate which have
and nope that II vi" o. speedily brought to amicahss
terminaton.'' ts- 80 r's-a~
lie (Sir Robert Pee) could CONFIRM ,ns Ianvu,.. of
President Tyler respecting tho amahie spiIit
nesoti had been carried no not confirm
his statement TO the progres, of the nego:iaton
MS hopes of an ameable On thc 4,h March.
l5l5, Mr. Polk made his address
Since Iaat time had sscsve. commune alton
minister, who had only been able
but ha d had y ma comment ~,
it. The Government Of Presihen. Polk had been very
Gently appointed and dipoma
as ne was iniorms, had taken place with Ito
it highly probable that Mr.. Pakenhnm have eonn-
ued ith the Governncnt the
had commenced with the ast bu, he had Information,
| II the subject.
! He trusted that tho negotiations would DO re-
newed. AT no worry distant period thov would
know the result of them. He did not despair of
their favorable termination, but if tho proposals
of the British Government should be rejected, and
no proposals were made by tho Government Of
tho United States to which could acccdc, he
should not object. on tho part of tho Government.
to lay on tho table all tho communications be-
tweon the two Governments. Ho still hoped
that an amicable and equitable adjustment Of tho
claims of the two countries might be madc.-Ho
must, however, express his deep regret that
while the negotiations worc still pending, tho
President of tho United States should, contrary
to usage, have roforred TO other contingencies
than friedlv termination of them.
Such an allusion not likely TO load 10 such
result tho friends to the real interests Of both
countries desired. llo regretted not only tho al
fusion, but also the tonc and temper in which it
was made. As tn, subject has boon brought un-
der discussion, he felt it to DO his duty, on tho
most temperate, but at tho samo limo tho most
decisive, that they considered that havo n
right to this territory Of Oregon, which is clear
unquesiionablo; that desire an amicablo adj
lustmcnt of tho differences between ourselves and
the United States; but that, having exhausted Of
r. H.. = HI
resolved and prepared to maintain thcm.
A tremendous burst of chcers from al parts Of
the house followed this ohuncaion.
In consequence of an intimation which Sir Il.
Peel gavo at the termination of his speech, that
it might be expedcn: for tho house not to express
any further opinion at present on this subject, tho
subject dopped after declaration from Lord J.
Russell that he would not submit any motion
this subject to the house until all the papers
nected with it were laid on the table by Her
Maises.Ny.s Goye5namea.:: . .- ~.r...~..~..
and defenco of the observations which no had
made on former evening rospecton tho Ashbur-
ton "capitulation,'' and replied 10 the speech
mado in behalf of it by Lord Asl'burton in tho
House of Lords.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
From the London Times of April S.
The American packet, tho Caledonia, which
has been detained till this morning, will carry
out tho distinct and emphatic declaration of the
British Government on the subject of the Oregon
Territory, which was received last night with
tho strong and unanimous satisfaction of both
Houses of Parliament. When the interests and
dignity Of tho country, and tho preservation of
the dominions Of the Crown arc really at stake,
there is no equivocaton In tho language of the
Uovcrntneut W E,.~:s.. r~-..-, -.l =. ---.LI~-~-
Of weakness or hesitation in any political party.
Lord Palmerston may abuse Lord Ashburton for
acccding to tho very same conditions which he had
himself not only accepted but urged upon the
Cabinet at Washington; and Lord John Russell
may boast that his last official act was to sanction
The rejection Of proposal in negotiation which
turns out to have been a mere provisional arrange
ment; but these attempts to deprecate the satisfac
ory adjustment Of former dispute, which the
Wings had been unable to settle in ten years Of
only proofs that tho tricks party
nave no effect whatever on the honest convictions
IF the country. -. ...
We are Justly proud that on the Oregon qucs-
ion, as well as on that of the Northeastern
the British Government has uniformly
shown its moderation we'll Us its frmness on
,ur side, 1t is impossible not to deploro. tho
other hand, that i'll regulated, overbearing, and
spirit of tho American Democracy,
which overlooks the real present interests of tho
wo nations in the Oregon terrtory--that, namely,
If letting it alone for another half century at
east, deciding tho matter by arbitration, be-
fore any local national interests have sprung up
here too powerful to be 50 disposed OF.
But since the Americans, and even the Presi-
lent OF tho United States, are determined that
his question shall not DO allowed to rest any
onger-since they have rejected the proposal of
N arbitration, and SYSTEMATICALLY announce claims
md measures utterly inconsistent with the system
# joint occupation, or the equitable recognition
# any concurrent rights at all, it is Fl, that they
,e warned in the most explicit manner that their
,retensions amount, if acted upon. to the cearest
:aucus belli which has ever vet arisen between
treat Britain and the AmericanIU Union.
In this case the strong determination and con-
rictions which we're expressed last night are net
hose If narticular statesmen, or Of the present