Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-04-26
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tvrs. shs Lesson r.s.l
Tss Osss,r Qukyricx.-Ths question arising out Of
- esseoaG claims Of THE country snd the United States
- Orsssa ssssosyis ESSENTIALLY deren, from oil the
s6aav TOPICS connected with foreign political reis-
uss ssd svo,vss The serious to both
ssssWss end 70 the world. Il 10, upon ths whole, for
ssas circumstances. end In hsss days. we must add. an
q - people Of this country
aosaoslt watch the vcssndes o Affairs abroad without
$4,000 ~ whses sppsshe conhding Ia the vigilance
q Government fot the protection OF brushineres
bus vDgyfftlu f,y tho and unrrohabc Kind
e aspesleney which be acquired by esgor meddng
n fssskeu uGars The first lesson which the plain
.s - EAsissd would read TO minister Is to abstain
feum o6aitinG The county BY ndiscrce socitnde IN
uanan1g mausu In which success brings with II no re
wsri. - dsfcst entail, humiliation aud danger In oil
sssA os have repeatedly had occasion to remark
wAsa sch have occurred. when the opposition
- lsbst " make them occur the indirect advantage Il
dpiesic triumph military flourish is far dearly
pxrchsssA b. the positive and direct danger Of md
d iisssd eeiinss which such manifestations Of power
and scuvity leave behind them Will any believe
fsw ys hsnce, that for the sake Of restoring the Sultan
ths provncs Of Syria, and humnng tho Pasha Of Egypt
Led Psmston wasted the blood and OF England
ssi wsntony kindled strife between ourselves and the
fssch Osopss. which subsequent prudence or temper
- bsss gbsiy sbe quenchi The events Of lS40
as>sskas example Of what is TO be gained, and what
I'D. bye fofsen policy Of this impairment and ocous
kaA al s warning Of such has not been lost
ssy be ~ aihors Of that notable scheme, who have
Bss d asse disposed contest the propriey OF
ulxiag susss up in foreign disputes revolutions, in
whssh - hass no direct interest or except when
nay - eene under the milder form OF mediation aud
sAvcs, - more would oil the energy and pow
q this country for those which do directly affect
end n aaoh the resolaely would have
den diysa. There real danger spite of the lam
gssgs Of cabinet like that Of the H. Saies the
q vitnponou of opposition papers home, that the mo
dsr.tosS England should be mistaken for want OF power,
q tbs uen4uiI dignity Of her language for sacrifice OF
her right Enough has been done. the last few
yss, BY Britain diploms,t, and soldiers and sailors.
convincs The world that the OF this country
sls k.la
irresistible for having been used in petty quaire and
fer vein glorious exhibitions OF national force.
In the snp,oymcnt Of such resources the country ex-
pscs iron he Government the greatest forbearance, and
ths greatest resolution If the be in which forbear
70 weakness. Ii needs Argument prove that
direct asiressiou the territorial rights of the British
Crown Of all such the strongest Yet IL the Ian
suaee Of the American President is intended convey
than empty threat, such aggression is
plated BY the cabinet which has been formed Wash
instou. Mr. Folk announces his conviction that the Amer
tile tho country Of the Oregon clear and unques
onsble, and that his fellow citizens already preparing
20 perfect chat title by occupying with their wives and
children This pauiarchal mode Of going into this
land Of 0cshen is certainly violation OF the existing
treaty; bot when the President speak OF nrs
dedoo Of our laws the benefits Of republican nstitu
tons and tbs formation OF States in that part of ter
tosy within tho sphere Of Fedeaive Union" he mis-
nisrprets she of agreement the subject
This may be stated in very words. When the
dspue which In l1S9 between Great Britain and
Spain, with regard the possession of Nooka Sound and
the right 70 make settlements the north OF
America, amicaby terminated by the Treaty OF the Escu
NAL the state OF that remote region such
practicable. The Wings ridculed il at the tme and
Mr. Gray observed that sin every place in which might
sstte, left for the Spaniards; where might
form settlement hill, they might fort upon
another, &C., But. in point Of fact that time and for
half century afterwards the recognition of joint abstract
right sufficient prevent collision since neither
vas likely make active Of and the Country
not yet open practically TO the operations OF commerce.
the authority Of Government Ii is commended indeed,
the part Of the United States that the Treaty of the E
eural wssHbrogsted by the declaration Of war between
Spain and Great Britain in 1886 and that
Moved insomuch that when Spain ceded the United
States all her titles land north of the 42d parallel of a
tude by the Treaty Of Florida signed in 1879 she coded
those titles limited and defined by the treaty Of
but they existed before that treaty. The argument
h bad; for the Treaty Of the Escua being in the nature
OF convention declaratoy of existing rights, clearly
not liable 10 be abrogated by subsequent declaration OF
and certainly held be force by both Spain
and Great Britain after the cessation Of their hosies But
this American would rather strengthen ;an d
nish the British claims, for the Treaty Of the Escua
COMPROMISE and il IL be held have been resc1ded
then the British rights become absolute they be-
fore IL existed The main point, however, which VIC
would now insist is that this aud every other arrangement
snce made with the United States essentially tempo
rory in its nature.
Joint occupancy only possible long no real
eregny exercised Indeed in the of the ncgo-
tiatons between the 1887 the British
Commissioners proposed that the 1873 should
be renewed for term. with the condition that neiiher of
the contracting parties should exercise right
Of exclusive sovereignty dominion any part of the
said county" This suggestion rejected by Mr. Gal.
LATIN Each Psry, then. retains unquesiicna right
OF making settlements and Of exercising what called
sovereignty, in the Oregon territory; but evident that
- soon both parties proceed exercise rights which
exclude each other In practice collision
The time is when such temporary arrangement has
ceased TO be possible but temporary arrange
ment can only be terminated in ways-either by
convention seitng the disputed of territory and
drawing liked boundary, or by that
Of things in which force alone decide between two
souie claimants II the negotiations undertaken between
Mr.. Husksson and Mr.. Galatin 1896 led to no more
sasacory result than renewal OF the temporary conven
zion OF 1885, IL is improbable that any negotiation will
now terminate successfully, unless upon the
srtitrstion ola third power This expedent is however,
rejected by the Americans and the tone Of Mr. Folks ad
drss does not lead US to suppose that he would ad
here 10 the utnlatum Of 1926 which the proone
Of the frontier alongtbe 18th paralef ~ latitude from the
point st which il terminates to the Pacific.
Our position IN the matter defensive, though al
together passive, one England desires amcabe nd
Jnsment but that be rendered impossible the unracta
bio policy Of her opponent tho aggressive conduct Of
the American Government. and the unparalleled lam
euage OF tbs President, suffice prepare us for the
other alternative The rights Of British subjects in the
county OF the Oregon mnst Of be defended and
indeed the British positions there sufficiently strong
defend themselves from any sudden attack likely be
made upon them; but u any such attack be made by
American citizens, the American Government musi Of
eouse, DO held responsible for H. and people of the IT,
States must take the consequences
Los OF Tnr TuoMn LowRy.-Thc ship Thomas Low.
~ from Sydney London arrived of Dartmouth on the
sad shipped the time most experienced
pilots out Of that port BY unforeseen
The ship struck on some sunken rocks, became log
Esd, and ashore the hsrbor where she filed
The pilot the day after, put end to his existence by
hanging himself in his own house.
NV PATENT FoR PURHYISG SUoAR-A new invention
has been patented for purifying sugar The paienec pro-
70 have bath Of solution Of chloride OF lime to boil
$40 Fahrenheit. The syrup, BY a peculiarly formed
rssds, Is sgstsd present thin sheet Of heated syr
up 10 the air, and evaporation is carried superior
fsis. The patentec contends, to Mr. Towards patent
IRELAND
frRocous FACTION FeHrs-The Tipperary vindcator
thus records OF the pcassnes Of the most moral
most sober and peaceful peosaay tie face OF the earth
The Paei6csor" certainly wanting in the parish of
Killsloe -" Tuesday, the Fair day OF KialJe was dis
gsced by bloody suy between contending factions Of
the Terry Ats. when elk hundred Of those deluded men
proceeded from the Tppeay side Of the Shannon fight
among themselves like dogs for other that we can
learn, but that having engaged in a systematic hostility
gainst the laws perpetrang midnight depodoons the
poor and defenceless they began last each Others
houses and TO enact those atrocities within them which
they heretofore confined persons who did not belong 10