The New York herald., 1845-11-14
Our Pictorial Weekly.


Our Pictorial Weekly.
The Weekly Herald will this week be illustrated
with beautiful engraving OF Augusta, as she ap-
peared in I" Nathelie" on the Park stage. This,
with the news OF the week, will make this number a
very interesting one.
Important from Washington-Our Foreign
Relations.
The news from. Washington, particularly that con-
neced with foreign relations, is beginning to be
daily of the utmost Importance not only to the COM
merca circles, but to every class of society. This
interest will deepen and widen the nearer we ap-
proach the opening of Congress, at which tins We
will receive the Presidents Message, which will
disclose to us fully the views Of the admlnistra
ton on our foreign and domestic policy. Then the
action of Congress will be anticipated land watched,
and expected with even deeper interest-a wider
circle of feeling and attention than that which waits
upon the events now transpiring at the federal ca
pital.
During the last two days our accounts from Wash
ington, in reference oour foreign relations general
w. have been crowded with interest We particu-
larly refer to our relations with England, as well as
those with Mexico. First of our relations with Eng
land 1t is now generally understood that Mr.
Folks administration has abandoned all negotiations
Tor the present on the Oregon question: and that they
stand in precisely the same position in regard to
that policy IN which 1t was left by Mr.. Calhoun
when he retired from the State Department
There have been rnmors and statements that a
proposition was made to the British Minister to re.
suine the negotiations on the 49th degree of latitude,
but they are generally denied and conradicted.
The tone OF the government organ, we mean the
Union, IN reference 10 this matter, developes, be-
yond all possibility of doubt, the position of Mr.
Polk on that important question We give in our
paper day another great and important article on
this subject which removes all doubt, if any existed
The american government claim the ,chole of
the Oregon territory from the 42d degree of latitude
do,cn to 81 deg 40 min against all other claimants,
Of any kind chatccer. Amongst the statesmen, and
politicians, and newspaper writers of the day, this
bold and daring position assumed by Mr. Polk has
been attributed to the influence of Mr. Benton, Sem
ator from Missouri, for the purpose OF presenting
check to the progress of his great rival Mr. Calhoun
amongst the popular masses of the South and West,
with whom Oregon is supposed to be the prominent
question This idea seems plausible. Mr. Van Buren,
has been driven out of the field of ambition, and
his place is occupied though in smaller and mar
rover way, by Sllas Wright. The politicians of
this school have hitherto been very cautious on the
subectof the Oregon question, with view probably,
of using for their special advantage whenever
the time was favorable. But the masses of the peo-
pie in this city, and throughout the State have taken
thct question out of their hands, and made it lead
ing point IN the recent movements at the election
Mr.. Walker, the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr.
Benton, leading Senator from the West and Cen
crai Cass, together with the administration are ia
vorabe 10 the whole claim put forth for the Oregon
territory and If II may have been represented here
lotore that Mr. Benton was favorable to any subd-
vision OF the claim, it is now evident that this ground
has been abandoned for the new and great move
ment OF the day. IT, therefore, Mr. Calhoun should
at the South, maintain the position which he recent
y occupied this question: it is very evident TO see
that between the action of the two parties. on this
question, he will be entirely outgeneralled and de-
mollshed, and driven from his whole position of
strength
The Oregon question is now about to play part
IN the great game, OF the same importance as that
played by the Texas question, two years ago 1t
may be, perhaps, little more dangerous little
more ticklish, because we have the great power of
England to contend with; but we do not apprehend
actual hostllites with that power, if we should
persist In our claim to the whole of that territory
The trade OF England with this country is probably
worth to that power twenty times as much as the
whole value OF that distant territory would be to it.
aud the supply OF cotton, under the present British
manufacturing system, is lever with which we
can successfully control the operations of England,
so tar as this country is concerned. Her ministers
may fume-her statesmen may storm-her writers
may rave, but she is completely bound and mana
ced with the cotton cords, that it get be-
yond ranting, and ravng, and talking. In this as
pect Of the case, therefore, have no doubt that
the administration, and those who have suddenly
become its supporters, will produce great excite
ment on the Oregon question in the approaching
session of Congress, and that our foreign relations
will become exceedingly interesting, the news from
Washington every day being more and more sought
after.
so also with respect to our relations with Mexico
A sudden change has, it seems, taken place in the
disposition end policy Of the Mexican government,
and by the accounts which have just been received
al Washington, brought in the recent dispatches,
there can be no question of the peaceabe DISPOSE
ton OF Mexico and the wish to negotiations
on the disputed questions between the two countries,
even on the basis of Texas annexation to this coun-
Try Ihis Is most unexpected-a most extraordi-
nary cnange In the policy OF the Mexican govern
nien and we have every to believe that this
sudden change In the present rulers of Mexico, has
been brought about by strange revelations of the
purposes of France and England relative to the future
destiny oil Mexico, Cuba and California The Mex
lean government have felt that during the Texas ne
gotations, they were duped by the Ministers of
France and England, and that it is probable, from
recent intlmet,ons, that there is a grand scheme
formlng IN conjunction with the Cabinets of France
and Englan J, to menace the rights and liberties of
Mexico f the purpose Of facilitating the ambitious
designs OF France or Spain upon Mexico, and of
Engle nd on Cuba and California. The British and
French governments undoubtedly would be glad to
have sole control of Cuba, Mexico and California.
and all that part Of the world, in order to present
check ana balance TO the growing power Of the Uni
ed states. The Mexican government is beginning
TO see that policy, and hence the sudden change and
offer TO negotiate on their part NOW in IN. haa =