The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-05-02

Senate for Information relative TO the Ore.
gon question, in his reply, remarked, that
"as the negotiations are still pending, this
information cannot be given" Yet in less
than month President Polk comes out
and says that our right ais clear and un.
questionable" Is i, surprising then that
England should become little bcllicose on
the subject? We think moi We have
given the London correspondence this
week Of two Of the New York papers, to
let our readers see what is their opinion,
next week we shall give the debate in part,
perhaps the whole, with the Ks of
soMe Of the London papers.
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE y. Y. CON. ADVERTISER.
! LoSpoN. Arm 4. lsI5-llP p
/ The Iasdea papers will inform you that the
paragraph in President Folks inaugural address
relative TO Oregon ! as created no little excite.
nent III England. Even Americans are at a loss
10 conceive what was the motive Of his drcara
tIon-as positive as it was unnecessary under the
circumstances that "the right OF the United
States, sc. is clear and unqurstionabe" There
was Of course good deal Of inclination hero TO
grogl about Texas-but, little patriotic North
erR Americans can approve Of that acquisition,
all viii agree that Uncle John has no very plau.
,ibc pretoxt for interfering- whether Texas is
ours, Mcxro's. or her own.
but the Oregon paragraph was altogether ont
of order, especially while a negotiation was
known 10 be pending; was unusual, inconsld.
cr,to, and ia bad taste; and most mschirvous
have been aud wall be lis fleets. BEFORE that
inaugural" was received IN England, Ameri.
can asialis in Europe had taken decided turn
for the better confidence was gaining ground +;
American stocks. so long in STUN quo or in dis.
grace, had taken new start, and some were in
considerable demand. These dozen words OF the
. new President crushed every symptom Of i'm.
proyement oil was again DARK. uncertain, and
more unpromsing than ever.
The papers were bhtsr and belligerent of course;
even the moderate and dgniiird Spectator not
only hihisd plainly al probable war, but even
darkly nsinuated It's various anti. American chan.
ces-the loyalty aud anti Yankee fceli.g in
Canada-the " skeleton regiments 10 be thrown
into tho Southern States "a great mistake there,
bad Is slavery is}-snd even the many lr,shmen
Ia the county. whs have - not BEEN very kindly
propiiiaicd by tho native Americans" GJ-Tbis
last hint is particularly ana1lc Ia shOtt, II
eanuot be denied that, with all due allowance for
newspaper exas.craiions, yad deal Of bitter
feeling IS At work here, quito enough TO produce
a pretty unanimous ire Of zeal bullets at tho
shortest notice
Meanwhile Lord John Russell gave notice Of a
question about oicgou-ln other words speech
on the mossasc-on ffidsy evening and Lord
Clarendon gave a similar notice Tor the same
T e. ia Iln#1lg If gfI. Il. { tl4tluftg
was 10 sail frCs Liverpool on Friday; but at )
T. VI Il was notified at the post Office at Sic
would DO detained tai Saturday Ii proves, a.
was surniscd, that this vas Gone nj The request
OF tho merchants 30 that the war debate "
might 20 out at once, and save suspense This
was, OF course, n, topic both east aud west OF
Temple Bar; and a, I p. VI. there was rush TO
tho gallery Of the House OF Commons, with a
strong muster Of Americans. ! was there TO
hear. Tho papers will give you the whole
; am no alatmist, and do not wriie Ibis lottei
70. the purpose Of stirring up angry feelings OF
unnecessary iorebodngs. Rumors Of w@r about
Goundafiys and other matters have been current
enough more than once, and have Of course end.
ed in harmless smoke But, whatever is the re.
,u!t Of tie pt, sent dispute il j. quite certain that
the inaugural Of Mr. Polk, intentionally or not,
injury 10 many connected with American affairs
until the question is settled and. with all my
patriotism, Il thluk II has not quite gomez VIII
only sly Il will be well II nothing more comes
out Of it. T.
LoNuoN, Arm I, l~i5.
4 very great degree OF excitement, not unmin.
ged with au1 ietY, was oceasioned tittoug bout tie
town yesterday by the oliieid announcement at
the Goreral Pos, Office thai the steamer Caledo.
MA for BIOS on, whose mails Should have closed
here last night preparatory to her sailing this day
from Liverpool vas detained by order OF her Ma.
irstx's Government. and that letters would be N
time until the morning Of Saturday, the 5!h met
"A delay Of thirty SIX hours
No doubt * is,s 10 the public mind that this DO
Law il created to enable this GoNorn'nent to Tor
ward dispatches TO their Minister al Washington
and the conviction is very strong that those des
patches wall have reference 10 the Oregon qncs
ton and that The steamer is detained nptll sat
ufday morning, that the nature OF those despatch
es ntqy Ice regulated by the tone which the House
of Commons wiil this evening adopt IN regard TO
that part Of the message OF the President OF the
, United states which related 10 the Oregon Ter
ritory," Lord John Russell having on Monday
given notice ttat lie should tins day call lho at
,cnti1u Of the Government to that subject
There is tut one oprion hero in regard to the
language Of President Folk on the occasion re
fcffcd to- viz tia, il was unnecessarily offensive
in its tone, and quite uncaled for by The exist
ing position Of the question, to say uoihlh"
of lilo Tad taste aud false etiquette OF assuming
such hieh ground in regard to matter whiGh
whom he spoke, was the subject Of amicable ne
notation. That tho use Of this language on an
occasion so solemn an that of lis Inauguration
should he overlooked by this Government was
impossible, and il will undoubtedly embarrass' !
!, docs not entirely suspend, the ncgoialion'
upon the subject, ~,
II need hardly DO added that whom tho bf's'
Government appear 10 attach the Importance y
the affair which The delay Of the steamer ihui
Gates great fears are entertained lest the interna
r tonal tranquility viii be disturbed, and the e&
ptcssions OF governmental opinion winch 'h'
5 evening will elicit are most snx ously expected
On Wednesday evening, in the House OF LORDS !
Lord Ashbur,on vindicatod himself from inc OH
repeated charge that the Treaty OF "ashihgto
,vas little more than tho "captulalioh OF
, yanduisled djplomatst. and adverlcd 10 inc 'ac
that A similar accusation had, IN very 'lnua
. terms, been brought against Mr.. Webster IN u
, United States certain party in each coun'r
y asserted that their envoy had betrayed his eou'
1 -, ,d ,,.Ia dcrradiup concessions Tor III