Mobile register and journal. [volume] (Mobile, Ala.) 1841-1849, 1845-05-05

| One would suppose from the eStemporaneous out
break in the British Parliament against the Pesi-
dents assertion Of the ''unqnesliunable'' claims Of
the United States the ''counlry Of the Oregon"
that the assertion were something new-an uhpre-
ceden declaration, which lock The British govern
men by surprise. In fact. however, there has been |
no time for twenty FIVE years. in which govern
ment, through some Of its departments, has not
been insisting upor the same thing and that, too,
in direct communication with the British government
Itself. The interchange If these mutual assertions
fright, which declared 10 be so dangerous,
has been going for long OF years with lit
| tie ntermssion, and progress towards settle |
men Three different times certainly. VIZ: IN 1918,
1924 and 1927, the United States offered 10 compro-
promise their claims, by agreeing the 10Th degree
the boundary, and three the British govern
ment rejected it. Great Britain offered to extend
the line of latitude Of 40 degrees, from the Rocky
mountains west until it reaches the northern branch
OF the Columbia, thence following the stream to The
mouth, thus dividing the river When the British
line was refused the British government gave notice
that the boundary marked out in their own proposal
one from Which the government Of The Uied States
must erpect Great Britain 10 recede, and on the
third rejection Of the American proposition, the
American government gave notice that ,oOuld never
fhereqfr, hod itself bound agree to the line Which
had been proposed and rscted but ,oould contend for
III, whole claims The United States This is the re-
corded position Of the countries; and il was NOT
changed when the subject brought up between
Lord Ashburton and Mr.. Webster, in 1912. Nay
lrreconceabIe were The opposite assertions of
claim in informal conversations President TYLER
states, hat found inexpedien, to neg 1tiae al all
Each sie stood upon its asserted ''unque stouahle'
Fright, Just the Inaugural of MIR. POLK follow ing
III" record of the State Departments, announced for
the int o' lid, t1i. nviv,, r-o, ."r.-..s for
Great Britain.
But the existing American declarations were
stronger STILL for theywere several occasion almost
leduced To the taking possession Of The country.
Senate of the United States, branch of the
The law making power passed act in 1912 3, pre-
paratory To extending jurisdiction the Oregon
territory 1t failed in the House. Last year the
5 House of Representatives, The other legislative
branch, passed law for the actual occupation of
the territory. II failed in the Senate. In either case
The assertion OF the right and Of the determination
tn exercise il, at once at least dstinctas that
Of Mr. POLK IN his Inaugural, paper that is purely
popular and domestic in It's character, neither legis
lalye nor executive act, addressed nor commu-
nicaled to foreign powers Each Of the legislative
departments Of the government separately, by ofcial
acts, has at different times asserted the title of the
United States TO Oregon TO be clear aud unquestion-
able. The executive. Time and again, has officially
made the assertion TO the government of Great
Britain directly and The records of both governments
=. :. l.
or reservation.
What then caused the sudden sensibility Of Great
Brilain al the annunciaion of the same fact in an
other form, and with strength and les
of official respons ibilny. in The Inaugural of new
President? That advanced nothing which was moi
al least AS formally expressed before, The British
government itself. 1t states position which every
: body knows, and better that the English
Ministry, that the United States has long maintained
% and is resoluc to keep. Why then The exhibit ions
AT tins particular unct"re, of so much concerted en-
husiasm in both Houses of Parliament, for British
rights, and such resentment at, Mr. POLK for repeat
ing the American view?
vs. think can read in it IA ministerial game of
politics, to affect parties at home. The opposition
there, as here, make unyarying point to assail
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though there, as here, the effort to insist that
the honor and interests of the country have been
maintained with sufficient spirit. Our opposition
complains that our President is too uncompromslng-
b y American. The passage of the annexation reso-
utions by our Congress, has bafed for the present.
al least iavorite scheme of British policy, and
, afforded the opposition in Parliament weapon for
e sarcasm and attack upon the Government. To avoid
, the effects of this defeat, more dangerous to them if
Il it could be mingled up it'll IA charge of wes kness or
failure on the Oregon Ministers get up
Crisis oil excitement on the latter question, and out
run The opposition in their professions Of zeal and
determination 10 maintain The whole British claim.
: The Texas failure sinks into insgni6cance beside
the enthusiasm created by this demonstration, and
the ministry gam strength from apparent Of
weakness. This is the most natural explanation of
+ the sudden zeal for Oregon, breaking IN such
manner and this time, and If we read carefully all
that said, we will find that enough is reserved to
leave the way open TO a settlement. The subject
is left yet open IN compromise, and it is only
in this fails that Great Britain is pledged to
pursue her remedy by If the American Gov
eminent be not persuaded ied to The anglo-nana
which fills part of the opposition here. have
doubt that "settlement'' will be made which will
secure to US practically, all material rights
t eJ-The Bowery Theatre New York, } has been
fourth time destroyed by fire. 1t broke early
on The morning of the 18th ult either the carpen-
ter's room, or the gas room, and in short time de-
stroyed the whole building and properties. Nothing
saved from the interior and only portion of the
walls left standing. The loss is estimated at
1875 900, of which $50 900 was the property ofT.
s Hamblin. $40 600 that of Jas. R. Whitney. and
the balance Of various stockholders. There was no
insurance and the loss is therefore total The neigh
boring buildings in The Bo~ery and Elizabeth streets
were damaged but not burned down.
We take pleasure in referring our. readers TO the
card of Mr.. HARDING, in another column, which