The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-02-20

rance WIN The views Of large portion of
The press, both in England and The United
States, by whom The proposal 10 give no.
lice to terminate the JOINT occupation is re.
garded as decidedly unlavorable TO The pre-.
servatlon Of peace; but We see nothing in
Their arguments TO change our own opin.
ions on the subject"
Ia many respects the tone of the Mes.
sage IS conceded to be offensive but these
are not regarded as especially important.
The omission OF the Message to refer TO the
fact that Great Britain fIcred arbitration
TO the United States Government, which
was rejected, IS severely censured, and the
assertion tha, the United States have sex.
hlblted spirit Of liberal concession" is very
pointedly denied. The Guardian concludes
It's article thus:
But, whatever faults the Message NAV
have IN reference TO the Oregon dispute,
there IS one part q il which will be read in
this country with unuixed satisfaction. We
al!ude 10 the recommendation TO place the
tariff upon footing more consonant With
the principles OF free-trade. The Presl.
dent, IN the strongest and most explic,
terms, condemns all duties imposed for any
other purpose than tina, Of providing reye.
nue. and suggests the ptopIIetJ Of abolish.
ing all specific duties AMI forced valuations.
and icVying taxes only upon an actual
and moderate I'D rQloyem rate. If he
should be able to carry out his We've on
this subject, and the English Government.
should succeed in etitcting a satisfactory
adjustment Of the corn laws, we trust tha,
the feelings Of hostility and dislrust which
nov prevail on both sides Of The Atlantic
VIII be much diminished and that the set
tlement OF disputed boundaries will be yery
greatly facilitated. Neither 10 England nor
TO The United States is Oregon worth the
profits Of SIX months unrestricted traffic be.
tween them and We trust that this is a
Truth which both will discover and act upon
within the twelve monihs whica remain for
the settlement Of the question:
The Leeds Mercury, published in the
heart OF the woollen manufactures, saws
that ii is exactly of the character which
had been anticipated" 1t thus goes on:
" In regard to the tariff it is satslacto.
ny but IN regard 10 the Oregon territory
1t prefers claims SO extreme and uncompro.
mIsIng, ana recommends policy SO per.
emptory, that, unless Congress should do.
cline to adopt The policy, il is TOO probable
hat war will be the result.
The President, ever since his acces.
SION TO power in March last, has manifested
sPlrtt that seems incompatible With an
honorable compromise of the disputed tuee.
ioni lie rejected the proposition MADE by
han any previous oflsr. Though renew
nc in form the offer made by his predeces.
ors TO take the 49h parallel of latitude as
he boundary, he withdrew concession
which had always accompanied that offer,
namely, admitting the navigation Of the
Columbia to be free to both countries. On
he rejection Of these terms with expression
If surprise on the part of the British Min
ster, MIR. Polk discontinued all negotiation,
md he now declares that mo compromise
which the United States ough. TO accept
an be effected In the history which he
,ives of The negotiations, he wholly omits
o mention that England had offered to re.
er the dispute TO the decision of a neutral
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give Immediately the years notice required
by treaty, of the dscontuuance of the JOINT
occupation; he recommends measures "a.
vorabIe TO emigration TO the Oregon, and
provision for the government and defence
Of the American settlers; and then he says:
"'As the end of the years notice Should
Congress think II proper 10 give the notice)
We shall have reached period when the
national rights in Oregon must be abandon.
ed or firmly maintained. That they can
not be abandoned without a sacrifice of ma.
tional honor and national interest is too clear
to admit Of doubt
NV hat, then, is the next step? We
presume MIR. Polk means to intimate that
unless Great Britain withdraws from The
Oregon there must be war.
1--WE cannot but feel that the aspect of
the question is now extremely serious. The
United States refuse compromise, dlscon.
linue negotiation, decline arbitration, and
are about 10 terminate the joint occupation
tina, has continued since lsl7, and between
England and SPAN for q much longer peri
cd. Such policy, if persisted in, must
necessarily dictate as 1tfS very uSAk step
the sending Of an armed force 10 take pos.
session of the territory. If the Congress-
should sanction the Presidents policy, and
should not recommend arbitration, we fear
that will BIO the result"
These extracts embrace all the important
comments of the English press.
The opinions Of the Paris papers on the
existing relations between England and this
country will be regarded as of decided i'm.
portance The PARIS correspondent OF Will
mer 4 Smiths European Times says that
the Message was received without creating
any sensation whatever in the French cap
itaI, none OF the newspapers except the
Journal des Debais and the Moaitear hav.
ing gwen ii entire. The newspaper COM
ments upon il are said TO be insignificant,
except those of the Journal des Dsbafs;
and Of the articles Of that paper the CORE
spondenl alluded to gives this abstract