The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-27

state OF the Union. During the residue OF the dayt
the Joint resolution Of notice under debate in
committee.
(The following article was in print, and intended
for insertion last evening, with the extracts from for
eign journals which we gave yesterday. We were
forced, however, to omit il to give place to the inn
portant debate in the Senate.
THE NEWS FROM ENGLAND AND THE
| CONTINENT.
| THE AVALANCHE Of interesting and momenous
foreign intelligence which the arrival OF the Hbernia
bringing nearly complete files Of the leading Eng
lish journals up to the Sd of January inclusive, has
preeiPitAted at upon is, upon the whole,
exrectedly gratifying to the friends OF peace. To
be sure, we hsveas yet on the subject Of the mes
sage and the Oregon question only the voice Of the
British Press The British government has yet to
speak. But the press generally has spoken in a
tone far more peaceful and reasonable on the great
topics in dispute between the two nations, than,
from previous Indications Of British opinion, we
had ventured, in the present stage of the business
to hope. Deeming il most important and most in
teresting to our readers to set this fact before them
as clearly and as amply as possible, we have de-
voted our columns of foreign news mainly to quota
tons Of the leading articles of the British journals
relating to the great topics embraced in the Pres.
| dents message.
/ We will endeavor TO give in our own language,
rather than in the shape Of farther extracts to-day
the leading points of political and miscellaneous
intelligence which we have gathered from a care
| ful examination Of foreign files. But be-
fore preceding with this, there is topic to which
| we must briefly allude. We have before spoken Of
the neio shape which the Oregon question has as
sumed the presentation of to Congress and the
country, by the present administration. We then
alluded to this newness of aspect in the question: by
way Of suggestion, as to the neW national duty
which in our Judgment its present position imposes
on us We then said that the message, in connexion
with the accompanying documents upon this sub
ject--assertng our rights with rare and admirable
| union Of moderation, and the most mistaken firm
ness-"came upon the popular sentiment Of the
country like revoluton,a revolution not of over
throw, but Of establishment. 1t changed the face of
the popular mind" If the Foreign Press be true
| sign of the times, % now say the same word
Of the effect of the official presentment and discus
sion of the question in England 1.-THE press may be
trusted the arrival of the message with the Oregon
correspondence in Great Britain, has wrought a
mighty change in British feeling, too, upon the sub
ject Nor is this to be wondered at 1t is only the
old force of justice and truth worhy set forth and
acted upon. But it is rare, indeed in the politics of
nations, that truth and justice at so wisely
| and so powerfully embodied in the whole at
| utude and action Of this administration on the
question of Oregon. So far Oregon is con-
cerned, at least, it is now hard for any man to
deny that the government of this country has
been, for the year past, right well administered
We do not say this to party. We believe that the
whole nation now feels it, and will yet feel it still
more deeply.
In proof Of the effect upon the English mind, to
which we have alluded call attention to the
,oholly proposal phich the London Times calls
upon the British ministry to make to government
That great journal is-wth all its enormous sins
against America shrewd observer of the pulse of
the English government and people, and if it have
observed Alright in this instance-if the British peo-
pie will sustain the British government now, in COM
ing forward to us with the proposition alluded to- to
wit the proposition which Mr.. adams made TO
the British government and ,nhich that government then
most wrongty and un,oiseiy reeeted-if we say, the
British Cabinet shall now come forward to renew
the negotiation with in spirit Of farther COM
PROMISE on that proposal-f the farther concessions
on the part of Great Britain, which the rights and
interests of the United States might require in the
premises, shall then be treated by Great Britain in
the spirit of justice which the adoption on her part
of that preliminary proposition may be supposed to
indicate in part--then we say-certainy not that
the question could be at once settled, for in the
present new attitude Of the question, negotia-
ton even on that proposition would yet have
great deal to accomplish-many JUS! rights Of ours
still to secure many great and sacred interests Of
ours yet to proectbut this we will say, that such
proposal that the part of the British govern
ment, made in the manner and carried out in the
spirit which we have indicated, would make every
friend of just and honorable peace, both in this
country and in England, and throughout the world,
"breathe freer and deeper" with a good hope for
civilization for free institutions, and for mankind.
II would not then he unreasonable to hope that on
such proposal, so made and so carried out to the
more ample recognition Of our just claims, farther
negotiation might yet build peaceful monument to
the enlightened moderation and justice Of two great
nations. We say this, Of course, in view Of the
fact that the navigation of the Columbia, by Great
Britain, through FIVE hundred miles of American
territory could in the present state Of the question,
be hardly urged with seriousness by the British
government. ....., .r
One thing, at any rate, is certain and is worth
notng-the fact that such proposal is now put
forward by the leading British Journal as covering
all that the interest the honor Of England ask
for at the commencement Of negotiation, renewed
on her part--the fact that this proposal is thus
put forward in advance, and with semi-oficial
reserve by journal so closely connected as the
Times" is, with the new Cabpct-this fact speaks
volumes for the effect produced upon the English
mind by the wisdom, the ability, and the Rrmness
with which the Oregon question has been managed