The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-02
CONGRESSIONAL.

CeItaH CldlUlS OF IexuS ubbnsA ie oHied StateS,
arising Of the seizure Of arms and the forcbe abb
sraction Of quantity Of goods seized by the Texan
collector of customs in the Red River district. AZ
ter discussion of no great interest, amend
ment offered by Mr.. Evans, authorizing the payment
of the amount claimed for the arms, was adopted
| In the House, number of propositions, by way of
amendment to- or substitute for, the joint resolution
of notice, were introduced. They will be found in
the proper place.
Another attempt-the third of the kind-was
made to bring the Oregon debate to close. The
resolution like its immediate predecessors, was laid
on the table (by some ten or eleven majority) We
refer to the vote.
The debate on the joint resolution was then re-
sumed in committee.
THE TIMES ON THE OREGON QUESTION
The recent articles of the London Timss on the
Oregon controversy have attracted much attention.
We think they deserve it, These articles 1--WE speak
of the series appearing on the 3Oth Of December,
and the I'd and Sd of january bear two-fold char
acter They at once official, at least semi-of-
fetal, declarations and at the same time they pur-
port to be arguments new at least in shape, and adapt
ed to the declarations in which they conclude. As
smio manitssioeS, these articles seem to US to
have been undsrraisd in their importance; as agu-
m'nis, they have been grossly oreraisd-pronounced
indeed in some quarters, unanslcnabls. We have
WORT to offer upon them, in both of these as
poets
Upon the significance of these papers, considered
ssmi-Q6cai HGnfssoes Of the n,p Peel cabinet on its
Resumption of power in the midst of the new diff
6cul
some light may be thrown by marking the seq uence
and the dates of the leading political in Eng
land during the month Of December.
On the 10th December, Sir Robert Peel resigned
apO,ptdy because he could not undertake the abso-
Lutte repeal Of the corn-laws; really, because, we
suppose he would not venture to face the country
without having first thrown up his government by
way Of showing that he did not choose to stand in
the way Of ministry which tcould attempt such a
repeal On the llth, Lord John Russell, previously
committed fully over hisl own signature to make
the repeal Of the corn-laws hi, cabinet measurs
was "sent for" He dsberated with his party
friends till the 18th, and tiea made up his mind
= form thorough-going anii-coru law gov
ernment On Saturday, the 2oth, he gave up the
job, and retired. The alleged cause, be il OBJ
served, Of his retirement, was the refusal OF
Earl Grey to cooperate with him, il Lord Pslmers-
ton-the most impracticabIav ststesmin in England,
on the Oregon question-should take the Foreign !
Office. On Monday the 2aI, Sir Robert Peel was
again called upon to form an administration On that
day The Prrsins message nrirsd By sz1rsss IN london
that spsning, Sir Robert undertook to form gov
eminent
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time the London Times, ardent supporter or Lord
Aberdeens foreign policy, had been as pioisnt a.
usual on the Oregon matter in anficipaiion Of the
message. Oh-the Path, while it was vet uncertain
whether Sir Robert Pees cabinet would hold on, the
violent tone Of the "Times" continued. On the 27th
SIR Roberts decision to go on with Lord Aberdeen
in the Foreign Office was known and then at once, and
without warning, the whole spirit Of the "Times,"
on the Oregon controversy, suddenly changed. On
the s0th it began the series of articles to which we
allude. Their style proves clearly that they by
a neto hand in the columns Of that journal-as we
suspect, an official hand. They are marked by
decorum and rsssrps of expression and new mod
Grafton Of spirit broadly in contrast with all that the
"Times" had heretofore written on the question, or
on American affairs, and indeed hardly unbe6tting
a State Paper.
That the pretensions of neither party ought to be
pushed to the utmost; that technicalities Of title
ought not to be rigidy insisted on; that the title IT,
self is far from being well-dehned or conclusive;
that mutual convenience and accommodation should
be mainly regarded in the division of the tcrritory
that America is fairly entitled in the division to the
advantage growing out Of proximity, and the pre-
ponderance Of her population in Oregon; but that
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sential to British interests there that the two
tons are of one blood, and that war between two
such nations would be scandalous and atrocious
thing; that the main fact in the CASE is, after all,
joint occupancy" By agreement thus far; and that,
finally, England while forced to protect The vested
rights of her citizens isolated they are Oregon,
has yet no disposition to push matters to the worst,
and is altogether willing to make any division COM
patible with duty and honor, rather than come to
blows and that, in the very worst event. the,c "a
remains the obvious resource Of =. ,,'.,,a CO.,
lust ANYTHING tba, ~ ,enain to be adjusted ai'eF
the British cabinet shall have sent back TO US
p.oreea Of ls27-these are the new
topics and phrases by which the Times" hitherto
bitter and rancorous, now seeks to gloss over and
cloak up the manifest enormity and Mtihty of the
British claim to Oregon.
We believe that the "Times" took this tone
under official direction, for a double reason.
FIRST, the Presidents message clearly showed that
the business could be triaed with no longer Re-
commencing the "notice,' and due protection and
encouragement to citizens, it made the termlna-
ton of the "joint occupancy" altogether probable
and so brought distinctly before the English cabi-
net The necessity of some speedy settlement, under the
alternative of probable waran alternative TO which,
with the "daily bread" question already heavy on
its hands, the British government, with its strong ia
terests in the continuance Of peace, is now least
by no means inclined. This was one reason why a
new stand should be taken, and potent reason
Let us trust that the spirit Of our legislation will not
do away the efficiency thus demonstrated of the