The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-28


to raise its head again On the contrary, If the In
telligencer means to say or insinuaie, or in any
way hint, that Congress had anything TO do ,oiih the
dongs brought TO light u, the Couisrs article then we
shall have something, and something cogen too, TO
say against the Integencer and in indignant eensure
Of gross calumny, heaped on the "digrity" and
patriotism of coordinate branch Of the govern
menL" But the Intslligsneer, though not over-pru-
dent, as we showing, has too much caution TO
make any such insnuation.
3D. But the Intellgencer goes on to say, that the
extract il quotes from article constitutes the eli
max of a series of encroachments by this govern
ment press upon tho independence Of members Of
Congress"
.9ns,oa. Produce your proofs from our columns.
You have not yet given one word Of such proof.
Produce your proofs; and till you do So stand con-
vieted before tho country of having made charge,
in support OF which no fact nor argument, nor any
can be alleged.
And now having settled the charges made by the
Inteligencer against US, We have charge to make
against the Intsligencer, which we consider
rious charge against any journal claiming respect or
considerati IN in this country. We shall make this
charge now and submit the proofs of it, though We
may thereby crowd out Of our columns till Monday
next, what we have determined to say on the Intel
igencers one pey extraordinary ugument in favor Of
arbitration.
We charge tho Intelgeneer with having done that
which, without any reference TO party relations, Is
gross and monstrous dereliction Of all patriotic
duty in public journal; in that, pending important
negotiations, full Of difficulty and peril, between
our government and Great Britain, it has systemati-
cally taken the British side 10 title 10 the tsrr-
tory IN dispute In proof Of this, say that the In
tegeneer quoted and approved the assertion Of the
Journal of Commerce, that iL77-"as claim Of Eng
land north Of 49o 10 better lhan our claim" IN
we say further, that the Intelligencer followed
this up by quoting, at full length, and with
out a word Of dissent, an article Of two or
three columns from the Charleston Mercury,
which asserted and laborcd to show in terms "ihat
our claim 10 Oregon ua, all humbug" We charge
that, in doing this, the Integeneer said that, for
itself, and tried it's utmost to make the wing party
say that, Of which Mr. Webster two days ago, in
his place as leading opponent Of this admnistra-
biisiered" before he would say it. We charge the
Intelligencsr with having thus committed breach
Of patriotic duty, deserving and indirectly receiving
the sternest rebuke even OF its own party leader
noio-and fatty in contradiction to its party leader
in the late canvass who said that England chad NOT
and could not make out any colorado title to to any ter
riieryin the northeast of .4msriea" ls this charge,
so specified, worthy Of the lntellgencer's atten-
lion, and has that Journal any answer to make to il
II not, then we make another charge against it.
We charge, that two days ago, the Integencer,
ognisng, in Of its editorial articles, the imminent
dsnge Of ,oih England, took occasion to state
in another column of the same days paper, in the
form Of letter from its regular New York cores
pondent whose articles, because Of their form and
character, ought to be considered, and consider
ed part of the standing edtorship Of that journal
that the capitalists Of This country rouid not aid this
government in obtaining the ntedfA funds TO carry
that car, ereepi al the most ruino,, sacrifices If at ALL
In proof of this charge, we cite the following pas
sages from the columns of the Integencer of Thurs
day last We quote first from the leading article in
the Intelligeneer Of that day:
"The general opinion, as we find it expressed by
intelligent presses, corroborates what we ventured
to say in Tuesdays paper, that the true aspect Of
the recently received is not one which renders
the settlement Of difficulties between the United
States and England more easy. And perhaps it is
due to our readers to say that we do not collect,
from any current rumor or general surmisc, either
that the government of the United States has receiv
ed any favorable intelligence from Mr.. McLane, or
that the British minister here is in possession any
instructions to renew efforts for settlement by
"And if it now be true, as we rather
suppose is from the absence Of all evidence and
indeed all rumor to the contrary, that no new in
structons have been sent to tho British minister
here, inference would be that the rejection of
arbitration regarded as an unfriendly act, and
that the case called for further elaboration.
"Ths is our own inference. Perhaps it is UNI
founded. We hope it is So But if it should be
true that the British government views Mr. Buchan-
| ans first rejection of arbitration as unfrendly,
what will il say to his second rejection and to the
reasons given for refusing so apparently fair
offer"
Side by side with these remarks, showing that in
the judgment of the Integencer is probable il
not imminent, appears the following letter from it,
New York correspondent, written in the pie,c tha
pa must in all probability soon be upon us.
| "NEw YoRK, Feb. %, 1886
"There is evidently a change in public opinion IL
the last fortyeght hours IN relation to our foreign
affairs. What was deemed at the first Wow highly
pacific, does not, a critical examination, presen
an aspect so cheering was hoped by the friend,
of peace. In the speeches Of Sir Robert Peel AND
| Mr. Hume nothing is to be found but courteous
language and manly 6rmness. There is no truck
ling; no vulgar gasconade; no surrenderng the poin
| of honor: nor do believe there will be any such
surrender. Be assured that our best informed mer
chants begin TO feel the insecurity of their present
situation so far it is to be affected by the opera
| tons of the government.
"The gentlcmanly tone in which the Oregon CUES
ton is referred to in the British Parliament, wher
compared with the discussion of that subject in ou
Congress- cannot fail to excite, in every right mind
ed American, the most Notifying emotions. TIL,
noisy brawers are disgrace to the government ant
the country. l repeat, what have several time,
said if the administration adhere to the position
they have assumed, e the whole Of oregon,D ther
,oar is inevitable, and much sooner than we antci
pate. ..
81 have suggested, in more than one Of my letters
the difficulty the government would experience IL