Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-06-05
rnprIcN INTELLIGENCE.
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,ha NOTICE. L HS othHN 1N0'
!of 'hs :,.a. !, conference. receded from posi-
~ mich hey had taken up with a snow OF au-
~. denomination: and the no''ce, WIN lus' SUM
81, ,.s,h.l amendmcnt 70 save The dignity u .'e
ns,an,,,;v.s was affirmed in the splfi' olc'.-
~ -. ,hs senate These incessant shiiis y j.
49,. - -, more stable English po'lliciahs'o io-
IA come persons advise that no auen'ioh
s5ond he paid 10 them. They deserve, now,
;us, sufficient attention To secure 'nh' s0ia
should always keep before Inc Americas p.'p PA
and the world perfectly just reasona ,,a - ,be
practicable proposiiion; P,,,he,e and es-
friends OF peace and justice ever "Aee'
pecially In AEerca.-l Spectator. a., neh,,s Of
ownoY Nav lS.-The Journal des Deoa,s - u
49, which with The other Paris Journals oi
-, d,y We have received by express, contains
.'a 1o,d;,a article admirably calculated 10 aiiaY
he warlike heat of Mr.. President FOX on .'ie
Oregon matter, Tor il must destroy ah nope ,,a'
$50 have entertained Of French sympathy,
shon,i no nick Quarrel with this country. OUT
talented co,cmporary, after nsl ana iair app.e-
1 ci,,on of Inc motives and disposition OF lna' us
,inonished funciionary, arrives al TINS n0tcs con
cInsion "Thefe is every reason Tor oeIcVihs lnds
afer all Mr.. Polk will not in any respect uouo'e
Inc repose Of the world"
Since the foregoing was IN type, lne Z a.'s Pa
pers of Saturday have been received by express.
The principal topic OF the day was, however
The intelligence from America, pnohsneu III %.
cond edition Of The Times of Tuesday, copy
- which was received in Paris on Wednesday
evening By extraordinary express. oh 'ne ooa a
surprise was expressed at the comparative Ial-
ness OF The London money market oil lhursoay,
in The face OF news 80 re-assurng. lb's was
souebt TO be removed by the statement 'hdi .he
,n,eIl,oence had not reached The Tunes otIes
until after The close OF business on inc olocs
change: but The Bears continued 10 KEEP "oM
prices by uniav"rab!e rumofs rrsPse s
chances OF Sir Robert Peel with the corn laws;
On the Oregon question. The universal peiiel
in Paris continued 10 be- ,hat there would oe no
war. and from the frequent references mace 10
rho ieadino article of The Times oil MONDAY as.
il would seem that the weakness OF Inc hue MI
can navy. and its inadequacy 70 contest VIZ"
ina, of this country, rendered obvious oy .he
tnrns we then published, had gone lar loWdlus
confirming that impression. Inc severe ~
.L. ~ he Ionroal des Debats on The policy and
he proceedings of President Polk, have been
nd The snbecl OF a new attack on that paper
By the National.
From The Times
LONDON. Nav i5.-The slight difference be-
tween the two branches Of Congress as 10 me
form of expression 10 be employed IN Authorizing
The President OF the United States 10 give hollct
,or Inc termination of the Oregon Convention,
has terminated as We anticipated. Inc Poin'
was one Of no real interest or importance. We
are less concerned with The form IN when Con
press may address the President, than with that
n which the Presiden! may address The British
Government; and whether the resolution was
courteous or peremptory, il could afford US no
ms, cause of confidence or OF complaint loa
certain extent indeed, these resolutions DO I'M
mise npon The President the duty and necessity
of negotiation and compromise, and so lar lhey
afford him sufficient prelext Tor DC paiuhS from
The intraciable views he has himself expressed
IN former occasions. But the nature OF The ne
gotiation and the terms OF The compromise I'si
wholly with The Executive Governments oil Inc
TWO states; and the opinions which have hitner-
10 been expressed in Congress- can nave only
an indirect influence on the settlement Of Inc
question We NAV now anticipate that Inc next
mails from Washington will bring the notlce IL
self from The President, for official intelligence
OF his having signed the resolution was received
nj The last moment OF our correspondents de-
spach OF the 30ih OF April.
Tho suopes,ipn of soue Of the American jour
mails ina, since the President had got the power OF
giving the notice, he would keep il IN his own
hands for electieneering purposes, Is loo WIG &c
u, credited A question involving tie chances Q! |
peace and war, and The highest considerations OF
national honor and territorial right, Is not Ihus 70
be ,rAsd with. II has been rltiet with loo long
already: and although these sham agaons may
bs tolerated in the Uaiici States, because they |
conducs 10 certain well known party onjeclS th'y |
are iniolerabIe when they are directed against IN
foreign relations OF The Union. we are toic pv |
a New York print thu, "Mr. Polk, with the Necu-
liar influences surrounding him, can nor SPRING |
ne oregon question upon the country whenever
ne chooses, and thus secure the decided chance OF
a REELECTION" Whether The prediction be true
or false is comparatively OF little moment In
either case sevideny supposed that The conduct
oflhe Cabinet oil Washington on this great que>-
lion WILL 10 certain extent, be governed ny Inc
pallry intrigues which are already preparing Tor
The next Presidential election We are pursnated !
that the choice OF a President by lol, from The |
Senate vi lie United States, would be Infinitely |
less pernic Gus 10 the public interests and would I
insure the services OF men at least equal TO Mr. ,
Tyler or Mr. Polk.
But The main question upon which the affairs |
oil the Union may al this moment oe said loturn |
is not the reelection OF Mr. Polk or even the ore
gon notice, but the relations OF The United States
and Mexico We have long ioreseen that before
the storm which seemed 10 be gathering IN the no.
rizon over The coast Of Oregon could burst, The
peace of The n. American continent might be in
ierrupted by he effects Of the annexation of Texas
and The continual outrages offered by the Cabinet
nj Washington 10 The Mexican Government
These anlicipations have probably been already
fulfilled. There is every appearance that Inc
claim OF Gen. Taylor 10 extend The frontier oil
Texas 10 in. Rio Gfande, without any conven-
lion or agreement with Mexico as 10 ine oounoa-
ries OF The new Stale, wouli be resisted py thf
Mexican forces. the final withdrawal OF MT
Sldell from the territory oil The republic Wouo
be taken as proof mat the frontiers oil Texas
were 10 be sered by force; and we nave great
reason IN believe that this suspension OF inter-
course will be followed by measures OF violence
on The paIl Of the American government, oo'n ="
tho f,op,;er ri Texas and on the coast OF The IA
cihc. II is possible that Mr. 70 may mink u
SAFER and more opport1ne 10 sfaliy 'he Pdss'ons
he has raised by bold stroke against anolher OF
he mos, important provinces oi Mexico, man
b. running into : hostile collision with En-
cand and if any incident should lead 10
n declaration OF war against Mexico, The SEIZURE
AZ Por, 81. Francis and ut Upper California would
he considered all over the Unor as suifl
Gent pre,ext for adlourning the discussion Of
,hp OREGON convention. The general impression
nroduced in New York by the last intelligence
rom the South was that war had commences
and The excitement which followed was assra-
yated by the opinion that the European POWERS
would interfere TO support an independent Gov
eminent in Mexico under a monarchlcal consi-
tuition. II is needless 10 revert 10 the ooserva-
lions we have made on more than one occasion
an this snbec, unless il be 10 REPEATING assurance
that il ever a monarchy Is re-es'aohSheu ~
Mexico i, mus, be by The will OF The people OF
The country, no, by foreign interference But The
attention this scheme has attracted IN America
has proved powerful diversion from Inc oregon
con,roversv. and. if we are not mistaken, Mr..
Polk will find that, before he pursues that SUB
,ec, all his resources will be required for the de-
fence of Texas and The projected attack on Mex
leo We cannot venture conjecture as 10 Inc
fate OF Mexico itself al such SIS; but the
mos, accredited opinion seems to be, mat II "a
redes 10 unable to maintain himself, Santa Anna
will be recalled, and invested with dicaloria
powers.
We abstain from offering an opinion as 10 the
couise which ii may be incumben! on tins coun
rry 10 pursue in The event OF hoslillties between
Mexico and the United States, until The iacls are
before us. This much, however, is certain, ina
can Government, begins 10 bear its proper fruits
we are Justly entitled 10 insist upon an immsdl
a,e and equitable adjustmen; OF that questlor