Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-03-06

We presume mat Inc N.loHdi i"'p't'oee''
who led OF rium2haniy in its assaults upon Inc
administration, for promptly though couHcously
and paciicalv rejecting arbitration, mas long
since become lhoroug.,,- satisfied OF its cxTaorci-
nary error in referring 10 only Two OF three jour-
nalsa sustaining the President ON that point
The mails from North and South have come 10
rs freighted with articles in he papers, both Neu
trail and Wing, full jusliyus the noble and
manly stand Of Mr. Polk On no Isolated ques-
lion ia: we seen more universal hafmcny Ct
opinion. We confidently believe, that, were inc
naked question submitted to the people, whclher
MIR. Polk was or was no, right in declining 'he
offer Of arbitration, but feeble echo would NC
heard in The negative.
To our minds the question involves every con-
sidera,ion that can be dear TO US. II we give up
our territory - be arbitrated away, what snarah-
Tee have We against submitting 10 me same 'a'as
tribunal our Republican institutions, and our
rights, both al hoEie and abroadf ~ inc same
nrocess Of reasoning citizen who has in his pos
sosson al The munimen,s OF title piece oil lanc
should be required upon the demand OF tenant
?, viii, or ~ suferance, 70 peril his genuine '''e
By placing il in the power Of partial and cor
rumble umpire All seem 10 concede that We
can find no Government, in Europe OF America
qualified 10 arhilra;e Eu,, say The Wings, why
M, call in the aibi,rament Of private citizens =
We are moi unusually dslrusllu OF the hon
esty OF mankind-but we confess our &C.
libcralely formed apprehensons OF inc na'ura
efIcc, Of the fascinating arts and bounc-
less resources Of English diplomacy r?on me nm
p, and most patriotic minds The decision o.
sucb momenlous questions of territorial Tish's
should he lel 10 the selected agents OF The people
sworn to do their duiy and responsible Tor lhe'l
acts We have confidence n the honesty and
sense OF Justice and patriotism Of The Government
without, calling in the aid Of irresponsible innivi'
duais whose award would not be conclusive up
on either Government. We believe that the Ore
eon difficulty will be speedily arranged by neso
,iation. Were arbitration agreed upon we have
every fear, that il would rot only produce delay
but eneender still more embarrassment and rr
ta,;on and lead 10 an outbreak, which we all de-
sire TO avoid
! question. we extract few striking and unan
/ swerable passages from the newspaper press, lea
wing on, OF view the Democratic journals. Th'
New Orleans Picayune (neuttaD says, "For the
stand which The President has taken, every Anne
rican must praise him.
The New York Commercial (Whis) adds;
IA few words more respecting the refusal
The oi,er 10 arbilraie. Wedo not see N II, as on
corTesnondent does, refusal, because IN aFbira
/, ,i,n we should run the risk OF losing parl, ant
/ Therefore evidence of determination 10 have iht
vhole The risk was OF losing the whole, or 4
least OF The only valuable part-to w.t. That be
tween the i9th parallel and the Columbia river
Ir ,he British offer had secured 10 US all South
The 49,h parallel, and proposed arbitration as Il
The resi-. then probabiy i, would have been accept
Cd AT a n events we Should say, il ought to have
been accented. BIZ, the proposition covered TN
whole-of course il placed al risk our final pos
session Of any paIt--and, we believe, the people
of The United States would not sanction any sucl
arrangement
"FinaIly, as 10 public opinion and feeling
Our CORES pendent desires to see loud and gene
raj EXPRESSION OF the feeling adverse 10 wal
which ne finds every where existing But, n
n;1y BE sure that, il il exists, II hnds us way
and in the mos, effective shape, ,ot those who hol
the Issue Il peace or war 10 lneiI hanas lie Ina
be very sure that the Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress are all The time getting snitl
cien,y clear indications OF the wishes and OPP
Mons Of their constituents
The Boston Courier (Whig) presents the lru
view in language as strong as can be found j
any Democratic Journal. II the Wings assai
the President, his perfect vindical'on will b
found in such Whig testimony as The following
The las, sentence shows that il is of the "Simo
Pure" breed:
ait has always been uncomfortable 10 us HOY
any person hui the most demcnlated enihusias
could seriously talk OF settling the dispute abou
Oregon nv an arbitration. Our researches Il
history are much less extensive than we cou!
wish. When We should have been studying tha
branch Of literature, We were digging potatoes Q
choppins wood in Connecticut, or sticking types
: in a country printing office; and we should Xix
10 know from those who have had a more Tor
tunaic education, whether any national differ
ences have ever teen adjusted BY The arbitration
of third nower; fer we know OF none. Tn
las, arbitration Of This sort of which we hav
any knowledge, was the reference CT ocr dispu
ted Eastern boundary to the decision OF the Kin:
of The Netherlands, and every body knows how
that resulted The decision was instan'aneous'l
and Indignantly rejected by our Government
and the rejection by The Government wa
approved and sustained by the people,
J And uers rs Orepon difficulty referred II