Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-07-30
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OF lSi2 the secrecy "i The Senate has been violated IN
regard to the Otegao Treaty.. We have M suspicion
who il that has played the pan Of Senator apran an
this occas,o The ln.pnniy which The PERJURY and
miscouducl Of that individual met at the hands Of the
Senate was calculated 10 nvle repetition 81, the of
fence. by the agency oi enc by br,ach OF dny
d, Senator, or Of ocal of that body the doc
umenis connected viii the Tnay aud The Treaty
self have been published. We have no sctuples in
transferring Them 10 columns They will be found
,opssess considerable interest," The Presidents Mes.
sage and Mr Mclane's despatch are Substantially What
they were represented be- al the Tine the treaty VAS
adopted. And here may, in passing. express ad
marion of The accuracy with which the Wash
ing,on correspondents of the leading papers shadow forth
events and the talent and good sense whlc generally
mark their speeuiaJns upon the enacted IN Nash
ine,on We lhluk it fan back January. when
the prospect OF the preservation Of peace exceeding
ly gloomy, that OF these letter wuers-lhe
prudent OF The Philad, lha NORTH American, be
overwhelmingly stated, that overuies w1pl be made
by the British Government ours, Tor settlement o.
the question upon HE 49h degree OF North latitude
with a concesson for limited period, vi lie yi.aton
Of the Columbia, and HE surrender by uf the whole
OF Nanconvers Island; that the President would mai
take the responsibility Of accepting the TERMS but wnuli
lay them before the Senate aud ask lis ad vice. which
would be IN favor ol acceptance. In Shut he distinctly
predicted IN the very letter eha took place three
months afterwards. We renenner 10 have been struck
with the confidence with which the predictions were
uttered and lille astonlshed I'D how lite
rally they fulfilled But 10 return 10 the dncn
menis.
Whatever may have been his motives. nevN
Of the number at those " ho blaned The President
FIR asking the advice of he Senate IN advance prac
lice obtained in the puer days OF The republic and
had The sanction Of George Washington. be rep
rehenslbe We thlnk, moreover, there turce in the
Presidents remark, that The Senate had acted publicly
so prominent a part, IN he dlscusson upon con(efng
the power abrosae the Of lS27 as 10 ren.
der il the necessary consult lis views. The
President safes that his nrlnans as express d In his
messages, remain unchanged, and, If The Senate re
tIse upon The subject, constitutional na9rlly
S not found To be IN iavnr of dvlsing HIM to accept
that, thus left III his judgment, he wouk reec,
proilered Now, admire his Difference to the
opinions ola co ordnae branch OF The treaty Masking
power but do not see how, if the PRESIDENT were
really sincere in believing that night the Whole III
Oregon was "cIear and u"qnesnnuahe, he coald even
by che advice oi the Senate reconcile 10 his sense III
duty and his oath If flee make treaty snrreuder-
ng one hall Of a Territory 10 which our light was thus
perfect ne HNctoSt'J III NIlSl MI GIN WAS Iidttu
of eating his words and rehonnclng his extravagant
plensons. clearly de,uonsir The folly and mpollcy
Of tie chief magistrate of the UnlIed States letters
written during the canvass, in his Inaugural address,
committing himself upon matters affecting the Foreign
Relations Of The country. II is evident when Mr.
Polk b,ire he took the oath of uli,e uttered in obed
to the dlc,ilo OF The Baltimore Convention, The
memorable words expressive Of his conviction ot the
uio la ,,nlp # he
was, in great measure, ignorant Of tie Of the
case and The state of HE negotiation. We think II
would have been better FIR him frankly 10 confess thai
his opinions had been modified upon further considerable
lie would then have escaped the nnenvaIe position he
now occupies. of ralltylng treaty which surrend-rs
immense extent OF territory which, according his
iera'ed opinnn rishtfny b longs 10 us. In thus
acting, he gully of sonehi like moral Treas
his country.
1t will be observed that Mr. M.lane believes that
these terms did mt constitute the utimafut ii the Bri
,ish Govern enl that the navigation Of The Co
Iumhia was unlimited time; and that he advises
his government no, IN accept the poposiinn, aud had
prepared Lord Aberdeen for lis election. e also init
mates that he believes there material difference
between the pTonos"n and hat fer d by The BRUSH
negoa,ors in 1927. 10 Mr.. GllIau and by him reject.
ed. Mr.. McLane's letter is marked by erea good
sense and patriotic sp ard does BIN infinite Credit
In view OF II. think the Pr,slden, cu,dnrr in ac.
cepling the terms offered by The BRUSH Government.
The more eNlaor ilhary. l. is apparent, fran the Ian.
guage of MIR. Pakenham's letter Lord Aberdeen read
by Sir r. herr p, 81 In The House ct Commons and from
the tenor 81 The remarks by the retiring Premier
and his Foreign Secretary thai all reeably
priced at The prompt and unconditional acceptance ot
'he terms submitted. without the alteration or addition
OF single word. Il is quite rcrian that they ,tt unl
expect such finale los all Mr.. Pok's braggadocio.
Knowing, as they did that he could ha rejected the -
Vehnfe, WITHOUT consulting the Senate and certainly
having seen nothing in s past conduct IN the premises
TO lead them 10 believe he would he drr ct as 10 ps
low the example ct Washington and c,nter with the
Senate IN advance
we hope no difficulty may With respect to the
navigation Of The COLUMBIA Il is evident that there is
difference Of opinion The period Of lis DURATION.
we on This side the Alta ntic held that confined 10
lhe eA stence Of The ludsonS Bay Company, under us
present charter. In Enc land, the other hand the bn
lief is as universal that should the company be re char,
iered lc privilege i'll Of night during lis renew
eI existence Tie intelligent washington corrpsion-
eni Of the A;1h 1.nr,'con says, that his point was
discussed III She Senate md that all the abesi jprlsls OF
tha body nraanous in lie oinon hat the article
D The rreary restricted lie navigaron to the Company
during ills existence under the present ehcrler and ina
Mr. pakputam ,n1 Spua!u,. me resi-