Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-01-02
From the Netional Intelligencer.
OUR RELATIONS WITH GREAT
ERITATN


Mr.. Cess may undoubtedly be 'calledA
"leader' of the 'Ppmocratic party; and SO
may Ms. Ahen; bot we ,lu not believe il
woald he a igstifshte inference, from that
postjun,et thei,s, that they ep0ket Ian
g0age,0I the President, ,or expressed his
views lpon the present state of the,rela-
tons between this -coHntry and Great Bri-
tain. The Whole proceeding looked us
more Ike disposition TO lead the Presi@
dent~-io 60 at,eud oil him, if we may use
the phrase---than TO follow his lead. IT
this last had been the intention OF the
mol enlent, why not let :tise different parts
OF the Presidents Message be distributed,
according to the nvariable usage. Of the
i.Senate, among the sptoper standing COM
'mirtees, in which his recommendation
woU Id have received that attention which
was due to their consequence or immi-
nencel The resolutions were considered
innocent, however, and, out OF the couE-
tesy due TO e member OF Mr. Cass's age and
standing, thohgh not strictly coniormable
ITO usage, received the unanim0gs vote OF
the Senate. Eat twould surely beasmost
erroneous Judgment, frem such vote as
this, to pronounce thesSen&te unanimous
,ly hot for war!
A mach more i'm pGrtam indteationot the
feeings'of those who are in the Conscience
of the Executive, we take TO be an article
which we find in the PennaylVaniWn IA
paper entireh in the confidence of ahe
Administrator OF Friday evening last, TOO
belcose Tor our taste, indeed ,'butyelqUite
rational on sbme points, and especiatly APP
-en the probability Of an immediate cen4lct
wi1h England. On this head, we copy
| irOm it few pregnant sentences, which
we commend to the whole attention oi our
readers OF alIparties, as follows:
-"WAK WITH ENGLAND:--AIany enter
tain the notion that we are en- the eve OF
another English war, and It rs the prevail
ing idea. Upon what this IS founded let
US briefly examine;
.Fira. The Oregon negotiation has GER
tainIy moi closed. II is precisely where it
was six months agu with this exception.
perhaps, that the parties have changed
their respective posilionsS it was then our
turn to make an offer OF compromise, it is
nosU the turn Of Great Britain.
"The withdrawal of Mr., Buchanan's of
fer OF the ioSy-ninth degree, after 1t had
been rejersed, has no other effect than TO
peinstaae our claim OF right, diVested of any
prejudice which might be supposed to re-
salt from concession for the purpose of
compromise. If war ie TO be the consequence
it will undoubtedly be the very first in
stance in the history of nations wherein
a negotiating Power has made lis oVn act
Of rejecting terms an apology for violence.
Second Hard words uttered by the
4 public tunchonaries OF TWO countries a.
gainst each other are NOT, in the present
age, acceptable groundsOf war. President
Polk and Sir Robert Peel very naturally en-
tenain wholly different sentiments as 10
the rights aid proceedings of America ard
Great Brtsin. There is virtue, ii '.oi " IT,
dSaa. in their doing 50; they are entitled TO
alargin, vide margin; and thelr exTffs-
+io' =. however measured and slow. f''''r'd.
in iRsrr htsring a = opyOsinG views. be coh-
strued with alIUW ances.