New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-05

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EF The Courier 6. Enquirer bad two more long
Editorials yesterday, treating manly Oh 'ne cou,''
of The Tribune respecting Oregon tue No''ce, az
bi,ra,;on &c. We do not see thai they call tor
many more words on our part Ii any oody oeie'es
our earnest desire that, in case the pending NeSo-
,,at;on proye unsuccessful our Government should
in an anicable spirit, give Great Britain Notice to
terminate the Joint Occupancy and so endeavor TO
bring this yexatous and mischevous controversy 10
a speedy conclusion is impelled by dsavowed
hankering for War, whether TO abolish Slavery or
TO subserve any other cherished purpose-why'
then he must believe it we do not care to waste
words upon him. If any one really imagine 'oa'
we dislike or have done any thing to hinder resort
IN Arbitration. in case this controversy cannot be
peacefnly settled by other let him still hug
the dear deIuson II any body fancy he can detect
nm inconsistency between our long.cherished and
ayowed approval of Arbitration as means Of set
thing National differences mot alone with strong
Nations but with qccak ones also) and our hesitation
as TO the policy of Wing attempts, under existing
circumstances TO commit the President to this mode
of settlement with England. why let him profit by
his rarified discovery-and let him take seasonaoe
advice for aer on the BRAIN since that disease he
must be cons,itutionaly subject. Were we Mem
her of the Congressional Majority, should in the
way we deemed most proper, vekemently urge and
struggle for profer of Arbitration unless all ne
cessy for that shall be speedily obvatcd by
n treaty. Whether we should be ready TO unite
with the mass of the Opposition against the mass OF
our own party in vote TO instruct the President IN
a matter of Executive duty and discretion-a pro-
cedure not unlike the Parliamentary vote of No Con-
fdence by which British Ministry is elected from
power-is not so clear. That Arbitration whenever
necessary is the proper resort we do most earnestly
and at all times maintain; that it would therefore be
polite and wise in Congress, on an Opposition LEAD
and against the earnest resistance OF the greater
number of the Administration Members, to instruct
the President to take this course, does not follow go
closely as may have seemed before we carefully
considered the matter Were we in Congress, and
REQUIRED to vote on this question, should vote for
Arbitration at all events; yet we should now hest
tate long before moving there or pressing 1t 10
vote unless should appear that Arbitration or w ar
was inevitable. In Short it seems to US that this is
one of those extralegslative propositions which an
Administration Majority would inevitably lay on
the table although they the next hour TO wait
on the President in a body and, friends and patri
ots advise him to take the very course to which
they had thus refused to commit him. Is this hard
10 be understood
That the Courier, by quoting from our own or our
correspondents articles best suits its convenience,
;nterlardng these with extracts from the Albany
Evening or Western State Journal or any other that
happens to answer its purpose, and holding as re-
sponsble the whole compound, might manufacture
come inconsistency for would seem intrinscally
probable And yet we really cannot perceive the
inconsistency asserted between Our remark that
vote of Congress against Arbitration would tend to
embarrass the President in he should hereafter
wish to Arbitrate, and our correspondence remark
that the success of Arbitration under Wing au.
spices would disembarrass The Loco Foco party from
the dilemma in which it is involved by the pledge
virtually given respecting Oregon in The Polk Balt
more Convention--an extrication which our cor
respondent seems TO think 1t no business OF the
Wings to provide for. But we are quite willing that
the public shall Judge of all this without farther
mark And if any body doubts that the last extra
ordinary letters OF j w. W. from Washington
killed the project of Arbitration dead, we
treat him to write TO any Member of Congress Of
laos, hot, ho Nh nr Mot
il could not have been carried in the absence of this
we believe; that this has operated dsastrousy upon
it, appears TO US most palpable Whether we have
correctly stated the hoe and tchy is matter entire
ly unimportant you doubt the fact inquire of any
one qualified 10 determine.
~ Hon JOHN McKEoN has been nominated BY
the Loco. Foco Caucus for County District Attorney
John is one of the ceverest fellows alive. hes been
some time ont of office and has troops Of friends
We trust he will consider his obligations to the
People paramount to those of Party and henceorth
devote himself thoroughly the duties of his most
responsible station Our qualification nj his success
IS somewhat married by regre; for the defeat OF his
most formidable rival, L. E. SRErPERD. whom we
once met in Political discussion in Wes;chester
County, and found the very for the business he had
undertakcrahle courteous and earnest, wasting not
moment of his time gas personal display but wedg
Ing many good points and plausible arguments into
the time allowed him any could do. We never
him before, aud have not him since, but have
since cherished lively good wishes for his in life
Mr. Shepherd is still young man. and one who with In
dusry temperance and integrity is morally
tain to rise Let kim take to heart his little rebuff in
the matter of the Disrct Attorneyshp but look alo
and press onward. An early is often injurious
while disappointment and adversely, maniuny endured
have proved real blessings We trust it will he in
this case.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Congressional District.
The eighth trial which took place on Monday has
resulted in choice notwithstanding the vigorous
exertions made by the Loco Focos TO cleo, their
candidate Returns from ali the towns but Swan.
zey and Somerset, give Hale, lWhig) 1885; Pierce.
(Locol 4,l79; scattering, 760. Pierce lacks $50
votes of election. In the same towns at the last
trial the vote stood for Hale, 1905; Pierce, as7l;