The New York herald., 1846-04-19


1ations with England, the opinion has no weight or
auhortyuness resting upon other reasons than those
which have met the public eye. All this uncertainty
begets ieverlshness.
From the London Standard March 10
The Cambria, which arrived on Saturday at L.
verpoo. trngs intelligence from the United States
to the 18th ult. The Senate had continued the de-
bate on the Oregon question TO the 10Th, without
coming TO any decision; and on the 26th adjourned
10 the ID lns,. There was little doubt, however, that
The Senate would in substance, adopt the resolution
OF the House of Representatives, with, perhaps,
little soitening down in expression, but preserving
the arrogant pretension OF these resolutions.
Mr. Webster spoke in the debate, and his was, OF
course. the best sleech as would be in almost any
existing dehberanve assembly. How small do our
so-caled English statesmen" appear beside the
Guzot OF France and the Webster OF America
Mr. Webster put the whole question Of the Ore
gon dispute IN the clear and simple hight which II IS
the province OF genius to shed upon whatever II
would illustrate
Either the President is prepared for compro-
rnse-surrendering the United States clam TO part
of the contested territory-or he not II prepared
ior compromlse, why reject the terms olereo
without substituting other terms! II reserved 10
nave the whole, why not close the negotiation al
once, demand The evacuation OF the parts oi Ore
gon occupied by Great Britain, and make ready for
war This is dilemma when cannon oe answered.,
and no attempt made 10 answer II.
The true answer We believe TO be one which it
would not suit Mr. Polk's policy TO give; He wants
no arrangement OF the question, still less does he
wish for a With view TO domestic party
interests, il is convenient to hlm to keep the sore
open and there will be little difficulty IN persuadng
his fellow cl'lzens to second this policy so long as
they find the Government OF this country 80 willing
TO pay tor iorbearaAce by The sacrifice OF native and
colonial interests one after the other. Such ia al
ways the impression which the conceding policy
makes upon aggressors. The pacific rapture with
which the fIee-trade captuation was received in
the United States, has passed away even in less
time than we anticipated 1t would. "The relations
OF Inc two countries are yst" says The Nec York
Herald. a
What, after all our great tree-trade concessions!
Yes; and we do not hesitate to say the relations of
the two countries are made more critical by these
very concessions; for the tenure OF peace always
made more critical by whatever belrays an appre-
henslon OF war.
Sir Robert Peel, year or two ago. justified his
refusal to lower the duty French wines on the
ground that it was necessary to keep something as
1t were, In hand, to induce the French Government
to rarty liberal commercial treaty, admitting our
manufactures on fair terms.
The reason sufficient, and though every one
feit that The high wine duties in fact duties for
the protection OF manufactures, in the same way in
which the property and income tax is all tax for
the protection and encouragement of manufactures,
nobody complained
Why was not this same prudent expsdient of
keeping something in hand" observed with refer
ence to the American dispute, even supposlng that
at some future time Great Britain would adopt her
tree trade policy Why not tell the republicans that
until they regulated their tariff with some approach
TO equality, and abandoned their inso lent preten-
lie
be excluded from all benefit of the change France
Is surely more important country than the United
States, more entitled to our respect on every ac-
count Why not, then, use to America the language
mat our Government did not scruple to use to
France?
Let US not deceive ourselves In augmenting the
resources and pamperng the ambition of the North
American republic, we are nursing formidable
enemy, and quite unnecessarily rearing this danger
A very few years cultivation of cotton in our own
colonies, or IN settlements on the African coast
RRf nfnnC CntIt ~sll Ill
TO dispense with the American supply-which has
been increased one hundred and fifty per cent IN
nineteen years, and which might be called into
existence in the third Of the time with ordinary
care The next great article OF import ke all other
imported American ariicles-agrlcuturaD tob acco,
might be replaced at once by home and colonial
cultivation. The Republicans ought to be made to
know these things, and to reflect upon them. Take
from them the British cotton trade, the British to.
bacco trade, the British colonial provision trade
and the British corn trade, and where would they
be II may be that they will suffer the prvation of
some OF these advantages during the war with which
they threaten u.s. though this is not certain, for
during the war OF 1872, ct seq, our government was
9ulily OF the monstrous folly OF admitting their cot
tons, though then we might have had a sufficient
supply from India, and laid the foundation of a con-
slant supply to an indefinite amount. But what
though war should deprive the United States tenn
pOrarily OF the advantages OF British commerce T.
War has this bait, that supports and even enrches
the existing generatlon though at the expense of
posterity about whose comforts welfare existing
anywhere.
OF all IN community of gambling adventurers.
loss OF commercial advantages by war, therefore,
we may be well assured, would weigh much less
with the American Republicans than loss of COM
merce without war A irm resolution by the British
government TO dispense with the American trade,
and to lay the foundation OF supplies Of raw ma.
tenai In our own colonies, would more alarm, and
II cooly and resolutely pursued, would more weak
en- the republic than hundred sail OF the line on
their coast, 100 900 the very heart Of their
territory This power we have in our hand, but this
power we will not exer ise even when most out
rageously insulted, and even threatened with Sc.
sious injury. Why, because, torsooth, Manches ster
is the British empire.
From the London Standard, March isl
"A dlscusslon-it we may SO call an unmeaning
dialogue between Lords Clare ndon and Aberdeen
arose last night In the House of Lords upon the
Oregon negotiations The time wasted upon the
subject would have been altogether thrown away
had not Lord Brougham, who followed the solemn
diplomatlsts, thrown, as he always does when he
speaks, some sense and spirit into the proceeding.
The following few words, few as they are, are
worth all that was said by Lords Clarendon and
Aberdeen, and they, we believe embody exactly
the feeling OF the country, which neither desires
nor tears an American war;
With respect to the question more Immediately be.
with those Of the noble lords who just spoken and
express his confident hope that all these negotiations
stormy and troublesome as they now seemed nigh end
peacefully and his entire confidence seeing his noble
friend opposite at the head Of the department which
these affairs ware inrusted that should unhapply for
US anhappily for America unhspply for humanity at
large our just expectations be frustrated all mankind
would that the blanc did not rest with u.s. And VI
unhapry the calamity Of war should be inevitable il
would be looked upon by all the subjects OF Queen
with the utmost possible aversion but would be look
% upon oy none with apprehension or alarm"
II British ministers always knew how to speak
IN this style, We might count upon a perpetuty of
peace, just as mild and resoute men always pass
through the world without quarrels; but if the lead
ers OF the country will adopt the " sneaking" tone,
and profess alarm at every cloud in the west" or
any other quarter IN the sky, must expect to be
pulled BY every braggar until intolerable insult at
length forces as into those hostities of which we
profess so unworthy apprehension.
We have htte doabt that this manly declaration
OF Lord Brougham will prove truly pacific MESSAGE
across the Atlantic.
Prom the London Herald March l4)
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