The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-28


after the receipt OF the news, which will be seven
days later
The Great Oregon Debate-senator Breese's
Speech.
The Oregon debate, which is naively and appro.
priatey called by Mr.. Folks organ at Washington,
The Oregoniad," Is the most original, the most
exciting, the most eloquent, and the most singular
OF all debates which ever took place in any country
1t is more than debate. 1t ID the great modern
epic of oratory, appropriately called by nIr PJlk's
organ, the s'Oregonad," Of which Mr. Polk is The
hero, and will be sort of rival to he great Had #
antiquity; IN tact, an "Orcgoniad" which will be
remembered tor long tme after the Had is forgot
ten-but not till then. Already. the magazines OF
me old world begin to Gull elegant extracts from the
flowers of this ''Oregoniad'- the speeches OF
Joha Quincy Adams; Mr.. Chapman, Of Michigan;
Mr.. Allen, of Ohio; and number OF other distin.
guished speakers, and endeavor to show that the
eoquence the manners the genius, the talent, die
played in this long and extraordinary debate-this
original epic of the far West-ar outstrips the dis
plays made by Homer or Virgil, or even by Mrs.
Trollope or Mrs Charles Dickens, or all the travel
iers and poets who have ever gone over this coun-
try, or any other.
be this as II may, among the many speeches
"ACG Ills utDdte mas produced, ana
particularly among those pronounced by the leading
members of the 81 40 party division, none Of them
possesses such combination of common sense and
good taste in vindcation Of the claim to the whole
country of Oregon, that delivered by Mr. Breese,
OF the Senate. We have taken such fancy to this
speech that we publish it entire in this days paper
r'de the Supplement. There is one particular fea-
ture IN this effort of Mr. Breese which deserves to
ffrac futfa a. L
adjust the matter in dispute between the two coun-
tries, upon mixed principle of money and land
VIZ that is, Of our taking the whole territory up TO 81
40, and OF allowing the British government fair
valuation for the portion she surrenders to be de.
termined by arbitration. This appears to be the
only plan which is capable Of reconciag the ex-
IRENE demands of either country. MIR. Breese is an
accomplished gentleman, and ought to be despatch
cd at once, on special mission to Queen Victoria
for il any man could, he would be able to persuade
her gracious Majesty to give up the whole of this
distant rocky, dsagreeable territory, as high up as
81 40, and take its value in money He might per-
suade her to agree to the appointment Of arbiters to
determine the value OF the portion relinqulshed by
the British government; and he might be able to
settle that the Unled States should pay this value as
soon as she could, together with the debts of all the
ii HcCcSSdIy: lot we 90 not be-
Aeve that the American character can ever be re-
established in Europe until our several States pay
their debts, like honest men.
What the President will do in this important view
of these affairs, we do not know; indeed, 1t is
.ighly probable that he hardly knows himself. For
lore than-a year he has been vibrating, like PEN
dnum, between 81 and 49, and the probability is
tat he viii still continue to yibrate there, until he
hri1ua In. fry nfo M
Pakenham is requested to read this Speech from be-
ginning to end.
The Next PREsIpENcY.-The movements of
the various cqes of all the parties for the next Pre-
sidency, are becoming very active, particularly
since the passage of the Oregon resolutions The
position of Mr.. Polk and his party is very mena-
eng since he received the discretionary power to
use the Oregon question as he pleases, during the
next year.
We have received, on this subject, an important
letter from our correspondent a. Albany which
gives correct exposition of the ground assumed by
the friends Of Silas Wright in this State and de-
termination expressed by them either to manage his
affairs favoraby for his nomination hereafter. or to
control the presidential nomination in the fall of lS4s
The passage Of the Oregon resolutions and the i'm
por,ance given to that question by Congress, have
already alarmed the friends OF Mr.. Wright in this
State, and no doubt has equally alarmed the friends
of Gen. Cass, and all the other democratic candi-
dates in the country. Mr.. Polk has already COM
mitted himself against running for second term;
but there is clique of politicians who have been
brought into existence by his appointments, whose
policy Is to change Mr. Folks mind, and bring about
MS nomination This, however, cannot be done
without the consent of the friends of Wright and
Van Bureau this State, and we have every reason
TO believe that MIR. Wright and his party are now
determined to take such ground as will give him
complete control over the future movements of the
presidential nomination of the democratic school,
We would call the attention of our readers to the
letter OF our correspondent, for it disc!oses the
views and position Of the Wright-van Buren, party
in this State.
WHAT WILL CONGRESS DO congress having
disposed OF the Oregon question, the next point is,
what will be done with the other measures before
theml What will be donc with the treasury CUES
ton l-what with the tariff what with the ware.
housing bill l-what with the new minis 7-wha
with the steam line to Europe
These are all the principal measures before Con
gress, some Of which will experience more or less
opposition, before they become laws Yet, with
The state OF parties there, we doubt whether any
one of these measures will pass at all The ultra
Oregon men, comprising nearly fifty members in
the House, and about ten in the Senate, whose ex.
istence, as political men, depends on opposing the
settlement OF the Oregon question: have the contro
over all those measures, and do not believe the,
will sanction the passage Of any Of them, until they
see what the President and Mr.. Buchanan will do
II they make treaty on the basis OF 40, all thes,
measures will fall to the ground. IF Mr. Polk hold
on, and refuses TO make treaty, il is possible tina
some Of them will pass.
Congress is now surrounded with difficulties. ant
II is all owing to the unwisc policy Of Mr. Polk. II
dividing his own party and his own friends. bv hi,