Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-06-18
GLORIOUS NEWS.

GLORIOUS NEWS.
n fcsaning our editorial duties, W. have The heart
felt graiI feation If announcing The VIRTUAL SET
TLEMENT OF TIE OREGON QUESTION
by a pusi script IN the last Vfrglnian, our readers were
npprizrd that the President had sent To the Senate a
confidential Message, which, 1t was believed had refer
ence 10 certain oyerrures made by the British Minister,
aud The pnrport Of which was 10 ASK The advice Of The
Senate, whether he s',ould ne .otiate a treaty upon such
basis. Though. of course, the message was conhdeB-
llai, enough had transplred 10 enable the Washington
correspondents Of some of the leading J,urnals 10 ind
cate the general outline oi The proposition made by Mr.,
Pakenham, under lnstru :lons from his Government
lhey are substantially as follow the prolungaIlon ui
the l9th degree Of North altitude 10 the Pacific ocean,
AS The boundary-the possession Of The Whole Of Van
conger's i.lind by Gteai Bulaln-and the navigation ui
The Columbia, during the existence of the charter Of The
iiudson's Bay company, a period Of les, than twenty
years. As equivalents for the EN- porary navigation u
The Columbia. lie Americans 10 have the use OF the
ports on the Southern pnl u Vaucouver's Island.
We had 10 reason 10 doubt The truth of these state,
menls of the Washington correspondents. nor dad w
entertain much apprehension that lte Senate would ree
luse 10 adss, 10 negotiate upon the basis Of the pro-
positions made. We fell assured the terms offered WIRE
satisfactory to a very large majority of HE Senate. and
that they would be received with accIamali,n b, ,h4
people. Whilst we had no donLt that a treaty. mum I'm,
basis would be ratified promptly, we had some fears thai
a portion oi The Senate might decline 10 ad ise the Pes.
ldeni to do that, stiicl had he done Of his own accord
hey would gladly approve. We rightly Inferred thai
The President would be supposed 10 indicate a fear al
assuming responsibility desire 10 throw himself b..
h'Hd The recommendation If the Senate-and we had
some apprehension hat, thus suspeclinp his motives
some oi the Senators might feel disguised Ia thvar,
his purposes. and make hun boldly face The resn,ns,b,l
tes oi HE crisis which he had Invoked. injer III, :,
'u'u"'s'ai'eS Ne awaited the arrival Of The mail Of Mon
DAY night, with deep interest. The news was fully
'''''''o' ana NE additional aud most gratifying intel
Igenfe bought, that the Senate, with but TEN dis.
S'''ios voices, ON Friday last, passed a resolution advi
S'os The ffesIdeal To make aIttaly npon the Terms Of
'tf'd' which lie has probably. ere this, reconnaissance
" nefd not say the dissentienls are the ultra war
Clique headed by Gen. CAss and Mr.. ALLEN, which
o''S l"oeed continue 10 grow 'suall by degrees and
NfaalIlujy I'ss.' The Senate has aealn approved II.
sell 10 'he affection aud confidence Of the country, and The
le'Ile VIII lave additional reason to ''IoIh" 10 IT.. In
every future hour ol lral and d ficuliy.
we tender 10 or readers cordial teliritqrieus unor
'ais a'splc'ous intelligence. We were never of The mum
Der oil those wto believed that war was inevitable. W,
had an abdlug confdence that the question would h,
settled without a resort TO arms, though in what precis,
way we could not loresee. Our confidence has been JUS.
iiiled by The issue of events. The effect of the settle.
ment upon the nation Will be most gratifying. Tie up-
certainty which has rested upon our foreign relations
ior mare than a twelve month, has depressed all kind,
of business and locked up vast amounts Of capitaI. New
life Will be infused into the commercial would. and III,
country take a fresh start ia lis career of Industry and
enteIprize. We believe, moreover. hat the n,rs will
tend Ia hasten a pacitieation with Mexico. D,ublles,
that Republic has been Induced To assume the tone SIN
has assumed, from The hope that we were 10 be involved
in a war with England. When she sees that hone A.
an end, she may be induced 10 cone Ia reasonable terms.
| Is not improbable, indeed, HAT England may tend,
her medlalion.
The Union, of Friday nighi, under the head of II
morS. notices the action ot the Seuate. in the following
guarded and diplomatic paragraph. We do not see The
necessity Of besitatirg about giving publicity to proceed
lngs OF lhe Serate, which, though had in secret session
were as well Known in Washington, on Friday evening"
5 as il they had taken place in the otdincry legislative ST,
: iIngs OF that body. The letter writer's from WASHING.
y ton state that ten Senators, only, voted auaios, III. al
:. vice, aud Two declined to vote at all. Three Whir and
y II zee Democratic Senators were absen,-all Of whom,
I 1t Is behaved, would have gone with The majority. hac
lucy been in Their seats.
The dry tone Of tie fellow ing paragraph is caIcula
T ted 10 induce the belief that he editor is not trus,e,
viii the secrets Of the Cabinet, and. further. that IN,
'enor OF the news is not very CRAFTY ing 10 him:
Il Is mnurrd over tbs cuv, thon1h we have N
0Nicidi ~Guihotity for The statement, and VIII ma, Va. 81
/, i"r ihe ruth oi Il, lhal the Senate Of the l.. STATES IN,
n'eo engaged IN CLOSED doors for three days past on