Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-04-24

We shall probably receive in lew days
much later news from Great Britain by The "a
ledouia. that we deem it unnecessary al presen
10 1ll up our columns with long extracts from IN
British press We attach great deal more
weigh, 10 the pacific declarations OF The Englisf
Government, as made by Lord Aberdeen, th'
Secretary of Foreign Affairs, than 10 he louc
rawlings OF the press. The tone OF the latter !
generally belligerent.
The London Sun says:
1.-THE rights oil the Hu1son's Bay Company
must he preserved, The Columbia river cannot be
surrendered nor any concession made which can
interrupt free communication with the Pacinc;
and il ought never 10 be forgotten, that by yield
ing 10 unreasonable demands, We only The more
endanger The blessings OF peace"
The London Times points on, what in its
opinion, should be the course Of The British Go
vernmenl:
GAS soon as notice OF the abrogalion OF The
treaty OF 1927 i. given We rus, that no mere for
ma.ilies will deter The British Government! rom
in orming The cabinet oil Washnst"a aad The
world what are the defniure claims OF ih's
country and what are The concessions Enslaad
is prepared 10 make. Nothing IS gained 10y me
secrecy Of diplomacy in treating WIN he united
States, because public opinion ~ that country Is
The last arbi,er o! The national policy and me 90
yernment has shown itself less disposed 10 peace
than he more enligh,ed Fart Of The community.
Whatever be The proposals OF The American Es-
ecutive we must trust 10 The fairness OF Cur own
views. 10 our ability 10 defend The ground on
which we stand and 10 the magnitude OF Inc al
tentative. But as we observed, more lnan IN"
months ago. in an article which has been much
discussed in The Uni ed States, We cannot acqui-
escc in the surrender OF positive, long-enloyed
benefits; and The navigation 81 The Columbia, Inc
ha, Dor u 81. Juan de Fuca, and Vancnuvers
Island, are included in those We undoubtedly
and reh,iully possess"
The London Morning Chronicle which a,
one time exhibited great violence towards The I.
States, has moderated its .one essentially, as will
be seen from the following:
I'm one respect We ourselves are for the 49th
parallel as a basis OF negotiation. We would
simplify the question by discarding al once all
claims on The part Of America for single acre
10 he North OF it, We wou,c lei bygopes be b.
zones, and merely smile al he claims on the
paris l.eyond lbe latitude in question as clever
but detected ruse-as-guerre Thus much ot dts
ENHANCEMENT America owes 10 the stra:oh'ior-
ward conduct CT England in respec. TO The paris
South Of the Columbia. Upon these we have
every claim with the exception oil That based on
con,iguily oil ironleD which we have for the
most Northern parts oil the territory. We have,
besides this, occupation u considerable extent,
although Of late il has not been OF that bona hde
character which two cfthe American settlements
exhibit. Now, from FIRST 10 last, we have never
allowed a single statement respecting lnese
claims to conpilcate the negotiations. Oh me
al. 9th
BY America, We have a. once granted iha' II mus
be the paris in question, and that a; time Wheh
the relative occupation of the two NATIONS was 10
a very different position 10 what II Is ~ me pre-
sent moment i. e., il 1918, 1924, and 1896. The
tracts beyond the Rocky Mountains were Then as
unknown 10 the American settler as they were
known TO the servants of the Hndson's Lay Com
pany
ITO meet this with equal frankness, would bs
for The Americans 10 narrow the dispute 10 tht
tract between the 49lh parallel and The ColnmoIs
and To deal with this as The ONLY really aepa'e
able ground. With such preliminary Il mlsh
he eouilably apportioned; one other condition, OF
The par, OF the United States, being also held es
sential. AT present they value il for lis possio'
and contingent advantages. They must take
an il is. As we believe n its capabilities, and a
we admire the enterprise oithe Americans, we cal
easily imagine that lis development az posse IS Q
the highest kind; but as we also perceive that VI
10 the present moment no American has enhe
traded or settled there and that The present inna
bi,ants (not Indian) are exclusively the servant
of The Hadson's Bay Company, we dennr 10 To-
very principles OF its valuation
with the foregoing posluiates we sSe our wa,
10 peaceful issue, compatible with The honor Q
both counties; 50 that extreme language ab"u
concessions impossible is either menace Q: bravo
do The spirit OF accommodation has been recos
nized. and concessions have been offered. In
e,apd receted from her previous claim when sh
offered detached territory Of America; an
America liz her high and unienable gronn
when she offered the navigation oil the Coiumoi
TO Enelan. L4t the same principal regulate IN
pending negotiations; j, also being remembers
that the English concessions have teen the grea
est"
The same paper speaks Of Mr.. Dix's speec
a follows:
"The Merits of MIR. Dix's speech {who occt
pied The floor on The 18th and l9,h) consisle
hrs in the dispassionats manner in which
discussed The relative powers OF the two states l
carrying on a war; and secondly, in the denni
character Of bis notions upon the title OF A mef
cs. He is one Of the lew among his countr.
men who seem TO consider that one good title
better Than TWO bad ones; and that out oil thr'
conutc1nk auo Incompatible claims, Que opiy 70
b true"
A large meeting Of the friends Of peace vi
held In London a, the Kings Arms Tavern, a,
they recommend Sir Henry Pouinger as Il
person bsst able 10 settle The Oregon question wi
Mr. Polk. They aiude to ',he ability and re
displayed by Sir Henry Po,tinRer, in the Es
Indies, and particularly his accomplishment
the treaty with China, in which his comprshe
siye mind foresaw the necessity Of Obtaining {
The whole world the benefits 9. universal cor
rnerce, thus shiverins TO The winds the false sta
mep.s Of lhoss persons who are always aecusi
The United Kingdom Of selfintsrest alone;" a
earnestly sdvise his eppotntmsn, as special
nisse1 10 tho United States. Lord Asheurloi
nams was introduced In connection With 'hs %