Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-02-25
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WEDNESDAY MORNING. IS, istc.
EUROPEAN NEWS

W. Mace before our readers to day. farther eh-
tract. from the news by the late arrival. son
ns the question Of peace or war 10 concerneu' "
m,y be considered as set at rest by the recent i"
telligence, for the present. unless some ouhen"H
nsm.,.gcm,n upon this side of the water, snail
chang. the pacific complexion OF affairs. Inc
,;,. ,yas and that not long ago, when England
..,,I Inv. received the avowals of MIR. Folk IN
s,,r;, eo ,ally stern and naughty, and when hf
n,..s would have hurled back with equal 'nd'ena'
.,;,, .,d .corn the bitter denunciations with "h'cn
go, long abounded. Why this changei
Does it proceed from fearf "na' "" n~.
has England to dread our vengeance 49,.
ten months ago, when SIR koo'r' 9 =.
,he Inaugural of Mr.. Polk IN n SRA" ~
and .h- House OF Commons rang WIN
The answering .h~-.- 80 sno representatives OF
the British people. Arc we more powerful No.
l. England less strong J So far from il, that she
has ever since been increasing her strength, and
preparing at all points for battle. Yet notwith-
standing this readiness for the contest, what do
we soei The Queen brcathes II pacific spirit
upon the Oregon question, and Peers
policy as .~teniing to strengthen the bonds of
ami,y with foreign powers" The Premier him
self talks peacefully Of Oregon. and brings for.
warI his plan of free trade. Even the leader of
the opposition, Lord John Russell, is found among
thk for, IN ,t in behalf of peace. Mr.. Walkers
Report receives an extraordinary mark of favor
IN being printed Tor the use of the House of Lords.
When we turn from Parliament 10 the Press, we
hnd The London Times still retaining from its
usual bellicose strain, and holding forth in the
following significant language, TO which we would
call the special attention of the reader:
There are still among her citizens many TO whom her
honor is dear. and her best interest not unknown. To
them We look to guide the excited passions OF the people.
Even Mr. Polk, unequivoeal as Is the declaration Of his
opinion on the question ot Oregon. Is not, we believe,
prepared to go to war for so worthless a possession.-His
mess,se contains some s4und commercial views; and
though hr may have thought il eIpedient TO pay a tribute
IN words to the gr at democratic elements of the consi-
tuition he 10 called 10 WELD. it does not follow that, in &C
upn. he will forget-ihat England is the bts, customer Of
America
The London Morning Chronicle of a later
date, in an article upon the sam. subject, dwells
upun the difficulties with which the controversy
is surrounded, the measures introduced into Con.
gress for the purpose of extending American au-
tiorty over the territory, the failure of diploma
CIV. uf the offer of arbitration tC Mr.. Calhoun, OF
every ATTEMPT al compromise, and declares that
If The Oregon dispute stood absolutely By itself,
az The one only topic Of international interest
att rsrs to be settled exclusively on ITS Orn merits,
as thcs. ara understood by the governments of
the two countries,-we should now despair of its
RECEIVING any uth-r solution than that Of war"
Ii goes on 10 speak as follows:
I'VE must find some new and more powerful .olventf for
the q III .ulty, which wearied aud dishear entd diplomacy
soAndons 10 despair. The question must be surrounded
with ne~ relations, presented to the American mind in new
osyecs. The held Of view must be enlsTg Sd, and diversl.
ned by the inuoducucn Of new objects, tue Juxta position
OF which will show thIs IN is res. dimensions and proper
tons. la other words, We must bring commerce to our
help. We must strengthen the hands Of the peace parry
a. the American republic, by reinforcing their pacific aud
patriot. codnses with the argument OF COMMERCIAL Inte-
ret we must disarm or neutralIze the passions OF the
wa!-party, 10y presenuGg to II that which interests II as a
fresLraie patty. We must subdue the no Utility of the bel
rcose and ambitious Western States, by addressing them
N their other character Ct corn growing States. And
we must do this sOOa-aI Once-fOr time presses do IL ere
n4uOnrl passion reaches that point OF development 81 which
tie sense OF national Interests becomes pOweless. And
we must 90 ii-bDtn because the etiquette of diplomacy
now gives US the initiative, and still more because We alone
can % 1t wit, effect.
"Neve-, il the history OF nations. did such a variety Of
c ms derauOns-esch OF them separately Of first class mag
Hilnde aad fOics-cOnyerge To Une point, as taose which
now demand Of Sir Robert Peel the Total and immediate
Iepe.i uf a law that not only obstructs our trade, and siaryes
our industry, but embiuers our foreign relations. bsti $ and
shumes our diplomacy. ard sows the seeds Of bitter haired
where nature designed tins amuy OF mutually b~enefcent
interchange. The policy which saves Ireland from famine,
and Great B.ilin from commercial re vulsion aud depr,s.
E:ln. "a the policy thai now IH Irds the surest, If indeed
nat me only mode, at once honorable snd eiIectual. of avert.
ing d destructive and disastrous war with America. The
"lly message Of peace" that we eau send, and that the
Amarcans. 10 their present mood, are likely 10 listen TO, is
te mcs.rge that We want their corn"
Does not this shew plainly, and beyond all
dDubt, that in the eye of the British Ministry, the
Oregon question does not stand alone, but that il
j. TO be adjusted by the commercial policy Of
Great Britain opening to us her ports, and paving
the way for a similar policy in regard to our own
Tariff
Now we by no means charge that there has
been an express contract between the American
AMI British Administrations, bartering American
labor and the American market for the snow
drifts aud rocks of Oregon, but there seems
ground to suspect a mutual understanding,
amounting to the same thing. We ask, in all
confidence, IL Mr.. Polk had been actually inform.
81 Of the Queens speech, of the development of
tie Ministerial policy, of each and every event
that has lately ltanspired in England, at tine time
's "eo~--. ""nlI he have pursued q course
more perfectly adapted to the real state ortbing.,
With every apparent reason to believe that wal
would DC the result of his measures, he yet re-
cpmnends no preparation whatever for that event.
OIs coast is left defencelcss, and our I'M
without protection, yet he takes no steps to secure
them from danger. lie expresses the belief as
u - said, during the whole of this excitement.
that there will be no war. If we turn from him
10 hi, press, we find his orgip, just before the ar.
rival OF the Cambria, coming out in an article
from which the just inference may be drawn that
tn Admin s%'ration Is willing 10 surrender the IA.
riff for an adjustment Of the Oregon dispute.
Now. when we take all these facts into consldera.
ton, they seem 10 warrant the suspicion that the
tvo Governments have acted upon a belief or un.
ders,inding that the Oregon controversy was to
D. settle ] by the reduction Of the American ia.
ri The American Government wants Oregon
q satisfy the West. Great Bitain can well ar.
f,rd To surrcn1srit fDr tho more valuable acquisi.
till Of tbs American Market Cor her ManIfic.