The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-04-29
From Ike .Neo York Herald, 9th inst.
TEE FOREIGN NEWS.

land, the pacific tone Of the public mind
as developed at the public meeting in
London, and the avowal Of the Earl OF
Aberdeen. in repl v 10 the remarks of the
Earl Of Clarendon, Of the highest inn
Iortance at this particular juncturc
The passage Of Mir. Cri,tcndcn;s Com
promise resolutions in the Senate by Il
vote of 40 to ID, is conclusive that 4 ma
jority Of that body is avcrsc to the warpoli-
cy OF the ultra fifty forty mon, and
in favor Of settling tho Oregon question
by compromise. Although the giving
oi the notice is authorized by those rcso-
Io,lons, they nevertheless implicitly
compel the President to resort TO COM
promise before giving the notice. In
deed, VIC look upon these resolutions.
and the large vote by which they were
carried, more in the light Of 4 solemn
recommendation to both Governments
TO reopen negotiations of this vexed
question. and settle all the difficulties
between the two countries, in relation to
II, am!cably and pcaccabIy-wc look
upon the passage Of these resolutions
more in this light, than we DO as mca-
sure Il abrogatc tho convention of the
20lh OF October. 1918. Although the
giving the notice is left TO the discretion of
the President, VIC think tho responsible
ty OF taking that step directly is
purroscly avoided; for fear it would be
construed into 4 war measure; and, in
lieu thereof, peaccablc rccommenda-
ton to settle the question amicably, by
compromise, is substituted
Taking all these circumstances into
consideration: the tore Of the foreign
news, and the passage of Senator Crit
tcndcn's resolutions in the Senate, VIC
arc OF opinion that this unfortunate qucs-
ton, which has created more injury to
commerce, and excited moro hostile fee
ling, than the whole of the territory in
dispute is worth to either country, is in
Il fair way of being disposed of satisfac-
tor'Iy TO both parties and that, too, before
the expiration of six months, unless
some contingencies occur to mar the
prospect. One Of those contingencies is
this: the House of Representative may
not concur i'll the resolutions passed by
the Senate, and the war party may still
persist in asserting the American claim
TO the whole Of the Oregon territory.
In the event of such being The case,
the whole matter will be again thrown
into the hands of Mr.. Polk. If then.
Mr.: Polk shouId-despite of the passage
OF the resolutions in the Senate, and the
pacific tone of the Parliament and people
of Great Brtain-remain obstinate, and
throw away the opportunity which is
again afforded, Of resorting 10 compro.
mise. war will follow. Although
England is desirous of peace, and in en-
terIng into war with the United States
would peril her existence, still the ques-
l,on has assumed such shape, that in
the eyes of all Europe and the whole
civilized world. she would be compelled
even at such hazard, 10 engage in war
with us, ii the ultra claims Of the admi-
nSlration should be insisted upon. II
would appear, then, that there is an
awful responsibility resting on the chief
magistrate ofthe United States. It may
be said that James X. Polk holds the
peace OF the world in the hollow of his
hand; God grant he may be found
equal to the emergency.
ANTARCTIC CoNTrNENT.--It is
stated that in Silliman's Journal.
that the expedition sent out from
England 10 explore the Antarctic
regions, between the meridian Of
greenwich and 12O deg. east, has
iound proof throughout of the ex:
lstence ofthe Antarctic Continent,
which they call Victoria's Land.
] ne magnetic observations COM
menced by the Erebus and Terror
nave been completed, and the po-
s't'on OF the magnetic pole exactly
ascertained.
The New York Courier, descri-
blng one Of the furniture shops of