Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-05-01
FOREIGN.

| FOREIGN.
We had only time in our last weeks paper
to announce the fact that the Caledonia had arr-
we'd at Boston, in ISL days from Liverpool,
bringing l6 days later news. Below we pre-
sent few extrat is from the European jour
nails, which have bearing upon the relations
of the Governments of the United States and
Great Britain.
Its stated that the order for 5000 soldiers
to India, would be rescnded. There is a ru-
NOR current that an additional number will be
sent to Canada.
An able and interesting article on the SUBJ
ject of free trade between the United States
and England, appears in the London Nor
ming Chronicle, Of the Sd April.
| 1tseems that trade is not very vigorous, partly
owing to the late railroad speculation and partly
to the suspense in which the public mind is kept
by the uncertainty that hangs over the tariff
legislation. The House Of Commons have
passed Sir Robert Peel's bill to second read
ing, but it is spoken of as doubtful whethe,
it can pass the House of Lords. In case
it does not pass, the question will 60 to the
country in the form of a general election
The second reading was carried in the Com
mons, by majority of lightweight, which is
nine votes less than the bill received when
first introduced.
Oregon.--We make the fol lowing extract
from the London Daily News of the 4th April:
The critical moment has now arrived, when
we must make or receive new proposal
The minds of our Ministers ought to be made
up to an uHimntun.. Yield the whole Of the
territory. as claimed by the Americans, we
could not. 1t would be disgrace, and such
an amount Of weakness, as would emboden
and entltle European powers to contemn US.
and to give US solid and inconvenient proofs
of that contempt.
We hear now of an offer to be made by G..
Britain to accept NJ. Gallatin's proposal of
the 10Th deg. to the sea, the line to be contin-
ued through tho midst OF Fuca's straits. If
the United States refuses such an offer, which
would leave them the best ports on Fuca's
straits, we can only say, that they are deter
mined to provoke war and deserve its worst
consequences. Nor DO we think, that they
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and desires were consulted on the matter of
the Columbia river. Some have proposed to
offer the free navigation of the St. Lawrence
to the Americans in return for that Of the Co.
lumba. If there be insuperable objections TO
this, the free navigation Of the Columbia might
be stipulated, as we before mentioned, for a
period of years-say to the end of the century.
Should the American government refuse
such an offer, we might presume thatit would
refuse any offer, and was prepared to bully
and TO tight. Butno party in the United States
would be long tolerated in the maintenance
and pursuit Of such feeling formidable to
deter any, except the perverse and the mad.
The sooner this ultimatnm is proffered, and
the result known, the better. The present
state of Mexican affairs renders our position,
with respect to the Government of Washing
ton, more critical. Paroles and Almonte are
both pledged to rest AngIo-American dcta.
ton. And it is all as we'll, that. if there is
to he struggle against the of the U. States
to bully both European and American govern
ments, that struggle should be simultaneous
and combined one.
The real state Of the case is probably, that
the American Government ia merely seeking
to get the best terms; and acting the bragga-
docIo with our not very adroit or spirited Co.
vernment, in order to do so. Mr.. Polk has
private, as well as patriotic motives to win
the most from US. His reelection to second
term of Presidency, indeed his whole charac.
ter as politician, which at present rests on
nothing, will be annihilated or made bv his
success in the present negotiation. No won
der that he strains his efforts and his impu.
dence 20 the very verge of war. Bat we doubt
his readiness TO step beyond.
Great offence has been given to the Nor
ming Chronicle by an article in the Quarterly
Review, the writer of which adopts the plan
of compromise proposed in the Honse of Re-
presentatives by Mr.. Dargan of Alab anna, and
hopes that the British ultimatum NAV he
found in it." "Mr. bargains scheme" says
the Chronicle, "means the 49th parallel. with
half. the straits of Fuca and the southern third
OF Vaneouver's Island" reserved to Great Brit
ain. With this southern third of the island
the Chronicle expresses its discomfort by saw
Ing that 1t els not worth the survey that
would be necessary to fix its boundaries. -
The Chronicle augurs i'll of the coincidence
between the American statesman and the Brit
ish reviewer, complains that the Oregon ques-
ton is little understood in England, that tn.
public are ready to catch at any second hand
opinion and adds S :
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