American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-03-03

raFs from AEuapOlls idileo 10 C"H''o"' '"'
.,o,ing. in consequence OF the snow, and vel
are therefore without our Annapolis lctter.
INcoNsIsrgScr. Our correspondent "NoF'"
Pointn oils ts with one hand and rasps US "'tl'
the other; bat We have been too long engaSeo
in editorial life, u be much affected oy o'lhe'
tllltery or censure All we aim at Is, an NO
nest EXPRESSION of sentiment, and a palr'o'c
advocacy of the honor and interests u our
country. We do not trim our SAILS 10 c"'c"
any popular breeze; but steer our own '"uo'
nendeudeut course whether the heavens be
bright or overcast Bat how have we deserved
tho rebuke which our correspond NJ nus "u-
mini3tered7 Ha charges u with 'ncoh''sten-
ey, but he has failed 10 prove H. IL " not u"
consistency o believe that ouI government 10
not. and that Great Britain is, sincere Ia tue
desire to preserve tho peace ct the TWO con'-
tries. But when and where have We expressed
tho opinion that President Polk desires 10 nave
war; We have no recollection OF having "Sed
sych LANGUAGE, although we have imputed to
duce war We have repeatedly stated ouI con
yIction, that, although the President has LAID
claim TO the whole Of the Oregon territory, lie
would ghdIy COMPROMISE for all south oi The
10th degree We think that there have been
errors committed on both sides, IN the negotla-
tion-hrst, in the rejection by the British ''h-
lister of the pruposiuor made by Mr.. BuChan-
An. without referring the offer to his govern
ment-secondIy, by our government, III the
manner IN which tho negotiation was closed
We would have the door to an amicable set
Element kept open. But our correspondent
demands whether we would submit the subject
of our title to Oregon to arb,traton! II II be
"clear aud indlsputable," as the President, aud
our correspondent also, athrms, what INJURY
could result from placing the whole matter IN
the hands Of intelligent and impartial aEb'tra-
tors7 The first proposition OF MIR. Fakenhdm
was, to submit tho dividing line between the
two countries to arbitration. THIS was de-
chned, because, as MIR. Buchanan alleged, 1t
would DO admitting that Great Britain had some
title: but we had already previously offered to
relinouish all north of the 49th degree, reserv-
ing to ourselves the exclusive right to navigate
the Columbia River Now we think that this
was as clear an admission of English title to a
part Of the land, az the reference of the dtvld-
ing line to arbitrators could have been.
How is peace to be preserved? Our cores
pondent contends that the President is sincer(
i. his destIu ~ avoid war and he may be cor
having the whole territory? Does he meal
to persist in that claim at all hazlrd& If SO
then lie must be we'll aware that war Canno
be avoided, and with this knowledge it is hi
for the event; but if il be intended to yield It
England any portion Of the territory, why as
sumo an attitude which we do not mean TO sus
tain7 Why ask for that which we acknowledge
to be wrong? We are told by our corresponds
ent that we must await further offers from
England. Very well-we should like to see
negotiations renewed; but to effect this We
must forego our claim to the whole territory
upon which to base negotiation. In Short all
that we want, is, that our government shall
pursue an honest aud consistent course in the
matter; and, If it be the intention to insist upon
having the whole territory, regardless of con-
sequences, that government will say so in plain
terms, and prepare the country at once for the
conflict. We despise the chicanery of dipo-
macy. As between individuals, so between
governments, honesty will always be found the
best policy.
Our correspondent is entirely mistaken in
supposing that our judgment has been warped
by political prejudice. We feel as well prepar-
net, as to any other men breathing. We look
not az public men or measures through the
jaundiced medium Of party. On the contrary
so that the honor of our country be preserved
it be done by wings or democrats. We know
enough of party spirit to convince US Of the
truth of what has been said, that sit is the
madness of the many for the benefit of the few
anu VIC DOHS'O tiiut3 - tIC iOSluCilL Ioilu uI-
vest himself of the influence of party, and act
exclusively from the dictates of his own iudg-
ment, his measures would rebound more to his
own credit and to the benefit of his Country
We believe, that he sincerely desires to do what
is right, but that he s compelled to yield his
judgment in some things to the controlling
power Of party. This will continue to be the
case, let whoever will be elected, SO long as
party spirit shall be permitted TO overshadow
all other considerations.