Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-04-03
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND. VA.
Thursday Morning, April 2, ls46.


adouble game with his political friends, and hold
Ing oul The most contradictory hores 10 the va
rious members cf The Republican party. They
assume that he has al last been cornered, and that
The next move he makes will be mora ally 10 Of
fend one or The other branch OF his political
friends In this glorious contamination they
place their trust, and upon it 10 raise up the
broken fortunes Of their party. Unable 10 OBJ
tain The confidence Of the people BY their
own meIiorious claims, they see no hope OF
elevation but in The dissensiuns OF the Re-
publicans. In their eagerness Tor power, they
profess to see our parry split upon This Oregon
rock-to be succeeded By the Wing party, win
a.! its exploded Leresies. But We have great
confidence in The strength and vigor OF our prin-
ciples, and firmly believe that they will oullive
the Crisis wnlcn The Wings have manufactured.
MIR. Polk has already broken up The sansuihe
calculations OF The Whiss-and he is destined 10
do so once more, and on The present occasion
Wherein has he erred in the management Of The
delicate question Of OIegonl Surely il cannclbe
in The mastery negotiation ofast summer, when,
in accordance with the action OF his predecessors
and for the sake of peace, he rendered the 49th
parallel of latitude Did not The whole country
hail with appreciation his plain and striking mar
ration Of The facts in his annual message? He
gish Minister promptly declined il, and The Pre-
sident fell back upon our claim 10 the whole, Tor
he could do nothing else.
He frankly informed Conere fall that ne mad
done. lie went farther; he recommended that the
notice, which wasjusiifed BY The Treaty, should
be given 10 Great Britain, andtha steps should be
taken TO protect our fellow citizens beyond the
Rocky mountains. All this was clearly Legitimate
and By no means in conravention oflhe treaty.
The President judged rightly, that This was The
proper time 10 settle this vexed controversy
that kept open much longer, il would be source
Of deep irritation 10 both nations; it would be
an exciting element in popular discussions,
and in The conss quent agitation, every chance
OF an amicable arrangement might be destroyed
In view Of these contingencies, the President saw
that safety lay in prompt action alone. He re-
commended the. "nolice" as clear indication
that we were seriously in favor of an adjustment
Of the difficulty at once-and 10 Judge BY the ap-
pearance Of affairs in Great Britain il wonld
seem that The message was not wilhon, coed
effects. In his rejection 0! arbitration" he has
been sustained by The whole Republican press
and many leading Wing journals.
The President has done his duty, and the popu-
lar voice has so decided il, as evidenced by lie
sentiments OF The public press Immediately after
The delivery OF The Message. He calls now up
on The peoples representatives 10 share with him
some Of the responsibility which he has hitherto
met most maniully. He asks Congress 10 arm
him with The moral force Of their undivided ac-
lion-to colhe him with power 10 say 10 Great
Britain that we are wearied out by an "entan-
CLING alliance" and that il is better for both coun
tries lhatlhe embarrassing join! occupancy should
cease al once, and each nation have lis tights as
cerained and distinctly set apart. The House
Of Representatives have already given him Ibis
power with an express provision that Tic door is
still open for negotiation and pacific adjustment.
Let The Senate follow up with their endorsement
of The House resolution. II strikes US that no
friend OF peace could desire wider margin Tor
negotiation than is contained in tha. resolution.
Should The Senate clog il with more concessions,
il would weaken the moral force Of the notice,
and might present The TWO branches Of Congress
as in evident opposition. In tina, event, can any
one suppose that The President would be enabled
10 negotiate upon as good terms, as if he were
backed by the harmonious action Of Congress,
and was not trammelled as 10 lheexactli line which
he is 10 pursued
Suppose him, then, thus armed with the au-
lhorily Of Congress, TO give The proper notice 10
Great Britain. She will find that The day has
arrived, when The question will have 10 be final
" settled Unlefs We are much deceived, she
will reopen the negotiation by an offer of Terms
which she has already unwiseIy rejected and
which We would be justified in accepting Tie
President will receive Them and, without acting
dehniiivey, transmit them 10 his constitutional
advisers, the Senate. Upon them, therefore, the
responsibility will rest. II will be for them TO
advise, whether the offer shall be accepted or re-
jeced. The Presiden, will have done his whole
duty-he will have consulted The best inter
esis OF the nation-he will have shown a
laudabc desire 10 maintain an honorable peace,
and TO carry out The wishes Of the nation, as ex.
pressed by its constitutional Repre- entaIives.-
That such an offer may be made as We can no.
coraby and adyaniaseouslv accede 10, we bear
lilly trust, and have always believed.
Ii is our sincere belief, that The mystery" Of
the Oregon question will be solved by course
of events such as We have above traced. In say
ing 50, We bnl express our own convictions
without intending 10 give them the least "officialn
or "sem official character We may be wrong
in our judgment, based upon the signs of The
times, which are open TO all the world. We, how
ever believe, that events will turn out as we have
predicted, and our opinion is strengthened by the
following passages in the Union:
"The representatives OF The people, The repre-
sentatives OF the STATES, those who are the con-
stulional advisers Of The President, and those
who embody the opinions Of The people, are now
in session. Who can doubt that The President
will never be wanting in The disposition to con-
suit those who are entitled 10 be consulted BY him
upon all proper occasions? 1t is TO Congress that
he appeals for authority 10 give The notice, and
for authority TO protect The emgranls on their way
10 their homes beyond the Rocky mountains
Who can doubt then, bis readiness, or rather his
anxions desire, 10 act in harmony with Congress
throughout
at is for these reasons that We desire most ear
neslly 10 zee vigorous and emphatic union in
public action; cordial, and hearty, and prompt
cooperation between the President and both
branches of Congress. If this can be accom-
plished, every foreign nation will seek 10 avoid a
collision with powerful Republic, whose &C
vernment and penple are found 10 be united. Let
the measures recommended By The President be
adopted with calmness and with unanimity BY
Congress; and let the President be hereafter
Judged by his future acts"
The ARMY OF OccUpATloN.-The Houston
Telegraph states, that The main body Of the army
under Gen. Taylor were 10 march by The inland
route or the old road, TO Matamoras, and it was
supposed the camp would be pitched nearly op-
ooe;,o M,tap,oras uhere there is high bluf