New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-05

rare attempt 10 outwit his customer he ends by offer
ing him the horse al $50 very great oarsan max
Is precisely the course OF this American dealing Iaey
have raised claim the whole of Oregon not with any
expectations OF acquiring the entire province out In or
der reconcile the terms We nave before declared
be inadmssibe but the truth is that the bare SYN
parallel IS 10 al inents and purposes TIE same ining
ina! il twenty years We narnsied an opinion
that the 1871 parallel might conveniently
the basis OF cement but Il lie clear tha
such proposal must De accompanied VIII more eSen
sive conditions than those heretofore annexed 70 II ~
the Americans Il leave Us Tue wnos OF 'ancou-
vers Island the navigation and hsrooF OF the srats OF
Fuca, free OF the Columbia anu Inc northern
branches down the sea- and al indemnity or compen
sson the Hudsons Bay Company for The Posts they
would De called upon surrender We DO DOT pretend 10
point all ne supusons which wouc De the part OF
prudent and Just policy 20 require equivalent for
concession much below our orlgra Claims aad as
irnly believe Ust rights bu the cess;on OF The
vacant soil might De polite and endursoie provided the
private rights already long acquired and enjoyed oy 5
ish subjects duly respected and they must De-
youd al question, protected By the a+sac'r1 oil Eng
land.
Between these tive proposals lie The question OF
peace or war narrowed as these controversies always
4 small issue but nevertheless broad enough 70
swallow up tie peace OF the wo!i !
The no6rrae members the Sennte make the i9tn
parallel their ghripg line" President Polk IL evident
" disposed lean the side OF resistance &c an
concesson and side can really discover Go mo-
1--WE justify in any farther departure
the position assumed long ago by the 6ri,'s Cos.
erument sod confirmed by the emphatic declarations OF
the Ministers OF the Crown
Inc following letters from Lord Aberdeen close
the correspondence between bis lordship and Mr..
Pasenham. 10 the subject OF the Oregon Terrific
y, as published in England by order OF the TWO
Houses OF Parliament:
FOREIGN OFFICE March Sd. lSi5.
SIR: have much Satisfaction conveying you the
entire approval o. Her Majesty OF steps whch.
ported 10 your dispatch OF lie 2sih OF January you
took; and OF the letter which you addressed 10 the
American Secretary Of State for the purpose of sscer
Iznins clearly snt autnoritatvely whether tie unied
States Government would De disposed 70 ecnit the sp-
pcsIon Of :he principle OF al arbitrator IN the Oregon
question acy o;he. than hose which thsy had
already rejected
In thus scting yor have, in The mos: jGdicious and
satisfactory sotcips-ed the Instrucnons which
va. preparing - forward you on this subject
We have nothing 20 Do but await Mr. Buchanan reply
your spPeal - sia, although collect rom you els
patch taAt your proposal VII certainly De refused
should that reply however be OF srch nature az 10
give sny ground OF aope that the rs,rsr IN dispute
De brought 10 an aieAhe issue hy means OF direct Nc
COLLATION., .hA gladly avail myself of sueh 81 opening
II noi il will then De for M.jes;y's Government 10
cousde- what measures sy De sIPedrnt % adopt In
order 70 meet any emergency which msy arise
an, &C. [Signed ABERDEEN
FosEIGS oryIcE March Sd, ?. N. lsic
S-a-Since uy preceding dispatch OF this csys date
WA written have received your dispatch Of the 9Th Of