Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-02-07
Correspondence Of the Sunbury American,
NUMBER VI
WAsH1Noron. Feb. 2, lsAG

acterized with great deal of warmth in the SEN !
ate Mr. Mangum, on Monday, gave notice that,
at a proper time, be would offer a resolution l.
mandatory of Mr. Crttenden's authorizing the
Oregon notice to be given at the close of the ses
sion. The amendment provides that our govern
ment shall make an offer to Great Britain to leave
the whole matter to arbitration, and that bill
be reported for Territorial Government in Ore.
gon, in case the matter shall not have been set.
tied by the time the notice expires, This go.
vernment cannot, nor think will not at this
time make an effort Of this kind Arbitration
by for eien powers has long since been talked Of |
! TO bring this question TO a settlement But, TO !
leave il to two foreign powers, possessed Of all
the inquities necessarily attached TO the monar
J chial institutions of the Old World, which have
been too favorable to the rapid strides that
repubicanism has been taking on this continent
since we have "cut loose" from John Bnll and set
up for ourselves, is what the American people
would not very willingly accede to. And for us
to make the offer, as is the evident intention of
the amendment of Mr.. Mangum, after the nego.
tiation which was carried on, on the part of this
and conciliation, being abruptly discontinued by
the British plenipotentiary, is a thing that would
be treated with universal disgust. The "London
Times" received by the late Foreign arrival, a
paper whose opinions, with the intelligent and
we'll informed of Europe, is treated with the grea
t est respect and consideration and whose tone
upon the Inaugural Message Of President Polk
was characterized with all the vehemence that is
usually found in the clustering articles Of the
British press, makes return to little more jus.
tice and gives the cleft shoulder to the opinions
previously entertained by it, In an article upon
the Oregon question, it suggests the idea that the
= British Minister renews the offer made by Mr..
. Gaain, under the administration of Mr. Adams,
, to take the 49th degree as far as the sea, with
. yancouvers Island--the harbor Of st. Juan de
4 FuCa, and the free navigation Of the Columbia
g river Mr.. Gaain, in a series of articles in the
National Ineligencer on this subject, just finish
. ed proposes nearly the same time then offered
with an important amendment--the right TO the
free navigation of the st. Lawrence by the U
States as an equivalent for the use the Colnm
bia by Great Britain. This, if nothing else, co
- ming from the source that it does, shows tina
" Great Britain has desire TO make return tt
justice.
r. The resolutions of Mr. Allen which ! noticed
: in my last declaring the principles which shoult
" govern this country in of the interference o
ID any foreign power with the independent govern
n ments Of this continent was brought up Mon
a. day, and produced quite warm debate Mr.
,e Cass, in speech defending the resolutions an
h: course of Mr. Allen, took occasion to notice tn
O. news by the Foreign arrival. In concludin
:. his speech he said: II still consider danger in
i, mnent, not diminished, so far as know, by tn
y. recent arrival. The subject in controversy rt
10 mains precisely as it was. The question wa
and is whether we shall surrender to the Brits
demands, or whether the British governmer
shall surrender TO ours. If no snch cession
y" made by either party, the two countries will
I've brought into conflict. | see no indication tn;
ne one or the other will sufficiently yield" Tn
oy opinion is somewhat different from many other
o' Nearly all consider the news ola pacific chara
TO ter, but Gen. Cass, some say, has the confdent
1er of President Polk, which may justify him in m
Ire king the declaration ''that nothing has been r
ceived by the government, by the last packc
ect which would at all warrant MS in suspending
nts postponing our measures of defence" The T
ly marks made by Gen Cass had the effect of dra'
hat ing a speech from Hr. Calhoun, who is decided
zen opposed to the notice at this time, His opin!
,en of the news is directly the reverse OF Mr. Gas
ais and perhaps is worthy of place along side
nh, the Generals He says, "the whole tone of I
orc English press, without single exception, so
-, as have seen, indicates an anxious desire to
49, Just the question with the United States in
peaceful manner" and that 'There must be
very great change since | had share in the mi
agement of public affairs, if the British COVE
''N ment be not anxious to settle this difficulty in
'a' amcable manner. My convictions are now str
mp ger--much stronger, sIr--than they were 4
rite this question can be honorably settled by ne
uch tiation Mr.. President, if it should not b ESQ
ours tied, fear much ofthe sponsblity will rest
,ese onus Instead of engaging in these agitatng
but cussons in the front of these Indications bein
wise course, regard ii as anything but vi
g, II That quietness with which the whole Brit
rea- press has received the Presidents message,
life, pears to me TO set proper example 10 us.
mer ought to receive the nformation--informatol
.inq think, highly favorable to an honorable set
con- ment of this question; and TO none other than
nd :, honorable settlement would | ever agree
,ooa ought TO receive il in the same spirit If so
.,s, ceved and acted oil, as have confidence il