New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-13
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The OREGON Negotiation.

The Oregon Neg0uatiou.
Although nothing has been Suffered officially or
formally TO transpire with regard the terms of the
Presidents Message to the Senate Of Wednesday,
which has since been under discussion in Secret
Session yet there Is no loSger-if there has been
any doubt that that Message covered and announ-
ced statement Of the terms on which Great Britain
is williDgto settle the Oregon Boundary, promptly
and finally These are substantially. the 18Th parai-
lei of latitude from the crests Of the Rocky Moun
tains to the Ocean, more strictly 70 Inc STRAIT Oh
Buca leaving 10 Great Britain the small portion Of
Vancouver or Quadra's island reaching South of
that line, with the free navigation Of the Columbia
for so long as it shall be needed BY the Hudsons Bay
Company that Company to retain its present pos
sessions in Oregon or be paid their value on surren-
deripg them 10 the U. States Thus, in corrobora-
ton of the previous statements Of own and 9th
er correspondents, we cite that Of the Even'ng
Posts, who says:
AFT Is here understood that the proposition Is in sub
stance the boundary line Of the forty ninth parallel to The
middle Straits De Fuca and thence TO the Opea sea-
giving the whole Of Hendricks or Quadra's, commonly
called by tie British vancouvers Island 10 England and
oopcedng free navigation Of the Columbia river 10 the
Hudson's Bay Company until 1864, when their charter
Terminated
"The general features are: the 49h parae-the free
navigation Of the Columbia river dung the charter Of the
Hudsons Bay Company which expires In 1858, and its
recarter should be glven-N ancouvers Island ana
n common right through the Straits OF Fpca.
"Mr Pakenham's power Of settlement Is conditiona-N
the Senate approve the proposition as It stands then
he Is authorized and complete Treaty without
farther instructions from the Home Government-ii not
and any important amendment inserted II must be re-
ferred back again. Great Britain will never consent TO
abandon the navigation of the Columbia river entirely
I'D In Tho
abe might consent stipulation Of years In regard TO the
pos,essory rights. The British Government takes the
ground that upon considerations Of national PRIDE as well
as from good faith toward her subjects they cannot DC
surrendered without remuneration.
at left optional. however, with the United States TO
take them at valuation and whenever 1, may be most
acceptable and convenient There is letter among the
papers from Sr McLane which induced the authorities
here 10 expect more available Than have been sub
ntted. He seems to have Inexperienced some points
(See also letter quoted from the Commercially
That the President has seen fit to submit the Brit
ish proposal TO the Senate without having accepted
II himself-indeed, with expression of his pre-
ference that it should not be accepted-has sur
prised us, though we had thought 1t impossible that
any thing that James K Polk might yet do could sur
prise as by its shabbness The line between the
duties and responsibilities Of the President and
those of the Senate in regard 10 negotiations with
Foreign Powers is SO distinctly, broadly drawn in
the Federal Constitution, and has ever been 30 scru-
pulously regarded that it seemed to US Incredible
that President should now overstep it, and espe-
cialy that one ready TO take the sole, unauthor
lied responsibility of plunging the Nation into
War with Mexico should shrink from bis own prop
er responsibility in matter essential to Peace with
another Nation, and cast it on the shoulders OF The
Senate. There is meanuess in this which must
call down the contempt Of all parties. The $40 4Vs
know perfectly well that Mr., Polk meant nothing
by submitting the at this stage to the Senate
but to get 1t settled with little responsibility on
his Fart as possblc-that while he preiends to lin
gering affection for $40 40 he has submitted the
question with the sole expectation that he would be
instructed to agree TO 400 He deceives not man
of them, and they will not hate him less while they
must despisc him more for the slimy path through
which he has chosen to wrigele and back out of his
Insulting buster in favor of the whole of Oregon
And as to the friends of Adjustment and Peace what
can they think of President who skulks the clear
responsibilities of his station in order seem still
the champion of claims which tend directly to coils
ion and ultimately, inevitably to War-when his
acts plainly belle his words and prove that he is in
favor Of Cancellation and settlement! In what
web of hypocrisy and deception has this man in
volved himself!
But we trust the Senate will not hesitate for
one day longer to accept and fulfil the solemn yet
glorious responsibility so unworthily cast upon
them by MIR. Polk. Let that ustrious body
promptly advise him 10 accept the terms offered by
Great Brtain-which we solemnly believe as favor
able as any impartial arbiter would award us-and
terminate the controversy forever. Blessed are
the peacemakers.'