Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-02-11
ARRIVAL Of lhe Steamship HIBERNIl.

and his Ministry restored - Reception
of The Presideaf'S Message Nems de-
cidediy pac,Gc-Riss in Cotton.
The steamer was detained BY head
winds and bad weather.
The amount Of the information is that
Lord John Russell sought to form minis.
try Of Wing members opposed TO the Corn
laws, but in looking about he found him.
self wholly unable to obtain support, and
was compelled to request the Queen Of
England to restore the direction Of the
Government 10 the hands OF Sir Robert
Peel. This was done at once, and Sir Ro.
bert assumes the Premiership with many
Of his old colleagues.
The change in the affairs may be regard
ed as favorable 10 the cause Of peace, in
asmuch as every man of Lord John Rus.
sells ministry, supposed to be hostile TO
this country, has retired. The news is,
therefore, decidedly pacific, and the cha.
racter Of the commercial news shows it
TO be so.
The news may therefore be considered
as favorable to an amicable settlement oil
the difficulties between this country and
England, as well MS 10 modification, ii
not repeal Of the Corn laws. The old
| Peel ministry is not, we believe, 10 be en-
tirely reinStaied, but an effort has been
made 20 to form it as to produce harmony
in the settlement of the various foreign
and domestic difficulties with which the
government is surrounded.
The Duke and Sir Robert Peel.--ll is
no secret that the dissensons between
the DIXIE Of Wellington and the Premier
have been so frequent and violent as often
to place the Sovereign in very disagree
able position, and make her regret the
more tranquil days of the Wing cabinet.
During the many councils that have been
held within the last month, the Dukes vio-
lence has been SO great, and his voice so
loud, that the attendants in the outer
rooms have caught the sound, and have
learned sundry secrets not intended for
their hearing,
FROM tins LONDON TINES,
GAN attempts at compromise having
failed" Mr. Polk recommends that no.
tice should be given to termnotc the joint
occupation of the country; that the laws
and institutions of the Union should be
extended 10 the American settlers in Ore.
gon; land that military posts should be-
established for their protection. All for
midable enough could we believe it posi-.
BILE that any civilized nation would really
plunge into so fatal and suicidal an error,
as to defend by war the mere right of oc.
cupation, and the still more imaginary
claim TO which Mr.. Polk also relers--the
onlecedeni right of the Union to all the
unsaIiled and undecided territory on the
i North American continent The derlara.
ton is too premature, however, To be real.
| ly alarming. II proposes to bring things
10 an lmmedlle issue, and that lmmedmte
issue must be negoinuon --nOt arms.
A slower course might have been more
insidious and more certain. Mr.. Calhoun'S
policy Of giving no notice but pushing the
undoubled right of JOINT occupancy to the
utmost, could hardly la,l, in The course Of
ten years, 10 result in a repetition of the
game OF Texas, or rather of the original
Declaration of Independence. Oregon,
should the American population ever al
tain substantial preponderance, would
moi long remain a British colony but oc.
cupancy, though an irresistible power, is moi
a right and depends on numbers, and moi
arms.
The terms of the Message imply, then,
the alternative of war, or conclusive nego-
tiaton. War is too INDUSTRIOUS to be
thought Of for moment, except after eve
nv effort at compromise has been exhaus.
ted. Britain and America must be too
sensible of their mutual benefits, mutual
dependence, and mutual respect, to peril
the substantial blessings they now enjoy,
aud are daily multiplying, in the relations
,t peoce, for the bloody and precarlous
ylories ,f war. 1t is all but impossible
llhat two great and kindred nations, after
healing so wide breach, and helping one
another to so great common prosperity,
should become again mutual aud unnaIu'
raj destroyers for mere point OF honour,
for a remote wilderness, separated from
both BY Journey Of many months, by
stormy seas and almost impossible rocks
and deserts,
Unless Mr.. Polk IS merely irifliug with
words, aud secretly SOOTHING al the unyer-
sal sentiments OF humanity, he is himself
incapable of so great an outrage and niu
nv on tho country of his ancestors, on the