Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-03-13

. dinately to England with regard to the affai
of America. He argued that such conduc
was contrary TO the policy followed by Franc.
from time immemorial, and that it was in op
position 10 the true interests Of France. He be
| lieved firmly that war W ould not burst out, bu
still he considered that in the interest even o
peace France might be declared to remain per
, fectIy Independent to choose whatever course
, she deemed most advisable. NJ. Guizot, i'm reply
said that the amendment was perfectly just a:
! a general axiom, and conId be accepted with
cut any difficulty, were it not that it was in
tended to throw bIkne on the ministry. Or
that account he should call on the Chamber t.
reiectit. M. Theirs then addressed The Cham
Der, maintaining that the ministry had done
wrong 10 interfere in the question of the an
nexation of Texas as it had done, and that this
course had been adopted through desire tc
please England. He should, he said, sup
port the amendment. On division, the nun.
bers were-against the amendment 233 in
its favor l65-majority 68. The amendment
was accordingly rejected.
Effect of SIR Robert Peeis Speech on the Corn
Morhets.-It is we'll deserving of notice that
the announcement of Sir Robert Peel's inten-
ded change in the corn-Iaws has produced
scarcely any effect on the corn market. The
price of wheat, instead of going down with a
run, as it ought to have done according to the
confident assertions of monopolist writer's and
speakers, has slightly risen in several markets
and remained stationary in most, and has not
anywhere sunk to a serious extent. AS the
corn dealers are at once shrewd and sensl-
tive race, we may take it for granted that they
do not expect any fall from present prices TO
! follow the introduction Of the new system, if
they did their fears would have been shown
by rapid decline in all the principal markets
in the kingdom. The fact is they know what
is the real extent of the supply both of British
and foreign grain too we'll to entertain any
such fears.-LiUe,poOl Times.
British PGTHoment.-Ihe IaTif.-ln the
House of Commons on the 5th February, Mr..
Pattison inquired how soon the new duties
would come into operation?
Sir r. Peel answed. that so soon as the
house should have affirmed any resolution 1t
might be pleased 10 come to, and allowed that
resolution to be reported, the Government
would propose, in conformity with the general
usage, Immediately to permit the reduction Of
the duties, taking the usual guarantee that in
the event Of the resolution not receiving the
final sanction of Parliament the old duties,
should be paid. Generally speaking thereof,
the reduction would take effect from the day
on which the .esolution was agreed to; but
perhaps there would be an exception made in
the case of seeds, on which the reduction
night not take effect until June.
Mr.. Pattison considered the answer given
by the light hon. gentleman to be highly sat-
isfactory.
The English newspapers are discussing the
Oregon question. The Times, tory print
lakes moderate tone; the Chronicle is for
a whig, journal, busters; the Times is for
preserving peace; the Chronicle is for teach
ing the arrogant republicans of the U. States
IA lesson. The Times says:
"1n our opinion, no course which leaves
the question of the Oregon territory open and
unsettled can now be trusted or even endured.
Even if public opinion in Europe and the q.
States were not excited on the subject, there
are sufficient materi Is for confagration in
the country itself, and any outrage committed
there on either side by American or British
settlers would render war all but inevitable.
A treaty which is differently interpreted by
the several parties to it, and which, at the best,
has had the effect of confounding and suspend
ing our respective claims, rather than that of
defining and asserting them, is an instrument
which actually invites disputation and from
the moment that either party is resolved to
stretch the powers it holds under such a
convention to their fullest limit, it can hard
y avoid encroachment on the rights of the &C.
cupant. The time is, therefore, undoubtedly
come, when this provisional and imperfect
treaty must end, and final agreement for the
partition of the territory must take its place.
1t is of little importance in our eyes whether
notice of the actual termination to the conven-
ton be given by the Americans or delayed
For all useful purposes, the sors of acques-
cence in joint and doubtful light which that
convention indicated and established, ceased
from the moment when either nation loudly
asserted absolute rights incompatible with
such stipulation. The sovereignty of the
country has been in obeyance but it can no
longer remain so; and we see nothing irration-
al or alarming in the resolution of large par
ty in America to bring the question to final
settlement, provided that settlement be. as it
ought to be, equitable and pacific. At any
rate. it is an absurd exaggeration to assert that
the termination Of treaty which has ceased
to give any protection to either party, is sure
prelude to war; and with a view to the ulti-
mate designs Of the United States, the cessa-
ton of the existing state of things is no less
desirable to US than it is to them.''
Again, the times in another number, has
these remarks
''lf this joint occupation is to be cancelled
If they who have hitherto lived together as
members of one state are henceforth to be as
strangers and aliens to each other-op what
terms, On what terms alone, ought this separ-
alton to be effected On what terms but
those which provide an equality of advantage,
local or commercial, to the parties! 1t is alb
surd 10 talk of numbers of degrees, square
miles, superficial area, and all those things
which are hauled into this discussion, rather,
We suppose, for purposes of complexity than
nything else. These are not the things oil
importance. No man in England cares about
them; and the Americans know it. But there
| ia not an Englishman of common head or rich,