American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-06-04
from the London Times, May l5th,]

THE OREGON AND MEXICAN QUESTION IN |
EUROPE.
The slight difference between the two bran.
ches of Congress, as to the form Of expression
to be employed in authorising the President OF
the United States to give notice tor the termi-
nation Of the Oregon Convention has termina-
ted as we had anticipated We are less con-
cerned with the form in which the Congress
NAV address the President, than with that in
which the President may address the British
government, and whether the resolution was
courteous or peremptory, it could afford US no
lust cause of confidence or of complaint. To
a certain extent, indeed, these resolutions do
impose upon the President the duty and neces-
sity of negotiation and compromise, and so far
as they afford him sufficient pretexttor depart
ing from the ntractable views he has himself
EXPRESSED on former occasions. But the nature
the negotiation and the terms of the compIo-
mise rest wholly with the executive govern
ments of the two States; and the opinions
which have hitherto been expressed in Con-
gress can have only an indirect influence on
the settlement Of the question. We may now
! anticipate that the next mails from Washing
ton will bring the notice itself from the Presi-
dent. for official intelligence Of his having
signed the resolution was received al the last
moment of our correspondents despatch OF the
30th Of April
The suggestion of some Of the American
journals. that since the President had got the
power of giving the notice, he would keep 1t
in his own hands for electioneerng purposes,
is too wild to be credited. A question lnyolv-
ing the chances of peace and war, and the
highest considerations Of national honor and
territorial right, is not thus to be tritied with.
1t has been trfled with too long already; ana
4 although these sham agitauons may be toiera-
ted in the United States, because they conduce
to certain well-known party objects, they are
/, ntolerable when they are directed against the
foreign relations Of the Union. We are told by
a New York print that "Mr Polk, with The Pc
, cuar influences surrounding him, can no"
spring the Oregon question upon the country
: whenever he chooses, and thus secure tie decl'
ded chance of re- election Whether the
prediction be true or false is comparatively o
: little moment. In either case it is evidently
: supposed that the conduct Of the Cabinet o
! Washington on this great question will, TO
r certain extent, be governed by the paltry in
\ trigues which are already preparing for tn
Il next presidential election. We are persuaded
a that the choice of President by lot, from tn
), Senate of the United States, would be infinite
r. ly less pernicious to the public interests, an
a would insure the services of men at least equa
to Mr.. Tyler or Mr. Polk
=. But the main question upon which the affair
n ofthe Union may at this moment be SAID l
4 turn. is not the reelection of Mr.. Polk, or eve
:, the Oregon notice, but the relations of the U
" States and Mexico. We have long foresee
a. that before the storm which seemed TO be gath
+ erinp in the horizon over the coast of Orego
"a could burst, the peace Of the North America
,e continent might be interrupted by the effects
,r the annexation of Texas and the continual GU
8 RACES offered by the Cabinet Of Washington
g, the Mexican government. These anticipation
; !, have probgrlT been already fulfilled. There
e. every APP rance that the clam OF Gen Ia.
lor TO eripI 4 tbs frontier OF Texas 10 the h
CO Grande, ihout any convention or agreemei
ST. with Mex,.y rs to tie boundaries OF the ne
avl State, woL.l DO resisted by the Mexican force
er The final withdrawal Of Mr.. Slldell from u
II. territory Of the republic would be taken as
H. proof that the frontiers of Texas were TO
MS settled by force, and we have great reason
al believe that this suspension OF intercourse W
81, be followed by measures of violence on the pa
mt of the American.government, both on the fro
If tier of Texas and on the coast of the Pacific
ed. Il is possible that Mr. Polk may think 1t sal
,at and more opportune to crafty the passions
IN, has raised, by bold stroke against another
al the most.impoItant provinces Of Mexico, tn
est by rushing into hostile collision with Englal
we and if any incident should lead TO declaration
to lOGr against .Nerico, The seizure Of Point
Francis and Upper California, acOu!d be cons
ar. cred all ouer the Union as q Srticien! protect
big adjomning the discussion Of the Oregon Conu'
ew ton. The general impression produced in
nts 70 by the last intelligence from the Sou
ted was that the war had commenced, and the
eel element which followed was aggravated
18th the opinion that the European powers wo
qry interfere to support an independent governm
The in Mexico under monarchcal constitution
ent is needless 10 revert to the observations
God have made on more than one occasion on
} subject, unless it be to repeat the assaran