The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-05-15
FOREIGN NEWS.
r,Ir NEWS OF TuE cAMDRIA,

30th ult. SIR Robert leeli IN the course
of The debate, took occasion TO sny that the
Government had ordered a supply Of lndi.
an corn and American oatmeal for ireland,
and that the attention Of the Government,
by night and by day, had been given to tho
position in which the sister
country was placed.
The accounts carried out by the lliber.
MIA, from Boston to the lst Of April, excI.
ted good deal of attention. The message
of Mr.. Polk was not considered warlke
indeed, some Of the public writers profess
10 see the bes, guaranty for The conllnu-
ance or peace, IA the expense to which the
United States will be put by arming for
the conflict. The speech Of Mr. Webster,
in favor Of the 10Th degree, as the basis If
a settlement, had been much noticed aud
freely commented on.
The following is an extract from on ar
ticle on the Oregon question, which APP
reared 10 tie London Times Of The 18th
ultimo. Nillmer's European Times re-
marks tina, the repuled connection OF that
journal with the Foreign Secretary, Lord
Aberdeen, gives to the extracts an impor.
lance which viii be best appreciated on
porusal The writer. after stating that al
the leading statesmen IN the Union, Of all
parties, regard the 4o'h parallel as the ul-
most concession, proceeds
In the whole course of these negotiations,
that which has changed most eomPisisly -, tbs
claim sci up by lie Americans 10 lcle and l@l6.
The territory ia dispute Vas expressly asserted
- 4 ,.T - L. sau hot
tie tll and 49,h parallels Of l,titudc As ioi tho
more northern tract, between 10 and 81 ~, wo
are not aware that the paramount claims Of Brit
ain 10 tia, p'r, Of Il were then called IN question.
The proposals Of partition ranged between tho
mouth Of the Columbia and tbs i9th degree. bat
not beyond. and tho American Plenipo,sniiafy
uusucccsafully claimed the hole Of thai region.
bat no more Since that time, and % The more
recent discussion they have faaed ,htif dfmRnds,
they have lad Their claims TO tho who's country,
AMI .hsn as Il It were tie flfthesl limits Of con
aos1ension and concession, ihsy revert 10 their
original Oder. the very same shiEh vas before 70.
iectsd man, Bargaining With smother, of,fs
10 .e hun horso for cs0 w tuycr ssys II 10
too much, aad g5osapay Some time Afterwards
tho seller asks han liU0 for the same, and, after
au elaborate susupi 10 outsA b. rnatu'nsG 10
end, BY Offering hun TIE hofse 81 ESQ as very
great bargain. This Is precisely the course Of
IN. Amefican dealing They have nsTd
claim to the whole Of OrcE0n, oct Siih any "a.
pec.a,ion Of acquiring the en.lte pfosi1ec. boz IN
order % reconcile Us 70 tls terms We have before
declared 70 30 in4aussi3ls hrt tte truth is, that
tho bare 49ih parallel -, to si tnients and pa
poses, tie same thlag that II MAS twenty ysats
ago.
We n,imaled an opinion some tims ago that
the 49th parallel nigh, conveniently sorve a. tho
bass Of an arrangement, 10. il ia clear that such
proposal must DO accompanied with moro ex'
tensiYe conditions than those heretofore ANNEXED
TO It BY tho Americans IL must leave us iha
whole of Nsneouver's Island, the navigation snd
hafbor Of the straits Of F1oa, the free Of the
Cogmbia snd the northern branches down 10 the
tsa, and an Indemnify OF compensation 10 The
" dson Bay Company, lor the posts lhry would
Je called upon to Surrender We Go not pretend
20 point out al TIC slipulat.ons which il wogld
DO the part Of prudent aHd usl policy 10 rtquira
a. equivalent for concession much bSl0w our
original claims, and, 10 firmly believe, our
Just rights hot the ccssion of tie vacant soil
might te polite and cndufable. Prov dcd ito pr.
vlte fights, already long acquired and enjoyed by
Brush subjects. were duly respected and they
must, beyond al question, W protected " the
ulh@oibu ~ Eugand
Between these two propoas les The question
&C peace Of NAt narrowed. IS ueso contToYcf.
sizes always arc. 10 a small issue. but. ncyerthe-
les, broad sg0lgh 70 twa.,os " lLt peace VI gl,a
world.
Tho moderate mcnbet, of the Senate mako
Tie illh parallel ther fighting line rfssi-
dent fok et .rfly moro disgosed % lean 10
tc side ~ fosuhreo thAg concession ard, on
our aldo can r1aliy ..s 7ycf 20 native OF ar
g4ncnt 70 Justify 1s "a aay further departure
'ram TIC psasst.a assumed iong go ~ tie Rfi'.
i-h Government and confirmed ~ tbs emphat c
declarations Of .ao Ministers a6l TO Cta~n."
The following letters fiofn Lord Aber.
deem close the correspondence between hun
and Nr. Pakeuhlm a. 10 the subject % the
Oregon territory, published in England
by order Of theIw llousesO Parliament :
FOREIGN OFFICE, March 3 1916.
SR have NATURALIZATION "a conveying to
you The entire approval N hur Majesty of tho
steps which, az reported "a yolr desp.tch Of tho
2Jh o. JaH4ary, yea took and uf The letter
which yoa addressed TO The American Secretary
OF State, TOT tho purpose Of asceftainnR clearly
and auihotstNoly. whether tie United states
1oTornmeut would DO disposed 10 Admll the up.
p plcatou VI tho principle Of an Arbitration IN tho
oregon question, or any other tefias than those
which they had already rejected
IN thus setting yon have. 10 tho mos, lndiejous
, and satsfaetofy manner anticipated tho inslrae.
ions which was preparing 70 forward you on
, this subject
( We have nothing to do but to avail Mr.. Buch.
anan'a rPiy 10 your appeal TO him, although /
eollcc; from your despatch TIA, your proposal
, VIII certainly 10 refused Should that reply,
! however, be Of such nature as 10 give any
, ground Of hope that tho matter 10 dspulo may
ho brought to an amioAhle issuo hy means OF d..
rect negotiation. shall gladly avail myself Of
such an opening. II not, It will then be for her