Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-03-28

Of fact long as reference 10 the whole cores
pondence clearly showed the fact to he otherwise The Pre-
sidents direct statement could alter the If il
would be the statement unequvoca direct what
is to be said of INFERENCE by his friends from
equvocal language, but that it Is FALSE INFERENCE
Now them this whole correspondence does show clearly that
the negotiation regularly opened but il nowhere appears
that the President hasnofe the British Minister that the
British Minister has the President, Of any unwilling
ness to pursue H. that they have mutually agreed to ter
inmate and therefore il still OPEN On the contrary, the
British Minister informed by the President page S5) that
he earnestly hoped that this ongpending controversy may
yet be finally adjusted in such manner not to disturb the
peace interrupt tho harmony happily subssng be-
tween the two nations That hope again expressed upon
the occasion of refusal to ARBITRATE Great Britain
so understands and accordingly her Ministers daily
IN our streets, and intercourse with Great Britain is
friendly it was
The assertion or the inference therefore, that this negoa
ton has been concluded thus shown be directly contrary
most absurd, may say ridiculous attempt prove before
an American Senate that which both and know, from
the " record ITSELF" to be UNTRUE
Negotiation then, in its proper sense, pending. What
negotiation What negotiation That uncontrolled
negotiation which, by the first protocol our Government
agreed, in writing, to approach Sin the spirit of compromise.
(Pagc 36.) That uncontrolled negotiation which Pre-
sdent Polk declared the British Minister he had deter
mined pursue TO its conclusion upon the principle of
promise" page 62 That negotiation in which Pre-
sden Polk admitted the British Minister that this Govern
committed to ga compromise" which he offered
to Great Britain. page g. That same negotiation IN which
the President said to Congress that he committed by
the conduct Of his predecessors to offer the line OF Az
compromise and that he had therefore superadded his own
offer of it their pecedens pages 10, IL That same
negotiation whereof he declared to Congress that the
proposition" to wholly nadmissiblo and cannot be en-
tertaned with due regard to honor were re-oered
in which he has NEVER said that he would refuse to
terrain the american proposition should be returned upon
him again. But he does admit and by his conduct he has
confirmed the truth of it, that the American proposition Tor
compromise with honor and demanded by
his regard for the national character. Yet Mr. President
you bcen constrained to sit here and listen to long and
fear it will beg tedious speech from me, to pove to de-
monsrae, that the President has not terminated negofiatsn
PART and that he has resolved moi TO compromise
this conrouersy almost upon his terms, should Great
Britain ask him to do it.
sage, must make, before dssec those particular sentences
which, by being separated from their context and improperly
associated and identified with the opinions Of Mr. Polk upon
our paper title, have misled SO many people.
for the sake of being understood should be guilty of
occasional repettions pray the Senate to will
be brief can So far the Presidents touches
upon OREGON it is and not designed to be dis
closure of his purposes and opinions in the future progress Of
negotiation, but of his past action only What said in the
message, from the beginning the end of it. about nsgofa-
tio, is nothing than narrative of the Presidents
ACTION up to that time; and the whole correspondence is
to lei Congress and know for themselves what he
had DONE-wh perhaps occasional introduction Gas if
by of parcnthesis) Of the motives and opinions by which
he had been Influenced to devate in that ACTION from
assertion of ertrene claim 10 all of Oregon Now 1t Is
chiefly from the unfortunate ckngn Of these parenthetcal
satisfy the utraism Of the Presidents ue friends
stimulated, know by external but to which will
alude further present speak of the message as read
it. and according to my own mind and Judgment upon not
BY AUTHORITY. In concluding this narrative and pre-
cisey where concluded poge H., the President did pro-
coed express his opinion evidence referred to as
satisfactory, that "no compromise ,chic ce ought 10 de-
cent can be e6ected'
If he alluded to the FUTURE he might might be mis-
taken his conclusion but il to that tmcthc time pre-
sent- harmless fact if he had said, none hos been
effected commend to consideration either ono Of these
| alternatives
His for giyon and they consist altogether of
these facts
That the British Minister had made proposition that
g inadmissible"
ID. That no had rejected which Government had
made without submitting any other proposition, and had
suffered the negotiation, ON HIS PART, to STOP" The
Senate Judge of their efficiency
At all events twas WITH CONVECTION, continues
the message that the American offer, Which had been made
| and rejected, ,cthdra,on, Up 1l)-THAT Is ALL
Whether fact opinion for the future the present.
made the basis of his wIruDRAwISo REJECTED
OFFER, And now what becomes OF all
| the differences made from this single sentence
Again it to be observed thai he did not express any de-
termination of his mind in respect his future
but the fair differences he made from the words of the
sage are, that ,co this conpicion, the American pro-
position would not have been Withdrawn at all and upon
the supposion contingency of change of this convc
ton by the British Minister ceasng on his part 10 STOP
he did declare intimate that his offer had become
also nadmssbe 1t the inference by ought
be precisely the other way and that the constructions
given to these ofquoted words illogical and untrue.
There the narrative ended concluding again repeat by
signing this conviction" upon his mind his for
withdrawing proposition after had been rejected! But
nothing more-nothing
He does expressly ask for the notice instrument
of negotiation ALL That is left for Congress to and
decide upon He asks Congress for LAW that will show
the of the departments Of the Government in
conclusion and that is that the old convention of 1872
Is to be no after notice We see for ourselves
know for ourselves that such will strength
his hands, and therefore will give him the authority at
once and whilst negotiation is pending In that form and to
that extent he asked it, and in no other.
is true, Mr.. President that the message recommending
of egislaonal of them, however, entirely
consistent with further this general de-
claraon All attempts at compromise having faied be-
the duty of Congress to CONSIDER what measures
it MAY be proper to adopt" &c. (page Ill., And, after
remarkng that years notice must be given before either
party ghtuy assert exercise "crcusire jurisdiction
any portion" Of the territory, the President said
This notice would, in my Judgment be proper to give
and recommend that provision be made by law for giving
it accordingly, and terminating in this the
ton of the 9th August 1927" " All attempts" very
general words. admit that and not complaining
against Senators for their first impressions but surely is
illogical unreasonable for to insist that with the
light of his past conduct before ushis acts Of omission
and commsson-wh the words ~ consider" and may in
tho enact" and I" is or the ke-with
the already asceaned that negotiation and is still
pending-wih the knowledge that JAMES X. POLK is
| not m mperous MILITARY CHIEFTAIN, but a CHRIS
ITIAN STATESMAN, to whom politically there Is no ex
pcctation Of future the close Of his Presidential ewth
very strong fact that unless the President dcsredo have
this Legislative action merely moral instrument TO aid him
in his executive duties and pursue the negotiation
cluon, M such should be the will Of Congress- he could