The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-22

British farmers getting up the steam in the race
OF composition, and every improvement In tllng,
draining and the most scientific application OF capi-
tai, is being pressed into their ssrvice;r
Our Hamburg correspondent, under date OF the
18th ult, says, the emigration from Germany to the
United States this year would have been very
great, II II had not been that the Oregon question
deters many from going, a. they fear war; The
States prevents goods from going forward, and viii
greatly lessen the receipt of duties In the United
States for the first half Of this year, so that the
sell. There Is report that the Zollverein intend
increasing considerably the duties on American
bacco, and it is very probable this increase will
take place II the American Government refuse to
ratify the Zoll verein treaty The price OF wheat
and grain OF every kind IL falling In Germany, as
there is every prospect OF large crops this season.
The Oregon Question Again In Parliament.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, MARCH 20
On the motion tor reading the order OF the day,
he had given notice. The honorable gentleman
commenced by reading the following paragraphs
from her Msjestys speech from the throne at the
opening OF the present session ST regret that the
| conflicting claims of Great Britain and the United
Sates In respect Of the territory the northwest
| ern coast of America, although they have been
made the subject Of repeated negotiation, stlll re-
main unsettled, You may be assured that NO effort
consistent with national honor shall be wanting on
my part to bring this question to early and peace
| ful termination" The honorable member proceed
ed tit was impossible to select words worthy
| powerful Sovereign addressing her Parliament
Up to the present time the house had yielded to the
| government silent aid entire confidence in Its
measures; he did not rise either to disturb that 81
| lence or intimate any dmnuton Of thatconfdence
But though that house had appreciated the spirit in
which the government had acted, on the other side
| of the Atlantic there was a party which had put
upon the words pronounced by her Majesty, and on
| the subsequent proceedings OF the government, a
construction the very opposite of that they
| tended to bear. II was time England should dis
tinctly assert, thai while she was ready to make
every sacrifice for the maintenance OF peace, con-
sistent with her honor, yet that she only deprecated
war in this instance from feeling that any war IN
which she should engage could not but seriously In
terere with the progress Of human civilization. An
expression OF this feeling should be distinctly made
by that house, because such an expression would do
more than all the diplomatic negotiations towards
the maintenance OF peace between this country and
| America. The honorable gentleman concluded by
asking whether II is the intention OF her Majsstys
tracts of any correspondence which NAV have pass
Ell between the Secretary OF State for Foreign At
fairs and her Majesiy's Minister at Washington In
relation to the Oregon territory"
SIR R. PEEL do not think it necessary to
make any observations on the general subject upon
which the hon. gentleman has spoken. (Hear)
believe that any explanation IS wholly unnecessary
because | am perfectly convinced that the express
| slons used by Her Majesty In the speech from the
throne, and the expressions of public men in this
house Of either of the political parties, have really
not been msconstrued in the United States. (Hear,
hear) do not think any public advantage would
be gained by laying the table of the house in the
present state OF the question, any papers relating to
the differences between this country and the United
States, with respect to the Oregon territory, or in
now making any communication upon the subject to
this house; and it 10 not the intention of her Maies
| ty's Government to make any such communication
| At the same time may state, that the executive
Government Of the United States having distinct
proposition to make to branch of the Legislature OF
that country, has made communication to it, con-
| tanning certain notes which have passed between
| Mr.. buchanan and Mr.. Pakenham; though should
not have thought It necessary to lay those notes as
| a communication before the house, still, as they
have been made public. and as it may be necessary
they should be authenticated, shall not object to
producing those communications to which publicity
laugh) l really do not understand what provokes
that laugh; we have NO other papers to produce at
present on the part of the Governments the negotla
tons are not yet brought to conclusion and 1t is
quite unusual to produce official dispatches when
| negotiations have not been closed BY the act OF
| another Government, certain communications have
been made public; the house has right to have
them authe nticated, and though had not intended
TO produce them, yet ii it should be the wish OF the
house that they should be laid the table, will
deter TO that wish (cries of "No, no r), but can
not undertake to produce any others
Lord J. RussELL..-I wish to repeat, as far as
am concerned, that have no desire to ask for any
papers until the right hon. gentleman can state that
the negotiations have reached such point, whether
satisfactory or unsatisfactory, to induce him to
think the time has arrived when the papers relating
to this negotiation can be laid before the house Ii
| the right hon gentleman thinks proper to consent
to the motion for the production of papers, can
y say do not press for or ask for them and, till
the result OF the whole negotiation is known, do
not feel called on to express any opinion on the sub
ject wish, however, on this occasion to ask the
right hon. gentleman question with respect to the
that is to be pursued in relation to the bill for
the repeal Of the corn laws 1t Is to be noted that we
have now been assembled, believe, eight weeks,
| since her Majesty made her gracious speech from
the throne The first statement OF the measures OF
| the Government was made by the right hon. gen.
tleman fortnight before they were taken into con-
sideration; three weeks were occupied by the pre-
llmlnary discussion upon them, and after that the
bill was introduced. Itdoes seem to me that, after
so much discussion, the right hon gentleman would
justified in doing that which he stated IT was his
intention to do-to proceed with the Corn Bill
day by day, till the discussion should be closed.
But another right hon gentleman, the Secretary for
to question, stated that it his intention on the
first day after the second reading oil the Corn Bill
to propose the first reading Of the bill for the pro-
lection OF life in Ireland. Now could very well
understand that, if this bill were Of such urgency
that all other measures myN be postponed for il, the
right hon. gentleman should postpone the corn mea-
sure and 60 on with the other But such do not
understand Is the right hon gentleman's intention;
and as there IS no such urgency think II Is obvious
that the bill should not be fastened, even single
day, If It must be at the expense Of retardng the
discussion, and with the discussion the decision on
the Corn Bill. (Fiear. hear) II, however, the
third reading Of the Corn Bill is to be postponed,
then twill take place al the time on the first read
ing OF the other bill 90 that in point Of fact, no
time will be gained in the passing OF that bill to
which The night hon. gentleman, the Secretary for
the Home Department, attaches such importance.
may be allowed to expsess my hope that the right
hon. gentleman, The Fret Lord Of The Treasury, will
adhere to the course which he formerly stated he
deemed il most expedient TO pursue. Clear, hear
| do not blame the Ministers, or those who have on
this occasion opposed the Ministers, for the delay
which unfortunately has occurred; but do think
that there has already been sufficient discus-
sion to entite the right hon gentleman to say that
he will not be Fastening the measure with undue
preciptancy, if he, when the committee has report
ed, proceeds at once with the third reading.
Some conversation between Lord j. Russell and
Sir r. Peel then ensued as to the order in which
the public business was to proceed
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