New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-10
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Things in Washington.

HAM which you will have seen by the time this
reaches you, and Of which sent you an abstract
yesterday.
The President mus, have but desscable opinion
of the importance OF the peoples Representatives.
or this new overture would have been long since
made known 10 them. In the Leading Editorial OF
this mornings MON The Editor acknowledges that
these letters may have Z" such bearing upon their
pending proceedings as the Members might deem
them fairly entitled TO exert. Well, if they were
fairly entitled" TO exert any influence upon the
pending proceedings why were they delayed ill
The eleventh hour
The debate was commenced in good earnest by
Nh ADAMS, on the second otJanuary with an under,
standing from, M C. J. ISGERsoLL, Chairman OF the
! Committee on Foreign Affairs, that no Communion
tons had passed between the two Government, since
the delivery OF Mr.. Folks Message And yet
upon the very day that the debate commenced, upon
this important question, Mr.. Polk and the Cabinet
had had before them Mr.. PAKESHAM's proposal for
/ Arbitration nearly week, and upon The second
dav of the debate while the friends OF the Admins
traitor were letting off the hardest language against
any compromise but al the lannon's mouth the
Secretary of State OF the United States was reas
serting his hope that the controversy would be
amicably and honorably settled, which could not be
done according TO the process urged in the House.
/ Well the debate proceeds day after day IN an
endless stream Of empty and senseless braggadocia
| for two weeks, till the 10th of January when the
! Administration have new proposition for Arbltra
ton before them. But they keep it before them for
nearly three weeks I'LL the 18th of February without
/ either answering the British Minister or informing
Congress of its existence. Surely, il the President
is so cautious as 10 ask Congress take the respon
sibiity off his shoulders abou; giving the Notice he
I might have informed them OF the existence OF this
new offer. that they might either appreciate Eng
land desire for Peace in offering H. or their patriot
ism in rejecting it, and thus left him TO take the re-
sponsibility.
Bat no-the correspondence is kept secret; the
Peoples Representatives arc told 10 howl away In
that ignorance which the President seems TO think
necessary for statesmanke deliberations on pubic
affairs and the reply OF Mr.. buchanan Is not even
written ill after Congress had asked Tor any
farther correspondence that might have taken
place Mr.. Polk waits till the last day but one
OF the debate, that the Secretary OF State might
have time 10 write iourlshing reply which ather
Richie thinks will add greener laures TO the chap
let on his brow Why was it, say. that rabd Lo-
co.Focos were allowed 10 foam with Ang!oP hobla
for more than three weeks-trom Jan 10th till Feb.
/ 7th-under the impression n not assurance from
authority that correspondence was 10 De hela,
but that the whole matter was TO be referred 10
Congress- Why was il referred TO Congress, II
! Congress was not TO be permitted TO see dispatches
bearing upon the subject referred to them !
Was ever people so abused, and lnsulted, and
put in The wrong, by any Government before
Look al the position in which this correspond
ence places US. Mr. PAKESHAM makes us an otter TO
Arbitrate by some friendly Sovere gD State about
a partition Of the Territory. Mr.. BUcHANAN re-
fuses this mode of Arbitration, and that because II
was not To be an Arbitration on title but tor parti
ton A new offer is made by Mr. PAKESHAM ask
ing whether our Government would submit 10 the
Arbitration OF distinguished civilians In place OF that
! of a sovereign and whether we were willing To
submit our claims of title to this enlightened tribu
nal
Mr. BUCHANAN seeing the narrow place in which
Mr. PAKENHAM had run him, runs closer into the
corner refuses to submit any thing, and only sig
nifcantlv doubles up his fists. Ought he 10 have
taken this step7 Ought the President TO have KEEP,
this away from the Senate, while they were In SEES
sion Us his advisers
No private citizen can go into community and
refuse to settle any little difficulty, into which he
NAV have fallen, by friendly arbitration when other
means fail. Nor can people coming into the great
community of Nations, preserve the respect OF lie
neighbors by refusing submit It's claims 10 thelI
equitable and friendly advice.
Would it not be glorious example Tor ns 10 Sc
to this and future ages that commission OF dstiiI
guished civilians, meeting in kindness and happi
ness could do the work which darker ages coulc
ONLY achieve on the battle field, in the groans anC
BY the blood of thousands of victims suppose We
should accept Mr.. Pakenham proposition and ap
point our part such men as CLAY, VAN buHEN
| GALLATIN or KENT, while England appointed SINH
lar men, or men like DR.. CHALMERS and others iron
other professions such as Lord MoRPETH. Three
such men from each party, meeting together anc
agreeing pom three others from France or Germany
what honest would be afraid TO trust our right
and interests in the hands of such board Yet WI
refuse just such an offer Can our motives be con
siaered pure and peaceful, equitable, before th
world, in such stale of things
And vet, 10 recur TO the question with which
started-Will there be war? Every body says tina
we should not reject NJ. Pakenham's offer unless
we intend to fight. and that very soon. And yet
members OF the CG6tRet hare sad t0-ddy mat her
1CW be
am inclined TO believe tina. il will not be Ions
till Treaty is before the Senate making the 49ti
parallel the boundary. This treaty to be accompa
MED by Commercial Arrangement by which we
are 10 sacrifice the interests of the Mechanic anC
Working Man TO England for her condescensior
in taking FIVE degrees of Territory that clearly ant
unquestionably belongs 10 u.s. Should the Admins
tration attempt TO play this game 1t could not sur
prise US after what we have already seen them do
| | recollect that Professor OLMsTED, OF Yale Col
ege, used to tell that the science IF Astronomy
was the sublimest OF studies And so II IS. If
was only able 10 read what those stars mean which
YOU will see scattered through the Correspondence
for parts omitted, might be able TO tell more def
nitely whether such treaty and commercial ar
rangement as | have mentioned is anticipated
But even the Professor himself would be puzzled Il
tell what they all mean, when they are so numerous
that they appear 10 blend into milky way. Die
Mr.. McLASE state advise any thing which the
public or Congress should not know or approve
Mr.. KING OF Georgia has the floor for tomorrow
morning. He will not, Of course, press his meas
ure for Arbitration That brought out in such
O way as to do harm. He would not have pressed il
even if the published Correspondence had not taken
place.
There is good deal of interest manifested III
Gen. DRoMGooLE's proposition, or bill, for giving
the Notice That bill contains proviso, which
looks toward peaceable settlement OF the difficulty
and many of the Loco ocos think II will pass
Virginia and South Carolina will probably vote
for it.
There is talk Of the probability that some Loco
Foco will tomorrow morning, introduce Reso!u
ton approving the Presidents and Secretary course
in this last correspondence, and drive IL through an
der the Previous Question We shall see.
Fourteen speeches were made on the subject Of
Oregon yesterday, and all but TRUMAN SMITH and
GARRETT DAVIS were LocoFocos. Six spoke lat
Ter the cars left yesterday afternoon for the Notice
SMITH, (IlL) CUMMISGs, Ohio FOSTER. PA YELL,
Ark DopGE Iowa who has no Vote and VII
MOT, pa WOODWARD of s. c: also spoke during
the evening il opposition TO the Notice The House
adjourned at II O'Clock. midnight, having been II
bou-s in session without rising. To morrow we