The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-02-20
Extracts from English Pa pers.


At least IN language. lie has abandoned
the fiery and threatening for the reasoning
and persuasive Instead of declaring Wha
he will claim, he reciles The negotiations or
he subject, and closes by saying lie vii
abide by The decision Of Congress. Instead
Of cycling Sir Rober, Peel as an antagonist
he directs his attention towards the Wing,
and MIR. Calhoun, aud moderates the Ian
guage he bad 81 first Used TO crafty lht
West, 10 order 10 soothe the North anc
East. With respect TO Oregon itself ths
Examiner says:
With respect TO the Oregon, whoever
will take the trouble Of opening map will
see at once how very diminutiye a portion
OF territory lies between the offers OF each
country. The Americans offer the forty
niLth parallel. The British propose The
line OF the Columbia from where il meets
that parallel, oharlng, in addition, the large
peninsula contained between the Pacific and
Admiralty lulet. CT the whole disputed
tract, between the Columbia and The forty.
ninth parallel, this forms the one fourth in
extent, and certainly three fouflhs in i'm.
portance. |. forms, with the exception Of
the free navigation Of the Columbia, the
only point of the disputed territory worth
having or worth cavilliDg aboUl. When
two great nations have come so very near
TO an agreement, and left such very little
space between their proposals, IL rould be
quste absurd ard prepostcrohs TO suppose
'hGs they could quarrel. Whatever may
be thought Of cur own claims--1nd we
have 90, been disposed to hold them be-
You'd all doubt-yet considering the poin,
10 which negotiations have proceeded, the
future object is to conclude them with hon
or; and after the full disclosure by Presi. |
dent Polk Of the offers made the British
Government. in 1926 and in s44. the point
Of honor ought to tie no more difficult to !
ADJUST than the line Of frontier"
OF shat the Message says concerning
Texas, the Examiner has little 10 say. His
remarks on the position Of Mexico are bur
Iesqued, and it ls said that there never
was, nor will be, any passage in the auto
Of nations SO monstrously, so Iu
dicrously, or SO successfully impudent as
his" Of the remarks of the Message on
he balance of power, the Examiner says :
Scarcely less amusing is the TRADE, in
shlch the President INDUCES, on the SUBJ
ect of the balance Of power. lie will have
lone Of i, even in theory. II is heresy,
nd an invention Of Ihe foul fend, and is as
ntenable and objectionable as the idea of
ny European Power having any arhly'
interest in the New World. President
'o|k elmost arralgns England for having
YER sent a colony TO America, which, &C.
{ Ills 6airetl's face, and asks how burst he
ave enacted parent TO so fine chIId. The l
ccldens of our holding Canada does not al
II enter into Mr.. Folks consideration, or
he possibility of our having wish or right
O keep or defend it. The idea that France,
u England, or Russia, should be at all IN
crested in the independence Of Mexico, for
xample and anxious that the Spanish race
houd not altogether give way TO The An
10. american-th possibility of so very {
atural a thought excltes the Presidents
lie. He does his utmost, BY violence OF {
,nguage, to excite fear and msrust OF the {
reaoul,naace Of the United States in tho
ther maritime Powers Of the world a.; and
le ioams with resentment at finding such
ear and mietrust entertained and Expressed.
The principle Of the balance o.! power is but
feeling fer ones own independence and
,ecurliy. We cannot but feel 1t when con-
emplating the strides of Russia towards the
mastery Of southern aud northern seas
" e eanno, but feel il when the same Pow.
r stretches along the Pacific, and the At
aptic, and the Gulf Of Mexico. How far
t is right to act upon this fear. is enc GAGS ,
ion. But as 10 President Folks torblddIng /
Us TO entertain it, he must prescribe thought
and prudence, and common sense all over
The world, ere be can enforce such hyper
auloc cratic commands"
The Manchester Guardian Of December
"a, which has always had & high reputa-
lion as a commercial paper IN speaking oil
the Message, says that II recommends no
measures likely TO bring The two countries
INTO immediate or speedy collision. Even
though all lis recommendations should be
carried out BY Congress, the Guardian says
there is no serious issue 10 be apprehend.
cd" The recommendation to extend A.
merican jurisdiction over American citizens
IN Oregon is said to be one TO which no
reasonable objection can be made by the
British Government" Upon the subject OF
terminating the JOIN, occupancy, the Guar
dian says
with respect to the notice for tefm'na-
ting the joint occupation OF Oregon, we are
not sure that President Polk may not re-
ceire it from tie English Government De-
fore he can possibly be IN condition 10
gire it himself. But, whether gwen by
the one side or the other, we 40 not con-
ceiye that it will ado materially, II at all,
TO tho chance of hostile collision. II has
been obvious enough for some time past
that, unless the question can be arnlcably
set,led in very short period, say in twelve
months q. the latest, hardly any thing can
preyen, war and, therefore, decisive step
like that Of giving notice for putting an end
to the subsstiug agreement, IS rather favor
a NJ hath fNnynrD.