New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-01-05
~ The AMERICAS REVIEW for January opens


example-whose position and language in l526
were very different from those now maintained by
him California is the subject Of another and
longer article Of like character but pointing 10 some
most unjustifiabe conclusions. The writer, after
an able historical and general statement proceedsto
argue ls, that we ought to do our best TO acquire
California and 2dly, tina, we should not allow any
other nation to acquire it. We canno. justify such
assumptions as these If Mexico may rightfully
sell the province in question, she may sell it TO an
other power as clearly to us; and If we may
ACQUIRE il without blame or offence, we may not
Justly take offence a. its acquisition by some other
power To maintain the contrary is TO open the
ioodgates of universal slaughter and make grape
and canister the only cXpostors OF right and wrong
We cannot consent to this
Pandora is the title of third Political essay,
rapidly reviewing the perils TO National wellbeing
which the recent opening Of the Executive budget
on the assembling of Congress mas disclosed We
make room for the first three paragraphs OF it
"lstarred is that people whose rulers, having won
power BIZ mnisterDg the worst and mos; dangerous
passions ind themselves goaded by the fatal reces
sity of pandeng aresh the evil spirits they have
aroused and stimulated. Such people must nnd IN
every decisive manifestation OF the power oil their au-
thortes 70 deplore that criminal ambition
public good and that popular iniatuaton "hcn eaus
nations put their trust in those VINO thus play upon
their weaknesses at fearful cost to Their morals tnen
true dignity. their vital and lasting interests
Take the present Oregon Controversy, Tor example.
The Convention which nominated Mr.. Polk Tor Presl-
dent III formally. 10 resolve that our rgnt 10 tne
ole of Oregon is clear and unquestonaole ana tnat
the reoccupation OF that territory win the TeanneXa-
tion of Texas is great American question, &c. &c
The query suggests iset-t these be great ma
tonai questions why belittle them party foot
Nh rbar, into he
ti CONTROVERSY Nothing had been said regarding Ore
gon by the antagonist nor by the party there
IN represented, any time 1t had been lett where II
should have been ever lett 10 the constituted aunores
of the land speaking and acting in the OF the whole
people Yet party convention seizes upon this great
American question: with the sordd intent OF making
votes out it. utterly reckless of the mischefs thence
10 flow The candidate nominated by this convention Is
elected President by this and kindred devices and GENES
into power virtually pledged to give effect to the views
formally forth by the body TO which he owed DIS ee'
yatop He enters upon his official duties with mani
festo which this subject OF national controversy OF
protraced and anxious negotiation treated as nearly
as possible in the spirit OF the Baltimore resolution
His language regarded by the rival claimant OF the dis
puted territory bravadoa menace, ard is RESPOND
ed accordingly, giving rise TO great and dePloraoie
irritation both sides Under these circumstances the
nepotiaion for settlement of the difference is re5umGd
but under what serious disadvantages on our part Our
President embarrassed hampered by the party reso
luton aforesaid in matter entirely transcendipg party
and he stands before the world In the attitude OF the
constrained advocate OF forgone concusion-mantain
ing our right to the disputed territory IN accordance
with pledge made for him before ne came INTO oce
and in order to pave the way tor his elevation hos
unfortunate is this position for him. Tor our country ana
for just appreciation OF the strength OF our CLAIM oy
an impartial world:
subject he throws his letters overheard and offers 10
compromise by surrendering our claim to nearly nall
the territory we call Oregon on condition tnat tne olne
half is in like renqushed to US by our rival
claimant Here, virtual and important promise. made
I'd secure his election, is plainly repudated. Inc vo'
ters whom the Baltimore resolution was adopted 70 m
thence understood it pledge to them that II MI
Pbk would elected he would insist our claim 10
the ohoe OF Oregon without abatement IN any case ana
should proceed enforce that CLAIM 10 It's utmost extent
But here at the outset he makes offer TO be salts
fled with but little than half, where he was pleogeo
10 exact ALL How natural is the inference ~nich VIII
be drawn on the other side that he had been staggered
by the force OF the British claim and conpeeu III Con
science 10 defer to it. How easy the presumption that,
where President situated could begin by pronerh
much, justice would give still more sucn are lGe
evils resulting TO the country from the unworthy ugge
performed at Baltimore for the purpose oil Catching
votes
| We have barely room left to allude to some OF the
non Political articles. Marshal Massena, byJ. L.
! Headley, is graphic and powerful. Wordsworth,
| by William Wallace, is true poem. A Biograph-
cai Notice of The late Justice Story, with an En-
graved Bust.l is from the pen Of one of the finest
scholars of New England. 'Phrenoogy, A Socraiic
Dialogue, by ]. o. Whelpey, and Traditions and
4 Superstitions, by Mrs. Elet, are among the more
attractive articles which we have hardly found time
! TO glance at This number opens a new volume
and opens it well. The Review appears to be
firmly established ts5 per annum: 6. H. Cotton,
| lis Nassau. ST.
GREAT BRITAIN DESIRES PEAcE-The Wash.
ington correspondent Of the Journal of Commerce
writes
=" have letter from high official source in
London brought by the last steamer to gentleman in
this City, which says Unless your President is the
most unreasonable alive there can be no difficulty
about Oregon The writer says that the views OF
the British Government in relation 10 America as
pacific be- and adds that the repeal of their Corn
Laws and Food Taxes is certain. repeat that have
seen and read this letter for myself and that the official
station and high character OF the writer gives great
weight to what he writes
OF the pacific disposition of Great Britain in re-
spect TO the Oregon question entertain doubt,
but we are altogether skeptical to her intention
TO repeal her Corn Laws. But-nouS rerrons.
Newly ork Wing General Committee for SAC.
Ist WARD. Hid WARD. Hid WARD.
J. Phillips Phoenix, Jeremy l., Cross, Thomas +. Peers