The New York herald., 1846-01-15

CONTRADICTORY ohe says tnat Inc "nOtlcc Will
never be given"-auother says that /, will Which
are we to BELIEVED
WASHINGTON, Monday Evening.
The Real Position of Dfr. Polk and Parties i.
Youwill see by the report Of the proceedings In
the Senate to-day, that they are not without sig
nhcance.
There is much more in this posipoaement than is
dreamt of in the philosophy of the unsuspectng
ultra democracy Haywood, of ~ c., who opposed
Allen, and commended for the postponement Of the
discussion on the merits OF the question, is shrewd
y suspected to be the mouth-piece, in this case OF
the Executive. ! told you that Polk feels NERVOUS
about the course events have been atterIy taking;
and in accordance with his Machiavelan policy.
he desired now to kill of Allen, Cass and the vio-
lent men, by counter movement The whole
policy OF the administration, thus far, has been &C
tuated by charitable desire TO drive the prominent
factions into Jealous rivalry, in knocking out each
others brains and you may depend upon II that the
grand effort TO set the and anti-icGr sec
lions Of the democracy by the ears-the Execu-
tive, IN the meantime, cautiously avertIng the dan
ger OF war-getting all the credit Of extraordinary
patriotism, and extraordinary love OF peace, at one
and the same time.
One object OF exciting the war fever has been to
throw more patronage into the hands of James X
Polk. Additional irigates are to be built-steamers
be raised. All this creates additional patronage.
The notice nil neper pass the Senate II will be
carried in the House by large majority but il is
safe in the Senate, and the administration plays its
cards accordingly.
Depend upon it, Polk is Talyrand in small
way-a rery small way. He has old heads to deal
with, and all his wits may be insufficient to carry
him through safely
The wings are playing sagacious game They
are getting all the credit of patriotism and incur
none of the risk
J:Q. Adams is wise in his generation.
Why don't the Calhoun men take broadly and de-
cldedy, the ground that they the 81 men l-that
delay is the true course to the whole Of Ore
gon-that precipitancy is the way to produce re-
currence to AZ, or something worse? The idea Of
danger of that When Mr.. McLane leaves Lendon,
then we may fear gunpowder. But why does he re-
main Why was his nomination sent in the other
day. and confirmed? Is he merely playing the minis
teri trow not
BY and by may we not see a treaty proposed-a
treaty giving to Grea, BRIAN certain commercial
advantages in the United States, in exchange TOR
yielding up OF certain other commercial advantages
in Oregon
Altogether, believe that the popular impulses In
favor OF warike policy, have been misnterpreted
by such men as Allen, and Cass, and Sewer; and
the President cares just about as much TOR these
men as he does for any others. We don't icant the
notice to be givem.a TALLEYRAND.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 1886.
The Doctor" in his letter of the 10th inst, al
ludng to certain charges Of colluslon between Mr..
Pakenham and Mr. Calhoun, upon the Oregon ques-
tion, on the part Of Preston King, and Of the
writer OF article in your number oi the 9th inst,
whom he denomnates his coadjutor," under
takes to contradict these statements by authority"
II was to be presumed that Mr. Calhoun and friends
would feel chagrned al the appearance OF the facts
stated in my. communication, particularly at such
period of political excitement this, and when the
whole country is looking upon and watching his
every movement. For my part, have no desire to
injure the reputation OF Mr. Calhoun, or that OF
any other public man, with or without cause; nor
would state single circumstance for which had
not had the most irrefragible testimony to sustain
before making 1t, IN relation TO him, or any one
else. This 1t is necessary to understand, before
refer to the charges objected to byMr. Calhoun's
friends, and which the "Doctor" has been induced
by them TO qualify.
Now, sir, what did site tina, has been either
denied or qualified! First said that Mr. Calhoun
received a note from Mr.. Pakenham, by Mr.. Bid
wel his private secretary, on the evening OF the
day that Mr.. Calhoun opposed Mr.. Hannegan's reso-
!utions. Is that denied BY the Doctor = Motor
will do it. The second charge, Of being in close
fellowship with Mr.. Pakenham, has not been de-
MED by the Doctor" but confirmed; by his adms-
sion that " Mr.. Calhoun had met Mr. Pakenham at
the table OF third party on one or two occasions,
at which neither Texas or Oregon were alluded to-"
care not at whose table they met " on one or two
occasions )" they met there tor some object besides
eating for 1t not the custom among leading
politicians here TO meet in this without the
intention Of discussing some topic Of a public
ture where it would not be safe TO do it in another
manner,
Thirdly. But, that ! did not make the charge
that Mr.. Calhoun dined Saturday evening last
with MIR. Pakenham, upon light or trivial grounds,
have to say that the note above named, a. un-
derstood then, was an invitation to dinner; that
Mr. Calhoun was seen about o'clock on Saturday
evening following the receipt Of that note, on his
way towards Mr.. Pakenhams, and that in fifteen
minutes afterwards, friend OF Mr.. Calhoun's told
me that he was to dine with Mr.. Pakenham that
same evening. If there be not here chain OF the
strongest kind Of evidence in support OF the charge
know not upon what testimony case OF the kind
could be believed. Upon such testimony man In
England would be hanged. But throwing the
whole evidence in support OF the assertion, that he
had dned that day overheard altogether, does not
the delivery OF that mote, at such tune, ana
particular sort exists between Mr.. Calhoun and
Mr.. Pakenham upon the Oregon question. Mr..
Calhoun's whole course since then, upon the same
subject, is in entire accordance with Mr.. Paken-
hams wlshes for, if that able and talented British
Plenpotentiary fail in accomplishing his mission,
it will be tantamount to his disgrace with the Br-
tish Queen. This Mr.. Pakenham knows, and hence
his anxiety to postpone any movement on the part
Of this government, to bring the question to close,
adverse to his hopes and desires.
The information sent by Mr.. Pakenham TO his
government, OF the intention OF this government
not to give the notice. and which put in italics al
the time il published, would have been the natu-
raj deduction drawn from premises of plain
character as those stated, had not derived the in
formation from source equally as high and respon-
sble as Mr. Calhoun himself That Mr.. Calhoun is
his man for effecting this object, no one will now
deny tor that recent course upon the Ore
gon difficulties precisely OF piece with that OF the
wings last session on the Texas question. II mat
ters not to the British Minister what man he uses
for his purposes so that he succeed in efectng the
end for which he was sent to this country. My
course has always been not TO state any thing upon
pVdence Wnc0
honor and integrity OF public men may be involved
but the facts above, sustained as they, are by
both positive and powerful circumstantial proofs,
doing Injustice to those who are not obnoxious to
blame. II is the duty OF the people to scrutnize
closely the conduct OF their public men, and exhibit
them to the country they truly are, and not what
they appear 20 pc 20 ,.hsn deeyn !, necsssayv