The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-06-25
From the Baltimore Patriot, June 10,
THE OREGON MATTER.

The Washington papers are silent on the
subject of the message sent by the Presi-
dent TO the Senate on Tuesday, in relation
to the settlament of the Oregon question.
The New York papers have letters confirm
ing substantially all we stated yesterday
The only difference is that the navigation OF
the Columbia river is to be given 10 the
Hudson Bay Company, but only up to the ex-
piration Of its charter, in 1858. The prop
osilioD, then, is this
"The forty ninth parallel of north latitude
for the line of division between the two ma
tions. west of the Rocky Mountains, until it
meets the Straitof Fuca, along the middle
OF which it is to pass TO The ocean, and that
the flee navigation OF the Columbia river
shall be enjoyed by the British for term OF
years"
The navigation of the Columbia is asked
for it is said, on the ground that if il were re-
| linquished The British government might be
liable to a claim for indemnifcation TO the
Hudson Bay Company, who are supposed to
have some guarantee on the subject.
Mr.. Packenham, it is said, has submitted
this proposition TO Mr.. Buchanan, in this
wise. If the President says he will accept
u
thorized TO make and include il: Ii it can
not be accepted without modification, then
he must await further instructions fiom his
government in London.
Mr.. Polk has not chosen to decide or re-
iect the proposition, and MIR. Buchanan will
have, it is said, nothing TO do with it, The
IN after is, therefore, submitted 10 the Senate
for their adrice, which it was undoubtedly
contemplated by the Constitution they would
sometimes give, or else the authority to do so
would moi have been conferred upon them.
If the constitutional majority oftwo-thirds of
the Senate advises the President TO accept
the proposition, b e will do so, and the agita-
ton about Oregon will be at an end.
Will the required majority of the Senate
so advise? We should think they would
If the terms of the proposition be what we
are given 10 understand they are, there
ought 10 be no hesitation about it. And
yet there is doubt The Washington cores
pondent of the New York Commercial, un-
der date of Wednesday, writes:-
am sorry TO say that the President has
not sent in treaty, but has merely asked
the advice Of the Senate on the proposition.
much fear that, in this way, difficulty will
occur.
The Ashburton treaty would not have
been ratified if the advice of the Senate had
been asked in the first instance. The SEN
ate consented TO it because it was already
made. am afraid, from what have heard
and know, that the Senate will modify the
terms.
A letter in the Journal of Commerce
says
The only difficulty will be with the 81 10
men.-There is no question except upon
forty nine.
The correspondent ofthe New York Eve
ming Post does not doubt it will be accepted
and the editor expresses the same opinion
"There is no doubt" he says, ''of the dispo-
stion of the Senate TO advise the acceptance
of any arrangement which the President
should deem of a sufficiently reasonable |
nature to submit to its consideration.
The Post adds:
We do not recollect any previous instance
of the terms of treaty being submitted TO
the Senate before the treaty was concluded,
but as the accounts from Washington all
agree that it is not a treaty, but only the
basis of a treaty, not the formal arrangement
which has been submitted to the Senate, we
suppose the fact must be so. However this
may be, the adjustment; is virtually perfected
and we may pronounce the Oregon question
to be seilled. /