The New York herald., 1846-06-03

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The Oregon and Mexican Questions In
Europe.
From the London Times. MAY ISL
The slight difference between the two branches of
Congress, as to the form Of expression be employed
in authorizing the President OF the United States 10 give
notice for the termination Of the Oregon convention has
terminated as had anticipated The point one Of
no real interest importance. We are less concerned
with the form in which the Congress may address the
President than with that in which the President may ad
dress the British government and whether the resolu
ton was courteous or peremptory, II could afford
just cause of confidence or Of complaint To certain
extent indeed these resolutions do impose upon the
dent the duty and necessity of negotiation and compro
mise and SO far they afford him sufficient preext for
departing from the ntracabe views he has himself
pressed on former occasions But the nature of the
gotiation and the terms Of the compromise wholly
the opinions which have hheo BEEN n
gress have only indirect influence on the settle
ment OF the question We may anticipate that the
next mails from Washington will bring the notice itself
from the President for official intelligence Of his having
signed the resolution was received at the last moment
Of our correspondents despatch of the 30h Of April
The suggestion Of Of the American Journals that
since the President had got the power Of giving the no
ing purposes is too wild to be credited question in
vovng the chances Of peace and war; and the highest
considerations Of national honor and territorial right is
not thus to be trfed with has been trifed with
long already and although these sham agtations may
be tolerated in the United States, because they
duce to certain welLknown party objects they are
ntoerabe when they are directed against the foreign
relations OF the Union. We told by New
York print that "Mr, Polk, with the peculiar inAu-
ences surrounding him, can now spring the Oregon
question upon the country whenever he chooses and
thus secure the decided chance of reelection" Whe
ther the prediction be true false is comparatively of
little moment. In either it is evidently supposed
that the conduct Of the Cabinet of Washington this
the pary intrgucs which are already preparing for the
next presidential election We persuaded that the
choice of Presidenb by lot from the Senate of the Uni
ted States would be infinitely less perncious to the pub
lie interests and would insure the services Of at
least equal to Mr.. Tyler or Mr.. Polk.
But the main question upon which the affairs of the
Union may at this moment be said to turn, is the re-
election OF Mr. Polk the Oregon notice but the
long oreseen that before the storm which seemed to be
gathering in the horizon the coast Of Oregon could
burst the peace Of the North American continent might
be interrupted by the effects Of the of Texas
and the continual outrages offered by the Cabinet of
Washington to the Mexican government These antic
patons have probably been already fulfilled There is
every appearance that the claim Of General Taylor to
extend the frontier Of Texas to the Rio Grande without
any convention or agreement with Mexico as to the
boundaries of the State would be resisted by the
Mexican forces The final withdrawal of MIR. Slde
from the territory of the republic would be taken
proof that the frontiers of Texas to be settled by
force and have great to believe that this
pension of intercourse will be followed by
! OF violence on the part of the American govern
ment both the frontier of Texas and the coast
| Of the Pacific. It is possible that Mr.. Polk may
think safer and opporune to crafty the passions
he has raised by bold stroke against another Of the
most Important provinces Of Mexico than by rushing
into hostile collision with England and if any inci-
dent should lead to declaration Of against Merico,
the seisure Of Port st Francis and Of Upper California,
coid be considered all The Union sufficient pre-
tert for adjourng the discussion Of the Oregon Conpen
fion The general impression produced in New York by
the last intelligence from the South that had
commenced; and the excitement which followed
aggravated BY the opinion that the European powers
would interfere to support an independent government
in Mexico under monarchical constitution II is need
less to revert to the observations have made
than occasion this subject unless be to repeat
the assurance, that ever monarchy is re-esabshed
in Mexico it must be by the will of the people of the
country not by foreign interference But the attention
this scheme has attracted in America has proved pow
erful diversion from the Oregon controversy and if
we not mistaken Mr.. Polk viii find that before he
pursucs that subject all his will be required
FOR the defence of Texas and the projected attack
Mexico We cannot venture conjecture as the fate
Of Mexico itself such crisis but the most accredited
opinion seems to be- that Paredes Is unable to sustain
himself Santa Anna will be recalled, and invested with
dictatoria powers.
We abstain from offering opinion to the course
which may be incumbent this country to in
the event Of hoslities between Mexico and the United
States until the facts before This much, hoerer
american Government begins to bear its proper fruits we
Justly entitled TO insist immediate and egif
able adjusmenf Of that question rhieh directly regards
oursepes Very likely they may be less eager to follow
up this affair in its present state than they were to
trumpet their notice to the world But is orr turn and
duty to be eager and resolute The difficulties
which surround the Cabinet of Washington are self
sought and secreated. The people may have to bear
ment which yielded to is delusions viii i'll provide for
its defence But since they have these discus
ons and will perhaps ere long have committed them
selves by acts decided character the time is
when we too must be resolved to lose time in
obtaining the British interests in Oregon, the protec
ton of detntive treaty with the United States We
shall therefore, hail with satisfaction the arrival of the
notice, il il be transmitted at once; and the appropriate
viii authorse Mr. Pakenham to make the final proposals
OF the British for the partition Of the oregon
territory.
From the London Times, May i4l
Thn btrh hno orfcn hafr thn Ga
nate Of the United States and the House of Repre-
senatves to the form of the resolutions authorizing
Oregon convention Of 1927 is minute that nothing but
the most captious spirit could have suggested division
50 slender END n ~ hs 20 Tine
President be authorized at his discretion or author
lied and requested" give the notice and we are per-
should be the earnestly dire cted TO the Importance
Of speedy adjustment of all their differences and dis
putes respect TO the Oregon territory II probable
however that the courteous form Of the resolution
adopted by the Senate will prevail unless indeed this
ridiculous verbal difference between the Houses is
made pretext for allowing the resolutions to drop
altogether which would be the case II they cannot agree
the terms used. This solution however, is as childish
and improbable the conjecture Of the Wing organ in
this country which argues that President Polk after ALL
will his discretion in NOT giving the notice even after
the adoption OF the resolutions President Polk has or
maly ntmated that in his opinion the notice ought to be
given at the earliest possible period and unless he is
prepared to react his own spontaneous declaration he
only waiting for the sanction Of Congress to
carry ii into effect.
Mr. Polk is himself the author Of all the agitation
sprngng out Of the discussion OF the Oregon question:
which has engrossed the attention Of the American peo
pe to the exclusion Of tar important subjects, ever
since lie assumed the reins Of government fourteen
months ago. He must bear the responsibility OF all the
political perplexty, the mercantile embarrassment and
the national BURDENS which are already eit and VIII be
much severely felt in the United States AT pres
ent he has displayed no qualities adapted TO such an
emergency, but strange aptitude in multiplying the
OF disension anu offence combined with slug.
gsh Indifference the means Of carrying on the ne
sotiaton OF preparing for We aromorc curious
anxious discover the effects Of such novel and
incrutabic course of policy But II there any truth
the precedents OF history the maxims Of common
sense a who unites the two extremes of ar
roeance in language sndebility in acton is preparing
himself his country the inevitable retilbuuon oi
humiliation and disaster.
The American politicians appear to us to have formed
inaccurate notions OF the position IN which they
really stand. Their ignorance of the and
powers ol European Governments s kept alive by the
pelncous nattery Of the popular leaders who tell them
tney people earth; and they are encour-
ogcd in stupid disbelief OF danger which they mistake
courage The state of their relations with Mexico
of this inconsistent and