The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-02-25

The LAST OFFICIAL PAPERS.
A more rsssfsl psrussl Of The DiFlo-
matte c0nsspunesHSs communicated ~
he Pseslienl ol he Uniled States on
Ss,urdsv las. e. he House Of RspGtsen-
Ialises, f,om The face Of Hhleh wr daew
lnfeTrnrss Inlaysrsbls 10 al early Tse,iie
adjustment Of lhe Olrgah eOHlIoseEsy.
has sali.fsd % hat Ihe body oI u fully
su.lains iLO.s infsrensss. We SPEAK Of
he paprIs - they PrestEl IhsmHlsss 10
The eye and 70 The ssnss, With no alloE-
anse lor shy ding that may have been
xilhhelI Irum Congress. ~ All eh may
be matter II mental reservation an the
pat Of ihe Administration. We kIl0T 81
nothing ILaI has bssn suPpFess'd o. Silb-
helj by he ExseIilss; and We are b0uEd
To take these papers as Trssealing an en-
tire sud uHrsssrssd disclosure 81 lhe ae-
lusl stale Of lhr diplamame intercourse
hrtwsen Ihis Government and that 81
GresI Britain.
DssiIous Of avoiding The Ieproach Of
being slsrmis's. we lass BY the letter Of
our MIns,er 10 Great Brian, giving al se.
eaunl Of The result Of The inquiry wLieh
he Was directed 10 PROFOUND TO The Bit
I.h GussrHmrnt-a very naire one, by
the way, Il appears Ia Us, Tor him 10 have
been Instructed Ia mske-wuh The Iemsrk
thai II. cOn'enis ale such - 10 txc'ie We
~ uneasy sensations in tie mind of ev
cry one ~ho believes in tie possibility
ri . war between The Two cnUht les. and
r.flsc,s iar moment urOn The eompsrs-
Tive Unp,spareGntss Of Ills country iVT
such contingency.
What 10 OF more immediate interest to
our readers Than vague appreLen.lOns on
this suhjecl. IL 10 extract iTnm these doe
umenls such iniormssinn as they siIora 81
The purpose Of GRa, Britain in regard TO
the Oregon question. With .hrs view.
LEI us cnllsle thnse passage. m The letters
Of the BRUSH Envoy Which bear upon
Ihi. point.
In the note Of Mr.. Pskenhsm OF The
27lb December. he says: "An attentive
: consideration OF the prssen. ,tale Of Of
fairs, with reference 10 the Oregon ques-
. iinn." has induced his Government 10
instruct him "sgsin 10 represent IN press.
ing terms 10 the Government of tie
United States the e1p.diency Of refer
ring Tie whole question:" &c. After
stating the difficulties 10 the way Of neso-
tuition. he adds ihsi ",he Importance OF
en- early settlement seems to become al
each moment more urgent" lie az
gues srbilratinn ss .he stFp bsst ca'cu-
/. lated 10 sllay the efervescrnee Of pop
ulsr feeling ~hich might otherwise great.
'ly embauass the efforls OF both Gov
ernmenis To preserve . friendly under
standing between the tan counire. !"
and las proof Of The confidence Of the
. Briish Government in the justice Of
their own clsIms." aud "of Ibe resdi-
ness 81 the Brush Government TO incur
tie risk Of = great sacrifice for the pre-
srrssnon "f peace aud 81 their friendly
. ieIs,ions with the United Slsws." This
proposition he declares To be =. msde IN a
: spti, If moderation aud f.ruess OF
. WHICH the world will judge" and ex-
presses the confident hope oi his Gov
ernmtnt "Ihst the Gov eminent OF tie
: U"i'ed Safes will n"t rjrct a proposal
= made with such a friendly intention, and
for purpose so holy" concluding by
declaring their conviction HAT II 10 "per-
frrsly compatible With the slrIctesi honor
and just interests OF bosh parties" snd
by depreclatng The value Of the suffice,
Of controversy To either psriy a. cnmpsted
With the importance oI pre.ers lug a .,a,e
If peace aud good will between two such
nations"
What is the import Of such language
as The, used no, by weak and limid, hui
BY proud and powerful nation! What,
but thai she Is thus preparing, in advance.
her justification before the tribunal ol The
civilized world, far resor,ing 10 that fnal
srbiusment winch the United STATES for.
crs upon. her by rejecting all her offers Vi
Cancellation I
Let u. see how q proposition 60 con.
formabe in e' cry respec1 10 the most sp.
proved usaees oil nauons, and stated IN
terms sn unrxrrptionabe, AZ that Of az.
duration. is answered by the SecreIsry o
State. #
In his no,e Of the 3D. J,nuary NJ. BIZ.
chanan Gays: 1.-The Bnn.h Government
d" not propose to refer To Arbitration the
question Of lille to the Oregon aerrt,o.
nv" but merely the partition or eqnl.
table DIVISION ul lh.t territory between
thu PARTIES" and tina, this " assumes HE
f+ct ina. the nile of Great 'ril1,n 10 a
portion Of The territory is valid, aud ,hus
t4kes i"r granted the very question il,
dispute" &c. "Ihe very terms ri the
submission he adds would contain an
express acknowledgment Of TIE nphr oI
Great liritaIn to gtea. portion ii the
territory, aud would necessarily preclude
1.-The United Slaies from claiming The
whole. THIS TOO in The face ol the uo,a
OF the undersigned Of the 3Oth Angus,
last, asserting the title Of The Unl,ed
Ss.tae a. O.