The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-12
The Next News from Europe.

Inc N ext News from Europe.
The next steam ship due is now in her eighth day,
and she may, therefore, be expected in the course
of week.
II now seems TO be past doubt, that, through
the enterprislng spirit of the Boston and New YORK
Telegraph Company, and Messrs. Livingston "
Wells, of Wall street. the arrangements to receive
the next news from Europe by lightning are COM
plete, and the probability s, that the intelligence
will be given to the world within SIX hours after
the steamship shall reach Boston
The Holy Alliance of the Wall Street Press are
exerting themselves publicly and privately to defeat
the arrangement, although some of them are parties
to 1t, IN order that they may beat us-they hav-
ing In their desperation arranged steam or wind
express. They are endeavoring to throw cold wa
ter on the telegraph enterprise by bringing up the
failures OF the New York and Philadelphia line, but
we do not think that they are criterion on which to
found an opinion concerning the Boston line The
design of transmitting the news by telegraph was
formed, we understand, after mature deliberatlon,
and that too by men who are not accustomed TO
undertake an enterprise, without counting upon
every contingency that might occur. These con-
tngencles have been provided for, and success APP
pears to be certain.
II will be recollected that soon after the arrival of
the last express, we publicly suggested to the Holy
Alliance, If they wanted to get the news in the
shortest time possible, withou, the assistance of
lightning, to charter the Long Island Railroad This
suggestion they have adopted; and we have gone SO
tar as not run against them, but throw open all the
routes between Boston and New York, for their ex-
elusive use, SC that they might break their own
necks to suit their own pleasure And we are will
ing to assist them still more, and if they will but keep
perfectly cool, we promise to give them another lift,
and put them on the track of getting news almost as
quickly as we can do it ourselves.
In the me anime to all this however let us keep
an eye upon the expected packet ships
"
The Approaching Charter EIection--Ncyv
Element I'm the Canvass.
considerable degree of agitation has prevailed
for some time past, among the political sections, in
reference to the approaching charter election This
feeling has been generated from the impulses Of our
citizens to bring about some municipal reform, cal
culated to improve the action Of the city govern
ment hereafter. The dsse ntions, divisions, dscon-
tents, and diversties of feeling, which have pre-
vailed amongst all parties on this question, have
been the means of dssatisiyng the public mind and
creating species OF despair, TO the success OF
any movement sought for in that channel OF agita-
ton. We have reason to believe, therefore, that
new spirit Is preparing to be evoked in the approach
ing election, which may, probably, give entirely
new complexion to that contest, different from what
many had anticipated. We have the best reasons
for believing, that II is in contemplation, among
some of the variou, partes-seeing that nothing
can be effected connected with our municipal af.
fairs-to take the present opportunity of bringing
up, IN the approaching contest in this city, the Ore
gon question, to test the public feeling Of this
metropolis on that most important and terrible ques
tion, that is now in agitation, the subject OF the
negotiations between the United States and Eng
land
ltisvery certain that the Oregon quest on, if not
settled very soon In its present open and agitated
condition, will soon become the question Of the day
in this country, as well as in Europe Mere local
questions Of agitation, springng up from local abu-
ses, will dwindle into utter nsignifcence before
that question, which hangs the peace of the civil
lzed world-the destiny Of the human race-or the
future history of the christian world. The agita-
ticns which have characterized the United States
Senate, upon it, during the last few weeks are be-
ginning to spread throughout the minds of this
community The question is still open and it is
rapidly slipping from the hands Of the Government
and of Congress TO the very hearts of the people.
There seems to be no probability of an immediate
negotiation, by which this awful controversy may
be terminated between the two governments and,
while this state Of things continues it is not poss
bic prevent the people Of this country, belonging
to every Glass; frcm rejecting on the principles in.
volved-and expressing their decided convictions
those principles.
The great point in controversy evolved in the
United States Senate is, whether the American
government, believing in their " clear and unques-
tionable night" to the whole Of Oregon, will not yet
for the sake Of peace, or ii they dread or are ap-
prehensive of long and destructive war,
or for no purpose whatever-give up a por-
ton Of what is considered American soil. This
question alone, with any other govemment-being
merely one covering few degrees of territory
may be easily settled and valued in dollars and cents
provided it was a matter Of negotiation with any
other country; but being subject of controversy
between gland and the United States, gives it a
degree of interest, feeling of efervescence that
nothing else could give it. Connected with this
dispute, we will find all the historical "reminiscences
and recolections sprngng up from the revolutionary
war, as well as the last war with England. These
are peculiar characteristics which make this a
topic OF deep and intense agitation in the United
States, and which has already almost broken
up the party that elected Mr.. Polk, and are
about to create new party on these agita-
ting principles, that is expected, as soon as these
movements are matured, to reach the people
In another point of view, in this great commercial
and industrious metropolis, it may be gravely ex-
pected that question involving the highest prin-
ciples OF national feeling, well as that OF peace or
war, cannot be discussed in the United States Sc
nate for week or month, without affecting in
some way the local elections, even though for
local purposes
We have every reason to believe, therefore, that
the exciting discussions and force Of agitation
which now mark the United States Senate on the
Oregon question. viii reach the masses in time
enough to affect our Charter elections and thus set
aside for the nresenf all the va rio,,s l,,a