American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-05-02

TnE OREGON QUEsTIoN. In reference to
the article which we yesterday copied from the
New York Journal of Commerce, and an arti-
Gle of similar purport from the New York Sun,
the Union of the 3Oth April makes the follow
ing remarks
"The New York editor may spare his rebukes
upon "our government journals, for we can
hear nothing Of this settlement in England, or
of these dispatches by the Caledonia. 10 TACT,
we have no reason to believe either OF them
1t IS further our impression, that Great Britain
will make no offer until she hears of the dspo-
sition of the question of notice by Congress-
The procrastnation which has marked our
counses, has probably had its effect upon the
British policy. If Congress had passed the
naked notice in December last, we might by
this time have witnessed a much more decided
and cheering state Of our relations with Eng
land There is no knowing how tar she eXpoc-
ted the resolution of notice to be defeated, or
how much she calculated on our divisions. As
at present advised, we hear oil nothing to Jls''-
fy the above statements in the Liverpool MeT-
curry or in tho New York journal OF Com
merce.'
The editor ofthe Union is evidently chagrin-
ed that Congress substituted an amicable no.
tice for the "naked notice. which he had so
strcnuousy urged; but his dissatisfaction is not
participated in By the people, who believe the
substitute to be the measure best calculated to
preserve peace between the two countries
Had the "naked notice. been passed in De-
cember last, as suggested by the editor OF the
Union, and Congress echoed his favorte sentl-
ment, ''the whole of Oregon or none," but we
should no doubt have witnessed "more decid-
ed" but not more cheering state of our rela-
tons with England" The editor of the Union
appears TO be of opinion, that, by taking bold
and determined stand for 'the whole of Oregon
or none, ;" we should have frightened the British
government into submission to our claim; but
a more falacious idea could not be entertained.
Cangress adopted the true policy by instruct
ing the President to settle the controversy ami
cably; for no member Of ordinary sense believ-
ed, that England from dread of war, would
relnquish what she considered her Just rights.
Bv the notice, as now directed to be given, our
Government holds out the olive branch Of peace,
which will no doubt lead to a removal of all
difficulties.
We entertained some hope that the statement
Of the Journal OF Commerce might prove to be
correct; but it seems, from what is said by the
Union, that our government is unapprized of
any proposition from England for settlement
and the Union is under the impression, that
none will be made, until the receipt of the ac-
ton of Congress on the notice, in Great Bri-
tain. This may be so; but we have no doubt
that the matter will be amicable settled.
SPEECH OF Mr.. TIBBATrs. We return our
thanks to the Hon. John w. Tibbatts, Of Ken
lucky, for pamphlet copy of his very able
speech on the bill making appropriations for
harbors and rivers, made in the House Of Re-
representatives., March 18th, 1916.
A MISTAKE. Two works on Galuanism
have been seized at Rome il mistake for Cal