The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-04

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(CAssrs)
The Oregon Treaty IN England and France.
The Mexican Question.
[From the London Herald, July Ill
The intelligence Of the ratification of the Oregon trea-
y by the American Senate conveyed by the Great West
and which was given to our readers by exraordna
m II ia
town and hamlet Of England
Paris Correspondence of the Liverpool Timesl
Whilst il pending, the Partisan newspapers, with
out exception of political party took the most intense
of long and violent lucubratons Frem this one would
have thought that the intelligence Of R being brought
with the most lively emotion But the exact contrary
has been the 1t about fortnight ago that the
reached this city of the basis of treaty having
been agreed upon between the two OF Great
Britain and America and Of that treaty being then under
consideration of the American Senate. This
reproduced by all the newspapers as any ordinary in
teligence of the day but that all With two
three Insignificant exceptions all the journals refraned
faction OF dissasiscop at the arrangement Of an rita
ing question: to the merits Of the treaty ITSELF and
its comparative cence, sions to England the United
States The first Of these exceptions La Presse,
which, after expressing satisfaction at the peaceRble ter
minaon Of the dispute declared that England had made
the most humiating for the sake of peace
You not however. attach much Importance that
declaration for there is reason to believe that ii
polt cal sagacty than express really conscientious
conviction You will remember that in my last noticed
long winded article Of this JOURNAL written to prove that
the Oregon question could not be settled This article
pompously announced as the first of long series
the subject, and Of course to the effect
When then the very day after its appeal ance the news
came that the question which, according the Presse
could be settled had been settled the writer in the
Presse was taken completely aback to avoid being
written down an ass, had no other alternative than 10
declare that one country had made humiating conces
sions and as he happens to be one Of the AntiEngsh
ated country This you may be assured, is just ex-
Mon Next to the Presse the National This jour.
nal the republican organ and as SUCH warm friend
declares that the United States made great
bunder in allowing Great Britain the whole OF Vancou
ver's Island, nasmuch as when fortified it will com
mand the Straits of Fuca and the Columbia but it finds
that England has ceded and coded largely to the United
States-ceded what she twenty times refused The Re-
basis Of the treaty precisely the United States
demanded and what England had dsdainully rejected
whilst the negotiations supported by energetic
demonstrations" The precise meaning of the last phrase
very clear the fact being that the United States
government made no energetic demonstrations at all
hey all the side OF the British government But
the opinion of the Reorme is Of marveilously little
sequence for it u.s. without exception, the most pitiably
cared in single line in contradiction the Press, the
Reorme and the National that all the concessions had
been made by the United States and that profit
turned the subject to declare that Polk ought to
bless the English Government for opening to him, by
such offers as had made door in the impasse in which
he had placed himself between his warlike and
the pacific manifestations to Congress- These repeat
were all the comments that the hrst intelligence Of the
sian press and you will admit that after all the bus
ter made here, they are sngularly Insignificant and
Yesterday the English newspapers brought the copy
Of the treaty conveyed by General Armstrong in the
ing together With other items of Mexican and American
But three only make any remarks upon it. These
the Pree, which observes that the London Times
in error time ago in asserting that the free
navigation Of the Columbia was reserved in perpetuity
to the British government whereas, it only conceded
for limited period tho Consttutonnei which says the
English Journals pretend that England has given to the
United States lesson of wisdom and moderation-they
might add that the government Of the United States on
land lesson Of Armness, and finally the Steele which
says The United States have not exceeded the offer
made by Mr. 0aatin and haughtiy refused by Great
Britain but they have obtained after 1883, the sove
regnty of the Columbia, which the English had decar
ed they would never abandon We do not say
that the Americans have caused be admitted unjust
pretensions perhaps they would have done well
Britain which according to travellers. offers the only
practicable ports in those parts; but we wish to
remark, that the United Safes by maintaining their
rights with rmness have arrived at an arrangement ad
for them, but which wounds, in no respect
the honor of Great Britain And then the Steele goes
wards England as the American adds that IL
1t had done So England would have ceded in the
~ tS ana sIrtsny from fear but for
for right resolutely sustained"
confess am greatly disappointed at little attention
being paid by the Partisan press to the settlement Of this
Oregon question: which at time 1t was feared would
plunge the world into the horrors of war am partcu
ary astonished that the Journal des Debats and
que organs of the should have said
thing about hey who we're so violent in their attacks
on Mr. Polk, whilst the question was pending Do they
look upon Mr.. Polk completely put down that il
would be cruel to triumph over him Or do they think
that he made the English government succumb and are
reluctant to sing his prases This silence will admit OF
either Interpretation.
In private society have heard but expression of
opinion at the Of this dispute and that Of
Satisfaction Americans. English French-an are pleas
ed at the amicable conclusion Of miserable squabble
which was utterly unworthy in Itself Of the interest it
ment equitable could have been expected neither
party having maintained its extreme pretensions lit
lie while ago, many Engshmen OF my acquaintance
would have been delighted to have had "a brush with
the Yankees" and many Americans would have been
delighted too with "a with the British - but all now
say that it would have been calamity and crime to
have had for SUCH trumpery ebJect between peo
pie in whose veins the same blood and who speak
On the Mexican question of the newspapers have
put forth several articles but none of much importance
The Republican National has complained of M. Guizot
having abandoned Mexico to ITSELF contending that it
was the Of France to have maintained its indie
pendence But that abandonment having taken place,
he National insists that il is now the duty and inter
of the French to allow the United States
swallow up the whole Of Mexico, and even to aid them
to attain that object The newspaper also COM
plains Of France being totally msrepresened at Mexico
at this very critical uncturc Some OF the newspapers
profess to be still Of opinion that the American with
Mexico will lead to grave discussions with England with
respect to the CALIFORNIA;. Others remark that Rus
STA has some possessions on the California coast and that
any attempt Of the United states TO seize them will lead
to complications with that gigantic power Some papers
say that Lord Cowey, the English Ambassador at the
French Court returned to PARIS the breaking up of
the Peel ministry solely to persuade the French govern
meDt to join in rgetic demonstration with
against any seizure Of Mexican terrory but that is all
nonsense One two journals think that the war Win
Mexico will soon be ended one or two that u VIII
continue for a long time that the United states
will accept the proposed Intervention Of Engand some
that they will certainly refuse it, In fact the Partisan
press do know what to make OF the Mencan qnes
ent and Ignorance. Ar, r.,
The writer OF q letter from Washington to the Cor,
sfifutionus thinks that Oregon will, before long, "