Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-05-11
The Question No, settled.
INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS.

takes occasion, IN language rainier less oploinauc
than il habitually employs, to contradict again the
statement recently made by the N. Y. Journal of
Commerce, and since confidently repeated in other
quarters, the truth Of which we questioned from
the beginning, that the Oregon question had been
substantially settled by the informal concurrence
OF the high contracting parties in the outlines of
n treaty OF paciiicaion, satisfactory to both. ave
must again state" says the Union, shat there
az is some extraordinary mistake in this matter
that there is no foundation for the statement
that the question has not been directly OF indi
.'recty settled in London-that nothing will
s'probably be done until the news reaches Eng
.'land Of the decision Of Congress And we
AZ say this with the recollection that the Cambria
a. has Just brought dispatches TO our Government
.from London This unequivOcal denial, of
COURSE puts TO rest all the rumors, heretofore pre-
valent, by which the public anxiety TO the ter
animation of this controversy had been TO great
extent relieved.
There is too, we perceive, greater diversity OF
opinion than a day or two since we had imagined,
I'm regard to the final settlement of this contro-
versy. Instead Of being SOLITARY and alone" we
find that several of our Northern cotemporares
concur in the strong fears that we have from time
TO time expressed, that insuperable difficulties
nav arise, even if both Governments shall agree
10 assume the 49th parallel of latitude the ba-
sis of negotiation, in determining the rights of the
parties, upon collateral but important points, upon
which they are now directly at issue-such as the
possession Of Vancouver's Island, the navigation
of the Columbia, and the new and grave subject
Of dfference recently suggested in England, grow
ing out of the alleged intraction of certain rights
and injury TO the possessions of the Hudson's Bay
Company in the valley of the Columbia.
But perhaps the most important indication OF
the probable unfavorable termination of this COM
plicated affair, the precarious and nauspicious
pect of which is to be ascrbed exclusively to the
businessman like manner in which it has been
managed by the present Administration,-whlch,
without the slightest necessity for it, has precipi
tated it to point from which cue or the other OF
the parties must recede from the position it has
long and pertnaciously held, or, in the language
of Gen. Cass "war is inevitable,"-is Letter
from an American citizen now in London, which
we find in the Washington Union Of Thursday
evening last. The Importance ascribed to the
contents of this letter by the Executive Organ, is
emphatIcaly marked by the fact that il stopped
the press" in order that it might publish, "wthout
a days delay" what it strongly cbaracterizes as
"MoMENToUs" intelligence. The writer, who we
told, by the Union, sis unconDected with our
missions abroad, but who never writes upon any
subject on which he is not accurately informed"
after indulging in the usual filings of the "a 40
men at the timidty of the Senate in refusing
prompt obedience to Executive orders, and des
canting upon the mschevous consequences like
ly to ensue therefrom, remarks: 81 frankly con-
fess TO you that cannot discover a solitary ray
4" of hope for maintaining our rights in Oregon,
Except by the last resort, the ultima ratio Of ma
" tons." The reasons for this opinion to be
found in the following extract from his letter,
(which bears the dale Of London, April Is:
"Itis generally believed in the best informed cir
cles, that Sir Robert Peel will succeed efecing the
change proposed by him time since the cornaws;
and that he will then. with his ministers retire from Office
This will happen at very early day. probably before the
middle of next month. new cabinet will, of course, be
immediately formed, after the dissolution Of present
one, under the selection Of Lord John RUSSELL and Lord
Pnmerson It is confidently asserted. will be restored his
old Of secretary for foreign affairs. The chief obsta-
Gle 20 the formation Of ministry by RUSSELL the time Of
Peers resignation, obi scton urged against Palmer
OF hostile feelings which he was known
entertain towards France. Ii feared on both sides
the channel that he would be instrumental destroying the
eli.
or rather between the two governments
In anticipation Of the early resignation Of the Peel min
isty Palmeton avaed himself of the Easter hoydays
make visit the French metropolis where he still cont.
MUGS, Tor the purpose very evident recOncilnR
Louis Philippe to his restoration lie has been kind.
ly received by Monsieur GuEot and the other members
the cabinet, and hs mission doubtless will terminate
cessfully His sentiments with regard 10 France will here
after be entirely pacific because his continuance in Office
would be OF but short duration they to become other
wise but have awful forebodngs that county - 10
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zeal for the welfare Of France he will once seize upon
Guzors "balance OF power" doctrine North America
aud use his position and his talents consummate the
most desperate purposes at contemplated Eng
land France check growth or diminish the nAu-
ence which our institutions are exercising the other
nations Of the earth.
81 most sincerely regret that there should be 90 slight
prospect Tor adjusting the Oregon question before Pees
administration is AZ end. Such an event could have
been cOnsummated IL there had been moderate de-
gree Of good management IN Congress. Had the notice
90 sincerely, snd may add, periodically urged by tn,
President been promptly authorized he given with ID,
elevated ground upon which title was placed by the
correspondence which accompanied the message. there u
not The shadow Of doubt but that every thing could have
leen, before this umicaby arranged and the general
isiacon Of the PEOPLE Of the United States. But dis
ineuy iofeee that such result longer ansbs by
negotiation. stafto not, when you, as my can
did belief that should the nonce arrive by the 25tt
inst, under the House resolution nothing like the ,lsg,
fine Of the 18Th parallel can be secured Peel could moi
Dc prevailed upon 70 toe NJ that he Is going out
II the '1ouco before him and II We were disco
sed compromiss thnt boundary Russo will hesitate
long, m my opinion, before he will offer IT,"
There are some limitations in the late Englisl
papers IN reference to possible change Of Minis
try ia Great Britain but, that event, should il oc
cur, Is based upon a presumption precisely III
opposite Of that upon which the specualions
the Unions correspondent founded. We hav
seen not the remotest allusion to the probability q
Sir Robert Pcol's withdrawal from Office IN tn
event Of the passage Of his great measure
commercial reform !" but Il has been surmisec
and very reasonably, that, in the event Of the de
feat Of that measure, he will necessarily surer
der his post. But Is II likely that Lord John Ru'
cell, who is even moro fully than Sir Robert Pee
pledged 10 the repeal Of the Corn Laws, II 3
Robert Peel be defeated in that measure, will b
his successor We should infer otherwise an
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