The New York herald., 1846-03-26
WASHINGTON, March n, 1919.

WASHINGTON, March ~, lSA6
The Special Message of the Presidewt-1hs Cri1s
in Relations with England and toe sehais
World.
The Message of the President to-day to Congress.
calling for an increase OF the military and navel
forces of the country, has excited conAdeabls stt-
tion in all quarters. II states that the condition of
our foreign relations is such that the protection 81
the country demands IT, and calls upon Congresu b
take the subject into immediate consideration. A
the Message will reach you in the " Union" BY the
same mail that carries this, shall make NO further
reference to its contents now than what have done
above.
It will be remembered that some Ave or six weeks
since announced the probability Of the President
transmitting to Congress in few days thereafter.
paper of the same sort as that sent in to-day Il was
his intention then to do SO, and he had 80 infomed
some of his 4 40 friends; but other influences weSs
Immediately brought to bear upon him, which
time. The recent dispatches Of Mr.. McLans to ~
Secretary of State, which say that England has
come to the determination to make no more clsn,
have forced MIR. Polk to recommend the adoption 0(
precautionary measures Of security fqr the couctry.
in case OF attack from an enemy, which he ought TO
have done at much earlier period +.
England, as have said, for 90 says Mr.. MeLAns
in his letters to this government by the Hibernia,
will make no more offers to w about settling ~
Oregon question She will allow Us to 70 ea and
give the notice. pass our laws for the protection 81
citizens in that territory, as she has done, or Do
any thing else that we may Of right do in ecsolar
ance with the provisions Of the treaty; but the mo-
ment we come into conflict with what abe eenaa-
ders her rights there, we wil have 70 ny - sE
is the sum and substance Of the last advicss from
our Minister at London.
The country will therefore perceive, thatnotwith-
standing the efforts of few presses to cry down
he req n.
ton Of the country, submitted TO the Senate on 10
18th December last by Gen. Cass, that that gs.r
tleman was right in the views which ne then took.
as well as ever since, of the state Of foreign af
tairs. Whatever might have been the motives Of
those who then assailed his resolutiona-.i they
were OF partizan nature-it 10 clear now that The
they embodied. Why they have been permitted to
sleep for long time in the hands of the commit
tee military affairs, have not been able to
certain; but i has been 60, and regret i bec.u:s
on in England with view to war with this oouA.
try, Europe has been amazed at our want OF sney-
gy in the same way,and laughs at our supneness, o.
rather want Of sncerity in declarations to main
tain our rights in Oregon, which we have 20 bssnr
basticaly put forward repeatedly in every public and
private way that we could.
General Cass, in his remarks to-day, SAID, in -
ference to these recommendations OF the President
that he had done all in his power TO have them
ried into eec, but that they had slept tho sleep o
death since they had got into the hands Of the com
mlucc on IufltaIy dIaIIbs auO uscy WcIv 70 -
resuscitated, he had much rather it be done By M
Presidents message than by the sound of Bitah
cannon. hope now, since the President hes
walked up at last to the danger Of further procras
nation in terrifying our frontiers, that Congress VIII
sink all party and petty jeaouses, and 60 in for The
passage OF such measures as will show to Europe
and the world an undivided front. II il the way 70
stave off war, because the enemy 10 caleulatilS
greatly upon division among the people upon this
Oregon question, and do not think we are series
in our declarations to take possession OF that t@-
tory. Ann