The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-26
NEW YORK, MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY &c. 1896

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States the monopoly ofthe carrying trade between Hud-
sons Bay and English colonies In that sea. -
We hope that rules Of diplomatic etiquette will pre-
vent our Representative at Washington from making
pride. or more ignobs sentiment, viii preclude the
ministry OF Washington from accepting it, And they
do reject as coming from u.s. we do not see how alter
of miles still left in dispute to the arbitration Of some
neutral power. TO reject an offer, conceived in the
spirit OF and moderation and at the time to
demur the suggestion of reference, would be to de-
not less than to provoke the imputaon Of the
most reprehensibe oostnacy or the most nsolent In
But We cannot bring ourselves to believe that the
the honor Of is country We will not easily believe
to the sons Of The mob and mnistsrng to lust q
empire That there men in America who long for
with Great Britain is we fenr no less true than
that there men in this country 10 whom war with
the United States would be by means unweicome
But would fan express hope that the statesmen OF
the Republic are no more amenable than the ministers
of England to the influence Of the most violent or the
most thoughtless among their countrymen And, moro
than this firmly believe that in both countries the
real strength public opinion arrayed against bel
ligerent policy. The relations Of commemorative sec.
laws the common pursuit Of similar objects the com.
mon prevalence OF similar sentiments, and the common
Difference to the same principles Of moral actionbnd
cious to sever by the sword We are two people we
of family We have fought but we have been re.
conced Let hope that neither the memory Of ancient
feuds the jealousy of present power survive the
recorded amity which ended sanguinary struggle
manized mutual feelngs-have tanned down aspe
rites and subdued jealousies-might be deduced
from the present intercourse between the citizens and
subjects of both countries it might be inferred from
their private language and their public documents from
their newspapers And melancholy indeed will be the
lesson taught by history II It turn out that
"male sarta
"Grata nequicquam colt :"
that the hot of remembered defeats and the
mad thirst for vndictve riumphs strong enough to
the pacific councs Of the wise and the good
and that the fearful deeds of retaliation which dshonor
ed the campaign OF 77 are to be in 1886 Yet
it will beprepared as we are even for this, the worst
contingencies consolation to EngshWen to reject that
English cabinet did its best to avert the great Gala
nifty Of war; and was war only its deter mined
would have been the best guarantee peace, by OBJ
tanning for the coonists Of tho nations the mutual
blessings Of q divided and equal commerce
America and Europe.
The London Times, of January lst has most
important article on the relations of America and
Europe. The conduct Of the American Govern
ment is summary considered They protest
against the American doctrine OF excluding foreign
powers-censure Mr.. Folks views as to France,
and say all England Is interested in resisting the
principle laid down by the President in his Mes
sage. Here Isl
The impression produced by the message of the Presi
the United States upon the continent Of Europe
is without interest to ourselves at the present juno.
turs for, although England asks assistance, and
qures no support from any foreign nations for the
maintenance Of her territorial rights yet she acknow.
lodges the weigh. Of public opinion in the world and
she appeals with more sincerity than Mr. Polk to the
fsc asT IL
the course Of the Oregon negotiation may be summed
up in very few words. They have thought fit to ex-
tand I'm lfOova nj houa houo
the limits OF their own frontiers The moment Texas
and Oregon were believed or declared, by the people
they were treated as il they had already been
annexed, and the Union began to talk Of de-.
instant the rights of other people In the course
of these extraordinary proceedings considerations of
weight with them. They may be said most emphatcal
y to covet their neighbours goods and every thing that
that separates the Of this Illicit passion
its complete qualification Hence they not only assai
the particular rights possessions of their neghbors,
which at time another they chance to have
cast their furtivo eyes but they violate the whole sys
tenn of the pacific economy Of the world and proclaim
Mr. Polk declares in the explicit language that
far the continent Of North America extends the Uni
ted States determined to off all ntruders.
The President at Washington is lord of the all
the other American Powers are coPyhoders under him.
to s
these other Powers are mere tenants by suferaDce,
whose claims will be quashed the first dispute and
who will infallibly be elected in the end.
We reply, without hesitation, that all the Powers
the civilized world bound to protest against such
II onrSe o.s wc
have territorial rights defend equally interest
as 81 d onsr o
State and that to claim the exercise Of power of excu
sion assert prospective dominion territories
beyond those frontiers is to confuse and overthrow all
the barriers OF power and to hasten the return Of uni
S to ana.
when the American Government avowed its intention Of
consummatns the plumber Of Mexico and the annsxa,
official correspondence with which has sell
dom been surpassed that they had from the King
ton to the work they had in hand That statement was
utterly alse for although France like England did not
Texas was sufficiently strong 10 justify declaration Of
war against the she did protest. as energetic
any as England against the violation o. those prnc.
tiona relations That act of tho French government
was not mere compliance with the policy Of England;
still less IL dictated by servile adherence to views
which France could not adopt her own. II was SO.
Tenn declaration the part Of the French crown, Of
that aggressions under whatsoever pretcxt upon the
territories Of foreign nations uDjustifabo and PERM
cious attractions of the fundamental laws of right and
wrong Mr. Polk denies lat least far the American
continent 10 concernsd) the restraint which these eer
and
foreign States the attempt to vndcate the public law of
nations; and the severe language which he apples to
France he forgets that that nation swerved from
with the United states Of America until the United
States had embarked in of aggression and pus
ice in which wise honest could follow
them. At the time live in, acts like these not
only degrading to the which commits them,
but they dangerous to all nations and they will
infalbiy provoke from all nations first censurethen
OF Europe, teeming with superabundant population,
TO be told that the vast regions of the Western world
are henceforwaId closed against them, unless they
cast OF their national character and adopt the social in
situations and the political ascendancy Of the United
States Is emigration to become repatriation, and IL
State to plant its coor the American coast without