Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-06-16
Tuesday Morning, June 16, 1876.
The Crops, SC.

For The last week we have had incessant rains,
and damp gloomy weather We regret 10 hear
that, in this vicinity the wheat crop has been Sc
verely injured, the ears sprouling on the growing
stalk. The fruit, too, such as grapes, &C., mas
suffered very much. The Senior Eohor fe'u'heu
10 town last evening" after briei WISH 10 lower
I,mes River. The weather has been uninter-
rip,edly bad for The last week-but yesterday
morning The wind changed, and The day was quite
bright.
On Sunday we rode over two large estates on
James River. abou, rs miles below Richmond,
and were glad 10 see so little mischief done by the
rain. But little rus, has made it. appearance,
and there is a prospect OF a rich harvest. The
corn-felds were remarkably luxurant Many ol
= the estates on lower James River have either con-
cluded or commenced their harvesis. Others were
10 begin yesterday. Their crops have for seve-
raldays teen ripe for the scythe or "McCormicks
Reaping Machine" From what We could hear,
the harvesls on lower James River will be pro-
9uc,iye. Never have We seen Nature in more
luxuriant beauty. And i; was with peculiar une-
lion that, seated under the venerable Dutch Ems
we read those charming lines 0. Virgil, 20 Tor
iunatos minimum, sua 81 bona norint, sgricolas.
&C. II was with heavy heart tina, we tore our
selves away from the charms Of the country, 10
b. "crbbed cabired and confined" in our mar
row editorial retreat But it is the ''fortune OF
war" and, like others, we must take the world as
We find il.
While in The country yesterday morning. we
received The joyful iidiDgs, according 10 common
rumors in Washington city, that the Senate had
advised the acceptance Of the British offer for the
settlement Vi The Oregon controversy, and that
treaty would certainly be concluded We were
struck with remark Of worthy Wing farmer
from n distant county. He said, with emphasis,
"You, Democrats, are the luckieSt people in The
world. But The news is SO good that you have
right 10 crow over The success of MIR. Folks Ore
aon policy. We can bear complacenlly short
crops, &C., now that the danger of collision
with England is taken away" This will be
The feeling of the country. 1t will receive
The news with enlhusiasm-it will concede
20 the Presiden, all praise for the foresight wis
dom, prudence, frmness and moderation, which
he has exhibited Throughout this Oregon nesoii2-
ton, and which has resulted so gofiou>ly.--
We have now no time 10 comment upon The haI-
py termination OF a painfully pro,racted discus-
sion. The Wings contended lhathe "Noiice" was
n war measure, and Mir. Polk was for war. We
have unhesilatinsly maintained that MIR. Polk
was for an honorable peace and that The "No-
iice" was the most efficient means Of bringing
about speedy, pacific and honorable settlement
To- 6,ya nd; Cd Dali
policy in The fules; extent. Even the National
In;ellgencer admits that the present terms are
better Tor US than those Offered 10 England b. Mr.
Galialin in 1927.
Yesterdays National Inleliiscncer confirms
the rumored settlement. iisays:
We dill not learn, in any authentic manner the |
truth Of those reports in time Tor onr paper OF
Saturday morning. but We now have the pleasure |
OF stating that they were correct, and that the Sc
nate did, on Friiay evening lasl by Il majority |
o. three-tuurlhs o lis members present, advise The
President 10 conclude { Convention with Eng land
Tor The adjustment oil Tue O;egon question accord
ing 10 the terms proposed by The Government Of
Great Britain aud laid before the Senate-
Ii We are rightly informed, this proposition did |
moi consist in general heads merely ot an arrange
inen,, but was, in effect, the foil dtausht oil pro-
posed Convention, which draught was assen,ed !
10 by the Senate without alteration. In all pro-
liability, therefore, a treaty conlormably thereto
will be signed and sent 10 The Senate to-siay or |
Tomorrow.
This result, we doubt nol while il surprises
many b. lis suaienncss, will sill highly CRAFTY
the great majority Of reasonable ami jusl men III
The country; ior il is understood that the general
basis Of Inc proposition is 10 make the iortyninih
parallel OF latitude The boundary between The ter
riiories of the two countries, from the point on
TIA, parallel where the present boundary now !
terminates 10 the middle of the sound or
channel which divides Vancouver's island from
the continent, and thence along the middle
Of that channel, aud SO Southwardly and
Weslvardy through the Straits OF Fuca TO
The Pacific; the navigation OF This sound or pay
10 be open TO both parties; and the navigation
OF the Columbia river, up The main stream and
up lis North branch 10 the tory-ninth parallel of
latitude 10 be free 10 The Eludson'> Bay Company
and British subjects trading with That Company.
On the whole, as understand it, England has
assenied To terms not quite So favorable 10 her
as were offered in MIR. Galla,in's proposition OF
1897