Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-05-01

brothers, and that war, inc Iesul VI iHah'
should be hencefoIth impossible;
"Thus will be realised that dream Q, phiioso-
nher, universal peace, and we shall thus aid the
roval sentiment which for fifteen years struggles
aeain., nreiudices, against rivalries against en-
m;I;es 10 maintain The peace OF Europe, SO Oh
len menaced by The bad passions and Ignorance
of The masses. worked upon by the ambitious ior
the promotion OF selfish interests. Finally, lhen
viii he realised the phlosophic and generous SEN
linen, which heard uttered some months agooy
an angus, mouth, and which so briefly explains
the object Of our association, that we misnl ldke
il for our mo,to-sMay every French ci'lzen oe
able to procure The greatest possible amount "
comfort at the least possible expense.
our wbi9 neichbors owe us their thanks for
furnishing them a list Of ourreverses. We were
The firs, 10 inform them of our losses in VIII
liamsburg, Harrison, Marion, Wood and Richie,
and Monongalia. We call upon them TO return
the favor and 10 let US hear Of some bad luck on
their side of the house We hope that our kind
ress in this line is nearly exhausted.
n order to bring about perfect and secure
confidence of speedy settlement OF the Oregon
question, the N. Y. Evening Post suggests that
the Government should despatch 10 England
some able man enjoying The confluence OF Inc
country, such a clear-hradcd, persuasive and
universally acceptable envoy, for example, as
Silas Wright charged with the mission OF adj
lustins the dispute on such basis as would be
satisfactory 10 The mass of The American peo-
pe." The same paper makes the following ad-
ditional remarks. While We would perhaps 60
with The writer in allowing 10 British subjects
certain commercial privileges for Term Oh
wears, we cannot see the propriety or the neces-
si,v Of our Government making the first ever.
tpre. The British Government must be salls-
fed, through the representations OF Mr.. PaRen-
ham, that no party in this country would conseh.
n a surrender of an inch OF territory South OF
the 4e,h degree. On this platform The most merry
advocate of war and the most timid friend oil
neace stand, side by side, ready 10 draw the
sword rather than yield an inch farther. Inc
declarations Of the British press indicate that
Great Britain willing TO take the first sep IN 'he
renewed negotiation. She knows our views' ana
will probably tender such terms as she thinks we
can honorably accept. Our position will be SEN
siby weakened, il, under the circumstances, we
exhibit loo anxious desire 10 settle the question,
BY making the first offer. The giving The no
lice" will be evidence, strong enough, that VIC
wish speedy and amcable adjustment. Iha'
step taken b. us, the first offer will come WIN
propriety from Great Britain:
"The notice will, we suppose be given prompt
". The President has the consent oil the senate,
that the time and expediency Of giving the notice
shall be left to his discretion, and the desire OF the
House of Representatives, a body in closer iela-
lion 10 public opinion than the Senate, has been
EXPRESSED by its vote that he should give II imme-
diately.
"The giving Of The notice will make an early
adjustment OF the dispute necessary. For that
purpose, negotiations must be renewed, and II mat
ters very little from whom the first oveftures come.
Nor is il necessary, in our view, mat Inc se'ie,
ment OF this dispute should be made TO depend
merely on the right OF territory. Inc huosons
Bay Company has drawn from their uaae ID
furs. now carried on in Oregon, a prodigious re-
venue The desire TO retain which perhaps as
much as any other cause, has made Britain slow
10 consent even 10 partition of The territory But
this trade must gradually decline, and in lew
wears come 10 an end as the animals VINO are
hunted for their iurs decrease IN number. IL IS
probabe that if we were 10 allow British subjects
certain commercial rights in the territory lor
term of years, The difficulties in the way OF
settlement would be considerably diminished.
"This view of the matter might furnish, we
venture to suggest an opportunity on our part OF
re-opening The negotiations, without recedIns one
inch from he ground our Government has taken
Tha, The British Government does rot desire 10
90 10 war with US for Oregon, is manifest
enough, not merely 10 those who reflect on The
of such a step 10 herself, but 10 !
those who have observed the manner in which
the subject is treated in quarters, to which we
look for an indication OF the intentions OF ina!
Government A certain amount OF blusier ana
insolence must always be expected in the BRUSH
Journals. whenever there is any collision Of inter
ess. apparen, or real, between their own country
ard any other; but from 'his no inference can IAN
well be drawn, one way or the other: But 'hs
article in the Quarterly Review, lolwhich we al
luded The other day. as well as other indications,
seems 10 show that the British Government mel l IS
now prepared to assent to sel'ieue;! Of Tue us.
pu,e, on terms considerably short OF its previous
demandsp