Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-05-08

bul Tue tfu'h IS, that the bare 10Th parallel il Il,
all inten's and purposes, the same thing that II
was 20 years ago. 1' :
We iniima'ed an opinion some time ago thar
The 49h parallel ought conveniently TO Serve az
The basis OF an arrangement; bul il Is clear rbst
such propose must be accompanied with more
extensive conditions than those heretofore aunex
&c 10 II by the Americans. II mus, leave The
whole OF Van Couvers Island, The navieationi
and harbor of the Straits OF Fuca, the free usei
OF the Columbia and its northern branches DOWN.
TO the sea, and an indemnify or compensation 10
The iudson's Bay Company for the pests lbey
would be called upon 10 surrender.
We do not pretend 10 point out all the s,ipula
tons which II would be The pau OF a pruden, and
Just policy 10 require as an equivalent for con-
cession so much below our original claims, and
as we firmly believe our just rights Blu, The ces
sion o! The vacant soil might be polite and dura
ble provided the private rights already long ac-
CURED and enjoyed by British subjects were duly
respected, and they must, beyond all question be
Protected by the uuimatum OF England.
ne'ween these two proposals lies the question
OF peace and War--narrowed as these conlroyer.
sizes always are TO small issue; but, neyer,he
less, broad enough TO swallow up the peace o,
The world. The moderate members Of the Sen.
ate make me a9th parallel their fighting line"
riesluent fHIh IS evidently ,.ore inclined 10
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ana on our side We caa really discover no motive
OF reason or argument TO justify US in any farther
departure rom The position assumed long ago
oy me British Government, and confirmed hy the
emphatic declarations Of the Ministers OF the
Crown
Correspondence on the subject, as printed by
order OF Parliament:
Inc Earl Of Abcrdeen 10 Mr. Pakenaam
FOREIGN OFFICE, March 3. 1916.
Sir: have much satisfaction in conyeyips 10
you The entire approval Of Her Majsstys Go
"ernment oil the steps which, as reported in your
despatch OF the 18th OF January, Won took and
Oh Inc letter which yon addressed TO the Ameri.
can Secretary Of STATE for The purpose OF ascer-
tanning Clearly and authoraivrly whether The
United States Government would be disposed TO
admit Inc application Of the principle OF an arbi-
tratlon OF the Oregon question on any other
terms man those which they had already rejected
10 mus actins, yon have, in a most judicious
and satisfactory manner, anticipated The inslruc
tons which was preparing to forward you on
his subject.
We have now nothing 10 do bur 10 await Mr..
Buchanan's reply 10 Your appeal 10 him. al
though | collect from your despatch tha, your
proposal will certainly be refused Should that
reply, however, he Of such nature as to give
any ground OF hope that the matter in dispute
may be brought TO an amicable issue by mea ms Of
direct negotiation, shall gladly avail myself OF
such an opening. Ii not il will then be Tor Her
Majesty Government 10 consider what measure
il may be expedient,o adopt, in order to meet any
emergency which may arise. lam, &c,
lsigned,I Aberdeen.
TIC Eay!of aberdeen 10 JLr. PakeniQns.
FoREIdN OFFICE, }
March g. = p. M. 1916
r
date was written | nave received your despatch
OF the 9th OF February, with its Enclosure, by
which you put me in possession OF The final re-
lection by The U. States Government Of our pro-
posal OF reference q the Oregon question 10 ar
bilraton.
There is, Of course, no time before The depar-
ture OF The mail OF this evening for he conSdc-
ration OF 50 serious question as that v ich i,
involved in The Presidents decision as now an.
nounced am, &c.
(Signed,) ABERDEEN.
Inc news Is ul,l REisA Mp.
perary The peasantry, unable 10 iesis, longer hs
cravings Of hunger, have broken into The shops
and helped themselves. The town OF Commell
is in stale OF siege, and the poor starving peo-
pie are only kept down by fear ol tho bayunrt
Mr. Peel stated IN The House OF Commons
that The suffering condition Of the country had
been the object Of the attention Of lhe Govern.
msnl, by night and by day.
In many cases there were no potatoes lef--n
none will the fast perishns root be found afcr
May. The accounts everywhere speak OF in.
creased distress. a Castelar, paper says: "The
gaunt and long-dreadcd scoufee has at length
broken forth. From e.ery part of the country
we hear the most dreadful accounts Even in
IarlonSh, many inhabitants are withou, food
and lhe wreiched sufferers are in vain cndeayor-
ing Ia DrOviSi0ns lhat Ihsir oh; ,,,.,, 80,
die.
The Repeal Association met as usual ana
Mr.. O'Connel spoke against the coercion bill.
SPAIN
The latest accounts from Spain announce the
very gratifying fact that NaIvae2 has been dri
ven out OF the country. He mas fed 10 The Sou,h
OF France. The liberty OF the press has been re-
stored, and The outraecs on popular freedom,
which this licenlous and unprinc ipled despo per
pelrated, are being sofened or in some degree
atoned Tor. Nothing else OF importance.
TURKEY.
Letters from Consranlinupe ofthe 9th u,t an
nounce that The Abbazsz, an Independent. uibe Of
Circassans, had rejected the offers OF Russia Tor
peace, and Joined Sebaw.
MARKETS.
London Wopy Markd, April l7-There has
lot been any material change since The sailing ot
The Great Western. The bill brokers maintain
The rates OF discount al from 3. to 4 per cent
There is M change in Bank raies
Lirerpool Catt0n Markei, AprH lS-The sales
of cotton this day ale estimated at 5000 bales,
including 1900 on speculation. Market steady al
an advance OF ! a I'd. per ID. on all kinds Of Ame-
rican. The sales OF The week ending l7th were
SO $50 bales.
Iroa Nurket-There was considerable sir in
the market. Pig Il Is a 10; Bar flo, Rail.
way tlO / per ton.