The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-06-13
The Oregon Question-Its Position.

sion that some difficulty may yet take place to
postpone or prevent an early settlement OF the
Oregon question, as the recent news from Wash
ington would lead us to expect. In consequence
OF this apprehension, new alarm has been crea-
ted III Wall street, and stocks have again fallen
considerably According to the best information,
there wond seem, in our opinion, to be no APP
prehension Of an ultimate settlement of the Ore
gon question: on such basis to satisfy the peo-
pie Of both countries. Some delay may take
place in the details, but there is nothing to prevent
its final liquidation.
The apprehension Of failure seems to originate
i'll the mode adopted by the President to bring
about a settlement Of this troublesome question.
Instead of the Secretary of State forming treaty
directly with the British Minister, and sending the
treaty 70 the Senate for confirmation, the Pres-
dent has reversed the order of diplomacy, and
sent an informal proposition first to the Senate for
their sanction, in order to relieve himself from the
responsibility OF conceding points or admitting
principles TO which he has been publicly opposed.
This is not the most manly way of proceeding in
important matters of this nature. The President
should have assumed the responsibility, If II even
involved a change of opinion according to new
circumstances developed; and should have made
a new treaty, in the same manner that all .ieates
have been made since the organization of the
governmental we can't reach peaceabe ter
mination of this question in any other way, we
suppose the country will be content with the Pre-
sidents receiving the sanction of the Senate in
advance, of what may form the basis of treaty.
We do not suppose that the friends of forty-nine,
in the Senate, will throw away chance of final
settlement, even it'll this Objectionable mode of
presenting it to them If the President will not
take the responsibility of forming treaty, it is
expected that the majority of the Senate will, and
thus escape the necessity of an unnecessary and
terrible war.
The friends of 80 40, in the Senate, will I'M
doubleday oppose this mode Of procedure, and
throw obstacles in the way of settlement but
we think that all their views and wishes will be
amply gratifed in another direction, and that di-
recton has been brought about much by their
acts a. any other cause. We aude 10 the
probability that in the present crisis in our affairs
with Mexico, shall obtain California, and all
the fine harbors of that territory We think there
can be no doubt Of this result, and the possession
Of such country, and such harbors on the Paci-
nc, will amply balance the giving up any portion
OF the territory north of 40, any other accident
al privileges, in order TO preserve peace with
England, lin the present condition of the country
Some noise may be made by the ultras in the Sc
nate but we trust that good sense-their COM
mon sense, viii prevail, and lead to final hqu-
dation of this difficult problem-the Oregon ques-
ton.
GENERAL TAyLoR's DEspATcHEs.-According TO
the recent dispatches from General Taylor, and
published by authority of the government, II
would seem that the further prosecution of the
war with Mexico has ceased for time, and per-
haps until he receives further orders. The Gen.
eral suggests the possibility of advancing at small
distances into the interior, but seems not TO con-
template any further operations without fresh Or
ders, and fresh troops, calculated for such service
One of the most interesting facts disclosed by
the government is, the want of pontons, and an
efficient body Of sappers and miners, with which,
had he been provided in proper way, he could
have annihilated Arista and the Mexican army,
and ended the war. II appears, also, that the War
Department, more than year ago, called the at
fenton of Congress TO the want of these necessary
Accomplishments to the military establishment OF
the country, but that no attention was paid to
them. The utter neglect of Congress, therefore !,
produced in great measure by the sausage de-
mocracy, has been the means OF prolonging the
Mexican war for months, when il might have
been ended at once-for it is possible that the
Mexcans would have calculated to enter the field
a second time, if their whole army had been
taken. We trust that Congress, seeing the bad
consequences Of their want of attention TO this
subiect. when it was pointed out TO them, will i'm
mediately place the proper means at the disposal
OF General Taylor, in order that be may terminate
the war as soon as possible.
The great difficulty with the government is
that of forming plan Of general campaign, if
it should be protraoted to the extent of marching
to Mexico itself One plan is by way of Vera
Cruz, another by Tampco, and the third by Mon
terey, over the old Spanish road, and the high
BILE land, to Mexico. We suppose, however, that
the government will soon make up its opinion,
and bring the war to a rapid close.
General Taylor, in his dispatches, writes with
as much simplicity and energy as he fights the
enemy.
IRouBLS IN THE SAUSAGE CAMp-Therc is
great trouble here in the sausage camp. Slamm,