Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-02-11
arrival Of the Steamship HIBRRNIA.

Arrival Of the Steamship HIBRRNIA.
Adpices to 4M january Resignation of
Lord John RusselL-Sir Robert Peel
and has Ministry restored - Reception
of the Presidents Message Neps de-
cidedly pacific Rise in Cotton.
The steamer was detained by head
winds and bad weather.
The amount of the information is that
Lord John Russell sought to form minis
try Of Wing members opposed to the Corn
laws, hut IN looking about he found him
self wholly unable TO obtain support, and
was compelled to request the Queen of
England to restore The direction of the
Government 10 the hands of Sir Robert
Peel. This was done al once, and Sir Ro.
bert assumes the Premiership with many
of his old colleagues.
'Fhe change in the affairs NAV be regard
ed as favorable 10 the cause of peace, in
asmuch as every man of Lord John Rus
sells ministry, supposed to be hostile to
this country, has retired. The news is,
therefore, decidedly pacific, and the cha
racter OF the commercial news shows it
10 be so.
The news NAV therefore be considered
as favorable to an amicable settlement of
the difficulties between this country and
England, as we'll as to- modification, it
not a repeal of the Corn laws. The old
Feel ministry is not, we believe, to be en-
tirely reinstated, but an effort has been
made so to form it as to produce harmony
in the settlement Of the various foreign
and domestic difficulties with which the
government is surrounded
The Duke and Sir Robert PeeE-Et is
no secret that the dssensions between
the Duke Of Wellington and the Premier
nave been so frequent and violent as often
to place the Sovereign in very disagree
able position, and make her regret the
more tranquil DAYS of the Wing cabinet.
During the many councils that have been
held within the last month, the Dukes vio-
lence has been so great, and his voice so
loud, that the attendants in the outer
rooms have caught the sound, and have
learned sundry secrets not iRtended for
their hearing.
FROM THE LONDON TIMES. I'D.
All attempts at compromise HAVING
failed" Mr.. Polk recommends that no
| tice should be given to terminote the joint
occupation of the country; that the laws
and institutions of the Union should be
extended to the American settlers in Ore
gon; land that military posts should be
tablished for their protection. All for
midable enough could we believe it posi-
| BILE that any civilized nation would really
plunge into so fatal and suicidal an error
as TO defend by war the mere right of oc
cupatiou, and the still more imaginar,
claim to which Mr.. Polk also reiers-th,
antecedent right of the Union to all tn
unsettled and undecided territory on III,
i North American continent. The derlara
ton is too premature, however, 10 be real
" alarming. II proposes to bring thing
to an immediate issue, and that immediaI
issue must be negotiatton-not arms.
i A slower course might have been mo:
i insidious and more certain. Mr.. Calhoun
policy of giving no notice but pushing IN
undoubted right of JOINT occupancy to tn
utmost, could hardly fail, in the course {
ten wears. to result in a repetition of tn
game of Texas, or rather of The origin;
| Declaration of independence. Oregon
should the American population ever a
tain substantial preponderance, woul
not long remain British colony; but oc
cupancy, though an irresistible power, is n,
a right and depends on numbers, and nc
. arms.
The terms of the Message imply, thel
the alternative of war. or conclusive neg,
tiation. War is too INDUSTRIOUS to /
thought of for moment, except after eve
ry effort at compromise has been exhau
ted. Britain and America must be &c
sensible of their mutual benefits, mutu;
dependence, and mutual respect, to per
f the substantial blessings they now en-
, and are daily multiplying, in the relation
of peace, for the bloody and precariou
glories of war. 1t is all but impossib
that two great and kindred nations, afl'
i healing so wide breach, and helping OF
t another to so great a common prosperlt
3 should become again mutual and unnat
: raj destrovers for mere point of hOnou
r for a remote wilderness, separated fro
/ both by a journey of many months, b
). stormy seas and almost impossible roc
: and deserts.
Unless Mr.. Polk is merely trifing wi
words, and secretly soothing at the unive
$ sal sentiments OF humanity. he is hmse
# incapable of so great an outrage and mi
o nv on the country Of his ancestors, on 4
0 land of his birth, and the whole race
men. What means he bv saying that
# has adopted the maxim. g to ask nothiI
If that is not right, and submit to nothiI
J. that is wrong?'' and his further boast tn
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