Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-07-27

THE SETTLEMENT OF TIE OREGON DIS.
PUTE-NiEWS or TIE BRITISH PRESS.


The account Of The settlement of the Orernn aueson
was hailrd with great Satisfaction IN England aud upon
on. important p,,nt M N hch the British Munster = YER
sion nl the treaty d rs irm Thai generally made public
IN the Ametlcen pape's-he duration ot the navigation
OF the Columbalhe opinion prevailed that the ,'reniet
Vas night aud that the Navigation TT the vef ls cu-
nun q the z,ns al both countries ia peipeiify.
The European Times IN an article upon the SUBJECT
thus concludes:
We rpnuot co-e ths brief article without bearing hon
1rable testimony la the talent aud popularity Of the
meucan Minister H. England, Mr. McLanr--a pen,ler
whose intelligence, responsibility, aud palfh,l,sm
,nc credit on his country aud hinSplC Hers untver
sally respected aud his popularity Il certainty not nt.
ror 10 that oi amy former Minister the cuun Ut ST
james. he Earl ii Aberdeen the huus. oi Lords
NJ day. gave eNpressn Ia the following sentlnenta rh
pectlng this distinguished American:
"Grsutyng that intelligence was, (the arrival of
tie llbetna's news he tell Of duly and JUS
itce. pay his tribute the friendly and concstory
which had been aho ted ty The United States MIN.
lister In ihis country. lie had long known him. and he
had reason 10 fespec, him IN an official capacity some
fifteen az sixteen wears ago He wns certain that by
every means IN lis he snet,rcn Mtnlsttr's) power
he had contributed 10 the present resut lie was Ger.
that there no p, IN that nusr ar this 90
lry Who more cordially participated IN The ion
which they might experience than Mr.. Nj Lane the A
merican NJ ,nislrr''
Both the Tunes and the Morning Chronicle Of The 3Oth
have extended leaders uron The settlement m the Oreuon
question: aud IN the former the " hole credit nj the set,
ileneni is taken from Mr. Polk aud his Cabinet and
transferred 10 the S,na,e Oh the terms Of the Ttenly
II thus sreaks:-
As TAI AS the honor and interest of The country nr,.
concerned we have every reason To be satisfied with
the spuIatons III Tins lreary-le ,nleress 81 the iud
SON, Bay Cumpany are fully protected during the
yhole t,rn Of their charter with nm Arrangement
r indemnity and the purchase Of their establishments
situated south OF The American frontier, upon the expa
hon ,l t, RI, IT'S ,h,v nav, hold n,,l,, in, n,s ,,,,
When we baye nkrn cnre thai M, B,,tsh ,nI,,es ia
sacrificed or lmpared and M Btsh p,sses.inn coded
without an od,onale consideration hcte IA u,o ,f bnpn1
and true pplicy m e,yrrpoenl ~ Inch can nf,d Il, dan,
wh questions ol lhis L,nd IN librsl and n,nonanmous
splrt than IN the hloolu, and or,spnp ,t,es which
community oyerfe,eh themselves md sacrifice ch,t,c,.
~ nnn hat is of infinitely less value ,o nations Tins
district OF Orqpn epialns a va :, unohnb,Ied and uncu
tlvaed lrfllov aud two punis Of p,culnr interest Ia
maritime and Iradinu na,ions-thp river olumba md
the Straits Of Fnca The territory is not uneouny di.
ydrd nor is ui much ppr,,nes what the dyis,uu of
the soil is Both al the other paints we share equally
with the nilrd STATES the nav y,tiou of tho Colunbia
being ptpeul nat temporarily as has been erroneous
~ asserted by the American minis secured Ia M. md
The middle Of the Straits Of Fuca being the h. undary I'm,
to the south OF Fuu Ianuley down Ia The oe,, n
The terms upon which The treaty has been nepn,teJ
cunlInues the Times are opr oyt Ihny n,o The jei
heraie proposals III ,e British ly,rnn,, ana IL se.l !.
we'll tor the spnt of III, American Government md Tho
American Senate that no attempt WAC made Ia intern se
any further delay IN the sreten, of this a1 ,i, nv ,n
deavofinr To ohrnIn any further mod6,ai,nn -, Them -
The bVrr,t and suioh Crv,rd cl,,,r,., nj III. ,r,ns,,
ton was obvious, ENGLAND offered /, ,ern,nao Inn d,s
pute by liberal cnmpt,mise the n,lpd Salcs acc,ded
the ul tIoust II ,cIs bepir aiv proposai Then hal
bctlre cnicltaiaed with a pIompude winch doe, them
aud pay tle highest compliment 10 The govern.
inert with which they we're DEALING
With reference To our dllirntes with Mexico we
extract this pafapfapb which ~ not without snJn,6
canoe.
We Trust that no part Of tho American community will
50 eyeoiourly he c,Ju,t t the fi,sh t,nv
crnment win reference to the Oregon I.rrory. as Ia,
supp Sc that the solcitude 10 remove that stumbling
block, disposed to ovepok or cunnlve AT the
cessee Of an aggressive aud rapacous pulicy. The OPP
erali OF the American forces IN the Gull Of Mexco
and ON the Pacific but more especially upon ME latter
station, will be watched with vigilance by this country
The riphts Of war have their limits especially when
they involve Consequences of the deepest importance To
all neutral maritime nations; and after the sipnal proof
Eng land has ayen Of her desire To avoid rupture W nth
the United STATES, iur any unworthy causr W. trust
no act o Violence and no II III achenns Of npytan
dlzrment the expense Of any nel,hb1ruy : taies III
mpalr the good understanding now happIly restored be-
tween the Two greatest Kindred nations of the earth,
The C,onicic IN lis article upon the treaty, uhes a
different Of the result 81 lar ms England Is concern-
@ n'e' sa',ps ,n', 'ne Ah''''n so'e'o,'"' mas
has c, pI.o,, ~, ' S,I"
!, MI rnik--ald that whatever may be the amount of
uncertainty IN the future politics OF America, tact Is
uneqnVucaly sure, that MI Polk will hot be Hcruu,
ConsH-i' Illus pmcpcd,;
Neyerihe,s Il Q ! truth tn in respect 10 the details
Of the negotiations Eunland has been reached must
not be concealed from us national lie On the part Of
America has Won her the boundary that size las Obtained
The national lie repeated and I, peatcd nntIl passed
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