New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-10
THE TRIBUNE.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
...- paae,, yscetct4 by the Northumberland J


The Oregon Question
IT,. ondon Morning Chronicle, speaking OF the
coyre.nopdence of Mr. Buchanan says:
80 .nv meaning This is the Ian ausge Of
IL, r. ia either prepared 70 draw the sword, or q
irving by bold and brsggsr airs se terr'y oaet oPpo
men, In either our course ~ c.est. we cethot
and uill NOT yield jot. II America n,H nave war
nn,h;s can prevent her. We do not invite IL We do
ro,drs;re H. We deprecate IL As both calamity AID
SS.g,sce 20 civilization. We readily adopt eTery honor.
ve orov. our anxiety 70. peace by proerng MODE Of
setietoept universally allowed 20 be Equitable, and
which az tee time demonsrates our disposition 70
trust entirely 10 the justice Of our Claim Wna' can we
do mo.et Nothing; unless adopt the notion oil few
snniabe enhusasts who would meet every aggression
nv cooceding what is demanded 70 gave boodsned ana
whoss shallow theories IL they cooo De t'leo WouI
pive 70 the most brutal and unppncip.ed men e uP
han Ia nations and the mos, brutal and unYtlDc'P
mat on the dominion oil the Garth The refusal %. @
tratioa repeat proposed In man nef 50
,hro. nn those who taken the step the deepest
re,nooaiti,y II indicates spirit "hcn IL apiiis'Ss
The Americao people well a. their Governments Is
wholly Inconsistent with the aih s " r.,
This refusa however IL solely the act OF ire E4ecu-
~, Governu,@nt Is sanctioned By the Legisia
,rr. Rut in the tune the measure Tor terminal
log the Joint occupancy o. Ine ID A.,
r.i In the Senate. What II that measure, Is seems
I'm, Zoo nrobsbe shall be- or has been e this TINE adop
,d nv N, senatei In what pacific mode shall we meet
h..c oint demonstrations of hostility from the Legsa
-. "a Fxeeuve power Of the United Sates1 we are
rav.lv TOLD indeed that the notice 10 put an ena 70 De
,s,ino Convention 10 not to be taken "a an uh1ieho
act nav that 10 rather desirable than otner"ss Hno
ii, a,e.tv nrorno,e pacific solution OF the dispute
We are told this By American RepressnthuVes who
donb,e.s a reason for toe anxiety "l'n "niSn ~ -
.,s,s The s,sterneat that II 10 only Tor Inc ha~e "a p
h Ao ~, oud drive us iuto IL surprises US
what more 10 hear the very same
ed in Englsnd; bur neither Is ms
c.bIe ~ i, werr worth while u look iHto iI' Saus
eage " J,,;yu Of he motion noD pending III Com
- f,r ,uain1 an end to The Con0ents" pa1 ''o tenG 70
n,aes III .,ubm,nt buthe contrary must as pe Ht ge
liz .. anu unbiased man Of common sense FOR 10" 10
-, ,a...3,l abatement take placer Only oy aroitfh
ron ~ negotiation But the twelve months hoslcs WI"
No, facilitate arbitration. Arbitration offered oy us upon
,h Aires, po,sibls terms has just been rejected we
court anoher supercIous refusal by repeating
the Offer Nor can the American Caoinet no" s,uit'y
,self NV prooo.ing what 1t has so recently SET ASIDE
NOT arbitration then by Decociation ana no"
,on m n, helped by the noticel 1t may DO qnckened
we are told but rha, party 10 the notice intendeo I"
uuickepf Not A4hcR. who, II she gives tne nouce; e
m, he .uupesed require any stimulus England there
g.. and bou ia the notice stimulate the diplomacy OF
Englandi Simply by exciting her Tears enc - 70
understand that within twelVe mohthS enc nau ooF
Ter make some settlement or else "
II I. In this WAY that giving OF notice IA 10 promote
,osce There IL no ,her I, sheer folly TO say as an
for the notice that the joint occupation was meant
IN he Temporary and that being now unsan'lActory
-, 10 terminate undoubtedly II ought TO terminate
when some better arrangemsnt has been agreed upon
but not before There Is no more reason Tor the pro
vsopa settlement Of Oregon being done away win pc
e. nsrrnsn.nt substitute Ia ready, than there would
be in the immigrants OF tho distrc. burning their ,ens
and log hus order 10 expedite the erection oil towns
The Giving Of tho Notice by America under present
circumstances has ineligible purpose II II Is NOT
meant 10 place Great Britain under pressure But
the notion that England could be acted upon IN ms
49, dsnlav, the Ignorance and blind precipitancy Of
rnw politicians America may give this Notice. ana
thereby unshea,h very deadly weapon; but inc use
NJ II must fall 10 TINT party which proves to be the
stronger and nor. rcsoiute. America may. perhaps,
learn that no power earth is able to master Eng
land Ia this way We will not be hurried mo forget,
fulncss nj what Ia due the bunbleI agent OF tnbt
.o,nm.,ce m whose energies are so much indeh
nd We will no; relinquish tto OF our power 10
protect our own subjects who nave exposed nc auu
nrnucrtv To- por in Oregon, In reliance upon British
proir.c,ion Our nepotlaior may commit errors, but
we do NOT intend to convert them into precedonts
The Madawaska bunder shai' not oe Iepsaeu ON .ne
banks of Tho Columbia We have incurred obligations
n, Nation In that region from which would be dis
honor to shrink; and National dlshonor is National
weakness lit would be right 10 r9t'st me seizure OF
Csnads of Jamaica or Ireland It IL not less right to
Ill, an unus, aggression the remoe shores OF the
IN Pacific The docs not set upon our empire neither
a can upon our Responsiveness oI. pE"ea must w
shown wherever danger appears reeoeness IN tne
oxtrsitips would be the frat symplom oil imperle de-
raw IN America gives his notice. therefore look 10 IL
Let the consequence be what tney may they VIII NOT pe
cbareenhe upon England BY interest by feeling 10y
Ibsrac viction she IL attached TO peace but the
,yorId Ia NOT without experience of her power hel
courage and her shill In arms
From tho London Times Of the 5h.
The resolution Tor Inc HOTUEduuu VI OuuNcE
zion Of 1927 which recognized the temporary Joint occu
nson of the Oregon Territory by Great Britain and The
United States have passed the House OF Representative
nv majority Of l63 TO 81 votes aud thero Is no douo
that thsv have since adopted by the Senate. The
confident announcement which wo made yesterdn,
morning has thus been fulfilled within few hours, ant
all doubt removed this part OF the case mus 81
horn IN mind that there nothing either In the nature
ar In the form OF theso resolutions, which eNceed
the undouhted right OF either party TO the oonven
ton Of 1897 or violates the courtesy oil nstions-
,,l,iaa nt III no rrn
waited by the notice. But this resolution having been II
revocsby TAKEN the pcsce OF world depends upon IN
next step which may be- set along his slippery path
Mir Polk now prepared to reopen the negotiation on al
admiss,be basis or must infer from his silence ths
tho setecut OF this question Is not tho ren! object
his policy but that he entertans very different designs
which the next twelve months will d;scose 10 tho world
r,c.,sn, ipuuperahln aud uuauswerablc ersuueu,
NAV be- found To dcmonAa,c the abSurdi'y and wicked
nsrs of war between the United States aud Great Bri
tain--ths immense dsproportion between The force
of tho conten6ng powers-the closes relations OF the'
oou,rnon ntoros,s-the worthlossnass OF the error.
In disuute,he enormous Injury which must intlc
on the States engaged In t. and may possibly ON th
whole world-and the intau,y which such catastrophe
mus, hssp upon the heads Of tho accidental statesmen
and the popular dnpes by whom alone II Is provoked
Nothing nothing more certain but Is 1t ns
certaned that truth and reason are exclusively th'
guiding lsh, cf the policy of Mr.. Polkf Must we no
ruher argue and against We woult
arrive n, a correct calculation OF his perverse career
From the porten,ous declaration contained In his lnau
surai Address down tho let act OF his govern
rnent which 10 heap fuel upon an angry debate
BY tho preeipts,e publication Of the negotiation
so lately renewed by Mr. Pakenham. every par
of his conduct hns cSnced direct tendency To war
which We have only treated lightly. because
seemed in spite of himself 10 DO utterly incredible
The good ressons against war evident the pub
lie In this country and Throughout Europe-and the ba
motives which may lead to war are so Obscure. pc
culiarly American and In part nefArious, tina, vi
have never condascended acknowledge thar the
OF poace coaid DO sacrificed such considerations
But since the rcpsatad Messases and the public