American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-09-10

RECEPTION OF THE HON. LOUIS McLANE BY
THE NEW YORK MERCHANTS, AND HIS RE-
PLY THERETO.
On the arrival of the Hon. Louis McLane,
late Minister to the Court of St. James, in
ew York, he was waited upon by commit
E of the Chamber of Commerce, and through
Chairman, james G. King, Esq, rendered
e thanks of the Chamber, for the ability,
arked by a happy union of fitmness and
nenity, which has distinguished his services
the country, and which has brought the du
s of his late mission to termination SO aus
cious to the best interests of the commercial
immunity Tho reply of MIR. McLane, which
find reported in the Herald is as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen, 1T is so diff
lit as almost to discourage the attempt to find
0lequate words in which to make you my
hanks, for the sense you entertain of my pub
services, and for the fattering terms in which
gu have been pleased to give it expression.-
uch compliment, proceeding from such bo-
III of my countrymen, would be an ample re-
ard for greater merit than could possibly
retend to; and | will not attempt to dis
uise the sincere qualification it has afforded
be. Highly as value it, however, it gives me
leasure to acknowledge, that being myself up
IN the occasion to which you particularly re-
pr, only an instrument in assisting the purpose
others, the greater share of your appreciation
i due those with whom | co-operated. Omit
kng, for moment, more particular reference
b the conduct and disposition of our own 60
ernment, may, without improperly, assure
GU that your reference to the distinguished
British statesman, by whom the negotiation on
he part of that government was directed, is
billy merited, and that upon any occasion of
Generalization upon the result, too much praise
annot be bestowed upon his manly sense and
unanimous determination to promote an ami
liable settlement of the question. 1 am free at
he same time TO assure you, gentlemen, that
10 one can be more sensible of the importance
IL peace to all the interests OF the country, and
specially to those you SO worthly represent,
Ihan am. Ofcourse, where The honor of the
COUNTRY is involved no one weud stop to count
|he cost, or estimate the evils of war; but it is
fratifyiug evidence of the advance of the age
|n which we live, that the rulers of states are
lot afraid to acknowledge that the Ia tonal ho-
Dor is more apt to be committed by hasty and
|mpracticable demands, than by wise and time
" concessions; for country, like ours espe-
Eially, can rarely disturb the peace of the
world, without mourning a weghty RESPONSE
bility to the cause of civilization and human
happiness, and, if not hazarding their own sta
bility, without seriously impairing their moral
Influence.
certainly could not have been induced to
Feturn to political life, as the representative of
(ny country abroad, unless had been persuad-
bd that in the crisis to which you have referred,
The views of my own government had been en-
trely consistent with such settlement of the
Oregon question as ought to have secured an
peace, and unless had entertained
the hope that might be enabled in some de-
gree to cooperate to that end
For myself, after our several conventions Of
lfis, and 1928, (the latter of which received
my support as Senator ofthe United States,)
fax the joint occupation of the territury, had
always regarded he Oregon question as less de-
pendent upsn the force of title, than upon the
principles OF an equitable partition. 1t would
have been unreas onable to expect, after such
acknowledgements of the rights of JOINT occu-
pancy, that either party would be permitted
wholly to dispossess the other, without some
regard to interests which had grown up during