The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-26


: and more especially when the consideration whe
: We can offer them would be highly adyantS
: geous to ourselves. Without holding forth 3
them the prospect Of an unrestricted CONNER
eial intercourse, IL VIII be iIuitle.s TO attsmP
: TO reopen the negotiation. The United State
only can recede in Oregon without virtually saerif
cling the whole territory. Great Britain has ALREADY
reeeded 80 far thai II she consent 10 take anoihe
backward step she parts with al that makes the ter
rtory valuable, and may as well part with II alto
gelher. The United States are not driven TO maxi
SO hard bargain, They are only required by Us L
ADOPT that line Of boundary which Will divide the
advantages Of the territory between u.s. II is mo-
impossible that they will do tbs, we only hold
out sufficient motive to them 50 10 do. With US, Il
ia either maintaining our position, or abandoning
the territory aliogetheri with them, II Is only reee
ding little from their present claims, without shut
! tiug them out from the adyanl ses offered by the
! Columbia. We cannot and viii not sacrifice all
they are only called upon 10 sacrifice a little- Lei
US only bring their interests in direct collision with
their present claims and the question VIII noIonger
remain where il ls-al point al which, An the pres-
enl temper Of the American mind, u cannot much
longer remain, without leading 10 ellalnllous Ia
sue. II may yet be plain sailing with US IN refer
enee TO Oregon il we only wae in tine, and, by
| reforming our instltutlons AZ home, once more es-
tabllsh on basis Of CONCORD and amiy our rea'
! tons abroad.
We see, then, that in respect to the territorial
question America can only recede from her present
pretensions with honor. She viii only reeede when
England advances and to induce her to reeede, Eng
land must advance IN the right direction. Open your
ports wide the Necessities Of the crisis great
and, in addition to rescuing your millions at home
from starvation, you will Ink the Great West with
| you in bonds Of enduring friendship, and pave the
the way for mutually advantageous division ofthe
Oregon territory.
Ia the Chronicle the question Of the repeal Of the
corn-law, seems wholly 10 overs adow the Oregon
controversy. The territorial question between the
two nations seems to DO alluded to in the latest
numbers Of that journal only in connection with
their commercial policy.
But il 10 in the LeOgue--an ably conducted journal,
whose name is taken from that OF the great eombi-
nation in the interest Of free principles in trade the
cause Of which il adyocates-it is the League, which
Of all the British papers we have yet seen, speaks
out the most strongly in view Of the great principles
Of craftsmanship embodied in the Presidents mes
sage. That document, be il observed, at the same
time, has bheh received in England by all parties
the friendly and the inimical to this codhtty-with
genuine and rreprcssiblc indications Of unusual,
not unsrampled, respect No message within our no.
collection has created strong sensation ia Eng
Iand-and none certainly has ever been deemed more
weighty, more important or more deserving of con-
sideration in all regards.
FACE TRADE persy wAR.-THE AyERIcaN Par
srDEsr's sEssAoE.--on that which is generally re-
garded by our contemporaries Of the preEs % the
main topic of MIR. Polk = message to Congress-the
state and prospects Of the Oregon question-we have
nothing to say in these columns. With the right or
wrong of the claim either Of Great Britain Of the
United States, to the whole or to parts Of an I'M
peopled wilderness, have here concern what
ever. Nor are soliCitous to criticize counter
act the supposed bellicose tendencies Of certain
parts of the above-named important document. The
'antdote" is given us in close iuxtapositon 10
the "bane," as to relieve us of I'll painful anxiety
with respect to the eventual result Of this frivolous
and vexatious quarrel. The free-,rsde paragraphs
make US tolerably easy about the Oregon para.
graphs. Ii is clear that the difficulties Of harass-
ing and angry diplomacy will be solved, and its
dangers averted by the necessities and interests OF
commerce. The Americans resolutely bent
on trading with u.s. and adjusting their fiscal le-
gislation by the true laws Of trade that positive
ly refuse to believe their alleged intention fight
On the whole, despite few angry words, we
cannot look this Presidents message in any other
light than message of peace"
We never read any public document Of this class
with more satisfaction-both on account of the
sound principles which il enunciates, and the pros
pect which it affords Of peaceful solution Of diff
| hcult international controversy--than that which
we have derived from those portions Of Mr. Polk s
recent message to Congress which treat Of the Dues
ton Of fiscal reform. Mr. Polk lays down. In the
broadcast and strongest manner, QUALIFIED only by
a salvo in favor Of what he calls "incdental protec-
tion'-a fallacy which we need not at present stop
TO discuss) that great and simple doctrine of fsca
| legislation for which have always contended-
that The object Of imposing duties imports should b,
| TO RAISE REVENUE TO PAY THE NECESSARY EXPENSE.
j OF GOVERNMENT" He exposes in the clearest and
most effective way, the the faacy lurking in the
phrase protection TO domestic industry" by showing
that ALL the industry Of country, whether agr.
| cultural, commercial, or manufacturing is /" domes
tic" ndustrythat he joint iabors of ALL these cidsse
constitute the aggregate otihe domestic industry of tn
nation, AND ARE EQUALLY ENTITLED 70 THE NATION.
PROTECTION" 1.-The government" he adds " in
theory knors NO DISTINCTION or PERSONS OR CLASS
Es, and should not bestoc upon some tapors and pripi
Lges 'ohich all others may not enjoy" The whole
| system OF prohbitory, protective, and diffcrentia
duties, for preventing, restricting or regulating tn,
importation Of commodities in subserviency to The
interests of particular classes Of producers, the sys
tenn OF evying taxes on the peoples not for the
of the public treasury, but for the benefit of priva,.
indivlduals--is here exploded ond denounced off
clahy ny the chief magistrate of great and power
ful state. In the United States President we free
traders have an able and learned expositor of the
| great truth for which we have been contending so
many years, that the custom-house is, by right
wholly and solely an instrument Of revenue to the
state, not of profit to private individuals at the
states cost.
| This is most cheering, especially coming from
a man who is known to speak the sentiments Of the
dominant party in the American republic, and who's,
words are Indicative and prophetic Of approsch,
| ing legislative changes. There can now be nc
| doubt Whatever that the ut. commercial United
States tariff Of 1912 will, in the present session Of
Congress, undergo extensive and important atera-
tonsi and 1t Is equally certain, that, whatever pay
lie Tie fate Of the Oregon negotiations, this tdrif re.
form will, in conjunction with free-trade Legislation
on our side, produce COMMERCIAL relations and mu-
ual commercial dependence between the two coGn.
tries that will render war, for the Oregon or any
thing else, moral nipossibIlity. Each country is
dbod, to bind Itself over ID Reap the peace-To give
security for finding some pacific and amicable mode
Of adjusting diplomatic quarres.
! II lis, indeed, goodly spectacle which Americs
and Fngand now exhibit to the world--two coun.
tries Of frstclass power and Importance running
race Of good principles-each ambitious to be fore
most in the correction OF error and the legislev,
! realization Of truth Although cannot grudg,
our American brethren triumphs Of which we shall
be admitted to share the spoils, we would not will
! ingly resign 10 them the palm of victory to thi,
contest. We have sufficient national pride in ia n