Arkansas intelligencer., 1846-01-17


I, ;s Tho irst of the admirable results which are
destined 10 grow ou. Of their line Of policy. we
doub no, but that, IN after times, the whole people
of the Union will nccored TO il tho praise oil WIS
dom ard patriotism which few, at TINS day, deny |
10 the acquisition Of Louisiana
FOREIGN NEWS.
The steamship ACADIA arrived at Boston on Inc
l9h ult., bringing news from England to the 4lh
December. The following extracts are all that
we could CLEAN of interest -
Opite an excitement had beer produced by the
article in tho Washington Union which was un'
ders,ood in England (as here. Ill! cSplained) tol
claim the "whoe of Oregon or nons''-bul the
Caledonia advices. carrying out the views OF the
press upop the subject, and Mr.. Webster's speech.
are said by the European Times to have some
what quieled public feeling.
The warke tones OF American journals re-
spec,ing the claims of tho United States to the
,rhole Of the Oregon Territory, had Aroused the
British press and government, The former had
conc out boldly, and declared that Great Britain
could not and mus! not, under any circumstances,
renquish her rights in this territory, while the
latter, in the shape Of Cabinet Councils, had, in.
stead of opening the ports, as was expected. for
the admission OF foreign grain. been very active
according to report, in preparing for war The
greatest activity prevailed at all the GockyardS.
and immense warliko preparations were made-
such as had not been known for many years.
Although the excitement from the apprehendcd
scarcity of food was kept up, by continued dis
cussions on tho subject, and efforts 10 turn II to
political account, well as 10 the benefit of i'm
portrs of foreign corn, j, is evident that the real
apprehension had somewhat abaled.
Lord John Russell has cove out in favor OF
repeal Of tie Corn Laws, and Lord Nlorpe,h has
joined the League.
Parliament has been further prorogucd on
Tuesday, 10th December.
From Wilmer and Smiths European Times, Dee. 4.
THE OREGON QUESTION.
The news from the western shores of tho At
lantic recently. has excited more than ordinary
interest. The Great Western OF her last trip,
brought home a documen, which cren.ed nearly
as much amazrmen, as if n shell had b,cn une x
peclUdiy thrown. with hostile intent into friend
w citadel. The number OF the Washington
Union which claimed the whole of Oregon for
the United States, aud repudlatcI all negotiation
on the subject, was scanned with painful feelings
was presumed to speak tho sentiments of presi.
dent Polk, and 10 furrshadow the tone OF the forth
coming message. The effect vas such as we
| nave described 1t. War and all lis odous hor-
rors stared every ono in the face. There appear
ed to be no escape from tho loop hole by which
an honorable eAi could 10 made. Men move in
masscs-,hnk and sympathiso in herds--and
e thoughts that breathe and words tha, bu,n,' is.
suns simultaneously from thousand lips show
how readily, under provocaIlon reason is subser
! wont !" r"ssson. 81
The Caledonia arrived on Friday. with int Iii
genre a week in advance Of the treat Western,
and the nature of her dispatches had an emmoIi.
eni eff ct upon tho nat,ona pulse, which now
beats again with comparative cOoluess. 1t was
then found that the article IN the official paper
was not understood by those on the spot to have
an official character-that hr. Polk had / O, We,
thrown away the scUobarI-Iliat the " higs with
their three Ps-"peuce. prosperity and progress.
sion were InImica TO war, and that Mr.. Web
stcr, at Boston, iiad made speech of pacific and
elevated character, 10 ''hici Vn appeal TO physic.
| al force on the Oregon question was denounced as
folly and madness.
We have before stated, and tho repetition nj
the present time is almost supcrfnous, that as re-
gurus England. people here care but iule in shat
way the Oregon dispute may be patched up; the
value Of the territory is hardly rated beyund a
pins fec, and right glad would the thinking in
te'Iigrnt portion of the country bc if the 10Th
parallel Of latitude would bit the views and taste
Of the American Government aud people. The
annoyance, the irritation arises ont of What is con.
ceived to be the "bulIying sprit' with which tho
United States claim is advanced, which naturally
wounds our national pride. aud creates frame Of
mind little calculated 10 produce ami,y or end in
forbearance. The refusal of the President to re.
fer the dispute 10 arbitration looks like a forrone
conclusion" and is pointed to as proof that the
worst may still be opprehondod from obstinate
councils
1t has transpred during tho last day or two,
that Mr.. Polk has repeated to the English Cabi.
ne, the offer which they have rejected two or three
times dulIng the las; quarter Of a century, namely
to divide tine territory by the 49Ih parallel of
north latitude, and that they still adhere to max.
ingihc Columbia the boundary, each nation being
free 10 its waters. 1t is our curse to have a mo-
nopoly Of some kind or another, always to tipbt
for 10 defend-some vested interest,", obou,
which The people in tho aggregate know and caro-
| as much as the COW does for astronomy. The
nation, il noses had been counted, would have ac.
cepted this offer by an overwhelming maioritv--I
but then theiutoresls of the people, and the in.
tcrests Of powarfni. inc corpornted co,nn,,v. II;