The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-06-13

'epOrts are IN circulation, OF tue lntehu-
ID resignation of Sir Robert Peel.
The Corn bill is regarded as safe
md people are looking forward to the
.esults OF the sugar duties debates.
The Oregon Question in Pdrl'd-
incidentally, the state Of our re-
alions with America, was brought
under the notice of the House OF Com
mons on the evening of Friday, 18th
ultimo. i
Lord John Russell made pointed
alluslon to the subject, and. in doing SO,
delivered himselfin the following grace
ful and happy terms:
Looking at one Of the greatest ma.
tlons of the Globe, am happy to lind
there are symptoms of returning teel,
ings Of amity and good will. When
read the speeches CT Webster, Calhoun,
and others, forget all the idle menace
waited from the other side of the At
lantic. l trust her Majesty's Govern
Haiient will be able to fix finally the linn
its which divide the dominions Of her
majesty from those of the United States
and | trust the convention or treaty
which shall settle that boundary Will
be but the prelude Of a more intimate
connection between US and that vast
commonwealth of free people; that
we shall carr, on together our manu-
factures and our agriculture, vying with
each other, if you will, to make our pro-
duction more and more perfect, striv-
ing. in the neutral markets of the world,
for pre-eminence; striving, also, in our
respective branches of production, that
we may clothe them and they may
feed US, but hoping that there never
shall be occasion to cross the bayonets
of Britain and America on any bloody
field whatever. cloud cheers) Sir.
with this wish that such may be the
prelude Of this bill, to which | trust the
other House of Parliament, should II
pass by great majority here, will give
their assent, shall give my hearty sup
port to the motion for third reading.
| (Great cheerIng.)
Towards the close of this speech on
the corn question, the same evening"
Sir Robert Peel determined not to be
outdone in politeness by the leader oi
the opposition, spoke as follows;
The noble Lord q. RuseelD says he
hopes that the discussions which have
threatened the maintenance OF amlca
Bile relations with the United State:
will be brought to fortunate close
Sir, think | can appeal to the course
which we have pursued, against some
misconstructions, some inslnuatlons
that were abandoning the honor OF thl
country.
think | can appeal to the past ex
perience of this government, that 1t ha
been our earnest desire, by every e1
fort consistently with the national hor
or. to maintain friendly relations wit
every country on the face Of the globe
, This principle, SO long as we are ir M
trusted with the management OF publ
, affairs, will continue to influence us
respect to the settlement of our unto
a tunate differences with the Unite
J., States. (Cheers.)
!. This. taken in connexion with tn
:. resolution of the Senate, gives US ever
v reason to believe that we are at tn
end Of our differences, and that sho
time only can clapse before the poss
biIity of misunderstanding betwee
l. ENGLAND and America will be remove'
l. FRANCE.
/. The receipt of the "Oregon Notice
S. in France, created little or no sens
ZION, the French press seeming to col
slider its passage, as amended py u
=, Senate. 9tres conciliante."
= The position Of affairs with MexIc
= however, excited considerable lnte
IS Lecomte. who fred at Louis Phlll
D. pc, has not yet been brought to trial,
I, f appears that the crown lawyers la
some reason to suspect he was Il
tool of political faction.
. Our MEXICAN RELATloNs.-The I
ID ris correspondent Of Wilmer & Smlti
- Times thus speaks Of our Mexican
nt fairs: .
~ ~ eThe state of affairs between t
VI ", United States and Mexico excites &C
~ siderable interest here; but little is So
thereon, either in conversation or
c. the newspapers. The latter, howev
to carefully translate all intelligence tn
At can find in the American or Engl'
1e paper bearing upon the subject. /,
n. course, there is but one opinion, Il
,e if the poor devils Of Mexicans 60
". war with the United States, they "
,r. get most terrible licking.
of From what | can collect, am
Ii opinion that if the United States,
so present, were to attempt to conql
Mexico, or even to annex any cons
nc oroble nortion of its territory, tn