Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-02-21
LATE NEWS FROM ENGLAND.

We give up our spare space to synopsis OF Id.
news by the English steamer Cambria, for which
we arc indebtsdto an extra from the Baltimore Sun
Office. The news i Interesting cettainly, as disclos
ing the pacific feeling which continues to tetvadt
the English mind and press in regard to this coun
try, and as gvius certainty to the repeal, prospec.
lively, of the corn duties. Pre- latter however, is
more important. vastly, as domestic question for
England, than in its hearing on American interests
and Was, moreover, rendered too probable by the
return Of Sir RoBrRT PrEt TO power, and too conf
IDENTIFY anticipated, to be now matter Of surprise.
The most curious item of intelligence ~ this ar
rival is the unprecedented compliment paid by the
Horse Of Lords to Mr.. Secretary WALKERS An
nual Treasury Report recommending the repeal OF
our protective Tariff, which was ordered by their
Lordshps TO be printed for the use of the House. Il
Is, indeed, not improbable that the Free Trade pro-
positions af our Secretary accelerated if they did
Hot pro,iadpf The kindred measure in England Of
total repeal of the corn laws.
On this subject, and in curious coincidence wit the
time Of the arrival in this country Of the news Of the
hon0rs paid the British Parliamenpto Mr. ALKER s
Anti arif Report is the appearance in official
paper OF Thursday OF an article containing, as the
reader will perceive from the sabioined extracts, an
unequiyocal avowal Of desire to sacrifice the tfip-
ciple Ct preference Of own foreign industry
for the purpose-the purpose III part, az Feast-of
propitiatng British interests, in the hope of their
influence being brought to bear upon the pending
territorial controversy between the two countries
This, then, is the pr6iet, if not of the Administra-
ton, certainly of the Organ of tie Administration
whtE Il so scandalized at the British feelings Of
those who advocate settlement; upon principles
of justice and reason, Of the Oregon question:
Extracts from an article in The Union" Of
Thursday last.
az WAR FOR OREeos pRErERRED TO REDuc-
TON OF THE TAKIFT.-We think we arc not mis-
taken in the Belief that this is the solemn conclu-
sion to which the infatuated advocates Of profec-
tive tariff have now arrived Indeed, the readiness
8 10 embrace the alternative of war for Oregon,
sooner Than, bg ouf, own predetermined and indepen-
dent action upon tile i&fiH; Great Britain should
!. be Influenced peaceabiy 10 concsdt oehat zoe de-
ma,ad, has been already substantially proclaimed.
The Baltimore Patriot, with all its guarded phra-
Z seology, makes the avowsl to which we have re-
ferfed. That paper finds poor Pretext for amost
gratuitous expression Of its sentiments upon the
subject, in certain r,ntors originating in this city,
to the effect that the Oregon controversy would be
settled to American satisfaction, by an equivalent
'offered in the reduction Of the American tariff.
T. I" We do sincerely think that many Of the
ultra friends Of the protective system would mpci
prefer war with Great Britain 10 repeal of TIL
tariff. They SO say in plsin tsfius and why
Z S,1pnos that Congress should reduce DE ratE4 D
duties and thus 6psa me poyfs fUtA
/ infr0dacfica " Engaish gOods uPoA the pEs
ssumptoh that commercial advant,gqg o. suchcoEl
sequence to Great Britain would Be dhly .dpveci
ated it reasonable likewise, to believe that sh
scould be particularly anrious to preserUe them
/. Would the difficulty Of terminating the Oregon
controversy be increased by our doing an act Of
legislative justice, in the dmnuon of the taxes to
our own people,! Certainly not. Is not Meprd-
: liability atogefherfhe other cqy 2"