American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-06-01

| respective rights upon the north-w estern coast
OF America; or to be succeeded by war. The
vessel is already loosened from the moorings at
| which she lay in peace. The convention OF
joint occupancy is virtually ended; and the des-
| TIMES of these two great nations-if, indeed,
they can be called twain, which have SO great
a name, language, and freedom in common
with each other-are exposed to the fiuctua-
tons ofadverse and conflicting claims. The
| emergency is, doubtless, a most serious one;
but happily for the honor of this country, it is
accompanied by none of those feelings OF ex-
citement amongst ourselves which have so OF
| ten perplexed the affairs of the world, and it
will be met with the deliberate energy of men
as conscious of our duties as of our strength.
The form in which the resolution has been
ultimately adopted by the Senate of the Uni
ted States is extremely digni6ed and becoming,
and IN this respect it may be regarded as
triumph the moderate party over the violent
and excessive pretensons ofthe gentlemen who
act with Mr.. Allen. In the final division
which took place, % votes out of 40 belonged
to the wing party; whilst only two wings Vot-
ed with the extreme party against the form i'll
which it was proposed that the notice should
be given. So that, although the division had
nothing of party character, the adhesion OF
the wings secured that moderation of language
| for which it is remarkable. 1t seems that &C
cording to the forms of Congress, the House of
Representatives must concurin the resolution
as amended by the Senate, and for this pur-
pose it will undergo some further debate in the
| lower house. As the notice stands in Mr..
Crittenden's motion, there is not an expression
in the preamble with which we do not cordial
ly concur; and it forms a striking contrast to
the peremptory and unqualified expressions
used by Mr.. Polk in his official communica-
tons. In fact, when the Senate ofthe United
States speaks Eof the "evil consequences of the
divided allegiance of an American and British
population, and of the confusion and conflict of
national jurisdiction" in Oregon, they substan-
tally recognize that principle of division which
Mr.. Polk has hitherto denied, and they impose
upon him the prosecution of a negotiation
which he has endeavored to render impossible.
Thus far, then, and in more respects than
one, the American notice materially improves
the prospect of speedy settlement, 1t recog-
nizes in general TERMS the basis upon which
alone such a settlement can be attempted, and
by putting an end to the period of joint occu-
pancy, it prepares us to maintain to the fullest
extent the rights we derive from the present
occupation. Whatever be the fate of the pro-
visional treaties we presume that no one will
contest that the rights and interests which have
grown up by their protection and authority are
sacred, both under the letter of those treaties,
and under the original rights to which we now
revert in all their force. Our position as claim
ants upon an equal footing with the United
States for the portion of the whole territory in
dispute is rather strengthened than weakened
by the abrogation of the treaty, and we cannot
doubt that the ministers of the crown will be
ready, upon the receipt of the notice, firmly
and explicitly to declare to the Cabinet Of
Washington what those rights are which they
have long been "resolved and prepared to main.
main" Every incident which has occurred in
the course of those discussions has more and
more fully convinced US that whilst compro.
mise is necessary, and, indeed, our own state
ment of our claims suggests division, no sur
render of those claims can be attempted We
are not conscious of having advanced any ar
gument, or made any assertion, which is not
greatly within the strictest limits to which Bri-
fish rights might have been carried; and below
the line which has been traced for the policy
ofthis country lies nothing but insecurity and
disgrace. To that position we therefore ad-
here; we have no doubt that tho Ministers oil
the Crown will adhere to it no less firmly, con-
fident that in the maintenance of just rights, at
well as in securing peace, they are supported
by the unanimous resolution of the people o.
England.