New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-31

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Oregon In the Senate.
The debate in the Senate draws vidently to
close, having been protracted almost beyond prece
dent, 80 as to outwear the patience II not the IN
terest Of the public. The question will probably be
taken before the close of the week. and, in view OF
that circumstance, we ask to be INDUCED in few
suggestions by such Senators babitually read The
Tribune We shall not intrude them upon others,
Far from US be the thought tina, this discussion
has not been both honorable to the Senate and use
ful TO the Country. II doubtless has BEEN And yet
there have been one two Speeches from the right
side which we could wish had not been made in that
BODY We allude to those in demonstration oil the
British right to part OF Oregon. Their positions
were sound, their arguments just. We had sub
stantiay affirmed those positions and SET forth sinh
lar arguments long before. We have from the first
and of all times known and asserted that the BRUSH
hare an equitable claim to part oil the region we
call Oregon And yet we doubt that the American
Senate is this moment the proper place TO reiter-
ate those arguments. We see similar demonstra-
tons in favor of claim TO 49' in the British jour
nails but not, as we remember, in the British Par
lament There the facts which make agalnst the
claim set up by the Ministry are left unstated though
not, we trust, unconsidered We know how diff
cult il is to hear some clustering demagogue or other
assert day after day that Our right to the ~hote
of Oregon is clear and indisputable, yet keep ST.
lence. But demonstration of his error in the Sc
nate is not needed by the Intelligent part OF our PEG
pie and will never reach the ignorant. while ii may
strengthen the hands of the opposite party We
believe. therefore that Mr.. Websers incidental re-
mark that he should say nothing in the Senate
against the full extent Of the claim put forth by our
Government while the settlement OF the question Is
matter of negotiation, was dictated by an obvious
propriety. The Senate is part OF the Treaty-mak
ing power of our Government-we might say part
of the Executive itself. Where it cannot actively
countenance claim of territory set up by the Pre-
sden we think it should indicate its dissent to him
confdentially not through its public debates
AS TO Peace and War. the triumph of Peace
and Compromise in the discussion has been so sig
nal and thorough that there is danger OF pushing the
victory too far and thus converting It into ultimate
disaster The American People, no more than the
British, will allow themselves TO be involved IN
War for the whole of Oregon. The passions OF
our People must be infamcd before they IAN be in
duced to disregard the plain dictates OF their inter
ests their safety their morality Yet should chance
be afforded for an imputation that the friends OF
Peace in Congress mediate an abandonment of the
Just rights of the Country nre indifferent TO the
prayers of our settlers in Oregon for just proec-
ton, the question may be temporarily settled at
Washington only TO be grievousy unsettled through
out the Country. The friends of Peace can save
the Country from War only by demonstrating that
Peace is equally effectual with War-as it Is lar
more efectual-for the maintenance of National
Rights and true National Honor.
We must never forget in matters of International
concern, that the President is the head Of the Ma
ton, and not Of party, though the unworthy Jungle
respecting Oregon by which his elevation was aided
or even his own course in office. should tend con.
stantly TO make US forget it. Errors on his part
much less on the part of his supporters will not eX-
cuse counter dereliction on our part certain
degree Of trust in and support 10 the Executive Is
due from the whole People unless they are willing 10
be rent asunder and ruined by Faction, rs those In
ancient Greece mainly Were and Poland IN modern
times has BEEN When The Executive officially de-
cares certain stepnecessary to the maintenance OF
the National Rights, the coordinate departments OF
the Government. il seems evident are bound 10 re-
pose some confidence in his discretion. 1t the ques-
ton involve War, or any great responsibility oroui'
lay, them indeed. Congress is bound TO pause, and
deliberate, and consider IT'S responsibility also In
all other cases i, appears to reasonable trust IN
the Head of the Nation because he is the Head and
has been elected such by the People, quite regard
less of his personal qualities. is demanded by
proper respect for the National character and Ma
tional veal
These considerations bear directly on the question
Of Notice which is tine main question now before the
Senate. The President has very urgently pressed
1t essential to the preservation OF the Nation
Rights. He evidently will be perPleSed and weak
ened in the prosecution Of the controversy. ii the
authority he asks is not given. True, we hold that
he has perfect right 10 give the Notice, should he
think proper without the sanction OF Congress- but.
having asked thatsanction should it be refused him,
he will either feel constrained to withhold it, or if he
gives ii, will be utterly devoid of moral force
Blu, why not give him the authority he asks .
Strip from the question of Notice all considerations
which have no proper connection with it, and what
serious objection remains Is Notice War; Is i,
anasseron of our right up $40 40 lsitevena jus,
cause of offence to Great Britain SO far from even
the last, we are confident the British Ministry at this
moment desire TO receive the Notice In any form
which shall not embarrass future negotiations, and
will regret the failure to give it, For the interests
OF Great Britain. like ours, earnestly demand Peace
not mere quasi Peace like that we now have, but
TIM; hearty eni,y "a, hch will fooy and rssult from
aremoval of all causes Of difference. To them, as