Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-05-05

10 make all neediul regulations not Inconsistent
with ne laws Of the United States, 10 give effect
10 its provisions.
The fifteenth section Npsals all laws and parts
OF laws inconsistent with tbs ac.
AS we expected, The emphatic and confident
announcement BY The Journal OF Commerce, OF
the "Se,tlement OF The Oregon Question" wants
confirmation. However ilaIiering the prospect OF
a pacific adjustment, no definite steps have yet
been taken 10 close The question. Il is not likely
that any proposition will be made, until Great
Britain hears of the final action Of Congress on
The Oregon Question. The notice has probably
gone oul by the steamer of Friday, and il may
be month and a half, or Two months, before We
receive a response from Great Britain. The
Union says:
"Thc New York editor may spare his rebukes
upon sour government Journals, Tor we can
hear nothing of this settlement IN England, or oil
these dispatches by The Caledonia. In tact. we
have no reason 10 believe either oil them. IL is
further our impression, that Great Britain vii!
make no offer until she hears of the disposition
Of the question Of notice by Congress The pro-
cras,nation which has marked our ouunscs has
If Congress had passed the naked nolice in De-
cember last, we might by this time hive witness
ed a much more decided and cheering state Of
our relations with England. There is no know
ing how far she expected the resolution OF notice
10 be defeated, or how much she calculated on
our divisions. AS at present advised, we hear OF
nolhug 10 Justify the statements in the Liverpool
Mercury or in the New York Journal Of Com
merce.'"
"There are one hundred and tweTy thousand
children in Virginia, who attend no s:hool what
ever. Is il surprising, then, that The Siaie CONT.
nues 10 support Locofocoism7 The good Wing
county OF Jefferson decided, at The recent cleo
lion. TO establish free schools in that ,ounty--so
10 make sure that the people would Sind BY the
Wing failh- Baltimore PATROL.
By This rule, what shall be said Of The "sood
Wing" counties of Westmoreand md Essex,
which have voted against "lree schools7" Is il a
sign that these two counties are about 10 shake
oil their Whisgery and Support Locofocoism =
Thank God, Education has not vel become a
party question in Virginia. The co1ny Of FIRE.
derrick, which has just chosen a Dcnocrat and Il
Wing, voted in favor Of free schools by an i'm
mense majority We have no wish 10 compare
the relative claims OF Democratic and WING
counties in regard TO The improvement OF the
mindful, VIC can inform The Baltimore PATROL,
that The former will rank at least as high as The
latter In none OF them, however, isthe standard
sufficiently elevated though, We trust, The light
is beginning TO break.
The Wings boast Of their triumph over The
Administration on the Oregon Notice. They
confidently assert that but fer their amendment
Of the farm OF the notice, the country would have
been plunged into war. But which IS the great
er triumph The form or The substance! The
Wings originally denounced lne notice as The
cause Of ruin and war. Have they not Iereaied
from that position, by unanimously endorsing
and recommending the notice as the most ETH
Gent means OF peace1 They may have the
form. We never attached very great conse-
quence 10 that, as we felt satisfied that Mr.. Polk
was, as he avowed himself 10 be, in favor OF an
honorable peace And even now The Wings ad-
nit that the President holds in his hands the is
sue OF peace or war; and M'y have given him
full tdiscrelion" in The matter. We believe that
we shall have pacific adjustment, but the sa me
result would have occurred had the notice been
given in the form as it came rom The House OF
REPRESENTATIVES. The President is now, as he
has ever been. for an honorable peace. He can
now. as well as if The nakel notice had been
authorized, break up the pacific relations with
Great Britain. Where, then is he grcatiriumph
Of the Whigsq The Baltimore American, Wing,
says:
'ln any form in which The notice could be
passed, unless it were accompanied by definite
naming of the boundary in Oregon, the Presi-
dent would retain in his hands the power OF de-
ieating any compromise arrangement, il he
should be SO determined The prelminaries Of
negotiation are under his CONTROL he could reject
every proposition offered by England; ne could
withhold all proflers, on his own part, except
such as she would reject. True, the sentiment Of
both Houses, expressed in the language Of The re-
solution Of notice, may impose, and doubtless
will impose upon him. strong obligation 10
seek an amicable adjustment Of the grave qneS-
ton in dispute. Still he has, in point OF fact,
great, and, we may say, a decisive power OF con-
troll over the issue"
Fauacy of the Sloe. Mqrhct Ttss.-The money
article Of the Philadelphia Ledger OF "Wednesday
said:
"The stock market gave way here yesterday,
for no better reason that we know OF than that III,
New York market gave way lie day before
Mr.. Lewis, (Chaifman Of The Senates Com
miltee Of Finance we think, Says The N. 7. h.
PosL) attaches rather more importance 10 The
alarm which has been got up in regard TO the In
dependent Treasury than ii deserves. We use
The phras. got up, because the greater part OF The
alarm has been as deliberately produced as ever
was spectacle al a theatre. Inc tear concern
ing the abstraction of specie By The operation OF
the bill is Just as absurd as IL would be 10 app!e-
bend that sccoping water from the New York
harbor would leave hollow in lis surface. We
know experienced and clear-sighed persons con-
cerned in banking who do mol apprehend the least
disturbance 10 the money market from The opera
ton Of The Independent Treasury law, and who
look for nothing but most Wholesome elect
from il.
Still We are not averse 10 The rostponemenl un-
til The beginning of next year, il may even be re-
earded as wise measure, not necessary, II peo-
pie would be reasonable, but polite, inasnuch as
there are many people who are not reasonable
The Morning News seems To think that the int.
rim may be employed by the BANKS ~ expand
their issues, and then attempt 10 brighten Congress
by sudden contraction. We lhink there is not
much danger Of this, even il all The banks could
be induced 10 combine in so iniquitous plot
If the banks, instead of preparing themselves for
a harmonious cooperation with the Independent
Treasury, should engage in contest with The 60
vernmeni, they could expect nothing but disas-
,rous defeat.
They could not with any regard 10 probability,
coun, upon bringing over 10 their side The Presi-
lives the concurrence of all Of whom would be
necessary 10 the repeal Of The Independent Trea-
.ury law. The principal benefit OF The delay of
which Mr. Lewis speaks, is 10 give those who
have been most frightened an opportunity OF COM
ing perfectly 10 their senses before The law shall
60 into effect, so that the transition 10 the new
system may be easy and unielt even in magma
ton.