The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-22

glanced, the market is in healthy state. and =,
though the demand has not been yery sx,sn.; AZ
prices have by no means receded, and holdsrs ~
not particularly pressing
II, however, the fear about the shortness or H..
crop had not been thus dlssipated, the coneuu,n,
| circumstances OF the day-the passing Of the corn
bull the hneness Of The weather the brush betWssn
| Mexico and the United States-these eombiosJ
| causes would have sent up the price of the stspls
enormously As It is, the figures speak for them.
| selves.
| The annual statement of the English Ch.Dc.llo,
Of the Exchequer has been sent to Parliament Com.
pairing the national income with the ex penditure NJ
| the current year he anticipated surplus of ~ oO0
900. But the increased expenditure in the navy and
ordnance departments this year only left a surplus
OF f776,O00, Of which 100000 was derived from
China. The expose is altogether creditabe To The
resources of the country. The interest Of the ma
uoha debt in any land less fertile in resources than
ours would be like milestone round the neck of a
drowning man.
The Oregoa question has now ceased to give any
| uneasness.
Spirit or the British press.
We su6join the following extracts from articles
which have appeared in the leading organs of public
opinion IN England in relation to the Mexican way
| The Times, it will be seen, connects the Nsxiesn
question with that Of Oregon. Holding out the idea
that defeat awaits our arms on the Rio Grande. !,
yet looks with jealousy and dread upon the raising
of volunteer army in this country.
From the London Times June l.
The tumultuous excitsment ocoasioned through
/ out the United States by the announcement thai n
small Mexican army had been collected al Msta-
moras, and that 1900 men had crossed the Rio
| Grande and placed themselves between General
| raylor's camp and his supplies at Point Isabel IA
certainly disProporoned to the actual magnitude Of
IhH nj md nIa
the aggressive policy and the warike measures
which have been gaining ground in the United
States Tor the last few yearS. Nothing can be more
ridiculous than the contrast between the zeal oftha
Americans in provoking war, and their real state
OF preparation for IT. and a defeat will probably be
sustained by the American forces, worstsd by
troops whom they have affected to despse before
the people OF the United States have learned that
bluster does not win battles, though it may begin
| Draws. what, we may venture 10 inquire, would
have been the result, If the British government had
CHANGED to be animated by sentiments akin TO those
| which the cabinet OF Washington has so shameless
ly disclosed; and the late peremptory declarations
OF the President on the subject Of the Oregon terrific
ry had been followed by the advance Of a well ap-
| pointed British army across the Canadian frontier
and the appearance Of British fleet on the coasl5
The hypothesis Is purely imaginary but if it tends
to impress upon the Americans the necessity of
remedying their present defenceless position it also
renders II incumbent on the British government TO
|
versy with the United States. Il ia not England
| that has awakened these dormant claims and kin
died these deplorabe passions. IL is not England
that has given notice for the termination of the con-
ventlon OF JOINT occupancy, and chosen this parcu-
lar time for the settlement Of the dispute by treaty or
by war Still less has England any hand in the re-
cent measures taken by the Mexicans in defence Of
their territory-an opinion which is too absurd 10
need contradiction in Europe, though it is very
generally entertained in the United States. Blu,
latnF NJ Dali ed
caused this mischief and let loose these dangers in
despite and defiance of England it is the duty Of the
Queens government TO steer their course firmly
amidst the storms Of passion and the accidents Of
| fortune and TO turn whatever may have been
committed by our antagonists 10 the solid adyan-
tage Of this country and to the defence Of our lust
rights. The Senate Of the United States have wise
ly recommended an amlcable adjustment of the Or.
egon question. We concur in their opinion Let
It be amicable, but, above all things, immed-
ate.
The war with Mexico is at present to the hpbes,
degree popular in the United States In the first par
oxysm Of enthusiasm not voice was raised 10 de-
nounce the atrocy of the quarrel or to predict the
heavy burdens which even success in such cause
must impose on the American Union The war
party is everywhere triumphant The wings are
discouraged and defeated in their faint attempt
to modify the preamble of the war BILL The i'm
mediate effect Of this rupture with Mexico is there
fore to weaken the influence Of the party which had
recently Succeeded IN smoothing down the form
notice to be given TO Great Britain-to increase the
authority and ascendency of the executive govern
ment, which Is the very core Of the war party-to
place large sums OF money and vast patronage at
their disposal-to augment the United States army
and navy-to call q large body Of volunteers and
drill them into troops and TO promote that martial
spirit amongst the population at large to which dem
ecratlc communities but too prone In short if
Mr. Polk were to propose to himself the most effect
ual mode OF preparing the people of the United
States for contest with of the great powers of
Europe, he could not have hit upon any scheme
more likely TO suit his purpose, than that of training
the country by little war, in which there is no Sc
rious risk, no formidable enemy, but just enough of
ectdt to whet the passions which the leaders of the
American democracy wont to Aatter and obey.
u the Oregon question be reserved until the United
States have dictated terms to Mexico, and perhaps
possessed themselves of California, no American
government wilhbe able to accede terms Of parti-
uon and they will be better prepared for war with
England then, than they for war with Mexico
now. A wise government would, indeed, most
carefully have avoided plungng into two quarres
the same time and the frontiers of Texas ought to
have been settled by treaty before those of Oregon
were discussed. But these sage maxms are disre-
garded on the other side of the Atlantic; and Mr..
Polk seems rather to glory in the multiplicity of his
dangers, and to act as if embarrassment was a
set-off against another.
i If the overture which Mr.. Pakenham has been
to make in reply to the notice for the term
hot"i VI the CoHFentOH De 1hVOraDly received, we
may hope that in four or five weeks the Oregon
controversy may be settled and final treaty of par
uuon signed. But the best means of arriving at
this most desirable result are vigorous measures and
strong of our resolution not TO reco
before any alternative. Symptoms have already
reached us of an intention the part of the Ameri-
can government to convince US Of the extreme
moderation of their designs towards Mexico, and Of
their earnest desire to terminate this But the
American government must be judged of by its pub
lie acts and declarations, not by assurances which
we can only regard subterfuges and preences.
Its evident object is, if possible to postpone the set
Element of the Oregon question until Mexico has
been reduced to terms; and then to put forward its
pretensons to Oregon with the whole strength Of
the democratic party. This scheme must be defeat
ed Another month will bring us either treaty of
} partition and peace, answer which will call
for more decided steps the part Of the British gov
eminent.