The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-06
WASHINGTON, NAV A 1916.

In the early part Of last week gave il as my
opinion that the President would give the notice
to dissolve the joint occupancy of the Oregon ter
rtoy, privately, to Great Britain. In this opinion
I,find | have been correct; for, this morning,
learned from very high and responsible source,
that the President sent the notice out by tho
steamer of the LIST inst, and that Mr.. Pakenham
has been officially informed of the same by Mr..
Buchanan Thus the subject has been acted
upon SO far. What the grand result may be, time
only can dcvelope. Nothing, however, can be
known definitely until the action of the British
government ON II be learned by the return mail Of
either the 18th inst, or 4th proximo Till then Wa
shall have our hands full with war measures and
matters on our Southern frontier.
The mail from the South, this evening, brought
tweny-seyen packages from the army Of occuPa-
ton for the War Department. They, however,
contain no news of any consequence, since they
are ten days anterior to the last received from
Cen Taylor. They were sent in the steamer
Union, very slow sailing vessel, which has caus-
ed them to be so long on the route Gen. Taylor
says, in his despatch Of the 9Th of April-that be-
ing the latest date of those received this evening"
that the Mexicans, 700 strong, were on the side
of the river opposite to his position, and could
not possibly cross if they were so inclined.
The Times establishment has been purchased
at last, by q gentleman named Fisher from Gin
cinnati, Ohio, who will publish paper to sup
port Mr.. Calhoun's claims to the next presidency.
predict that this undertaking will turn out to be
n failure after few years existence, like all its
predecessors, which had to subsist as the French
mans horse had, without fodder from the public
crib. The Calhoun party, if it be not a missioner
to call such an aggregation of absfractionists by
that name-perhaps II would be better to call
them sect, whose peculiar principle is, oppos-
own-cannot succeed in elcctinng their chief
by the aid of a newspaper here Without patron
age and without popularity among the masses.
Mr. Calhoun can do nothing. When he had the
power to keep his friends in Office, while in tho
State Department he let them go, and kept in his
political foes-young men at ~ per day; while
those he dismissed received only $3-and were
employed on the same work. Some of them know
could and would have served him most effectunly
in his election but, adhering to his abstract ideas
Of turning one out of Office for the purpose Of
placing or keeping friend in office, he has lost
more by the operation than what he will ever
gain from the opposition. All political aspirants
for that high office must take care of their support
ers when they can, and when they can't they must
then promise what they believe they may be able
to perform. This is the game that is played by all
parties when looking for power and place, and
Mr.. Calhoun will find himself much mistaken If
he expects to succeed without using the same
Mr. Polk will play this game for himself in less
than year from now perhaps before Congress
breaks up. Every wing oftcc-holder's place Is
already parceled off for his " own men," and will
no doubt be fairly distributed among the States by
the time the campaign begins. Virginia, il is
intended, shall lead off for James r. Polk, she is
again leading off among the principal appoint
ments lately, Notwithstanding she has more than a
just proportion of them already. do not think,
however, that Virginia will do much for Mr.. Polk's
denomination since she has lately shown but lit
tie favor for the administration, in giving the wing
party an increase of large number of members
TO the House of Delegates. The administration
party in the Old Dominion have fallen off consider
ably in the elections Of last month, which is ra-
ther n bad sign, if she is intended to pioneer the
way for second term for James X. Polk
The Senate, too, are rather stubborn with re-
spect to his nominations. They will hardly do
anything in the way of acting on them, nor will
the majority of that body act until he gives way
somewhat from his present stifi-necked position.