American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper., 1846-07-20

who more cordially participated in the satslac-
ton which they might experience than Mr.
| M'Lane, the American Minister"
Both the Times and the Morning Chronicle
of the 30th have extended leaders upon the set
tlement of the Oregon question, and in the for
mer the whole credit of the settlement is taken
from Mr.. Polk and his Cabinet, and transferred
to the Senate. OF the terms of the Treaty it
thus speaks:-
AS far as the honor and inteTestso Of the coun-
try are concerned, we have every reason to be
satisfied with the stipulations Of this treaty.
The interest of the Hndson's Bay Company are
fully roected during the whole term of pur-
chase of their charter with an arrangement
for indemnity and the purchase of their estab-
lshments situated south Of the American from
tier, upon the expiration of the rights they now
hold under the British crown.
When we have taken care that no British in
terest is sacrificed or impaired, and no British
p session ceded without an adequate consider
alton, there is more of honor and true policy
in government which can afford to deal with
questions of this kind in liberal and magnani-
nous spirit, than in the higglng and graspmg
articles which commonly overreach themselves,
and sacrifice character to gain what is of inf
ntely less value to nations. This district of
I Oregon contains vast uninhabited and unCul-
.
terest to maritime and trading natlonns,-the
river Columbia and the Straits of Fuca. The
territory is not unequally divided, nor is it of
much importance what the division ofthe soil is.
Both of the other points we share equally with
the United States, the navigation of the Col
utubia being perpetualLy, not temporarily, as has
been enormously asserted by the American
prints, secured to us; and the middle of the
Straits of Fuca being the boundry line, to the
south of Fort Langley, down to the ocean.
The terms upon which the treaty has been
negotiated, continues the Times, are our own.
They are the deliberate proposals of the British
Government; and it speaks well for the spirit
of the American Government and the Ameri-
can Senate, that no attempt was made to in
terpose any further delay in the settlement Of
this affair by endeavoring to obtain any further
modification of them The honest and straight
forward character of the transaction was Obvi-
GUS. England offered to terminate the dispute
= by liberal compromise; the United States ac-
ceded to the offer, though II 1oas beLOlo any pro-
posaL they had before entertained, with prompti-
tude which does them honor, and pays the
h. highest compliment to the government with
which they were dealing.
: With reference to our difficulties with Mex
: leo, we exact this paragraph, which is not with
t out significance:
We trust that no part of the American COM
e munity will so egregously misinterpret the
= conduct of the British Government with refer
h ence to the Oregon Territory, as to suppose,
C that in the solictude to remove that stumbling
e block, we are disposed to overlook or connive
: at the excesses of an aggressive and Tapacious
policy. The operations ofthe American forces
: in the Gulf of Mexico and on the Pacific, but
more especially upon the latter station, will be
watched with vigilance by this country The
= rights of war have their limits, especially
g when they involve consequences OF the deepest
Il importance to all neutral maritime nations; and
J. after the signal proof England has given of her
desire to avoid rupture with the United States,
= for any unworthy cause, we trust that no act OF
a violence, and no fresh schemes Of aggrandize-
r ment at the expense of any neighboling States,
+ will impair the good understanding now happi-
r y restored between the two greatest kindred ma
e tions of the earth.
g The Chronicle, in its article upon the treaty,
takes different view of the result, so far as
(, England is concerned. After stating that the
10 American government has been dislodged from
of its first postion-that the President has cried
a Psccavi-that the smallest man in all the
8, States is Mr. Polk-and that whatever may be
the amount of uncertainty in the future politics
g of America, one fact is unequivocally sure, VIZ
N that Mr. Polk will not be iterum ConsEl-it
thus proceeds:
e Nevertheless the plain truth, that in respect to
re the details of the negotiation, Engan has been
over-reached, must not be concealed from US
y A national lie on the part Of America has W or
d her the boundary that she has obtained. The
Of national lie, repeated and repeated, until il
y passed current as a gospel truth, that the
- .etoLe Oregon was the right of America, made
10 every demand short of that enormous preten-
3 sion Look like concession. This is the secret
of the extent of territory that Amtrica has
s. thereby secured. We have insisted upon this
1f too often again to urge 1t.
" All that can now be hoped is, that SO gross a
ID maneuvre may not deceive US a second time
If As things stand, the peace of the world is un-
disturbed. The price of this is maximum
5 amount of concession on the part of Eng land
Such credit as she claims for the conduct of the
N affair is the credit, not for skill, but for mode
IN ration. Let the language of the press initiate
IN the language of the best statesmen in the two
A. countries, and the spirit between the old monar-
n chy and the new republic may still be that o
a. good will and mutual respect.
j. The popularity of Mr.. Golden, the great
Lacquer, almost rivals that OF Peel and by way o
j. testimonial for his services, Manchester and the
other great commercial and manufacturing
le towns, are collecting subscriptions to present
him fund, the amount OF whlch VIII ProoaDly
1t exceed 9lO0,O0O Mr.. George Wilson, the
ID Chairman of the League, is also to receive
= 100000 out of its funds.
J. The elevation of Lord Francis Egerton to the
ct peerage, has caused vacancy in South Lanca'
j. shire and at the solicitation of numerous free
r holders, WiILiam Brown, Esq, of Liverpool, has
s. been induced to come forward as candidate to
of represent the country.
y, The popularity of Mr.. Brown is so great and
e. his free-trade principles are held in so much ac-
ceptaton, that all opposition has disappeared