Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser., 1846-01-03
VBRY IMPORTANT RUHOR.

vBRY IMPORTANT RUMOR,
The q. 3. Gazette has received infor-
nation BY private letters, that negotiations
have been re-orened between Mr.. Buch-
anan and Lord Packenham, upon the Ore
gon question; and that the United States
are u treaty with Mexico for California,
tobs paid for with the indemnitias due from
that government, and such other sum as
the parties can agree upon.
A. 70 the first rumor, the re-opening Of
negotiations with the British Government,
We sincerely hope it is false. The negotia-
tion must have been recommended, If at all,
on ths part Of Mr.. Packenham, for Mr..
buchsnsn and the President would have
too much respect for themselves and for
their Government, to solicit renewal Of
negotiations after the abrupt breaking off
alluded to in the Presidents Message
Therefore. on the ground Of the renewal
Of correspondence ON the other side, every
one must see one Of two designs in this
new stroke Of diplomacy. The one is, that
the British Government dares not leave
the question as it now is, for tenr Of the
consequences; the other, that she wishes
to make pretaace that she is anxious 10
adjust it amica6ly. in order to preuenf that
action By Congress that would otherwise
De cure 10 follow. 1t must be one Of these,
and It may be both Of them. We repeat
sgain, i is the duty Of Mr.. Polk and the
National Government to shut the door to
future negotiation, but with one condition.
and that should be this, that Her Maiesty's
Gosernment abandon all claims to anu Of
the territory in dispute, our Government
then treating as to the time which should
BE allowed to British subjects to leave the
Territory, or such of them as might want
to do SO. Mr.. Polk cannot maintain his
present popularity with the people, if he
yields one foot of that country to Great
Britain.
As to the rumor Of the treaty with Mex
leo, we as ardently hope Matis true. Cal
lfornia belongs to US by nature. The in
terests Of the United States demand 1.-THE
good Of the people of California demands
it-and the happiness Of Mexico even re-
quires i to be done. BY obtaining that fine
country, we open grand pass-way TO the
Pacific Coast. Lying as it does south ol
Oregon, and once becoming an integral
part Of the United States, our country
would then look out on the Pacific Ocean
BY . front almost as broad as that of the At
aantic. We should, by this acquisition
add to our present domain space Of the
hnest country that is in existence, and the
Anest harbors on the pacific coast. The
port of St. Francisco is admitted by all to
Be one Of the finest harbors in the known
world. That would be obtained by the
acquisition Of California. With the whole
Of Oregon, and California appended, we
should have tract Of country west ofthe
Rocky Mountains, sufficiently large to
make - powerful nation on that side Of
the mountains as there can be on this side.
Asto commerce, its advantages would be
greater; and whoever shall see that coun-
try two hundred years hence, if annexed to
she United States, will see it as wealthy,
and abounding in as large and fourislling
cities as viii be found on the Atlantic
coast. Let communication once be tho
roughly established between the Pacific
and the Atlantic cities, and the former will
outstrip the latter. For Ill our vessels
which now do business in the East India
taades with China, and the immense islands
west II the Pacific coast, would have thei,
ports Of entry and clearance on the Pacific
and hsir freights wonld be brought thence
BY land 10 The Atlantic cities and States.--
By this process, the western States, which
now have to pay the higher price for al
the products Of the eastern nation, such a.
China ed the like, would obtain the sam,
saicAas ehsopsr than they could be obtain
ed In Tie. Atlantic cities, because they
~ould not have to Le brought so far
s prices would be reversed. Every ste,
therefore, Of this kind, is of immense inte
rest to the Western States. Let all awak,
to the importance Of this matter-make III,
Government at Washington aware Of ON
wish. and they will not full to see that ou
wish IL respected.
The Hail.
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