Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1846-04-23


what were called the terms of negotiation.
The only question was, how to settle this
disputed right in the manner which would
be best for the two nations. The negotia-
ton could not be in better hands than those
| of his noble friend, and he felt also, on the
other hand, confidence that the people Of
the United States would at least come TO a
fair, an honorable, and safe conclusion on
the subject
A WAR PARTY IN ENGLAND.
Wilmer and Smiths European Times in
remarking on the bland and peaceable lam
guage of the British Minister, as recorded in
the foregoing Oregon debate, says:
1t would be folly, however, to regard the
blind and polite language Of the British Min
lister as expressing the feeling of the British
nation. We regret to state that anger and
irritation have lately been called into exist
ence by the news from America; and every
day is calling into existence amongst us a
war party as fierce and unreasonable as the
mostfurious locofocoin the Union can desire.
This feeling finds expression in many OF
the journals, and exists in private society tc
d greater exten: than in the columns Of the
daily press.
) Even the Times, which has hitherto pre-
5 served great dignity, and exhibited high tai
ent on the Oregon question, has put forth
2 two or three articles lately of all unmistake
r able kind. One of these we have deemed
= it best to present to our readers, as it refer
} to matters in which the citizens of the u
= nited States will ofnecessity take an interest
E We are panied to notice this alienation
: but it gathers strength with every fresh ar
e rival from America. The bulk of the morn
e ing papers of yesterday, take Lord Aberdeen
s, severely TO task for mincing matters reePcct
/ ing question on which the public feeling
of the country is so strong.
>. We have as yet no certain intelligence
= that the Senate has adopted the resolutions
of MIR. Colquitt, of Georgia; but as they re-
ceived the support of Messrs. Webster and
t Calhoun, it is assumed they will pass that
body, and both Houses being thus agreed
upon giving the twelve months notice, the
management of this delicate question will
fall exclusively upon the President.
4 How will he meet this serious RESPONSE
bility? Having claimed the whole of Ore
gon-having Withdrawn the offer of the 10Th
parallel, without the navigation of the Co.
/ lumbia, and discarded arbitration with con-
tempt-in what position is he to settle this
question, and "preserve" at the same time,
in the words of Mr.. Colquitt's resolutions,
"the friendly relations ofthe two countries?"
That is the knotty point. Can Mr.. Polk
recede with honor? Can he negotiate with
out receding? The game is now thrown
into his hands, and he incurs a responsible
lily not to be envied.
The general belief in this country is, that
when the question has been left in Mr.
Folks ihands, message from the Queen
will afford Ministers an opportunity of de-
claring their uztimatum to Parliament. They
will take their stand OH what they conceive
to be their strongest position in the contro-
versy-make out what the lawyers term a
"strong case;" and if any attempt is made
to possess the Oregon by force, the result
will be that horrible alternatve-war! To
this point affairs are daily drifting.
That the worst is anticipated, is evident
from the extraordinary, the unprecedented,
activity in all the different dockyards. The
other day, at Portsmouth, in order to test
how soon line of battle ships could be
got ready for sea, the Bellorophon, which
was dismantled at the time, had her masts
rugged, her guns pointed, her stores housed
in short, every thing appertaining to this
splendid man of war was put in 'aPple-ple'
order in sirty hours by the officers and crew.
This feat is considered the most remark
able in the history of the British navy ; but
it was rendered ridiculous by the authori-
ties, when the experiment had been COM
pIeted, ordering the vessel to be dismantled
INDIA AND HOLLAND NEWS.
The latest accounts from the East show
that the condition of our empire in that part
of the world is the reverse of satisfactory.
The blood which flowed on the banks of
the Sutle, on the three memorable days of
December last, has been shed in vain.
The Sikhs have been punished, but not
subdued; and they return to the conflict