The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-02-13

speedy consummailon Of such an alliance
been Us strong two months ago as they are
now, the tone OF the Presidents Message
would have been widely different from wha,
It ls. Taking his cue from his party, Mr..
Polk has, under existing circumstances,
clustered and threatened, and treated pro.
positions as unimpeachable which are as
yet the prominent subjects Of negotiation.
Without Congressional action, however,
this message is an lnocuous Executive
emana,ion. Representative Legislation is
generally slow in lis development, but all
the safer on that account. In this case its
Hardness may save the peace OF the world.
The Message was laid before Congress on
the second Of the present month. The
summary proceedings recommended by
Mr.. Polk, in regard TO Oregon, If proposed
in either branch Of the Legislature-a We.
rs probable eyent-would meet with strong
and decided opposition. Even without this,
the ordinary forms Of either House would
require the consumption OF several days
before II could perfect It's measures. These
measures, too, whatever they might be,
would be debated consecutisely, and not
concurTently, in the two Houses and these
considerations, in addition 10 tue further
delay caused by opposition, seem 10 justify
US IN assuming that, no matter with what
haste measures may have been precpita.
led, The month Of January will have arri-
we'd ere any irretrieyablG step has been Ia.
ken. But Congress will, in the mean time,
have discovered much to make il pause.
With England on the verge Of CONNER.
cial revoiuuou-her political influence and
national strength meanwhile unimpaired-
tho Americans will shrink from precipila.
ting their country into war, the object Of
which would be so infinite simally small,
as compared with that now auainable by
the preservation OF peace. By this time
America is apprlsed Of the probability, If
not the certainty, OF important commercial
changes IN England. We are given TO un.
dcrsiand that the article which appeared
in the London Times of the ith OF this
month, and which contained such extraor.
dnury announcements, left this country for
America by the mail packet Of that very
day. Il is probably IS we'll that il did So.
II startled the old world, as it will surprise
the new. True or false in lis main asser.
TONS il has reached America without com.
ment OF contradiction. II will, therefore,
have undisturbcd possession OF the public
allh until the succeeding packet carries
,ut accounts Of lis notification or its falsi. .
Than - lttsi, Iy,,,I,t -. 81. ~ Z ~.
opposed in II viii be as extensive as its as.
cGtions were unoquiyocal. The one knew
10 reserve, the other will know no limit.
congress viii at least pause, if il does no,
ecede. The omen will Ue loo much for
,ood to DC thrown aside uLhceded, and the
Amerlcans viii wait for lis confirmation.
Let them do this, and the balance Is turn.
y on the side Of peace.
The next budget Of news which AmeIi.
a receives from Europe will show that
even the shrewde,i journalists are not ON.
but /; VIII also convey the intel.
lgence Of significant movements which arc
aklng place, or which are abog, TO take<
1ace, on this eide the Allaulc-moye.
nents IN which the Americans are perhags
Is largely interested as is England aE9
he progress Of which they will see iZow
IS irresistible as is the fall e,~,r QUO,
Niagara. They viii then VII III, A.
ing the short time wl ,a,o,vaaaa ~
strong Goyernmenl( r,uen tba, Lord
John Russell ha/seo the P,,me Nia,s,er
i 81 .ana' J| that he is once again the
!. p Po'ylcian 10 opposition, aud tina,
~, ltPeel Is reconstructing his Cab.
= ~ - in which be can only succeed,
.aLlish&es that Cabinet to stand, BY IS.
NJ ~ng his Government 90 the broad ba.
/of the repeal Of the Corn Laws. The
issue Of all this is clear, and not the least
obvious fact connected with IL is, that peace
with England is henceforih the best noHcy
Of America. In spite, therefore, Of this
clustering and belligerent message, the
news which has already reached and will
soon reach America, will produce such an
effect upon the popular mind as, evinced
by Congressional lnacilon in respect to
Oregon, will render documca, which cir.
cumstances might have made Formidable,
as harmless, if not as amusing, as q nursery
rhyme.