The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-02-14

ii is true the President declares tha
he cordially uniles with ,hs govern
nent OF Great Britain ia desiring tina
he present controversy may be AMIGA
lply adjusted and the government or
gan OF this morning, reiteraiing sIhstan
tally the declaration OF The President. i
'strongly incloed 10 hope for an smca
Dle settlement Yet how can any such
'amic'bl e. adjustment, be anticipated, il
he President. as he uodoub,edly is, be
sincere in denying that Fhe title OF
! Great Britain to portion OF the terrific
Try is id,-the U. S to the whole Ter
ritory ry'-that any attempt 10 refer this
question 10 srbllrsors would only in
voive ii in new d lfficutes'-lhal She
y. 5. hold The best title in existence
that 'alI it's commoiiJus harbo-s lie
north of Inc forty ninth paralsl'--,nd
that the whole couHtry so important
10 the commercial Interests of this coun
try, that its 'loss to the u. g. would be
irrepsrdhle.
No int lligent individual, il seems 10
me, can carefully pcrsue the whole of
Of this spolence, without arriving
at the Conclusion that arbitration can
never be resorlsd 10, so long as Prssi.
dem Polk is at the head Of The govern
meni, or negotiation bs resumed with
reasonable prospect of an smlcable ad
jnslmenl. To believe 10 the contrary
would be TO suppose that the Execulv e
would receds from the position which
he has so openly and decidedly sssum
ed, or that Great 3 lsin could ba 10
duceI TO abandon altogether The claims
which she has so slrenuously asserted
during the last quarter Of century.
the letter Of Mr M.Lane 10 NJ. Bu
chanan. is certainly Of character 10
show that he considers the warlIke prep
sralions of Gres, Britain as having an
indirect reference to The possible con
tingency of rupture between the TWO
countries.
And such, it appears to be The uni
versal impression here,is the natural in
ference 10 be drawn from the converse
ion between Mr.. MtLans and Lord
Aberdeen, though the 'Union' does no
seriously spprshend war, 'and intimstes
hat 'our Administrations do no, regard
he letter of Mr.. McLane as signal
Of impending hos,iIi'ies. 1t would seem
TO indicate very poor opinion Of the
tirmness and energy Of the Brlish gov
ernmen,, 10 suppose lhst the course of
measures now under consiiara;ion in
Congress can be 'boldly sud actively
pursued,' the 'noIice given provisions
m'de for the extension Of our laws 10
The region beyond the Rocky Noun
ains,' and for such wsrIike preparations
as become "a wise and energetic people,
and yet lead 10 peaceful result.
The coufessedIy 'concilatory ,oue'
maintained by lhe government Of Great
Britain would seem rather 10 strengthen
than weaken this impression. 1t is
certainly the prevailing belief here that
England is preparing to maintain her
supposed rights 10 Oregon, ard thst inl
ne language Of MIR. McLane having
placed herself 'in complete srmor,'
'"""'u oHt 'dll 'u tuech COHpICmIe,
which appears 10 be inevitable, she will
'hen'promp'Iy and vigorously exert her
utmost power to inh CT the utmost inu
ry upon our country and all it's INTERESTS
and that her aim 'will he TO strike the
heaviest blow at the commence meni, in
the expec,lon Of being thereby enabled
10 shorten the duration Of lhe war;
Under the impression, il appears also
10 he The prevailing belief, that the bill
of Mr.. Fairfield has now fair prospec,
OF receiving the sanction of the Senate
and tha, il would then pass !he House
by larga majority there exists not the
shadow of doubt, The debate on this
question will now be looked to with un
usual interests as the Oregon resolutions
of Mr.. Alien also come up for considera
tion on Tuesday, on exciting week
may be anticipated.
is a curious fact, that the resolutions of
Mr. Msngum in the Senate and Of Afr,
Thomas Butler King in the House, intro
duced soma two or three weeks since are
m nearly the precise terms Of Mr. Paken,
MANS proposition 10 aTbilrsts.