The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-06
THE DAILY UNION
FOREIGN.


We find in the York and Boston papers, received
by this days mail, only meagre details Of the
brought by the Cambria. At III O'Clock ON Tues
day morning, when last heard from, she still re-
manned fast aground; and Of all her mails, only
single copy Of Wilmer and Smiths European
Times Of the 18th Of April had been received in
Boston when the Boston papers Of Monday went to
press We give below such additional information
as we find 10 the northern papers.
On the meeting Of the House of Commons on the
I7th instant, the Irish coercion bill was taken up
and subsequently, adjourned till the 3Oth,
Sir Robert Peel, in the course of the debate, took
occasion to say that the government had ordered
supply Of Indian corn and American oatmeal for
Ireland and that the attention Of the government,
by night and by day, had been given to the melan-
choly position in which the sister country was
placed.
The following is an extract from an article on
the Oregon question, which appeared in the Lon
don Times of the 18th ult Willmer's European
Times remarks that the reputed connexion Of that
journal with the foreign secretary, Lord Aberdeen,
gives 10 the extracts an importance which will be
best appreciated on perusal
II will be perceived that the Times still holds
substantially to the position which it assumed some
months ago in the articles which we then noted as
being Of senii-oficial character. The mistake
which the Times makes as to the extent Of the
American claim in 1918 and 1896, hardly needs to
be pointed out. Our government asserted its right
them has done over since, up to the line Of $40
40 lts offer Of settlsment upoh the line Of $50
was regarded then, az il has always boon regarded
by US, as a matter of compromise and concession.
ain the whole course OF these negotiations, that
which has changed most completely is the cl=im set
up by the Americans in 1918 and 1926. The terri
tory in dispute was expressly asserted and clearly
understood TO be comprised between the 42d and
18th parallels of latitude. As for the more northern
tract, between 49o and $40 49, arc not aware that
the paramount claims of Britain to that part of it
were then called in question The proposals OF par
tton ranged between the mouth Of the Columbia,
and the 10Th degree, but not beyond and the Amer
lean penipotentiary unsuccessfully claimed the
whole Of that region, but no more Since that time,
and in the more recent discussion, they have raised
their demands, they have laid their claims TO the
whole county, and then, as If il were the furthest
limit Of condescension and concession, they revert
to their original offer, the very same which was be-
fore rejected. man, bargaining with another, Of
fers to sell him horse for go the buyer says II is
| too much, and goes away Sometime afterwards,
the seller asks him fl00 for the same and, after an
elaborate attempt to outwit his customer, he ends
by offering him the horse at ESQ, very great
bargain That is precisely the course Of this Amer
lean dealing. They haye raised claim to the whole
Of Oregon not with any expectation Of acquiring the
entire province, but in order to reconcile us to the
terms we have before declared to be inadmissiblei
but the truth is that the bare 49th parallel is, to all
ntents and purposes, the same thing that It was
twenty years ago.
ave intimated an opinion some time ago, that
the 49th parallel might conveniently serve as the
basis of arrangement, but 1t is clear that such q
proposal must be accompanied with more extensive
conditions than those heretofore annexed 10 II by
the Americans. 1t must leave us the whole Of Van
couver's island, the navigation and harbor Of the
straits Of Fuca, the free of the Columbia and
the northern branches down to the sea, and an in
demnity or compensation to the Hudson Bay Com
pany for the posts they would be called upon tc
| surrender We do not pretend to point out all the
stpulations which 1t would be the part Of prudent
and Just policy to require, equivalent for con-
| cession much below our original claims, and, as
we firmly believe, our Just rights But the eessior
of the vacant soil might be polite and endurable
provided the private rights already long acquired ant
| enjoyed by British subjects were duly respected
and they must beyond all QUESTION: be protected by
| the uitimatum Of England.
"Between these two proposals lies the question
of peace or war; narrowed as these controversies
always arc. to a small issue, but, nevertheless
| broad enough to swallow up tho peace Of tn,
| world.
| 'eThe moderate members of the Senate make tn,
49th parallel their fighting line President Poll
is evidently more disposed to lean to the side Of re
| sistance than concession, and on our side, we car
really discover motive or argument to JUSTIFY VI
in any farther departure from the position assumed
long ago by the British government and confirmed
by the emphatic declarations of the ministers an
| the crown"
The correspondence between Lord Aberdeen AM
Mr. Pakenham, in relation to the Oregon negotiation
had been laid before Parliament. Only the tw
closing notes of the correspondence, however, wer
published in the European Times, and we fnt
these alone, therefore, in the New York papers
They are as follows:
FOREIGN OFFICE, March 3, 1886.
Sra: have much satisfaction in conveying to 20
the entire approval by her Majesty Of the step
which, as reported in your despatch Of the 29th
January, you took; and of the letter which you al
dressed to the American Secretary of State, for tn
purpose of asceraining, clearly and authortatively
whether the United States government would b
disposed to admit the application of the principle {
an arbitration in the Oregon question on any othe
terms than those which they had already rejected
In thus acting, you have, in the most judlclou
and satisfactory manner, anticipated the instrut
tons which was preparing to forward you on thi
| subject.
We have nothing to do but to await Mr.. Buchar
ans reply to your appeal to him, although colle'
from your despatch that your proposal will certain
" be refused. Should that reply ho,oeuer, be Of sue
nature glue any ground Of hope that the matter
dispute may be brought to amicable issue, by NEAR
of direct negotiation, shall gladly aual myself Of sue
an opening. If not it will then be for her Maie'
ty's government to consider what measures it ma
H. MAJ
gency which may arise. ....
am, &C., ..-....-
(Signed) ABERDEEN.
FoREIoN OFFICE, March 3, p. nv, 1916.
SIN Since my preceding despatch Of this day
date was written, l have received your despatch I
the 5th Of February, with its enclosure, by whie
you put me in possession Of the final rejection, b
the United States government, of our proposal OF
reference Of the Oregon question to arbitration.
There is of course, no time, before the departul