The Hillsborough recorder., 1846-02-19

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coHssPonasaee of the baltimore American.
Washington, Feb. !. ls;6
Important Diplomatic COrrSpCHdrnre-lhe
0fggGn eHtSiiOa.
Al h.lf past iw0 O'clock today. ihr
President at the United Stairs trsnsi sinii.
ted m ihs House 0i Rrpre.enisuve. tie
enuesPonirnee called lar by resolution
ol lie II.use. ani 10 y h'rh allas,on wss
made fsy Or two agn hy the Chairman
Of the c0nmillee 0n Foreign Relations.
plos'e ed 10 give you as full "a sb.l:, cI
uf ihe rnhienis e tie several letters as
tine sud circumstances viii permit.
The iitss letter i, dated Dee. 10, lsl5.
shd Is addressed rs Mr.. BurLansn 10 Mr.
McLsne. Mr.. y. STA ss 'ha' Gre { Bit.
sIn i' NIX ng warike prsparstions. and
ask him To call The si;eUti"n of Lord Ab.
eIdeea In tie fact Of the preparations. 10
ssk his Op'n,Uns upon them, as well n. 20
give his oun Vltws in relation to these
preparations.
Nj. Mcl.sne. in leuer dated January
3, ~ Mr.. Buchanan. says that on the 3OIh
nl,imo he sought an interview with Earl
Aberdeen, aud ih I u was not easy tn
obtain definite iniormstIon or csIsrorIr 4
answers from i.oid A.: bot thai he alluded
10 lie preparations. and snrmlstd Iha,
they had reference To a rupture between
England and The Unijed Si.Ie.. Lo,d A.
sad that they were con ps.lrd Dl Necessity
IN the p'e.eut aspecl Of stisirs 10 Look IN
The possibility of rupture With tie u.
States. lie ssid, towrrtr. that the pfe.
psrsIi rs woulI have been made without
regard In tie po,sitiiny Of tbs rupture:
and furlh' T. ihal ih"se Preparations had
been commenced hrf"re the prob.bili y nf
a rupture was thought oi-ihs, these prep
arzi nss did moi rrla,e la lisi.st ,.,-a.s,
hui 10 the dcIente ol exposed situations
al home. These deIences weIe oily a
psfl "f prudent protection.
Lari Aberdeen sgaln said Of the dtfen.
res. that they had ~ particular reference
to tie Oregon question.
Nj. Mci.ane thinks that these rrepsr-
stions had rsf,renre 10 lbe def, nces oil The
enUBiIy.
Mr.. MrLsne also saws r. NJ. Buchan-
an that b. las u"sbaed confidence in the
fr'rkness end slraIghunr wardntss ni I.,rd
Aberdeen, aud thai he displayed all these
qualities in his in'eIview With him.
Mr.. MrLsBe thinks fnr himself lhar
hey lthe GeIencts) may IeIale 10 lIIe slate
Of aaaus Ia Europe.
] am 10 prepared 10 state. he adds,
INV far We have ugh, To demand DIS
cl sinner from the Bti i,h MInser a.. to the
,n'eniion ot vi. Government, il making
for it's defence. bul he adds,
It IS rer.siH ,hs. If rupIpre should grow
uut of onr relsiIons win Englspd, these
wheiter de.igned in Ieler>
ence 10 u. or not, will result ~ The lact
TIA, Englsnd Will exert her unno.l pow
er. ard exert u 10 The utmost posslble IN
jury np9n all The Interest. ef Ihe United
GidNS Nv fdSG W war.
Mr.. pakehham. in letter ,!ated 9Th
December, 10 Mr.. Buchanan, s.ys: The
ed Is inslrurtsd bv his govern-
meni 10 propose tie referring Of The whuIe
quf siinn 10 scme Sovereign or State, and
that he b. lIeses great god will result to
bnih goSernnen's from such a reference
that IT, lhlnks resort 10 arbitration the
bsst cour.e for b"'h governments. and
hopes thai II nav be- ado, It'd. Tii- irn-
position IS prof. he sad-, If confidence
in our he Brhrsh) clsun. and a desire
Tor peace on the part OF England. as aLe
w"rll'w'll see by the off T.
Mr. P.kenham says also Ina, the ter
'''ory 10 d'.phIe is small compared with
the Importance Of preserving perce be-
tween tso such counties as England and
the United States. f.. !
Jn.3l. 1916. Mr.. Buchanan replies,
and says he has gwen the p,oposI,,on just
made the mpsi serlous consideration. The
BRUSH government doss not propose TO
reler The qoes ION Of TILE Ia arbitration, but
merely The partition Of the territory. The
very terms thns proposed would presen,
an arbiirsilon for The whole rerti,ory claim
ed BY tie Uni'ed S ates, aud the President,
he add, does earnestly bellese that arbi-
Hailon would lead 10 renewed difficulties.
The President, says he, cher shes the
hope that The state Of this question may
not disturb the friendly relations between
the two Countries.
Me-. Rurhansn is told BY letter in i'm
mediate reply. Thai the letter of Mr.. B.
Will oe submitted 10 the British govern.
meat.
Mr.. Pskenhsm replies further, on the
10th January, and says thai lie has Te-