The New York herald., 1846-03-22
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WASHINGTON, March Is. ls4l

tention, which has been put upon il BY the ultra.
Oregon, or d ~ men. Some appear to think thai
Mr.. Calhoun and his friends will yet vote for the
House notice, with the administration members, and
thus carry the measure. The probability now 10
thar the whole body of the wings will vote aaalnst
it but what the result will be, no one can tell The
importance, however, of that result, whether for or
against-whether for laying it on the table or not,
is diminishing every day. The truth is, all parties
are beginning to see that the Prssident ril hold the
Oregon negotiation, and the Oregon question, in his
o,cn hands, erciusively, UhGterr action Co~gvsss
may take-that he has the power to hold il over, for
years to come-that he will make it q topic for ns-
gotiation and disc cussion for years to come-and
that in fact from his present position, he has The
control over popular feeling in Congress, greater
than that which any monarch could possess at tho
present day Ibegin to believe it 10 sort Of con-
sequence in facilitating the peaceable termination Of
this question, whether Congress vote for notice or
no notice. According to the best lights, the nego-
tiaton cannot be resumed for some time to come
and even if should be, II may be protracted by our
government to an indefinite period. Wneth a ths
dent over this question is stll! the same and this
power consists in his control over future events
over the movements of party-over the power Of
facons-the views, the elements OF popu!anty-
appears to have.
Such being the view which seems to be the most
accurate, of the position OF the President on the
Oregon question: that he possesses the sole control
over it, the most reasonable are enquirlng what hts
intentions and purposes may be. do not believe
that the British government will make any effort 70
resume the negotiation tor some time TO como
and, If they do, begin to doubt whether our gov
will not protract and keep It in its present
position as long as they choose. What the lnteA-
tions Of the President really are, 10 still the Eeef
e IL
declaration in the public document, but on this
declaration his own party, in both Houses ct Coo.
gress, and all his organs, apPear to have dnsreat
san o1s s1e Confident in the belief that hs Is in favor q
compromise, grounding their opinions upon tho
declarations in the message. The non-eomPromise
Senators say with equal confidence. that he y with
them. The same different lnterpretations are Pst
upon it by the whigs-some believing that he - f.
vorabe to 49 and peace-0thers that he goes for TIE
whole Of Oregon. The President, certainly y .
msn & mae or verv @,n ares
Jackson or Tyler-and time alone can deveIoPo
what the constituent elements OF his character really
are According to the best OF my belief am dispe'
eed to think that the President Is not IN favor OF oo
promise on the 49th parael that he 10 more inclined
to claim the whole Of Oregon territory but thai,
instead Of preciptating the nation on q physical
war, he would prefer to fight It out BY moral and
political war; covering six, or eight or fifteen years.
80 to embrace the benefits OF that question 1t
home, for some time to come. am more and moro
inclined to think that the policy OF the
or $40 patriots, is most congenial to the mind Of
the President and that the sentiments and views 70
Gently promulgated by the Union newspaper, aScs
after all, the most correct expOnents OF his views
and opinions. II this view be correct-and could
enumerate nnumerabe facts and circumstances in
corroboration Of tit will be easy to see that tho
Oregon question will remain az open az 1t ID now
for several years to come; that 1t will become IN
element of agitation in the elections throughout tho
country and that the new party which is erganiz-
ing in this capital in favor OF the whole Of Oregon
is actually the new Polk party, which he intends 70
ride and to rule, as long as il will travel without
Mr.. Polk is a quiet man-an amlabIe m.n-an
ambitious mana firm mana determined man.
He is decidedly In favor ot war with England
."ar St ny Whether the MOI notice be given by Congress
or not, Mr.. Polk, believe, will keep the Oro-
gon negotiation in such a position as to continue
this moral wal. with England, until. probably, the
time comes, whether it is eight. or ten, or twenty
years, when it can be converted into physcal
war. This, think, will be the great principle, and
the great feature upon which this new party 10 meant
create and summon those feelings Of historical
antipathy to England, which have been Numbering
tor the last twenty or thirty years. am not SURE
either, but this is the best policy Of the Chief Mags-
trate, as a republican, to pursue. The Englsh 60
vernment, and people have, In recent years. e1hibi-
ted sentiments OF contempt and hate towards this
country in q variety of ways, which have naturally
excited the sensibilities of the republic. When the
down to 81 deg. 40 min, the British government
can't help themselves but may fret all the time; and
in process OF time get tired OF such position, and
be willing to compromise or give the whole During
the interval, while the question - kept open, the
commerce Of the two countries will be lncreesinA
and binding their interests together We caa bettef
example Of this country will be creating the proper
effects upon the other; and by such policy, We may
hold power over all Western Europe.
In taking this view OF the position OF Mr Poks
Ic.. ttu he
have irrecoverably committed themselves on the
49h parallel as the advocates Of the British claims
They have spoken enough IN the Senate already
against their own country, sufflcent 70 furnish neR
opponents with political materials for the next Ten
years to come, for elecnoneering against them
This singular fauE pas has not been discovered un-
iii very recently. My opinion, therefore, -, maj
there will be no negotiation-no comPromise-no
settlement Of the Oregon question between the two
governments, at present-that II will ne an opeo
question for years to come; and during that interval
the moral war will BE- wsged flercely between tcs
two countries-that Mr.. Polk, without knowing e.-
actly how, has stumbled upon singular and orgi-
nal policy, which may create tor him new demo-
cratic rty, leaving out OF its lists all the great
leaders and old aspirants for the Presdency II y
yery evident that from the date OF his election his
policy has been conducted on the principle OF c5ear
ting new party and u Rossoe ne q. Ss mol Se
ments are made on the principle OF being friend
ly to himself, and his future reelection " hn
have no doubt that all candidates tor ONCE mus
first leave the ground, in order to b suo..
cessful with the Executive Recommendations and
letters may all do very well but, unless be 10 cna,
bled, in addition to good reputation, capacity, ana
character to give some intimation a. 10 hie view:
OF the next election, do not think he will stand
much chance. new democrat on the Oregon
question, must stick to number eight. and renounco
number four.
WASHINGTON, March 20, 1916.
1t has been supposed for some days past that the
Senate would bring their labors, on the Oregon
question, to a close ON Wednesday next. This,
however, will not be the case, ~ some seven or
eight members of that body have yeti to speak. Mr..
Chalmers speaks on Monday, Gen. Cass on Tues
day, Mr.. Webster on Wednesday, perhaps, whes