Washington telegraph., 1847-09-15
MR.. WE ESTER.
THE REAL OREGON pAcIFIoAroR

THE REAL OREGON PACIFIoAToR.
In reply 10 a question (says the Liver
pool times OF the 81 ulI. put 10 him in 70
terence 10 The present war establishment o
this country, aud the propriely Of applying
the principle Of arbitration in the settle
ment Of disputes arising among nations
Mt. MeGTegor, ono ol the candidates lo
the representation Of Glasgow. took ora
stun to naralo the following very imporan
and remarkable aneedole in connection
with our recent but now happih lerminsled
difference with the United Shies on the
Oregon question. When our Ambis,doI
ut Washington Mr.. Paekcnhan) refused
to negotiate on the i1lh parallel oil north
latitude as the basis of lruaIy,lnI when
by that refusal, the danger Ola rupture
between Great britain and Aneriea be
came really imminent, Daniel Wiser, for.
merIy Secretary OF State 10 the lmrrean
Government, wrote u letter 10 Mr.. r.deGreg.
or, in which he strongly dcproe-ed Mr..
paekenham's conduct, which, Il afsisied
in aud adopted a, hume, would to aenain
iy emhfoi tho two countries, aud iggest.
ed an equitable compromise, talbg the
igh parallel AS the basis oi an adlimenl,
MIR. McGregor agreeing entire with
Mr. Webster in the Proplie'y 81 anuilal
giving aud taking to avoid rupltn, aud
the mofr especially as the whole laiIurl
in dispute WAS nut Nohh i lO,uh0 ieithrr
Power, while the preparations aloai1f a
war would cost great deal mnfr elnre
the parties could eome into actual e,lllet,
communicated lh. contents ui Mr.. ebs.
isr's letter To Lord Jahn Russell, Whol the
time was living IN the nrislhlfhsd oi
Edinburg, aud IN reply, received arr
from Lord John. in VII ieh he stated hisn.
tire accotlauce with the proposal rem
mended hy Mr.. Webster aud approve oi
by Mr.. McGregof, and requested iheit.
ter, Us he (Lofd John was mol IN a p +.
tiun 10 do II himself. 10 intimate his ~
ion TO Lord Aberdeen. MI Me1for,
through Lord Canning, Under Secrecy
for the Foreign Department, did 50, nd
the result was that tho hr,i packet rsl
lett England carried out To Amereahe
proposal, IN accordance with the cum.
nicltion already referred To, ON winch "
treaty OF Oregon was happily eoueludei
A psRsoN ~ ruE ANY The On.
pauy commanded b. Captain Jscksool
The seeund Mississippi Regiment erd
"llpp.h Ouards, lbers is Minister oae
Gospel ol the lion SIDE Bahll,l petsuaa,
whose name Is Rossfs, ani be is one ole
ssf, best soldiers ia the service. Pam
Roger, is a private, and performs e3
duly promptly aud with The utmost eht.
iuiuess. We believe, he was heseat
nny time an aspifanl iof office IN the ca.
pany. Il is said he became volunteer |.
der under the impression that Chap i
vas allowed To each krglmeul, aud in,i.
ing 10 stand a poll iof that office. but Il.
ing that such vas nal the case. he nor
once thought OF asking Tor a disehae,
(which hc could At any time obtain. bue'
solved 10 SEQ the war out. Should thee.
cond Regiment ever get into tight. ie
Parsun will be found where the hull-,oi
ifss battle RACES. The pAr'on Is a'all ".
bonsd, powerfully put up man, ID
We take II that O'Rouke, or deaf Buh.
would hardly comc oft "hrsI best with 10
in RUG. Tn one occasion whilst the /
giment was encamped near Monterey,
fellow private called theParson add Lad
The Par.on did no, become IA the lee
excited, but quietly walked 10 Col. hilP'
rieks tent. and asked tho Col. "whai a M
ough, to do II another called him D.,
liar" the Col. told him, he thought u
question needed no answer. "EnouI
said" replied the P.f,oh and be COO
walked OFF and going up 10 the private vi
had insullcd him. hc caused him To repe
tho offensive cp,luut, when he Rocked hl
down aud passcs on as though nothing hi
happened. We wish lhA, there was su,
an office rs Chaplain Of the Regiment j.
that Rogors!mIghi get d.-MissisHPpidH