

By LAST EVENINGS MAIL.
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Washington.


Correspondence Of the New York Herald


Highly interesting from Washington.


WAsriSGloN, i,h Nov, 1916.
The Oregon Question Yieps Of rte Cabinet-Pcsi-
f'om Of President Poik-1he Message-Ssabslify
ofthe Administration


sent you line yesterday from Baltimore, on
my way back from little trip to Philadelphia, and
now resume my ''yarn' Nobody can get within
gunshot OF the President or the Cabinet, for they
all head and ears over in preparing their reports
and in getting up the message. That paper will de-
eide everything, and can tell you just what it will
be. Oregon-the whele of Oregon-wl be the de-
mand ; long and conclusive array of arguments
will be shown in favor OF our right and our clam,
Mr.. Buchanan, who has before this felt some tmid-
ity on the subject has parted with his fears, and
will come out and play the true American dilpo-
matist, which means-"Such, John Bull, is our
right, and we shall take the best course we can to
show you that we intend to enforce it." His for
mer hesitation in this matter has not proceeded
from any real tmdty on his part, or the part of the
President. II has sprung from prudence. The
President has done his best to bring the matter to
conclusion. The instructions OF Mr. McIane were
OF rather negative character. He was sent out
more TO explore, than to break ground. The easy,
r0cking-chair, singso ng silk stocking policy of Mr.
Everett, lett everything in uncertainty. Mr.. Polk
sent one OF his own men to London, and he has re-
ceived his report. Sir Robert Peel went little too
far In his brag-he will find that intimidation can
not affect ''young Hickory" In all that business
he reckoned without his host. Such was
almost the only newspapers read much in
Great Brltain) that Bobby and John Bull fell into
the sad impression, that "this Mr.. Polk" could be
outwitted, brow-beaten, laughed, giggled into
(mark me) If we do have collision with Great Bri-
tain, it will be because the English cabinet reckon
upon the calculations of the whigs-adopt their
stock -obblng opinions, swallow down such putrd !,
milk " coons'' as J. w. W., or slip shod, brand
bread Greeley, supposng they represent the real
sentiments ofthe strength OF the country. Such
mistake they may fall into, and will be fatal
to them. Final instructions have not vet been sent
to our Minister at London He is waiting for them.
They will 60 by the next steamer, if the yaisonn,ents
Of Mr. Buchanan (prepared for the Minister'S use)
can be got ready to fortify his position, and make


In the mean time, now, Qook) while am wr-
ting, Mr.. Pakenham, the British Minister, is in Mr..
Buchanan's room. II can learn in any way the
result of this conference, / will let you know to-
morrow-perhaps two weeks hence. / know that
he has been good deal disturbed by the "out and
cutters" that have tor day or two appeared in the
Union


that these strong leaders of Mr. Ritchie are got
up for any local, temporary particular effect
They contain the settled, established and matured
opinions Of Mr. Polk, and Of every member Of his





for some time, and these views have from time to
time been put forth in conversation and in print =
Mr. Polk has nothing to conceal in this or any other
matter. There is no intrigue about the man. He
has been heard, within few days, to say thar al
though he regretted that could not please all par
ties, and he conscious dissatisfaction existed,
yet he should stand fall that great measure Of
Oregon That his views on that subject were known
long ago, and he saw no reason for changing them.
That he hoped the country would support him, what
ever might be the views or feelings of any number
or party of men. So am informed, and doubt not
the truth Of what my informant says. Things are
coming to crisis. The Union, without doubt, ex-
presses the opinions of every member of the cab-
net. Among. them there is now the utmost harmc.
ny. They think alike and draw together. Just tell
wings and cigues of all sorts, sizes and colors that
their attempts at fomenting disturbance among the
cabinet members have failed There has not been
one nail driven, much less clinched, on this point
yet. Mr.. Buchanan can go on to the Supreme Court
bench, and he will, before Mr. Polk's term expires.
But at present he will remain where he is, and
will every other member of the cabinet. A word
about cliaues and their lntrigues tomorrow.