The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-27 00:00:00

ERICAN NEWS.

THE OREGON QUESTION.
LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.
The 'c ew York packet-ship Henry Clay, Captain N'ye,
arrived here this afternoon, after a voyage of eighteen
da) s from New York, having left that port on the Bth
inst., and brought papers of her day of sailing.
The news by this arrival is again of a very warlike
tendency. A resolution from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs was brought up by its chairman, Mr. 'Wenthrop,
on the 3d inst., to the House of Representatives, to the
effect that immediate notice be given to Great Britain of
the termination of the joint occupancy of the Oregon
territory, after a very lengthy debate lasting four days,
in which the venerable J. Q. Adams took part in sup-
port of the Bill. It was referred to a Committee of the
whole House ; but, upon the motion that it be made a
special order for the first Monday in Febretry, and
which required a vote of two-thirds to carry it, it was lost,
the Ayes being 102, and the Noes 89. During the debate,
an outline of which we subjoin, the most violent language
was indulged in towards Great Britain, and the asser-
tion of the right of the United States to the whole of
Oregon, and the vehement repetition that they would
stand for "the whole of the Oregon or none" was of fre-
quent occurrence; in fact, the whole of the proceedings
are characterised by the greatest violence of language,
and is throughout utterly unworthy of a deliberative
assembly.
The agitation of the question had greatly affected the
markets. Stocks of all descriptions were lower, busi-
nesS in many kinds of produce dull and slack, and al-
thOugh the best papers in the city of New York depre-
cated the war feeling, which was thus being so assi-
duously fanned into a flame, yet it is evident that the
feeling has taken a strong hold on the people, and mlgh
work mischief.
TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS—HOUSE OF REPRE
SENTATIVES.

WASHINGTON, JAN. 2, 1846.—Various resolutions, de-
clarimg the American right to the whole of Oregon, were in-
troduced; and upon the question being put to the vote, the
yeas were 75, and the nays 89.
A Bill was then introduced for the organisation of rifle-
men, as also for an increase of infantry, arti
llery,e and
dragoons, for the purpose of protecting emigrants to
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After an animated discussion of the question, Mr. J.
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Adams rose amid addressed the House. After apologising to
the representatives for his physical inability to enter upon
the important matter before them with adequate power, he
proceeded to say that he hoped the first measure adopted by
Congress would be to give in the most solemn manner the
notice to Great Britain which the treaty required " Let it
be made the special order of the day ; for, in his opinion,
they were wasting time in legislating or talking anything
about the increase of the defences of the country until we
give this notice. It did not follow that there would be
war; it did not even follow necessarily that weshouldtake
possession of the country. We would only say to Great
Britain, after negotiating twenty odd years under that
convention, made and repeated, we do not choose to
negotiate any longer in this way. We choose to take
possession of our own. If we have to settle what is our own,
or whether any portion belongs to you, may negotiate.
We might negotiate after taking possession. That
at was thr
military way of doing business. It was the way in whi.
Frederick 11. of Prussia had negotiated with the Emperor of
Austria for Silesia. He said he hoped the first step taken
would be to give, in the most solemn manner, notice to Great
Britain. Then we should have our elbows clear, and could
do as we pleased. It did not. follow as a necessary con.-
ee9uence that we should then take possession, but he hoped it
would follow as a consequence, and a. very immediate one.
But whether we give the notice or not, it did not necessarily
draw after it hostility or war. If Great Britain chose to take
it as an indication of hostility, and then to commence hos-
tilities, why, we had been told that there would be but one
heart in this country % and God Almighty grant that it
might be so! But if this should be so, we should hear no
more of these extraordinary terrors of war on the part of the
gentleman from South Carolina, whose course on the Texas
question had been contrasted with his position on this
question. How gallant the gentleman was at the time
that Texas was in question was not for him to say. He did
not wish to draw any comparison between the disposition of
Members of this House for the acquisition of Texas, and the
—not acquisition but—taking our own, of Oregon. He said
if this war came—which God forbid ! and of which, by the
way, he bad no apprehension whatever—he hoped the whole
country would go into it with one heart and one mighty
hand ; and if that were done he presumed the question be-
tween us and Great Britain would not last long, neither Ore-
gon nor any country north of this latitude would long re-
main to Great Britain. Strong as was his moral aversion to
modern war and military establishments, then, if he should
have the breath of life at the time when the war commences,
he hoped he should be able and willing to go as far in any
sacrifice necessary to make the war successful as any Mem-
ber of this House. He could say no more. He now said, and
he repeated, that until the notice ,vas given to Great Britain,
he was not prepared to go for any of the subsequent t
mea-
sures. He thought we might with great propriety, withoent,
waiting for the effect of the notice, extend to our co:laulir;,?;enil
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