Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-03-20
CONGRESS.
Abstract froa TIE proceedings acorthe close
of'Hte session.
SENATE.


SENATE.
Feb. 2s. The following IS a correct
COPY of the Series Of resolutions reported
from the Committee OH Foreign Relations
by NJ. Bu. 'at,n:
ReSored, Tha, the Senate can discover
no race, Throughout tn. long cor.espon-
dencc which hts been submitted to then.
between The Governments Of Great Britain
and the Uni,ei S a;es, fany understanding,
express or implied. much less OF any "expl'.
ci, agrcem.nt," such rs is now alleged, that
the Terri DRY in dispute between them on the
northeastern boundary OF the later snail be
placed aud remain un,lcr INC exclusive juris.
dlclion of her Briiann:c Mljesty's Govern.
rnent until the settlement Of the question;
Un lie Contrary It ap ears that there was,
aud is, cle,r >s5s.s,in. understanding be-
tween the parties, under which they have
''soth acted, that. IN il this Question shall De
tiHally determined, each tl!iem shall r..
fran i,om tin, exercise of jurisdiction over
any port on G! The disputed territory. except
>su"h parts Of it as may have been in the az.
,a&i pos>esson oftGe on" or the ether PartE.
Rcsolred, That, whilst the Unicd States
are bound in good fri:h to comply with this
understanding, during he pend ncy OF ne.
g,iil ions the Senate cannot perceive that
he SAFE Of Name has violated the spirit 0!
Il BY ~ rely seud dng under he authority OF
ne Legislature, her land agent, with suf.
iicicnt force, into the disputed territory, for
s;e sole purpose of exp.llIng law!css tres.
~rassrrs engaged in imparins It's va!uc by
cu,ing down the timber; boh parties hav.
ing common right, and being bound by
common duty, 10 expcl such iu,ruders from
q territory to which each claims title, taking
care. however, . retire within their ack-
nowIedgcd limi;s when this single object
shaf have been accomplished.
Rcsofred, That, should her Britannia
Majcsty's Government, in violation OF tho
clear understanding butween the parties,
pcrss, in carrying lis avowed detcrn inalion
into execution, and attempt, by military
force, % assume exclusive jurisdiction over
III, dispu'ed territory, II of which, they
firmly bc''ieve, r;ghtfully belongs TO the State
Of Name, The eXIsency, IN the opinion uf tho
Senate, will then have occurred, rendering
= Il rhc imperative duty Of the President, un-
der the. Constitution and the laws, to call
for;. tho militia, and employ the military
force of tie United STATES, for the purpose
oi repelng such an invasion. Aud in this
,cv.ni, the Senate will cordially cooperate
with and sustain the President ip defending
the rights orthe country.
fl2ssohei. That, should the BrI ish au-
,hoii,ics refrain from attempting military
occupation of tho territory in dispute, and
from enforcing their claim 10 exclusive Ju.
is,'icnoa over it by arms, then, in the opin.
ion of,hc Senate, the State Of Maine onga'.
on her part, to pursue course Of sim'lnr
tob"arancc. And should she refuse to co
so. and determined to settle the controversy
for herself by forcc, the adjustment oil which
is Entrusted under the Constitution to tho
Federal Government, in such all event
there will be no obligation imposed on that
Government 10 sustain her by military ad.
March l. In Senate, yesterday, after
some morning business, n communication
was received from the Postmaster General.
10 reply to i resolution of the Senate,
which, being read occasoucd considerable
excitement.
Mr.. Sewer moved that the communica.
ton be sent 10 the President Of The United
States, with request that he would dismiss
that officer; ~hereupon, quite an animated
discussion took. place, in which M'ssTs.
Talmadse, Sewer, Foster, Wal. er, Crit
tcnden, Buchanan, Webster, and Rives
maintained The dlsrespectful and Insulting
character oil the letter, and Messrs. Niles,
Allen, Benton, and Smith, Of Connecticut,
defended or paIia;ed the letter Of the Post
master General. The resolution was finally
SO modified rs to read as follows:
ReSored, That the letter OF The PoStmas.
sser General to the President of the Senate,
z Mating ihu, she only reason why he had
NOT sent an answer to previous resolution
was brcause it vas no, read v, is considered
bv the Senate US dsrespec,ful TO this body.
,Reso!Yed. That said letter, with the reso.
uion 10 whicI, it purfor;s to be an answer,
he laid .i,efore the Presid>at OF lhe Oh''eo
S,a,es for such action as he may deesn
. proper
The question being divided, the vote was
AIKEN on the first resolution, which "%
adopted as follows:
YEAS-Messrs: Bayard, Brown. Buc.
hanan, Calhoun, Cisy, ofAksbama, Gay OF
Kentucky, CLAYTON, Crit,enden, Cut bert
Davis, Foster, Fulton. King Knight, Linn
Mexican, Merrick, Morris. 'Mcutor, N'cho-
las, NcrvrN, Prentiss, Preston. RIvrs'
Roanc, Robbins, Robinson, Sewer, Srnia',
of Indlanna. Southland, Swift, TatlmadSc,
Walker. Wall, Webster, White, Williams,