Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-02-03


r Icitizens of the West engaged in a Lawful
commerce as the citizen of the country
where traGic'was upon the ocean.
Captain Spaulding's pamphlet was cited
giving the amount of product, trade will
Russia, California, the Sandwich Islands
&c.
The objection of a prospective donation
of land was was next considered by the Sen.
ator, and in reply to the two Senators from
South Carolina who had urged this objec-
ton very %strenuously. The answer 10 this
was the occupancy of the British territory
by the British. A copy of the contracts
made by the IIudson's Bay Company was
next considered, showing that the Company
did make contracts and grant privileges. and
bound those with whom it had contracts as
if they had been subjects. Under a law of
the company, a half breed had been hanged
on the borders Of the Columbia river, and an
American would be hanged if he violated
any Of the provisions of what was TO be the
law of the country.
The Government of the United States
was charged with gross pusilanimity in all
that it had lone or omitted TO do connected
with the territory. The only progress
which had been made by our people was
made by the Christian Missionary, who was
civilizing the Indians, and who, by the
auieliorating and improving the condition
of the people. There were some Ameri-
cans on the banks of the Wallamoot river,
and they deserved some better names than
conyicts, as the country did som better
appellation than being called "a Botany
Bay"
Mr.. Linn, said he was not anxious TO have
a collision with Great Britain, but he could
not and should not refrain from a vindica-
ton of our rights. He answered Senators
that procrastina;ion was the worst of evils.
Great Britain was willing TO acknowledge
our rights TO the territory once, and now 1t
had grown up TO a claim. SO it was with
the North Eastern Boundary. Great Brit
ain then was willing to buy the strip Of
land contended for. Afterwards she was
willing and anxious to buy the right of way.
Failing in this, she set up a claim to the
territory, and this we surrendered as worth
nothing. The postponed question would in
crease the difficulty. Senators need not
suppose that this country was not to be
settled, and many present might yet see a
Rail Road at the foot of the Columbia Riv-
err. Nobody knew our people who did not
know that they would move onward. He
respected the enterprise, the enthusiasm
which carried them there.
Mr.. Linn was sorry TO hear Senators tell
ing us that we must wait longer. We had
waited for years and were called upon to
wait longer. When the treaty was in the
course of negotiation he had waited most
cheerfully. He had hoped that by waiting
the subject would have been included. But
it was not, and yet we were called upon to
wait. Gentlemen, by pursuing the course
they did were lessening our claim. If we
took possession Of the territory, we but
moved pnri paSsau, with Great Britain. She
had passed an act of Parliament without
consulting us, and we had not taken excep-
ton to it. We had not even passed any
law connected with the subject though we
had a right TO do so.
Mr.. Linn exhorted Senators to remem-
Der the terms of the treaty and the cores
p%ondence Of Mr.. GalIatin. If we planted a
military post there, she could not take ex-
ception. She could do no more than to
build a fort also. She might do as we did
and we could not complain.
Mr.. l.. spoke for about two hours in de-
fence OF the Bill, and made a mos; able and
excellent speech.
Mr.. Berrien will continue the discussion
tomorrow.
Washington, Thursday night, Jan. 26.
House-on motion of Mr.. Johnson ofI
Tenn, adopted a resolution that the Secre-
tary of the Navy inform the House of the
amount of money paid to the officers of the
Scientific Corps engaged in the Exploring
Expedition, and to the Naval Officers en-
gagged in the Coast Survey, since the Both
of March, 1889, distinguishing between the
amount paid them as the regular annual
compensation, and the moneys paid them
Tor extra, or any other service.
MIR. Kennedy, from the Committee of
Commerce made a report, accompanied by
a bill providing for the warehousing of i'm
ported goods. In doing this he remarked.
that although the bill met with the ~unani-
nous concurrence of the Committee, Messrs.
winthrop, Randall and Ferris, dissented
from it.
Mr.. Kennedy, thought as this subject was
new TO the country, It would not be proper
10 ieglslate upon it until the community
knew the nature of the bill, and the arau-
ments reported in its favor; he therefore
moved Tor the printing of five thousand ex-
ira copies, which was agreed to. /
The resolution from the Committee of
Ways and Means, adverse to the Exchequer,
was then taken up,
Mr., Pendleton of Ohio, who was entitled
to the loor, said that he had received from
ms constituents memorials in favor of the
Exchequer system, and as he was about TO
retire from public life, and resume his as
Solutions nmnnn Them he had n s.rorn =