Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-01-28
TwENTY.SEvENTH CONGRESS-,
TUESDAY,, JAN. u, IeES-
UNITED STATES SENATE.
THIRD SESSfON


continuation upon the subject d the Bankrupt
Mr WRIGHT presented memorial numerou.y s,Ened
from o-~'go ~ fork. against the repeal OF the Bankrupt
by Mr.. CALHOUN favor OF horizontal 'sria from
l. Roy New York.
by the memorial from New 0tk ih FAVOR oi inc
Erchsquer
ny Mr.. RIvEs. like memorial from the same place.
POSTAG rs, &c.
The Committee Post Offices and Post Roads in answer
q, and reports reference postsg-s.
the snkins pSege de- reported two bills TO reduce the
po-tsges. 20 limit and restrict the Thanking privilege
From the Judiciary Committee bill TO setle the title oi
the Pea Patch Island IA the State OF Delaware.
ball Tor the benefit Of the Planters Bank and Agrcul
uTa Bank OF Mississippi finally passed and sent to he
House
bl to smend the charter Of Alersndris BY the election
II Mayor hy the People, was passed.
The ball granting the privilege OF special copy night Ia"
Richard Henry Wilde passed after further de-
hat against the bill by Mr. TArPAN, and Tor by Mr.
Mr. TALLMADGE mot Ia his place IN the morning.
~, scented from New York Stse. from the
Cty Troy and Buffalo, praying Congress TO adopt the ts
chequsr plan. .,so,
The morning business having been gone through with
Mr LINN called for the special order nj the day which
the Bail p'ONidne ior the occupancy OF the Oregon ter
DtJry.
Mr.. WOODBURY., ct n. H., was enu,lej the floor.
and addressed the Senate earnestly IN behalf Vi the Bill
He said ali the Senators who had participated IN the
debate admitted the justice OF our title II was admitted
IL good all hAnds. Nor there any claim 10 the
territory on the part OF foreign Governments excepting Tn
gland The rights OF Spain surrendered 10y the treaty
oi lels. The nights OF France by the treaty OF lsO.-
The rsh,. ut Russia by the treaty OF 1925. The pctence
England yndcsts the claim, at other that soil
prctcncc merely, and entitled respect whatever
fnglaEd had night, nor wasit becoming though It was
her pracuce inteIpose her claims Tor Others Mr. Wood
respected the VindcAoh Ut the rights Of Great Britain
Britain but he had great rrspec, for this inter
ference IN behalf OF Others.
Mr. W. proceeded next critical examination oi the
treaty 1915 the purpose Of showing that the bill did
interfere with nights This treaty also argued
upon a single matter ouy,-a Joint occupation for the
purposes trade and The treaty confined
object 1t did not interfere with the soil and
vercgnty OF our territory. The territory was ouIs We
had right 10 promise territory 10 grant territory The
Sy oi lsls expressly declared that the articles agreed To
should interfere with the rights Of soil
The bill before the Senate further than rights
aud our interests required II proper that W" should
push claims Great Britain should not interfere with
rights at when they properly pressed The
Oregon country would the by and by fall into the
hands OF the country as pe peach Great Britain would
keep her there the word OF such
population. There a why she should push
people the settlement OF tins tert-ry when ih- coun
NY manifested any intention take possession OF the soil
Great Britain had soil enough for her people all over the
globe in New Holland and elsewhere She had millions
u surplus acres for emigrants and others.
The possession o the territory under the circumstances
the Mr. w. deemed solemn duty upon the part OF
the Government In the present state Of the finances of
the Government were the circumstances less urgent than
they were, he would press the passage OF the bill But
interests and duties demanded that the bill should
pafs.
Mr.. PHELPS OF the Committee who reported the
hill continued the discussion. His purpose yndi-
the bill from the impuaton that ii conicted with the
treaty Of 1918. The designed such thing
the bil he argued incapable Of such construction.
The only question controversy whether the bill
h,ced with this treaty. He argued that it did not oven
upon the construction by the of ISIS
The provisions of the treaty were ably explained
The possession of soil by Great Britain much
grant of land the soil possessed by special grant
All the made for the possession OF the soil by
Great Britain extended that claimed in the Bill
II oHrgued that the erection Of Forts in viola
lOn Of the and this the leading
,ii the Bill.
Mr. PHELPS hoped that nothing would be done check
the great object OF the Bill which procure the settle
Oi the territory by people lie knew that the rea
people pacific and that they were
posed take possession Of the territory the expense
but absurd to claim possession OF the terri
Tory and yet do nothing TO advance our interests.
Mr.. HUNTINGTON proposed To discuss u single ques.
connected with the Bill and this whether the Bill
nteHered with the Convention OF 1878. In his opinion
did, and unless the Bill was amended he should feel It TO
be his duty TO oppose It's passage. He did agree witt;
Senator from New Hampshire the Joint
limited had been defined. lie interpreted the
Bill compared with the treaty be infringement OF the
latter We could give title To land present pros
pcctiye without in his view interfering with the treaty.
Mr.. Huntington strongly opposed The Bill, and
made strong an argument had before been presented
against the Bill. Much Of the speech however, an
examination of the whole subject OF fact connected with
the treaty and settlement
Mr. Huntington said he did surrender any
Of nights Great Britain. He did understand that
any Senator disposed to yield any thing. H. for
moving according the law and treaty for giving Great
Britain years nouee provided for under the Conyen.
This DONE he would be ready for aording every adj
vantage IN the settlement OF the territory.
Mr. McDUFFIE said he should ask the indulgence of
tie Senate for few while he expressed his views
opposition the bill His reasons were unlike any he
had heard and the subject he considered Of great mp,r.
The subject then informally passed over and after
the President had signed few bills the Senate went lat,
Executive session. and soon after adj .umed.
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