Indiana State sentinel., 1844-04-04
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On The following resolution offered ly VI. Srvrtr
Eeso1ed, That The President II tho United ater De
requested u give notice f0 tue British government that
the desire oi the government of tic u,d States
and ab7osate the provisions ot ihe thd article o te con-
venfion conei iudc beteen tic gov ~ thc nit
ed Salcs oi America aud hs Britannia MsIe,it the hilg
"ft the tnted Kingdom of Greet irifan and Ireland "n
iio 2)h of 0.,b.r, l-l7, and ind'nifes continued b.
tween lh- s'ae ph.lts sgnli III London l.e hih -tu-
gust, I-17-
Alr Hluur;i ;in said
Mr PffsUsm J.s acknoa ic.scuents are dae 10 the
Senator ot jersey. i3r yielding tle floor to witch
lic j., entitled tdi, uI1rnins
shall endetyor 81 lr rs recollection wlll en15t
1nc pursue The rein,ris q" The honohe and di-i"-
gulshei Srnatnr fom Massachusetts, Nlr tao1ieJ who
yesterday addressed the senate wui 50 much aoiy
opposition tle immediate adoption "l is resolution
Tint senator eN presses -tc oicctiou- the Of
foam. which slail notice tarher than 20 add nay
concurrence aud tpsf that Should tl> resolution 'e
referred - the conmec Foreign Affairs. as 1t pro-
badly will that the formal objection vt DE las them re-
moved. and oini. instead - simple rrs"lu"h report
ed back Tie senate But It D. not = d'mai"'s o i""
that have % cu ~ tbs time There are matters "i S""-
stance grave aud serious nPoriIuce 20 the conny,
iavol,cd u ihe subject = wiei desire - cali Ue -'-
feuuou 90 the Scbate.
Tin. argument of the S.naior from n >~acussets
wolves tins strange position, HAT the entire region q"
country knpWn rs the teruioty oi Oregon, extending
from tic PARALLEL 90 - to - ~ degrees north i1uiude be-
iougcd 10 he United States hy clear and 'ndeieao'e
tc bot thai II would not do for ps :" adopt il'is rr.u-
tion. lost ty doing 80, offend Grrat Buain lhat'
notw outstanding uic Huquc~itoEanie ii@h bt W'" -
hold the country, must refrain from even giving ih'
contemplated here, o Intention 20 bring To-
clos the ioin Occupancy Iu-tead oi dong must
rncesly aud patiently await the pleasure Of THIS ior'di-
bic aud naughty power IN every thing connected win te
question.
The Senator Gom Massachusetts, : apparently over
como m aarm aud cudcayors To niu~e that alarm m
the Senate aud the country az The proposition before
us. lie inquired, aud with manner indicative
OF decp anxiety where vve would be-whcre should
stand the resolution passed aud the required Ho'oe was
gwen Need tell thnt Senator Will be DONG moth
ing this than comply with the provisions
convention which created ih JOINT occupaii'n' ana
which requires such notice as lie means "i determining
the ni occupancy IL this resolution pas~es the mo-
q, en, this government VIII stand pe'sely W"e''
dad before tic convention, "ich gave i.nS'ii" "'s
sion ntu Dsegon; JuS; where stood before our own
imprudcs, gave her a laolhold western borders
STR a.r i,lrcd, does II seem, that compliance with a
pro,i-lan inserted the treaty expressly TO avoid d-
GUILTY. and prevent hostility. should be construed
here matter of offence. The very means winch the
two p4es selected for preservation OF peace the hon
osabi, gentleman deprecaes IS measure OF hostility
leading to war Adopt the resolution, give the notice II
rcqures. aud he tells that ''ouF claim and thai 81 Ing
land will al stand front 10 lOnt in PLAN words
we will immediately the attitude q. hostility
Singular consistency II / understood the gentleman
correctly he declared title 10 tie county 10 hc good
and that England has intention 81 asserting cii" L
any portion Immediately afterwards he woul'
deter the Senate from the proposed acou. because
would bring claim and HAT ot England hont 10 foul
Where the claim wiki hich Lnsllndis io confront IL
In what does ii consist VIII the gentleman he GOO
enough 10 inform the Senate OF that claim which lie la
told without foundation. and which, baseess as u ls
he deems sufficient To- us INTO silence
The Senator from Massachusetts, saw proper occasion
all, n, indulge a tone Of sarcasm tovaids tins ueasur
and us friends which in my opiuion Ill became tle e'
caslon the character ct tls chamber, ca SUBJECT M
The present From some information iU LIS possession
the source (which did uet uuder,tfutl hc norme
Us that Doctor Mclaughlin. and soale Oul or 200 hui
tc.s of uus. rats constituted the enir British iotec
Oreeou aul that thci, only i1rtltcauon VAS log of
Mh mock scriousncss he asked n u could be peS>ih
,i, such a force IS this had terrified the West Was u
the hasty nsuage Of the heated moment. or was II u
language at cool dcbcratian Can 1t bc po~Sihi" 'H'
- sIff IffaT ul Z - "a
,oni,ut,us question like the present, did not eNP,
such attempts rdicule from the honorable seuiieu'
was prepared for such "onical attacks o' L'm 7
fore the Amcrcan Senate. aud be lore The world, upon
lrre portion ct his couutf, whose feelings lac ~
Knows are deeply enlisted IN i!S question
Had Hriii~h peer been admitted 90 an audience in q
b,.her and use: such language in support at Ills ecu
,r,'S pr.icnsions could, without difficulty ha'c 40
pretended his motives
+ H. ms hc would create the iwpress'an' ti"' ten
,,eiye hundred tranpers constitute thc whole force "
which w be brought ia contention 'of o''-'" -
n the mower of England: Need tell that It Is tae
ter when We have authority for II That We i'a
rnrr>ul on rs n we move Tar u, to adopt The 2
sent resolution Tefriicl ~ this thousand rappcfs
H. u.o-1 IN the sense he uses H. has J. o. place iu
vocabulary Eusind. with all her powcr-hcr arm
and her navies-has the power 10 >tuke terror 30
hearts Come aud how she wall, she VIII and
II lclsi undsmaNcd
usinr the expressions have just alluded TO- he bad
nmincd and disposed of the argument whether "i'A'
am n moi Disposed - forward agricultural inie'est
o., ,,oud offer any resistance annoy 1rcc - I'
- .r,iful,urisfs from tlic United States II" saN
ins provcd that they would not he used thr W'.">
,l7ioed a.. IN rdicu'ins thc idea that the Hudson
Company could disposed, prove any annoy an
an, well aware that the Senator used the lansua-
lac states: but ! cannot that ihis ~ any man
changes rs meaning II Great briian does mol nlou
,,ersi.t ~ her claim - the soil # she makes none
she acouesces settlement 81 the country and u
bv acknaw lodges our clam, then every reason he
,r,cd AGAINST ihs resolution falls 10 tie sTouud
are certainly longer entitled io consideration. aae
resolution he pied - matter "t course, an'
notice ,ixen without resistance from amy quarter
must confess that feel Tar more cause tor ieri'
come of The sentiments advanced by that Senator,
England with all her armament hy sea ana ahd' RAJ
or ,nsnirc SIR | alude espeei-ii, 70 The appeal y
he made 70 the worst the >ordd passion oi Tie ~
heart-his address 10 the wooen manufacturers ant
ironmoncers whether they would be Wiling 10 pm,
country IN an attitude Of bosiiN win England WI
first counting the cost and this, too accompanied
signhcanr alluson of Il reference To the c"Hih'
Ways and Means, 10 ascertain. IN the hlsi place,
that cost would be And what then What dad o.
mcan There be but meaning 10 II u tn
IN their opinion. should he too sreat-li too much
a r,ouired-ihen the Oregon Is TO be abandoned
land Without title and without right, Is possess
Of that far land, equal, m extent. To the thirteen o
S,,,.s And tins Is not all-not half but natIona
or national character, weighed IN the scale against
shall kick tie beam The heart sickens al the III
,ha, such things he possible that such saerih
be u,sditated a sacrifice forbidden by every princip
and holy IN American hear.
Mr. President, represent people on this f"o
without .Rsrinction of party or of creed no matter
what name their political preferences NAV be cap