The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-10
TWENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
FIRST SSION.
Senate
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 1914,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 1914.
PErITroNsIMr. WRIGHT presented petition
ment of certain per centage due him in the mat
ter ot the custom house. Also, petition from
certain hardware merchants of New York, for re-
ducton Of duties on iron. Also, petition from
the New York and Harlem Railroad Company, for
relief from duty railroad iron. Also, petition
from the New York Chamber of Commerce, for
the establishment of warehouslng Systematic
ferred to Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. CHoATE presented a petition for relief from
evils the explosions of steamboat boilers
Mr. JARNIGAN presented an important petition re-
GERS of the navy-their employment in erecting te-
legraphs &c. 1t sworthy of more extended no.
tice than have now time to give it.
Numerous other petitions were presented, of To-
cal interest, relative TO the Wabash Canal, Erie
Harbor, &c.
RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED Mr.. SEMpLE submit
ted the following, which lies OVER
Resolved, That the President of the United States be
requested to give notice the British Government that
the desire of the Government of the United
annu and abrogae the provisions Of the third article of
the convention concluded between the Government oi
the United States Of America and his Britannia Majesty
the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire
land on the Goth Oct, 1918, and indefinitely continued
between the same parties signed at London the 9th Aug
1927.
Mr.. ALLEN submitted the following, which lies
Resolved That the President be requested to inform
the Senate it be in his power to do whether any
the Indian tribes, any OF the Indians resident within
the territorial limits Of the United States in the
ceip periodically occasionally, Of any pension pay
present. in money or in other things from the British Go
vemment and If that he be requested to the par
ticulars ALSO whether the Government of the United
States has had any correspondence with the British Co
vernment in relation to that natter and in that event
that he be requested to lay before the Senate copy
such correspondence.
SPENcER's APPOINTMENT Mr.. John Tyler,
Jr. presented certain messages from the President
in writing.
INSTRUCTIONS TO Mr. EVERETT The regular
course of business here brought up Mr. Aliens re-
solution, calling upon the President for copy of
letter of instruction and correspondence, relative
TO the Oregon boundary question.
Mr. ALLEN said he rose to correct a mistake he
had made the other day relative TO the person who
had made the statement alluded to in British re-
port Il was not made by the present prime minis.
ter of England, Sir Robert Peel, but by Lord Pal.
| merston. Mr.. Allen proceeded to read from cor
| rected British report declaration made on the
2lst March, lS43, by who then stood at the
| head of foreign affairs, and now at the head o
| powerful party (Palmerston) It is the declare.
| ton of one who Is Of as great Importance as any
man IN England, with the exception of the Prime
Minister. 1.-THE extract which Mr. Allen reaC
was published in the Herald at the time.
| Mr.. ALLEN then proceeded to read another par
| of the discussion Peel's answer to Palmerston's
relative to the action of this government come.
from the throne, and Is equal to speech from the
Queen herself. lMr. Allen reads again, which the
Herald has also published In res99ming,, Mr.
| Allen said We have it then from this high au
thority that the President must veto any bill passed
/ III
| Citations on this question, and peace must be pre-
| served. 1t isproper we should know the state ant
progress OF these negotiations deeply affecting
| the titles TO our own territory. These question.
are OF too high moment to be transacted behinC
| the back OF the people. They affect the sove.
| relgnty of the States. Ashburtons treaty totally
| tailed. He came to negotiate all questions of df
| hculty between the two countres-to establish 8
1 broad and permanent peace. But this treaty con
talns within lself more causes of war than il pro
iessed TO settle. The Prime Minister himself saic
IN his place that there difference of consruc
ton, on important parts OF the treaty by the two
| governments. New negotiations are, therefore
necessary, and we are threatened with u war if we
| don't comply with certain terms, and surrender
part of our territory. They say cit is impossible
that the President should not veto bill to take pos
| session of the Oregon Territory" So here we
have it. The President has already given ava,
| 3,4OO,OOO acres of our territory, and now we
| or have a declaration of war. This is nc
party question. The President is not now
subject to party influence, and /, therefore
| speak more freely. And ! tell Sir Robert Peel
that he will never see the day with great empha.
sis] that treaty will be ratified by this body which
ritory. We lostpart of the State of Maine by the
word negotiation" Great Britain claimed a
part of Maine, and we negotiated because she
| claimed, and lost the Territory because we nego.
| cated. And now she claims part of Oregon
md because she claims it, the President has con
| .ented to negociate-and the consequence as be.
ore, of his negotiation, will be the loss of more
| itory. Nolet us tell Great Britain that this is not
question r negotiation at all. She might claim
haf the United States, but would that be reason
why we should negotiate upon such arrogant pre-
tensions ] tell you [emphaticaly] the West will
never surrender this territory.
Mr. ARCHER. Tin very.feeble healthy, here rose