The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-25

port of his speech
p s. Those Massachusetts, resolutions In respect to al
erng the Constitution to exclude the representation OF
blacks created great excitement and fierce indignation
among few OF the Senators and Others They have
received their quetus however But the south have ter
ble approximations from the great abolition which
rolling upon them from the NORTH and as they think
threatening to ingulph them. 3d.
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON Cry, Tuesday, Jan. 70.
Econ0Npy and Retrenchmemt-Ihe Campaign about
Oregon con,menced-Ihe eternal trenty:fir Rule
soon as the journal was read, Mr.. C. ]. Inger-.
soil moved that the Rules be suspended TO allow OF
the presentation of reports from Committees. The
rules were suspended for one hour.
ECONOMY.
Mr. HOLMES then offered resolution that owing
to the great quantity OF important business before
it, particularly on the subject of the Western Wa
tiers, that the Committee on Commerce be allowed
to appoint Clerk at $4 per day.
lOn the vote being taken there appeared to be no
quorum.
Mr.. HopKINs moved that all the Standing Com
mittees be allowed to appoint a Clerk. This was
lost-Ayes4S -Noes 60.
Mr.. ELMER moved to amend Holmes motion, by
adding 'for. 30 days"
Mr. HOLMES moved to add ''for % days" The
latter motion was lost.
Mr. ELMER's amendment was carried.
The question recurring Holmes original resolution
amended. .
Mr. THOMPSON moved that the Committee Indian Az
fairs should be allowed clerk They had several very
important matters before them.
tinct.
Mr. CAMPBELL of South Carolina asked il the Indian
Mr. THOMPSON said that they had two three very i'm
porant matters before them but to b. candid with the
clerk, but neither ought any other Committee The work
should be done by the members.
Mr. RArHBUN said, they had gone on allowing first one
Committee and then another to have q clerk where was
this stop By and by all would want to have clerk
thought this to be retrenchment Congress there
fore lac would lay the question the tabe-Ths was
carried, Ayes ~, Noes 81.
OREGoN TERRITORY.
Mr.. J. c. INoERsoLL, from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs made report about the Oregon Territory.
will be remembered that by the Treaty between this
country and Great Britain there is joint occupancy OF
tbs Oregon Territory and that h before TINS can Se assHl
intention to do resolution requiring the President
to do was offered some days by Mr. RoBEHT DALE
OWEN and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
That Committee reported resolution to-day to this e
lect:-
"Resolved That inexpedent Tor this House to act
any present in relation to the joint occupation
OF the Oregon Territory.
ter the word resolved and add that it is expedent to
net in that matter at this time He must be foolish,
and hot-headed politician sir who would press sub
md out Of time with indecorous taste, or ill-timed
zeal: but there IS such thing as temperizing
weakness According to the treaty OF 1918 sir, this
Territory of the Oregon is to be jointly occupied by
md by Great Brtain but by giving twelve months notice
his treaty be dissolved and the joint occupancy be
eminated and sir this is what ought to do at once
Iow sir what is the extent Of this Oregon Territory
The southern boundary Is the gath parallel OF north at
ude and the northern boundary the oath parallel OF
altitude distance Of 800 miles from north to SOUTH and
NV erage breadth of $50 miles Thus it contains nearly
square miles 300 900 600 Of OF land This
Territory fourth larger than the hole Of the thr
original States Of this Union And thus the greatest
revolution that the world ever for Territory
ess in extent than this and if the recent reports from
hat country be true scarcely OF less intrinsic value
Now sir, let us go little into the history of the
regulations that have taken place upon this subject
between Great Britain and tho United States In Oco-
her, 1918, year before we obtained the Spanish title
Rrttot in OovA IN
my portion Of Territory North West Coast Of North
Amerca which might be claimed by either government
the citizens Of either without being moiesed and that
welve months notice must be given before TINS Joint &C.
upancy could be terminated About six afterwards
in 1924, an attempt was made to negotiate sererate
boundary line. Mr. Rush, minister to London, was
authorised make offer Of the 5st degree Of North Ia
~ Great Britain. He was then authorised to offer
he forty-nin degree of North latitude. Great
,sred to run the forty ninth parallel of latitude the
Rocky Mountains and thence down the Columbia River
its mouth which brings them down to the 4eh parallel
If north latitude. That is they would have 81 degrees
the seaboard Of the Territory and should only have
degrees In 1896 two years after this in the admins
ration of the gentleman opposite TO me- Mr. Adams the
negotiations were commenced under Mr. Clay, Sc
Rotary Of State And this latter gentleman in his letter
hat il is not conceived for moment that Great Britain
make out even colorado title to any portion
the North West Coast Not that her title to it is bad
is disputed but that she has not color Of title
Now, profound statesman as Mr. Clay can't sup
pose for moment would make these assertions without
lavng thoroughly examined the subject in all its
'amifcatons and having well understood the histo-
~ Of the whole matter and subsequent events
that he had done so and that Baain actually
never had the color Of title to the Oregon Territory
Now, sir not only show that Great Britain has no
title to that country but that the title Of the United States
this floor to his farm or plantation have shown
what Mr. Cays opinion and assertion in relation
this matter and yet before the ink dry with which
he proved that declaration to Minister in London, the
anne Secretary Of State in the same letter to the same
hat Is not he dinomatc name1 to negosaeto cede
way 300 400 miles along the Pacific Ocean, that
vas our just right. He says to him you are auho,
lied propose the amendment OF the third article OF
he Convention of 1918 and the extension of the bounda
line the parallel Of 40, from the eastern side of
| he Stony Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, the
permanent boundary between the territories of the
powers in that quarter And he added, This is our
iltimatum, and so you may announce IT." That u.s. this
favorable to Great Britain than these. And what
it aledged that this done for Mr. Clay, in his
eer prefaces his ultimatum by saying that it is offered
spirit Of concession and compromise Now, Sir con-
,esson is all very we'll in its place may be pro-
~ kindness what we cannot accomplish by force But
Sir concession like every other good they may be carried
100 far It may have been all very well to have acted
spirit Of concession where there great doubts
which party had the right claim to Territory but
in this case, thus to cede away whole district
If country at the very first step to those who not
)ny have title, but who have not color of a
e does like going too far for the sake Of conca-
ion II is true sir, that told, that if person
'mitcs the cheek to turn the other and that he
axes coat to give him cloak also But what sort
,fa world should have sir If the letter Of this rule
acted up tot And in this instance, sir did this
esson obtain the desired obecl Not at all sir only
PRODUCED aggression and further insult For when Mr.
LAY offered Crest Britain enough of this territory to make
i've six good sized States that government coolly
urned round and said oh, If you'll add about enough
and c make two three States we'll close the bar.
rain And in return they kind enough say that
hey would give small rocky ishmus, called Cape
| r7atery" (Laughter) don't know whether the name
suggested the idea of this bargain the British govern
sir; but they offered this miserable rocky
shmus in exchange for several thousand square miles OF
,aluable land Of territory. And asked Capt.
Wilkes what this Cape Flattery worth; he said he
wouldn't give 500 for the whole of it, (Laughter) Sir.
hold that ths negotiating for what already clsary and
ucontrovertibly our own is very poor kind OF poncy
md sir instead Of producing any pene'
ical result taken the foundation for title which
other foundation. know, sir that these ccnce'
lions do not give Great Britain title TO this tcrr.ory
does the possession Of It give her title; put conena