The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-25
TWENTY-ElGHT CONGRESS-.
FIRST SION.


TWENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Feb. q, 1914.
LORD AsHBURToN's TREATY.
Mr.. ARCHER's resolution calling tor information
as TO the construction put by the British Govern
mrnt upon the 10th article Of the Treaty of August
1912, known as the Ashburton Treaty.
Mr.. KING proposed to change the words Ash.
burton Treaty." 10 the Treaty OF Washington"
He said he knew of no 4" Ashburton Treaty"
The treaty referred to might be as well called the
Webster Treaty.
Mr.. BUCHANAN Significantly said the treaty.
might much better he called the Ashbmtom treaty
than the Webster treaty
Mr.. KING said it ought to be entitled neither the
one nor the other.
Mr.. ARCHER assented 10 the amendment, and
the resolution was passed
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL
Mr.. NERRIck wished the United states Govern
pose OF finishing the Canal l3 miles have been
finished-20 remain to be finished Three or four
millions OF dollars wanted. The stock is now
worth nothing
The Bill was discussed few minutes and then
laid upon the table to make way for
THE OREGON QUESTION.
Mr.. HANEGAN said he must return his thanks to
the Senator from New Jersey, (Dayton) who
him. He said he should endeavor to reply to
Mr.. Choate. And, in the first place he should
contend that the Territory OF Oregon was
and 81 degrees 49, MIR. Choate was frighten-
ed. He admits our title, and yet he thinks the
assertion of our rights will plunge US in war.
and therefore ne is opposed to passing this resolu
ton Mr. r. treated with the most sarcastic and
bitter contempt the fear which Mr. G. had afribu-
ted to the western people of the 1000 muskrat
catchers upon the Oregon. Had British Peer
them. Mr.. c. had desired 10 have thisquestion
ferred to the Committee Of Ways and Means to
ascertain whether it would be worth the cost to de.
fend this Territory, which he admits is our own
our own soil The people whom he lMr. H. re-
presented, did not consider such questions They
would, every man, woman and child OF them, die
in the defence Of the honor of their conntry-of
this Union But he would infinitely prefer the uto-
pia of the Senator from S. C. (McDuffie)-than
distinct confederacies-than union with a country
which would not defend its own soil. II is conce-
ded on all hands, that title TO this Territory 10
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by Great Britain Mr.. G; ad-
mits that the soil is ours, and by good title
that by which we hold any other portion of Ameri-
can soil. This admission gives up the whole case.
Shal we not defend and protect our our soil2 Eng
land has no right to an inch OF that Territory
And yet the Senator talks about ''ten, guns
from the SANDY witch lslands'-of which he
is afraid. Eng IS already granting Sec
tons of this territory to her own subjects.
She will go until she will portion out the whole
of that soil. He then alluded with touching effect
hundredof our own fellow-citizens (Mr Benton
Many of them my own personal friends y who
have emgrated to that country, and dsappeare no
one knows how, no one knows when, and no ono
knows where. The Hudson's Bay Company alone
Can tell. Mr. II. spoke in the most enthusiastic
and eloquent terms Of the spirit of emigration,
which he called the spirit Of patriotism and Of free
dom. Let it be encouraged. He wanted to know
on what authority Mr.. c. made the assertion that
England would up and away from the Oregon, as
soon as her 600 muskrat hunters had caught all
her territory Mr.. G. has said that she does not want
Oregon for agricultural purposes. Well, did she
want the sterile rocks Of Maine Tor agricultural pur-
poses Did she want the Rock Of Gibraltar for
agricultural purposes! Did she want Affgha-
nistan for agricultural purposes No, no-not
at all. She wants them for their command
ing position, and for that alone will she
When has England ever relinquished any inch OF
soil upon which she has ever put her foota Has not
her career been onward-onward-ever since the
days OF William the Conqueror! And she owes a.
much to her diplomacy she does TO her arms.
Retract her claim Up and away when the hunting
is over. Never. Her foot is on that soil, and my
life on It she will not remove II for any diplomacy
of ours What is there to negocidte aboutl Our
title Is admitted. Where the rights all on one
side, what room is there tor negotiation? Will
England give an equivalent What can she give1
| Money! II would burn IN our hands.
Alter Mr. Hannegin finished, Mr.. Benton went
round and shook hum cordially by the hand.
Mr.. DAYTON followed upon the other side OF the
question But it somehow happened that he had
which had thronged the gal lery began to disperss
He said he not disposed to question our title to
the territory But our belief in the correctness OF
our title does not make II good Here Mr.. Dayton
went into a pretty dry discussion Of our title
mainly with the purpose Of invaldaiing II. He
doubted our Spanish title. 1t was not omnipotent.
England claimed title. England thinks her title
good; and here IS room Tor negociation. He
thought the moral power OF public sentiment was
more 10 be dreaded than all the physical
power of the world. BY the one we might lose
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good name. Mr.. ID. read extracts from the Louis
vile Journal, showing that Oregon is one Of the
most desoatc regions that can be found upon the
face OF the globe. Many and many has been the
rock, knawins gravel stone, while the tears
would roll down his cheeks. The great desert OF
Sahara is paradise to it. 1t full OF fierce, I'M
reclaimed savages. Plumber and butchery are tho
great objects Of their lives Our missionaries nave
visited every cline under the heavens, ana nave
been able to live upon every soil an among all !ne
tribes Of the human fsvnily--but not upon the
territory Of Oregon-nor among those carnivorious
savages Generation on generation must pass
! away before Oregon can ever be inhaofted by z
civilized people. II is totally unit for agricultural
purposes and can never De useu as sucn, , mi.
that our form Of government IS not adapted to
cover so large an extent OF territory, and that II 10
unwise for us to increase our limits; when the Sc
nate adjourned
EVENING i cannot conclude this letter without
a word by way of doing justice to Senator Hanne-
gan's speech II was warm, imprisoned burst
of true patriotism OF real eloquence, Of the genuine
western stamp. He would possess, occupy, pro-
tect, aad defend Oregon, because il is our own
soil, a corner Of our own farm and bone Of our
bone, and slnew OF our slnew have gone thither to
settle it-and he would throw the ngis Of national
protection over them His speech wasbod, manly,
and patriotic, and did full justice to the head and
heart from whence IT sprung. 5. b.
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Friday, Feb e.