Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-31

ion. He asked him TO rise up in his sea,
with the great "Globe" IN his pocket. IN.
very Globe which was pa for out or tn,
puoIlc cNp"n. e, with other papers TO the
tune oi $50 wear. Rise up with IT,"
SAID Mr. B. lend take the knife ont OF
your pocket You have worn vour.elll
'"t n the public service. and many pub.
nr things you have worn out whit
also" The hooks, Ion. that MIR. Johnson
complained OF beng received by others. /
Mr.. JJhnsou had himself received.
.Aesin MIR q said he was for printing the
Madison papers referred to. mud tor print.
Ing the papers of Alexander Hamilton.
since he had read that Alexander Hnmi>
II was IN favor OF low duties % and
l2i per cent He was in favor spread.
'ng his opinions before the country.
MIR. Wentworth of Illinois. followed in
Il long speech in defence of the rc-annex-
anon OF Texas, leaving the question of
books before the House entirely untouch>
ed.
This irrelevant speech having been
made,
Mr. Holmes, Of S. C, expressed the
nope that gentlemen friendly To the extern
slon ot The JnriSdic ion Of the laws of the
United States over Oregon would no, sion
at an expenditure of $4,000 upon a meas
ure which might involve an eXpendi,nr.,
oi mt lions.-From gen lemcn in the Sen
ate and House who had looked into Mr.
Greenhow's book he had heard tbat i,
god claim was made on, for US for the
territory between the 49ih and 5l,h de.
grees. 1t 50 the trends of Oregon
should not withhold the Information.
me Committee further debated the
proposltiCn, and declined all material a.
meDdmenls, both as To the reduction Of
Numbers and the dis ,ribulon of the
books.
| The Committee then took M the Bill
to establish A Testimonial Gov sRNMsNT
IN OREGON; having done which. the
committee rose and re .orled progress
| "A motion was made to lay the book
bl'l upon the table. The motion was re
lected, ayes 81. noes "a.
he Resolution was then passed, ayes
! lO1. noes 10.
The House now. on motion OF A. V.
Brown of Tenn, wen, into Committee of
tie Whole again.
lhe OREGON Bill was then taken up.
Mr. J. .. Adams spoke Of the mex
pedirncy of hasty action upon suS-
l. ecI SO important as this, and the more
80 as lhe House had just ordered the
printing OF an important work which
we were told was To make perfect our ii.
'le to The p rtion of the territory be.
tween IS and 81 deg 40.
Now as TO the line between 40 and
40, Mr.. A, said he did not doub, that our
claim was indispuUble As 10 our
claim between ~ and 80 deg 40. he was
I open to conviction and would be giad To
be frightened,
lie did NOT wIih unnecessary postpone
| mrnl OF this question. The ume had
como when II was necessary for the u
nited States and Great BrIlain to como TO
some understanding. Further delay
would engender grestef difficulties, aud
| he was ready at once to give the notice
Of one year required in the act of Joint
I Commission or occupancy between
/ Great B'iiain and ourselves.
! Mr. y. desired, however, that upon
question so momcn Gus as this Ihero
should be calmness and fairness. The
territory III dispute is claimed by Great
BRIAN as well as ourselves. ard over
and over again she had refused to give
up her Iridsdtction or her tilla. Il
was very easy matter f.r both Govern
rnents TO claim this disputed ierfIory
The SUI jects Of Grea' Britain would tell
YOU they had Government and great
guns TO lack their claim; and upon all
sides of the House here VIC had heard
lhat not one inch Of this disputed Terri
Tory should be surrendered.
Mr. \. desired that there should be
some knowledge OF pend ng negocia,ions
before haSty action upon this subject
The New British Minister had been
here twelve months and more. quito ong
enough To consummile any negotiation,
When the Government entered upon
this suLjecI he desired that it should Ge
geographically. politically, and more
than ail, morally right, upon it, This
position assumed AT the outset, he was
ready, # evil followed as a consequence
20 cxc,a,m 'come on Macduf"
Alter some un'mporlant remarks be-
lwc'n Messrs 4 V Browd King Of n Y. /
10 inEersoll aud Duncan OF Ohio, who
has the ioor tomorrow, The Committee
rose and the House oI,rncd.
GIVE learn by private aiyices from
Washington, that there is some prospect !
of NcNuIty's delalcaiion beng made up
bv his political friends, So far as ;hp !