The New York herald., 1845-02-02

thought il was in direct conflict with the provisions OF
the treaty Hs would be willing to vote for an ac ex
tending the laws Of Iowa Oreg except territorial
y; for that would be conflict VITA eprossions OF
he treaty He sYid the adoption Q, the act would be
msasure, and conflict would follow.
ma Mr. ADAMS thought they should wait TO get the infor
rion in order obtain which hey had resolved TO
-. a book the other day Hs IN favor Of giving
* OF the tsfminarion OF the joint occupancy 0nd
tr wLaever they might udopt relative 10 the
81 riory should be- take effect after the expiration OF
- occupancy To pass the bill before them would he
"a i'd produce ana II SO, they would have thou
II nis Of heir constituents asking them why they were
q war p and ne believed fhat they would bp such
ourse obligei - take less than they would il tley
adoptei the mode ne pointed out or when they
ending millions aud the people asking for peace,
they would be compelled t. make sacrifices which
they little contemplated and he believed the British
would get ali they nov asketo the mouth OF the Co.
Iumbia river. To this he would consent but he
was afraid would be tne result on The contrary, no.
tics were given as he proposed would, he believed,
have fvor bic tct 70 trninate the negotiations be-
Great Britain would find they were in earnest and
would know that the negotia ions must be- termin aed
There act OF his life which he had performed,
which he ehoui perform with more pride than in joining
IN giving tha, police 10 the British He woul if they
chose make the FIRST clause Of he net be them and
tha remanag provisions 20 take ci from expiration
h wishes place his foot down the principles Of
i'm nutabe right and then would the discussion
policy a,d sxpediency. Right 6rst. then the He
also maotaaed that he duty the House re-
quest the presde "a give h notice ard that it would
be usurpaon of power the part of the Executive
to give without such for il W as war
m assure, and war measures expressly delegated to
Mr.Av gaowv said Mr.. Aiaas, day or two sgo,
had votsd themseivas certain books tst book no SAID
was merely au enlarged edition OF book previously
pupishet he had voted ior ts purch because he
iid not think necesssry and there reports which
had been ada by the Secretary of stno, Mr. cushing.
and Others which he bell we'd contsin better account
of our title TO Ooegon than Mr Greenhows book did.
Mr.. Adams he said. had intimated that he (Mr. Brown
had expressed the opinion that his House had righ
TO the executive 20 give notice OF the termination
of the lint occupation he d"c slmsd any such mputa
tion, aud had never expressed any such sentiment
He had SAID that the President had the right to give
To- bot thar he was ensagei IN nsgo oiation and the
House shoud not rqiet such mo- ice 70 be given while
tha negoiaton was pening He ii en- went on to show
tht the measures proposed Con proposed to
compllsh nothing m9re tor American citizens than had
ben done by Ac of Parlism 4nt for British subjects H.
said that there hing whatever in that act which
would give cause of war to Great Britain it, however,
she .de that pretex ior which she wished for
another purpose, why he said as her have it
as she wished He did agree with the position that
they shou give note fst and then pass the law after
war and went into an argrment to show why in his
opinion they night te adopt the opp site
Mr. WINTHROP obtained the floor, and
Mr.. H,mMsTr moved that the committee rise, which
was az .ed to.
The House then adjourned.