Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-02-01

be punished by fine not exceeding 0OO or Imprisonment
no SIX months or both and il such person shall
ALREADY have been naaized the naturalization shall be
deemed null and void and any person aiding such alien as
witness or otherwise, IN procuring fraudulent naturalization
sna DC punished BY fine not exceeding $780, imprisonment
not exceeding three months or both.
Sec directs the district attorneys when they shall have
received satisfactory information of naturalization obtained
by fraud ehood proceed against the naurazed per-
SON. and scire acas shall issue against him to show
why his decentralization shall not be revoked and made null and
void AMI trial he be found to be improperly unaw-
iuly nat aralized, judgment shall 60 against him.
Sec3 If any person shall use, suffer be used, any
certcite of declaration certificate of naturalization hereto
fore granted for purpose whatever other than the person
who Is entitled bona fde to the same, shall be punished by
hne not exceeding $780, or by imprisonment not exceeding
three months or BOTH
Sec 10 repeats all acts heretofore passed.
THE OREGON BILL.
Mr.. AARON v. BROWN moved that the rules be sus-
pended and that the House again resolve itself into Com
mtee Of the Whole the the Unon to resume the
in Oregon.
The motion prevailed, and the House resolved itself into
Committee Of the Whole accordingly, (Mr WELLER, Of
Ohio in the Chair)
The first section Of the bill was read and is as follows
Belt enacted sc. That from after the passage this
act all the country belonging to the United lying west Of
by the and the north by the yfourth degree
and minutes OF north latitude shall constitute and be
organized INTO temporary Government to be called the
motion was made by fdr A. ". BROWN to amend the
said first section by srikin out the word nine"
Mr. ADAMS said that before the question should be taken
ne was desious OF of the chairman of the Commit
tee on Territories on what ground it that he made this
motion as also, what authority that the latitude Of
540 40 was inserted in the bill the northern boundary Of
Oregon
And, before the trman replied
Mr. A. would take this opportunity to say that appeared
to him that the Com nttee of the Whole pre-
pared to act on the ILL and express his hope that the hon
orabc chairman u consent to postpone for some ays
wit tprpatd
the avowed object Of which obtain information to en-
ghten IT'S action Oh the subec and they told that this
book o. Mr. Gree hows which they had ordered be sup
piled to members contained ndspuabe proof Of right
the territory whether designated the northern boundary as
$40 40 north or $40 40, he could not tell
But tins was not subject to he handled lightly, The
ume ne believe was when ought to un-
dersanding 9TH Great Britain the whole subject; he be-
eyed the TN when the postponemen Of the final
settlement OF the question and the continuation Of joint
paon Of Tie Territory by both Governments ought
to an end AT the time the arrangement had been made
and Mr.. A. had had hand in making it.
quite SO perfectly that $40 40 the boundary
some genfb men appeared to be 1t said that the
book which the House had made itself present Of would
make all clear that NATTER and that established our title
beyond all dsputebu whether $40 4V or $40 AZ had
not been explained He wished acquire perfect know
engf OF the question So far he knew there little
90 oot OF our right far from 42o to 49o but whether il
ftended to $40 40 Mr. A. had only conviction SO the
reporter understood him, atleas to He wished for
Information He presumed the honorable chairman had the
requisite information the subject that he would move
call upon the Executive that might be able what had
taken place between that Department and Great Britain in re-
ference TO the subject When this subject had been brought
at the last Mr. A. had not been prepared to agree to
the termination Of the ontoccpaon of the Terrory he was
now He ready to give notice to Great Britain that
tne matter must be settled And indeed he did know but
na was the course TO be pursued instead Of organizing
territorial Government He did know what the present
state OF the negotiation might be- Congress had been inform
ed, indeed, that the question train Of negotiation
But the British Minister had been here nearly seven
been IN he
question This certainly ample time and he thought
British Government ought 70 be called come I'M
derstanding in the affair But here proposition erect
Oregon into Territory without any information Of what had
been done In the negotiation Was possible for the House
properly to act without further information that subject
Were we ready to take ground what true bound
airy line on tae South Sea without knowing what had been
done Thru Mr. A. did know, that Great Britain claimed
every part d the line, and that she considered her
necessary before line could be established She contested
every foot Of with and line which might think very
convenient she might not be disposed 70 acknowledge as our
right H.
II doubtless very easy for gentlemen in speeches ON this
h,or to say that the matter perfectly plain but Mr. A.
lad lived long enough observe that questions Of territory
and national boundaries men, all men, ready to think
very slight claim quite dsputabc He doubted not there
were hundreds and thousands nays hundreds Of thousands
perhaps millions, Of British Subjects who would say that their
htc to Oregon indspuao thought ours 10 h.
and they might perhaps be disposed add that they had
government and great guns 10 sustain it, When under such
circumstances extended laws it, promised
citizens who might go there ample projections and guaranteed
TO them all the rights Of citizens Of the United States against
nc whole world oughtto do cooy and undertandngy
ana not Immediately after passing vote TO obtain further in
iorfnaton and before that information was obtained We
ought not certainly such matter without the fullest
and amples information that could be Obtained Why, he
would ask the chairman willing TO strike out the word
nine - and thus give up nine miles, yes, nine entire
miles Of the Independent territory Of the United States the
Pacific Ocean Nine miles laugh.l Mr.. A. wanted
reason He wanted the how and the why before
dercd up such an extent Of our territory Much mcrimcnt
Yes that language he had heard when Texas
der consideration The great bcray of the honorable chs
man Of the Committee Territories induced him to give up
at stroke Of the pen nine entire miles Of claim whynot
surrender five degrees and forty minutes Of latitude
Mr. A. had made this inquiry, first, that he might get an
from the gentleman and, secondly, with view
suggest all the gentlemen who extremely anxious
pone this bin least till should get this gospel Of our tile
laughter that should be put beyond doubt or dis
puao ill should have had opportunity 10 con H. to
examine and look and over whether there might
not by possibility be something to be said the other side
Mr. A. did not wish unnecessary delay. He dcsi-
any to bring this question to issucto have
the discussion brought e appoint but not with such haste
and such want Of knowledge to give Great Britain the best
Of the argument befYe the world He wanted to have such
TO show should satisfy all tho world that the right
on side when took and perhaps twelve,
degrees Of latitude than England held entitled to-
When the chairman Of the committee should give his state
men to the House, Mr. A. hoped position would be de-
fined not geographically and politically only but morally above
all If this should be satisfactorily made out and then Great
Britain should refuse 70 give up her adverse claim he should
be prepared 70 say, " Come ON, McDuf 7"
MI "A. v. BROWN said he would first state in reply TO