Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-12-20
TUESDAY. DECEMBER is. 1s45.

The Senate resumed the unfinished business of yesterday be
ing the consideration of the resolutions offered by Mr. CAss
Mr. NILES addressed the Senate at considerable length IN
favor Of the adoption of the resolutions He saw nothing OBJ
iectonabe in the resolutions themselves. They
resolutions for inquiry and such Senators IN the habit
Of moving almost every day of the but he deprecated
the dscursye range which the debate had taken lie beev
ed calculated to produce injurious effect both IN TINS
country and abroad He thought that the plain and obvious
course which had marked by the President in his
message the and proper for Congress to pursue
and he could to apprehend that any other than
aicabe termination Of the controversy would be the result
Mr.. CRITTENDEN next addressed the Senate. He re-
marked that the resolutions themselves he perceived
thing objectionable and he quite ready to vote for appro
priatons which might be deemed necessary at any time 10
place the country Of complete Defence and to
vide against the possible contingency Of The remarks
however which made by the honorable Senator from
Michigan the Of these resolutions to them
cuia significance, peculiar degree of consequence and inn
poance under the circumstances IN which they were placed
Those remarks fact according to his understanding, con-
veyed an assurance and from very high authority too that
war might now be looked upon almost inevitable They
WERE the honorable Senator could make them So
declaration of Remarks Of that character were cacua-
ed deeply TO affect the interests of the people, and seriously
disturb business Of the country He felt assured there
FORE that the Senator had not made them unadvsed and
without proper deberaon As for this Government reced
ing from the propositions she had already made the Senator
had said that he mentioned only purpose denouncg
it, Our position them fixed and unless Great Britain
thought proper recede there must be war when did
Great Britain ever recede But than this they were
informed that the President in his message had recommend
ed that notice should given of the termination of
c,y and the Senator had proceeded to say that IT the
notice were given would be inevitable They were, in
deed then according the authority Of the honorable Sena
tor standing the very verge OF war And the whole
Senate the opinion, instead OF adopting resolu-
ton Of inquiry which they called ON to adopt they
would employ themselves in making every effort at
preparation and putting NIL their without any delay
Mr. CASS desired explain. He did not say that war
was inevitable but that if England, at the expiration OF the
year. persisted the practical assertion OF her clam to the
Territory Of Oregon it would lead to war He had stated
Yesterday and he would repeat il that he believed Eng
land would persist in that claim.
Mr. CRrTTENDEN Under these imposing circumstan-
ces we may well ask Of the Waterman, What OF the night
What are we to do take for granted that we shall give
the notice of the termination Of the joint occupancy and, It
we do the Senator tells us there must he war.
Mr. CASS But added, now do If England persist as
believe she will, in practically asserting her claim
Mr. CRITTENDEN. Then the Senator wishes to be un
desood ms speaking quafedy would e very glad to hear
any explanation from the honorable Senator by which public
anxiety might be relieved.
Mr. CASS said he could give no such explanation His
opinion the Senator desired to hear it. was, that al
the verge Of for he believed that England would
persist in her claim.
= Mr.. CRTTTENpEN said that these momentous announce
ents were calculated he thought to create very great ap
prehensions IN the public mind particularly when coupled
with other remarks Of the nature made by the honorable
Senator Aer for instance informing the Senate that Eng
land was not the habit Of recedng from pretension
which she once acts up though cannot settle the differ
cnces In any other way he yet epudaes the idea oabiraon
Well then what the conclusion at which the honorable
Senator arrived ID that war was inevitable
Mr. CASS observed that he did wish 10 convey any
other idea than that very much feared would ensue
because he believed that England would persist in her pre-
tensions. t.i..s@ 1s'.
Mr.. CRITTENDEN now understood the Senator to say