Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-12-25
10Th con q IL 4. = > i.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.
TUESDAY,. Dee. lG, Il

TurspY. Dee. Is. 1915.
The Senate proceeded TO the unfinished busins IS Of
yesterday. bring the resolutions ol enquiry into The
d,on aud f,iec Of the Amy, Navy, AID Militia, here,
loiore offered by Mr.. Cass.
Mr.. NILES sad that he would vote for the rcsulu.
,,ods, @.'sa were mere resolutions o Inquiry and limos
cent enough ii themselves, but he regretted that they
had given rise 10 debate IN hch Senators had paris
ed from the object 81 he resolutions discuss the merits
Of the Oregon question. IN reply 10 the remarks Of The
senator from North Carolina. ma he yesterday that he
would leave The ~lole The hands II Exec.
uliye where II belongs. he Mr.. Miles, weuId say that
IN his opinion the matter longer In the hands Of
the President but with The senate, aud upon that body
must The responsibility nnw rest. The President had
performed his duty IN bringing the negotiations To hat
point where II hroken a. aud communica mo The
result IL Congress. lie could do more. Il vas our
duty nav 10 place the country IN cnndun 10 assert
nnr riphs aud nal0laln them. We must n, least said
Mr.. n cNerd To- ctz'ns in Oregon he .a,,e wo,cc-
,lon enjnyed by the British inhabaus from their own
government. Mr. N. Tor his own part did not antir,.
pate that awar would grow out 81 this question lie
thought it probable ,hu, when Great BRIAN saw that
Ne wefe not 10 be inundated bu, out Of our rnh,s
she would be clad 10 compromise nh rs on The terms
niered 10 her b, direrlin o h- present Execuye-hu
II war should unfortunately come should be prepsr
ed for H. and he hoped, therefore, that the resolutions
would pass. Let us show the world SAID Mr. ~ that
'.Our policy is peace
Bat we fear not war;
Mt CRITIENDEN said he would vote for the res
olu''ons. They were resolutions which might b. pr1p
,y adopted IN time vi peace. aud were s uore apS
pror,ae when there was con,il gsncy Of War. lie
would NJ, make any remarks upon The resolutions were
II mi hr The rerarks of the Senator who nnyed them
u he understood the S,nator CORRECTLY he stated weston,
day. that II We gave Great BRIAN the twelve months
no''e-and he thought VIZ ought IN give lt-thnl WAR
WAS INEVITABLE.
MI. CAsS, rose 10 explain what he did saw. wee
/ hiatt If t.to. ll,,,. 80 '"y' W
'"' "'sa pf''n'o continued her jurisdiction over the
country a''ef We expiration ii the im rlve months M.
tee. and he believed she would war was inevitable =
at is my opnion" said Mr. C., .,hs We ARR, rro,
rnE VERY VERGE OF A WAK-nut immediately. bu,
al the txplraiion Of the twelve months notice,
MIR. CRlIlENDEN resumed. and depreca,e the
eiec Witch such remarks must have upon the bushes,
ana commercial prosperity OF the country. For his ow
part, he could not bIng his mind 10 The belief tina, war
could lake place between Two such enlightened ma IONS
as England and America II VIC are upon the path to
war, let us march siltn, and trny upon that path
II we are 10 give The twelve months notice as nr,.
sumo we are, and dn nW We'll STE how we can avoid it,
let US show our moderation and kotarance and extend
The I~f~d OF notice 10 Two years, insitao of one By
'his We shall shuw DOR sltone desire Tor peace
Mr. NEBSl Elk said that although It did no, appear
10 hun that the resolutions charged h, Con- nitl,cs w,h
lhe executions OF any new duties nevertheless he regret ed
their inroducton accompanied by the remarks Of the
honHaele Senator from Michigan. Every unnecessary
alarm nboui tie state o the ic neace Is geet evil
and Is sverely it upon the business OF the Country
Mr. W. did nol apprehend war himself mar did l..
think, irum the Message oi the President that he had
any such apprehension. There are two ways said he
IN which the government may eed-we may create
great alarm and apprehension war without pfcparinp
tn ll-m menay proceed in quiet. steady states.
man-lke way 10 prepare ourselves 10 should i,
come.
Mr.. SEWER followed. and stated that his o,inion
was that We should have WAR aud he would not. as
sugg s,ed 10y the Senator from Massachusetts "kerr
datk" but Muuld speak To Enuand IN uder Kew ILan
10 any other nation England never y,lded her NJ.
sras when other nations showed The SLIGHTEST dsno.;
iun 10 submit 10 tn, m. He Mr. s was In favor of On
my her twelve months notice and al the exn,ta,on M