Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1845-12-25
CONGRESS.


In the Senate, on Monday the 10th, Mr. Case
called up the resolutions heretofore submitted by
him in relation to the Army and Navy. The re-
solutions having been read, Mr.. Cass sustained
them in speech of quite warlike character
He stated his conviction that an important crisis
is approaching in reference &c tbs Oregon cues.
lion, and that the dangesH wal is imminent
The claims of the two nations he thought ire.
concable; that there was no common ground on
which they could meet. Shall we recedel No,
he said such thing is not TO be Thought of. II
the last proposition of Great Britain was TO bo
considered her ultimatum, he had no hesitation in
saying 1t was equivalent 10 a declaration of wor,
and that hostili'ies must commence at tho termi-
nation Of the years notice. He was for looking
our difficulties boldly in the face; and the onlv
way to avert war is to unite with all the enerov
that God has given us, in a public determination
to carry it on with vigor. Mr.. Mangum depre.
Gated the introduction Of the resolutions. lie
said he had an honest confidence in the President
on this question, and was willing to leave thc
matter In his hands. When the Executive call,
cd upon Congress, he would be willing to 20 as
Tar as any one to increase the military and naval
Executive, who alone was responsible, and not
from any subordinate branch Of the government.
He moved to lay The resolutions on the table, but
the motion was not sustained. Mr.. Allen follow.
ed IN reply, sustaining the resolutions. Mr. Ar
cher advocated postponemen;, but expressed his
intention to vote for them if the question should
be pressed. He expressed his appreciation of the
course OF the Presinent in the negotiation. The
debate was stopped at this juncture by mes
sage from the House, announcing the death of
DR.. Peyton.
In the House, the day was spent chiefly in
disposing Of Resolutions and Memorials agains,
the admission of Texas. Mr.. Rockwell COM
planned of the indecorous manner in which tho
resolutions of the Legislature of Connecticut
had been treated. Opposition had been made to
their being ted.-They were laid on the table,
as were those also of the Massachusetts Leeis-
lature.
In The Senate, on Tuesday, Mr.. Allen gave no.
tice OF his intention to introduce the next day a
joint Resolution authorizing the President of the
United States TO give the twelve months notice
to Great Britain, required by the treaty of 1918
in regard to Oregon. The debate on the resolu-
lions Of MIR. Cass on the subject of the Army
and Navy was resumed by Mr.. Niles. He
thought it was our duty now 10 place the country
in a condition to assert our rights and maintain
them. Yet he said he did not anticipate that a
war would grow out of the Oregon question:
when Great Britain saw we were not to be bull
lied he thought she would gladly compromise
Mr.. Crttenden said he would vote for the reso-
lutlons.-Ihey were such as might be properly
adopted in time of peace. He deprecated the eff
feet of such remarks as had been made by Mr..
Cass on the subject, however.-If we were upon
the path OF war, he was for marching firmly and
silently upon that path. If we were TO give the
notice to Great Britain, and he did not see how
we could well avoid it., he was for showing mo.
deratlon and forbearaDce, and extend the notice TO
two years, instead of one. Mr.. Webster said he
did not apprehend war, nor did he think the Pre-
sident did from his message. He saw no impro-
pHety, however, in preparing ourselves for it in
quiet, steady, statesmanlike way. Mr.. Sewer
followed.-He said his opinion was that we
should have war. He was not for sskecping
dark" as the Senator from Massachusetts would
recommend, but was for speaking TO England in
a louder key than to any other nation on the face
of the earth. He was for the notice of twelve
months being given, and at the expiration of that
Time OF taking possession of the territory by
'gunpowder.' Mr.. Berren continued in a
speech in which he went into the merits of the
controversy. 1t commenced in a spirit of COM
promise, and he was for so continuing it. He
did not consider the negotiation at an end, and il
the notice was to De given, he preferred it should
be given by Great Britain, as it would place us
In more favorable position before the world.
After some further debate, Mr.. Cass's resolutions
were unanimously adopted.
In The House, the first business was the Reso-
luons for the admission Of Texas into the Union
as State.-Aiter considerable opposition, and
divers propositions to commit and amend, so as
TO exclude slavery, the question was finally ia.
Ken and carreG-ayes l4l, nays Sc. The sum-
mary manner in which the question was disposed
of' created good deal of feeling among those OPP
posed 10 annexation.
In the Senate, on Wednesday, the election of
members of the Standing Committees was resum
ed. MIR. Pennybacker was put upon the Com
mittee Of Claims, and of Private Land Claims.
Mr.. Speight then called up his resolution to 90
into the election Of Public Printer. Mr.. Clay
ton hoped the Senate would first take ND the res
olution fixing the rates Of public printing. This
was resisted by Mr.. Speght, who finally made
an addition to his resolution, providing that the
printing should be paid for at the present prices,
or such other as may be determined on by the
Senate. Before the vote was taken, Mr.. Claw
ton called for the reading of the proposals lying
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