The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-01-30
HOUSED OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THURSDAY, January 80, l845.

Yesterday after our paper was put to press, the
House. after going into aCommittee of the Whole on
tho state of the Union, and without debate, passed
he bills making appropriations for the Post Office
Department. for the payment OF Pensions, and for
Notifications .....m
On motion Of Mr.. HENLEY, twenty-five thousand
copies OF the report OF the Commissioner OF Patents
we're ordered to be printed.
Mr.. HARDIN moved that the House resolve itself
into Commite of the Whole on the state of the
Union
The motion prevailed, and the gentleman moved
that the bill for the organization Of Oregon Territory
be laid aside, and that the committee proceed to the
consideration of that for the reduction OF postage
The CHAIRMAN said that the motion could not
be entertained the gentleman from Mississippi being
entitled TO the floor
Mr. HARDIN appealed to the gentleman to yield,
tor the purpose Indicated but
kMr THO MPSON declined to acquiescc, preferring
Mat the bill for the organization OF Oregon should
be disposed of first He then delivered his views, and
Expressed his regret that now that the excitement
growing out of the Texas question had somewhat sub
sided there appeared to be so little attention with
regard TO this which he conceived to be fraught nth
Of far deeper interest He denied that 1t
was sectional measure. fthe territory part OF
oar cosn,ry it was as much Southern Northern
QUESTION However, public sentiment was settled in
relation to il and, in the last canvass, Texas and
0lepon occupied as large space as any other sub
jecs upon which the people were called upon to de-
eide But what they were now called upon 10 deter
mine was was this territory, and could we, con-
sls,ently with treaties heretofore pade and the Con-
situon Of the United States, extend the protection
Of our laws over Oregon2 They were 10 decide how
far they could 90 without committing breach Of eI-
is,ing treaties. From the data which he read TO the
committee he contended that England never claimed,
10 her negotiations with US, anything else but the adj
vantages or rights apperalning TO trade. In 1914,
when Astoria was delivered up by the British Lord
CASHIER aph adm tied that the territory was IN our Po-
session and by the Florida treaty Of 1919, we deriv-
ed from Spain clear and toll title from the forty
second to the fourth degree and forty minutes of
north latitude. In accordance with the treaties Of
1873 and 1927, we could, without violation
OF either erercrse jurisdiction over the ter
ntory As the British had, under existing arrange
mens, merely trading advantages and the navigation
OF the rivers bayous, and creeks, We would not be
guilty. of bad faith as we would not affect their RICH
but as was our duty protect our own citizens and by
the appointment Of to suppress vice, pro
mote their virtue and hsppiness In view OF this, IN
his opinion, it would be stigma on our national
honor were we not to extend that protection TO our
people to which they we're justly entitled.
Mr. McCLERNAND reviewed the conventions
Of 1918 and 1897 and insisted that their object was
not the sovereignty or domain OF Oregon but trade
commerce, fisheries, and navigation, as contrsdis-
tngusheJ from the rights Of sovereignty and empire
He demonstrated that we had possession Of that ter
rtory prior to 1918. AT the treaty OF Client In