Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-12-25
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and designed to give his firm convictions as 10 what
would be the probable result
Inc following were the chiefpoints made by Mr.
- u tne ast proposition made by England was
ihueed her wimdtum, he regards war as inevitable.
Tor her most liberal concession and our most mod
crate claim, kept us asunder by seven degrees or
iatitude. we cannot submit to arbitration, for nm
arbitrator would have to be chosen from among the
} European crowned heads, all of whom were zeal
Gus OF republics, and overawed By our enemy Ii
IS better to light for the first inch of territory than
the last-for the door-sil than the hearth. stone
mere were questions OF national concernment TINT
Wght De neld IN obayance, but this OreUon oues-
ton was not one of them Our government had
not the power even if it had the disnosition 10
stem the human tide setting towards Oregon. Oar
citizens there must be protected. Mr. C. hero on.
larged upon the troubles sure 10 exist under donb
leheaded government He also read extracts from,
deDate IN the British Parliament, reported in the
London Morning Chronicle Of April 18th, in which
LORD John Russell speaks of the territorial agrran-
dlzement Of this country, &C. TO his Remarks Nr
{. opposed the power Of Great Britain, governing
one-htth OF al the people of the earth and ONE
elghth OF all the terrltory-all, all gained bv the
sword; while we hid made but three acouisi,io,s
all cotermnous, and all peacefully gained. Ho
men expressed a hope that we should get Califor-
mia.
Mr. Mangum regretted extremely the conrso &c
remark INDUCED in by the Honorable Senator from
Mlchlgan lie opposed the passage ofthese rosol,
ions as supererogatory: 1t was already ,i i,rt OF
the Committees named to inform themselves and the
country IN the premises As a sort of bragptn,
too, he opposed this course. For one he was VIII
Ing frankly, TO confde this whole matter In the
Executive He thought the Senator from Michi
gan had strange way Of naniesnr hls coinci
dence OF opinion with the President. For his own
part ne mad read the message with no ordinary sat-
lslactIon, wherein 1t treated of this nepoclation
ana he mad found 1t characterized by far more mod
GRAFTON than the printed organs of the government
nau gwen the country reason to anticipate He
dld not believe war inevitable If il must
come and may God avert it he could assure the
honorable Senator, and those associated with him
mere would be no anl-war men on this continent
MeahwhIle, let us have no crimnation no vituper-
alton the people of this country needed no such
STIMULUS to arouse them in defence of their honor
whenever it is assqiled
Mr.. NJ. spoke in this strain at some enotb. and
ehGed oy moving postponcment fthe resolutions,
at least until the Senate had chosen It's Committees
ne motion to POSTPONE, upon division, was lost.
MI Allen then took the floor, and advocated the
resolutions IN speech of some length, and char
acterlsed by his usual yehenence
Mr.. Archer REPLIED and urged the argument of
MI Mangum anew, that the Senate should be first
organized, before such resolutions were passed.
lie, too, was willing to confde in the Executive
lie deprecated the effect Of this discussion upon
the country. 1t was idle and foolish he said for
us to be making all this splitter, in order that some
gentlemen might make display of their subma-
ted patriotism to Great Britain and the world.
here Mr.. Mangum, IN playful manner, called
Mr. A. to order.
Mr. A. observed that he included himself in all
which he had said.
A message was announced from the President
Mr. Archer spoke for some time longer and fl
nally the debate was interrupted by a MessaOe
from the House, giving the announcement of Dr..
Peyton's decease
10 this last, Mr. Jarnagn of Tenn, made an an
proprlate response, and the Senate adjourned
House. Mr.. Adams presented the resolutions of
the Massachusetts Legislature against the Annex
alton of Texas, which Mr.. Mcconnell of Alsba
! moved to lay on the table.
! Mr.. Adams moved that they be printed and de.
manded the yeas aud nays the question, which
at the demand Of Mr.. Iibbatts, of KY. was divd-
ed, and the question, by yeas and nays, first taken
on the motion to lay on the table, which prevailed
by yeas So to nays 81
Mr.. Adams presented the resolutions of the Le-
glslature OF Massachusetts relating to South Caro-
| lima and Louisiana, and asking Congress so to le-
glsate as to give all citizens of the United States
whether white or colored, hearing in the District
Court of the United States within those Districts,
and at present denied to them.
! On motion of Mr.. Burt, of S. c., the resolutions
were laid on the table-yeas 90, nays 65. They
were ordered to be printed.
TUESDAY Dec I6
Senate. Mr. Allen gave notice that he would,
! tomorrow, ask leave to introduce joint resolution,
advising the President to notify Great Britain with
! regard to Oregon
Messrs Huntington Dix and Upham, severally
presented circumstances against the annexation of
Texas laid on the table.
! After the transaction of some unimportant BUSH
ness, the Chair announced the unfinished business
the resolutions of Mr. Cass, as being in order Mr..
Niles expressed his regret that the resolutions had
been so hastily introduced and especially thpt they
had been accompanied with debate of some
what warke character True, he should vote for
the resolutions but he bound in candor, to say,
that they had more formidable aspect than he
could have wished, and he feared an unfavorable
effect from them, upon the country. He differed
from the Senator from ~ c.. (Mr. Mangum) in
thinking that this question was could be- left with
the Executive-it was no longer with the President
it was with us. Mr.. n proceeded at length to give
his views, generally, upon the question, and said
that to terminate the Joint occupancy, and prepare
ourselves for defence, were boths peace measures.
He urged unanimity of action, as the surest pre-
ventlye of war.
Mr.. Crlttenlen saw nothing Objectionable in the
resolutions he should vote tor them. In the
hottest probability OF war, 1t proper to look TO
our detences, but he could nowlse concur in the
remarks with which these resolutions had been ac-
companed by their mover If the Senator from
Michigan was right, we were on the verge Of war
war was inevitable: this was his language.
Mr. Cass here rose to explain, and several ques-
tons and replies passed between him and Mr. Crit
tenden
Mr.. C. resumed, and said he preferred the expla-
nation of the Senator, today TO his speech yeser-
day. Now, he understood him to say that If the
notice were given, and If Great Britain persisted
in her claim to the ichoie of Oregon then we shall
have war-vcry well, said Mr.. C.. as all these pre-
requisites would not be supplied, we should have
no war He ha never been able to realize thar
war would grow out Of this controversy. wat
are dipomatlsts worth if they cannot settle F'ch
question? We should have no war uriess we
Numbered into one. There is no question OF nom
or involved in this natter At all events II war
may be, let us not rush recklessly INTO IT. nu move
irm-paced and slow. Instead RI giving one years
notice. let US extend the notice to two years we
shall inns show our determination, while we show
our preference for peace. In conclusion, Mr. Z.