The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-02-21
TWENTY"NINTH CONGRESS-

~ l. IL OVNuhESS,
SENATE. MoNDAY, Feb0 To.
pondcnce on the Oregon question wv, V ores
ed 10 the Committee on Forelrp i T'!
The bill for the augmentation 0fro A.
came up, as The first business IN o-5s, WY
Wcsicott addressed tie Senate a, ln.a wi
favor OF the Increase proposed. lie ,,,, u
that the correspondence laid before Ccnr,,.
gave new aspect to this qicsiion.apd cF,,3
ed an additional reason why the CONT,
should be defended. ''''!
Mr. Cass declared that there would bo
war, in his opinion. Mr. Wes,co,, md n,
Mangum agreed with him.
HOUSE. The Oregon resolutions wo,,
taken up in Committee oflne Whole
Alr T. b. King Of Georgia, spoke ms hon,
He made vigorous attack upon tie admin,
traiion, for Inconsistency, aldil obtinacr
on the Oregon question. lie iuprcd tbs
blame of the present state oflhingsIo bodm
tiueuces operating on the Cabinet Minister,
Tho claim TO the exclusive right to all Oreoo,
was first started IN Baltimore, as a poliic,I
game, and was never heard OF before,
The declaration in Mr. Folks Ingugrr,I
that, tour right to the whole of OREGON wgo
clear and unqucstiorablc,' came uro1 Il,
like an unexpected thunder clap. Tlsp 6.
lowed Eugluud's declaration, BY Sir Rober
Peel, that she had rights in Orccon,lat se
would maintain; and then followed the offer
ofMr Polk, 10 max the 49ih parallel the bom.
dairy. How dared Mr. Polk 10 make such m
offer, file believed our clamwas GOOD for
the wholc3 bir King asked lr Adams. re-
specially, 10 give his opinion Of our rght to
the whole Of Orcgou-Whether he regarded
it is mqucstiuuabic:
MrAdams rcplied-,hat the question Of
Mr. King was susceptible oftwo meanings
liza question simply OF right was meant, then
he considered it clear and indisputabIe But
fall thar is disputed is dispu,oble, then ourt
tide is not clear and unquesuonalh
Mr. King resumed. He hin;ei alta dspO.
sition TO connect Oregon and the iarG, udw
obtain the whole Of the former, at the saCH.
fee of the latter-and denounced all such
bargaining.
John Quincy Adams next got the fool
lie denied the British claim 10 the Oregon in
toto, aGd went into an elaborate discussiono
the title, showing that il would be made com
p!etc and perfect iy possession.
Mr. HARRISON ofGoOrgin, Chairman of the
Committee on Military Affairs, next address.
cd the House.
He Nas for fighting FOR our clamup to ~
and was willing 10 sustain the President IN
compromising on that parallel.
at twelve o'clock the debate was stopped
and the committee proceeded, i'll great con-
fusion, to vote on amendments.
The word 'torthWitil" was stricken outOf
the rcsoulution. OH motion of Mr. mgersoI
himself Mr. billiards amendment, giving
discretionary power to the President TO give
the notice, was rejected. \ proposition 10
draw the line through the straits of Fuca was
shouted down. Every substitute and amend
mcut was rejected. The 'Crittenden's' prop
osition found no favor AT all. The following
resolution WIS then offered:
Resolved, That the Oregon question Is no
longer subject for negotiation or comPTo-
mise.
Tellcrs were called for, and here was the
richest scene ever presented in Congress
The tollers took their stand MIR DougIa"
was one(-"Thosc in favor of the propoSluoh
will pass between the tellers," said the cnaH
man. Mr. Petit alone presented hinlsell@a
a shout oflaughter followed. Then Andrew
Kennedy, at an interval, followed, LOOKING
shecpish. A tremendous burst OF mffI'
ment greeted him, from the floor and CALLER
les. He was followed by Hon.RObert emln
Wick, Wentworth, Sawyer, and DaragG;-
No moro off6red-at last Felix Grumpy , ni,
Council, assuming a mock heroic ar, ND'a
was Irresistible, marched through,ln The m ~,
stately style. The ludicrous effect oil n'
was indescribable. .oa
After the House became little composer
the noes Games up, led by PendIe'oR; I n%
embracing nearly the whole House; MT 1 1;I
ans did not leave his seat. Indeed he Wv
not vote on any of these questions, ,ho
Mr. DaTgif's amendment, declaring '!iu' ~. .n5
subject was one forhonorable compromise anu /,
negotiation, was rejected by 46 majority. y
was then renewed, striking out "cOmPr0"''
and carried, 100 to 50. .ose
Thus amended the Committee then lU1,i
and the previous question was mo'eu ,,ton
seconded. when division OF the quee;
was called between the giving OF the HUN" not
and the modification that the notice Was NV nv.
to be so construed as to prevent contlnOeu"'
gotiation. u0solu.
: The vote was finally taken on the resI'"
ton of notice, and it was passed, 100 10 Sr
1'UEsDAs, Feb. 10. The most mpoi,J% Jaw
part of the proceedings of the senate 'o This
was long speech from Senator Allen. on on
was the day appointed, some time SINCE the GS
winch &c make his Oregon Resolutions lin; IN,
Snecial order ofthe day. After some pre 1nLe
mary business, a motion was made 10 'i. Jn
them up. J. M. Clayton and others Mi sIiUo
to take up some subjects of more, p[e siJed
A vote was taken and declu''
by majority of 90 to % to take them T ike
Mr. Alien then began to whisper nv Nre.
Chinese gong in favor of every thln NM ask
ronish. During his speech Mr. Mang SI. Nc Me.
ed him what those starred parts IN m ,,bethe,
Lanes letter meant. He asked him w .nes;or
the parts suppressed were not an . eAp Notice
Of Mr. McLane that the passage oftho N0''|'