The Arkansas banner., 1846-04-15


 Now he Mir. S.) thought sthe difference be- tween the two was not broad enough 10 pay for inc inb and paper used in drawing them up. He thought the same aSectionlay against the latter resolutions as against those of the senator from Kentucky. Whether the Pre- sdent gave or withdrew the notice he was alike responsible, and he. (Ar. S. as one Of his friends, would hold han SO. The sena- tor from Georgia moved another proposition. expressive of desile To settle thal question by compromise and negotiation. II the Pre- sitlent of the United States Hs5d not under the constitution, the rights prePoset to be con- terFed on him. there migtNspe sonlt ps.,ssietss. in that proposition. He thought no good could come of the resolution. and not only so, but there was a great likelihood that evil would spring from t. l. would set danger ous example of tampering with the functions of the executive, and perhaps ultimately lead to inroads on the constitution. They were all very much interested in preserving il in all it's original efficiency .ile lAir S. was for exercising the power belonging to themselves; and for leaving that to the executive which belonged to t. But he proposed to compfo- mise. Fo compromise what The terrto- " which they propose to compromise lay be- tween the British territory and'the 49lh par allel. Did he mean to divide that? No; hut was il not probable that his resolution wonld.be so construed by the Dfitsh minis ter; They had offered to settle on 492, which the British government refused. They had offered 10 settle on tie Columbia which oRaf We had refused. Well, with the Presittnt's message, which had beea sent to all parts Of the country, before them, did lie propose to divide; He was not sure that majority of theaa peof le of this country al that very hour would compromise short of 5lo 40N. They were curious people. Senators might 90 where they would--aH around the avenue into the highways and byways, and on post, pillar, and wall, they would see written with chalk, s5Io 40h' They were words that lad sunk deep into the hearts ot the peo- pie, and before the summer WAS over, they would become SO deeply impressed as not to be elased.. He looked upon those signs of the times with deep interest, and he thought all who could ought to read them. lis friend from Georgia proposed q compromise, which, according to his interpretation, Wits 10 be be- tween the 4eGh deg. and the Columbia river. But he, Ar. s ) would ask, was there sin gle American in the country, ol any sort, un- willing 10 fight Great Britain tomorrow be- fore he would give up all inch of that soil : Not one. Such an alternative would rouse the nation to q man. In such a contest they would fad even their Quaker friends with arms in their hands, proclaimed aloud, sHTe yoar tents 0 israel p And iA that state Of things to the senator from Georgia proposed to compromise. He, { Mr. S. hoped, what ever resolution passed, that word compro- misc would be omitted. He could notyote for any form of resolution that had that word in it. Should q treaty be made, he would do his best. At . still later period, the senator from Delaware Mr CLAYTON proposed an- other substitute; which was bnta gestatement ol that of the senator from Kentucky. 3ir. CRlrraNpEN, with tie alteration oI a few words. He believed fine resolution ot the committee was preferable to all others; and although he would be willing ta goie fer lIlat of the House, he preferred he other on ac- count of it's better PhfaseelogF. But he eogl3 not let that occasion pass without saving that the House resolutions had responded 10 lhe Presidents message faithfully as they ought. They reflected the opinions 0! the people ol this country, and, beller than ali that they were carried, opp9sed-by the terrifying cries of war but notwithstanding all that, the House had maaIuily supported the honofand interest of he county. But were they to pass the notice /: Were they going to carry out the measures of the President i'll regard to this subject? Were the people To be gFa- tfed in that particular ; Or were the 10 go home, leaving the matter as it had been for thirty years previously, leaving Possessiento Greet Britain These were questions well worthy the grave answer Of the Senate. Some senators were opposed to the notice in any form, and their reason was because they thought it unnecessary to the purposes ol negotiation, and fit is sought lorany purpose but lhat, they were not for giving it But the President had told them, that ln conducting negotiations, he had found thseonpenllon oi 1927 all impeachment in his way, and that he desired it to be removed. He had told them whathe had done, and what, fthat impeachment were remov ed, he expected to be able to dc They all knew that, by the terms oi the con vention of 1918, that Great B.ian had the possession of all Oregon, and that having that possession, she htd no nducement te negotiate about it, because she never could get more than she had, and if she ever nego- iiated, of cotifse she mustlose a part. Since that time the Oregon question had been uf half q dozen times, and il lad been treated with zeal and eaeefness. Whenever they had do so, they were told by some ik was very improper. Well, on that aIr. s,'s) sid' of the House, they thought there was some thmg curious in the !act that whenever they stopped in their efforts to settle the question Great Britain stopped too. When they heeam' hale feYefish, they talked about Oregon egang, and thus 1t had been treated iron 1910 to that time.
 He would like to ask how long that ssat' of things was to last? How long were the. to be triaed with by such hypocrisy and in sincerity. Was the matter never to end = No; it would never end until they annalle' the convention of l818-untl they festofe' themselves again to inc possession ot th valley of the Columbia river-untll they pro tected their citizens n.Oregon, and made then freeholders, as they ought to be. Ines
 things they could do, if the convention wa L.,. ,,,.. Lzl,,.a if that typrp done