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resolution should Be- adopted. ho1 81 $,
will Be prepared 10 cary out ihs 81 ,sure
i win reader necessary. No Dsb -,
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improper inserference 81 foreien 1900.
with The independent eovernu,enis 81 iH;'
eontinenl. look upon the inierned air.
q the British and French governments 4
the affairs Of Buenos Ayres - ero.s out.
rage. Bot ills q question whether :,
fare prepared 10 take care Of all lhe rsoub.
lies Of South America.
If.ssid Mr. Calhoun. We are prepared
the entire energies Of the country mus,
be put forth TO accomplish il. The sub.
Iject requires lime. ] AN sorry thai i /.
put forth. II must have an unfavorabI,
eject upon our ioieignrelslions. The de-
EelAraliou Of Nj. Monroe had mischiey.
Gus bearing on the questions We then had.
Of foreign policy. We are approschins
great events. and ! an afraid We ere moi
approaching them with that solsmniiy
which they demand. ! regret that The
Chairman Of the Committee on FOREIGN
Relations has thought proper tointroduce
his resolution, and | hope be win not press
| il.
Mr.. Allen said he had not been with
out apprehension that even this PROPOSE.
lion might encounter opposition in the
Senate, but be had not supposed that the
mere introduction Of il would meet with
opposition. II was not biz intention 10
enier upon The subject al Ills time farther
than TO mskea single remark 10 reference
TO what bad fallen from the Senator from
South Carolina.
Mr.. A. said tbatgentlemsn appeared 10
think that Congress ought foreman silent
and leave the President unsupported 10
the declsration4he bad made 10 his mes.
sage on this important subject. What
would then be the case The President
Communicates cerisiE facts and announces
the principle which out 10 govern The u.
States in the matter. Having address.
ed himself 10 Congress, as required by his
oath. If Congress should remain silent. that
silence would be proclaim alton to ell the
powers Of Europe that the principle laid
down is not recognized BY the people Of
the United States. The subject il before
Congress under circumstances which will
make the silence Of Congress amount 10
q negstion Of the principle laid down by
the President. 3$
Mr.. Calhoun objected 10 the manner 10
which the resolution bad been inirod uced,
being on the responsibility OF the Chair
man alone, and not emansting from Tie
Committee on Foreign Relations. He
thought this was sufficient reason for not
receiving it. All Of. the Committee on
Foreign Relations were appealed 10 one
by one 10 sustain this position.
Mr.. Jarnagin. moved that the motion for
leave 10 introduce the resolution be laid
on the table. The yeas and nays were
ordered. and leave 10 introduce the reso.
luton was refused, % TO %.
All the Wing Senators. % in number,
(Mr. Morehead being sbsent.) voted a.
gainst receiving the resolution, Is did also
Messrs. Calhoun. Chalmers, Haywood,
McDufie and Westcott.
! a hsp Oregon Resolution.
Mr., CrittenSen. on leave. introduced q
preamble and resolution, setting forth that
il is desirable 10 Terminate the treaty Of
joint occupancy. and giving authority To
the President 10 give the twelve months
notice Whenever in bis opinion the public
interest aemandssit; but giving il as the
sense Of The Senate. however, that the no.
lice ougbtnot 10 be given uniil after the
present session.
This Resolution lies over 10 the 10Th OF
February with other Resolutions Of the
same character already before the Senate
The rest Of the session was occupied in
the consideration OF private claim, after
which the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The reading Of the journal was omitted,
and the House on motion Of Mr.. Petit,
went into Committee OF The Whole o. the
slate Of the Union.
Mr.. Chase. Of Tenn. addressed the
House. in favor Of giving the notice to
Grea, Britain. He argued that il was moi
: war measure. and expressed his opinion
that il would not lead to war.
Mr.. C. defended al great length the
idea that to give the notice would lead to
= speedy and specific settlement Of this
question. The oaly effect would be to
lead TO . more speedy settlement Of this
question.
Mr.. Gordon. Of New York. next address
ed the House. We were as much pre-.
pared for war now As we ever were, and
Is be trusted we ever should be. We
have two millions Of fighting men, and
eighteen millions Of people, and be trust.
ed that We should never be better prepar.
ed for war than We were at present.
Standing armies were not our policy. and
he had rather suffer for one year II war
cane. than 70 have a standing army
Our lille to the whole Of Oregon was id.
yocated as clear and unquestiona able up to
54o 4Oi.
Mr.. Brinkerhoff Of Ohio addressed the
House 10 favor OF the notice, aad ID vim
dica,iou Of our title 10 The whole Of Ore
son NJ. ~. B. was not The advocate Of war.
but Of var nea,urs:, though lie diiili n: mi
believe that war would come.
y Mr.. Wentworth next addressed the
Committee for the whole Of Dragon or
or never.
Mr.. Wentworth, in the course of bis
speech cast some aspersions on ihe South
for her course on this question. which
were indignantly Tepelled by Messrs.
Houston. Chapman and Ysncey.
Mr.. Chapman followed. and kept. The
House in roar Of laughter for more than
an hour.