The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-01-16


NV thing that they contained. As for the
,es.iue, however, they presented matter
or serious consideration, al least with HIM,
or they directly conhicted with the PrIn-
,ipes which he had LAID down. His only
intention a, present, however, was 10 make
a few remarks IN reply 10 what had fallen
from the Senator from South Carolina,
who had stated that the resolutions intro.
duccd BY him, Mr. Hannegan,) by impll-
cation al any rate, conveyed cenSure up :
on the President Of the United States.
Sir, SAID Mr.. H. | had no intention Of
casting censure upon the President
Mr.. Calhoun observed that he had not
charged the Senator With any such nten
ton. lie had merely said that, by lmph-
cation, the resolutions conveyed censure
upon the President, on the ground Of beng
willing to surrender a portion Of the terri.
tory Of Oregon.
Mr.. flanagan resumed. The Senator
would certainly not deny that he whole
aspect Of lhings had changed since the
time when, in consequence Of the percmp-
tory and almost lnsolent refusal BY the
British negotiator Of the proposition for
division at the I9th parallel, that PROPOSE
ton was withdrawn by The Government OF
the United States but if il were not so,
If at any time and upon any question he
found himself differing from he Executive,
he was free man. and entitled 10 the free
exercise of his own opinion, and though
he was the political friend OF the Pres-
dent, and expected always so 70 continue,
vet il the President, onany occasion, should
assume a ground which he could not en-.
dorse he claimed for himself the same
right, and he would exercise ii, TO express
bis opinions, as the President had TO com.
mualca,e his own TO Congress, without IN
tending, wishing, or desiring 10 cast any
ccnsure upon him. He was The represen.
tatNe Of portion OF tie people Of this
Union, and, as such representative, he had
4 right TO express his views IL relation 10
all matters pertaining to the Government /;
but he would repeat that he meant 10 con.
yey no censure upon the President.
/ The Senator from South Carolina had
said that the resolutions were plain and d..
rect, coming at once TO the point, and shat
the adoption Of them, if he had understood
the Senator, would necessarily involve tins
country IN a war. Sir, SAID Mr.. H., II
The adoption Of resolutions which contain
the mmutabe principles Of Truth bring
war upon US, let war come. What Amer
lean IS there who, through fear Of war,
would hesitate 70 declare The truth IN tins
Chamber am also for peace, sir. /
shrink back from the thought OF war as
much as the Senator from South Carolina
himself can. love peace, but when peace
becomes degrading and disaonorabIe, a war
even Of determination would be preferable.
The Senator SAYS that war, when once
commenced can only be terminated at the
caanon's mouth. SIR, | for one proclaim
here, that If q war with Great Britain up
on the Oregon question should occur
should wish il never to be terminated Until
al the lannon's mouth we ourselves shall
dictate the terms Of peace. The Senator
+ Inlimates that if We pursue the course in
dicated by these resolutions, we are 10 be
plunged rashlv into q war. Il II he rash.
ness 50 to bring on war, and the supporters
" tt4I@I INS0tAl ktb4lS 1IC ~ BN E4G tf''tt
, sible, | for one fear not The responsibility
Sir, there has been a singular course pur
sued upon Oregon matters, and must de-
tain the Senate one moment N relation L
it, it contrasts so strongly and SO widely
with the course pursued upon q precisely
; similar question, the annexation OF Texas
Texas and Oregon were born al the SAINT
instant, and Graded in the same cradle
, the Baltimore Convention. They were
. adopted at the very same instant through
Out the land, and not a moment vas allow
: ed to be lost while Texas vas hurriedIy
, brought into the Union, while the peculiar
friends Of Texas did oil they could Il
strange Oregon.
. Sir, the country IS not blind the pco.
pie see and comprehend. Il Is a most SIN
gular state Of things and here we are IolC
, that We must be careful, and not come il
A collision with Great Britain about dispu
, ted boundary But if il were with feebl
, Mexico that we were about 10 come in col
lsion, We would then hear no such eau
tons. There was 4 question Of dispute
. boundary between this country and Mex
: co, and those who have righ; to know
, something Of the history Of that boundar
told Us tina, our rights extended only 10 tn
=, river Nueces. How did we find the friend
\ Of Texas moving on that occasion Dr
-. they halt for Il moment at the Nueces
No, sir, at 4 single bound they cross th
4 Nueces, aud their warehouses prance upo
the banks Of the Rio del Norte. Their
, was no negotiation then, we took the whole
+ but when Oregon Is concerned, II is al
IS proper and right to give away 40 empire
# England asks i. SO far as Oregon
= concerned, |, for one, representing the pee
+ pie DO, will never vote for any treat
Is yielding an inch Of ground below 81 Dc
e grecs and 10 minutes north.
Mr.. Calhoun said he merely rose TO a
= Iudc 10 single remark which applied /
h himself personally. The Senator from In
a. diana had endeayored TO draw a contra.
D. between his (Mr. C.'sJ course upon ia
z Texas question, and his course upon thu
~ The views which governed me SAID MI
Ie c. upon that question, govern me also "