Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-04-29

of the Rocky mountains. what right had
England and France to settle a line dyld-
ing a country belonging TO Spain ] The
Senator from Missouri is perfectly aware
that such was never the intention-such
was never in the contemplation of Eng
land and the United States. But this was
the pledge made by the Senator from
Michigan. BY this he is bound; and by
this, after all that he has said, ! express
myself also bound. Whenever It can be
shown that the treaty of Utrecht contem.
plated the establishment of the parallel OF
400 west Of the Rocky mountains, close
my mouth as TO Oregon. Spain was
party 10 the treaty, but she did not come
in, if | recoect right, till some time alter
wards. speak from recollection, and do
not make the statement with perfect con.
| fdence of its accuracy; but such is my
impression. Spain came into 1t after.
wards, protesting that she did not yield any
rights on the Northwest coast and only
when that protest was concurred IN did she
become a party. France and England
divide Oregon AS TO France, prior to
| 1918, she never asserted title 10 one
foot of territory, on the Pacific const--
! And vet England and France, according
TO the version which he Mr.. BENTON,
gives, and with the impression which he
would produce upon the Senate and upon
the country, parcelled out what we now
call Oregon Yet up 10 that mon'ent-up
TO the signing the treaty Of Utrecht, and
long alterward, and down 10 the signing
of the Nooika sound convention, before all
Europe, with the assent OF all Chrlstendom,
Spain asserted, ard maintained, and de-
Tended her title to the whole of that coast.
It would be folly for me 10 go, even for
an instant, into the arguments by which
all this has been sustained. II is a noto-
rious fact, which no man, Senator Or other
wise, car controvert.
But | must now congratulate one, who
most kindly did me the honor some time
since, in most hauerng language, which
at once found its way 10 my heart, 10 call
me A" friend" an epithet which will now
return to him with his permiasion--!et me
congratulate my friend, the distinguished
Senator from South Carolina, Mr.. CAL.
HoUN,l that al last the antipodes have met
that he has made convert of the Sc
nator from Missouri. ! congratulate him.
| He has now won the highest trophy the
brightest intellectual trophy which he has
ever achieved. He can now make the
| proudest boast he ever uttered. The
! great leader there (pointing to Mr.. BEN
ROM has become his NJ. CALHoUN's]
convert and his subalern in the course oil
mastery inactivity"
" Agamemnon of the little band!" and
| the Aiaxes--and J. the least of them
" the little Ajaxm Sir, am not even the
lesser Ajax; | am but a poor private sol.
der in this cause. ask no favor, and ]
seek no reward, save the triumph Of the
great cause. ask for nothing should
despise myself it. in a cause like this, for
an instant could cherish feeling of self
shness. | would rather be the little Ajax
rather the private soldier, fighting sim
! ply for subsistence in this cause-thln to
hold my head so high that ! could not see
aught below me rather be the private
soldier, than with my naughty foot to press
| the lowly earth as though it were too
mean for my tread; rather be the private
soldier, than in every look, and attitude,
and act, and expression, proclajm--" am
the ruler will rule or will ruin; and
il is indifferent to me whether the conse-
| quenCe be rule or ruin" Sir, be he who
he may, there is in this land no man so
high as to have it in his power to elevate
aud depress public sentiment in America
at his will. Be he who he may who makes
such an attempt, he will speedily find his
level "'Liltle Ajax" let it be; but let
me remind the Senator from Missouri, that
| Agamemnon and the AjaXes were not the
only actors al the seige of Troy. There
was an Achilles there; and we have an
Achilles here. Let the Senator from
Missouri beware, lest he be the Hector
who will grace the triumph Of this Achilles.
Here there was loud burst of APP.
plause in the galleries, which the Presi-
dents rebuke failed TO check for a few
moments.
Mr.. WEBSTER then rose, and said that
these breaches Of order were so indecoro-
Gus that he now gave notice that if, here.
after, any marks Of appreciation or disap-
probation should be given in the galleries.
he would exercise his right as Senator,
and move that the galleries be cleared,
with the exception Of the ladies.
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RoBE6T OwEN.--This celebrated man
left New York few days ago for Europe,
whence il is probable he will no more re-
turn. lie is now very old, yet he retains
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