Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-01-02

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upon our own terms. He could no, help refer
ring TO the different treatment meted oul 10 This OF
Oregon and that oil Texas BY The peculiar friend,
Of the latter. Both questions were born and era
died in The Baltimore Convention, and The Demo.
cracy of the whole country Solemnly agreed Ia
stand By both alike. But the friends OF Texas
were in hot haste TO get that question settled AMI
Texas into the Union, while they were slrangling
Oregon in the cradle There were conflicting
claims ON the subject Of The western boundary OF
Texas, as much so as in regard TO the northern
boundary OF our part OF Oregon.
But when those who were presumed 10 know
something about the history Of The country (Col.
Benton was probably alluded 10Y told the Senate
that We ought 10 stop on the banks OF the Neuces
and ascertain whether We were right before we
should go further, their counsels were unheeied,
and there was no pacitying gentlemen until the
war-horse of the United States was prancir on
the banks Of the Rio del Nore. Nothing would
do short of an armed occupation of the country
between lhess Two rivers. In that matter we
had only weak Mexico 10 offend, but now that we
have England for an opponent, gentlemen are
anxious 10 prevent hos;llieS.
Mr.. CALHOUN rcjoined and explained his
course both on the Texas and on The Oregon
Question. He reiterated the sentiments that he
had before advanced
Mr. HAYWOOD rose as a pacifcalor-
thought the discussion was premature, and rather
out Of pace-and moved to 1ay the whole subject
on the table.
Mr.. ]. M. CLAYTON followed in support Of
the motion. He thought the Senate ought not
10 commit itself in advance upon this subject.
Mr. ARCHER supported The notion-thanked
MIR. Calhoun iorthe high aud honorable position
he had assumed-and congratulated the country
thai new glad udings would be waited on the
wings of peace TO The four Quarters of the globe.
MIR ALLEN spoke on the subject, in his usu-
al style. He supported MIR. Hannegan's resolu-
,ions and deprecated war-panics, got up 10 fright
en- feeble minded persons from maintaining the
| Just rights of the nation. The commercial inle.
rests were ever ready to parade the cost of war
in grim array before the people, when question
| like this came up-as if dollars and cents were
TO be weighed against The honor Of the country.
MIR. CALHOUN again addressed the Senate,
10 justification of the course he had marked out Tor
himself on this question. lie was followed by
MIR. HAYWOOD, who advocated The medium
ground, first reviewing and opposing the position
Of the Senator from Indiana, and then reviewing
| and not agreeing with the position of the Senator
and it would be wrong for the Senate 10 adopt the
resolutions OF either, until The jurisdiction OF The
Oregon question should pass into lis hands from
those OF the Executive. He thought after all,
there would be less to fear from war with Great
Britain than from war OF politicians on that
| floor! He begged Senators TO give the Admins
lration two moons for fair trial, and mol attempt
in single month after the assembling of Con
gross, 10 break it down BY getting up an octagon
| party in that Chamber Alter he had concluded
| Mr. HANNEGAN once more took the floor in
support ofthe position he had assumed, and III Ic-
ply TO the gentleman from North Carolina He
maintained that the President had yielded M the
| jurisdiction OF the question, and announced in
his Message, 10 the whole world, that the neeo.
liaiion had terminated, and was at an end He
asked the gentleman from North Carolina how
| il the negotiation had not terminated, he would
defend President for saying il had in his MESA gel
lie concluded By declaring himself against any
| unjust dishonest and foWa'dfy surrender of our
territory, by settlement oil The question upon The
18th parallel.
lie then modified his motion, so as 10 have both
sets Of resolutions laid on the table, with the un-
derstanding that they be taken up with the report
| of the committee on Foreign Relations, on the
same subject, when the latter shall be presented
10 The Senate for its adoption.
Mr.. BENTON said emphalically thai lie would
vote for the motion oiih0u Tic qualifications
| So the whole subject was laid on The liable, and
soon after the Senate adjourned
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
| Mr.. LEVIN, 10 refer to select committee the
Massachusetts resolutions, asking an amendment
OF The Naturalization laws.
| Mr. DOUGLASS having the floor, made a
most eloquent speech against the principles 81
the Native American parry, and in reply 10 the
arguments of Mr.. Levin, on his opening speech
Mr.. d. commended that the power Of amending
the Naturalization laws lies with The States them
selves, and not with the General Government.
Mr.. BEDINGER followed on the same side
and advocated the cause of the nauralized CHI
zen in most mastery manner. In the course
of his remarks he told story about an old
lady who had been borrowing a tub all her life
but at last getting one OF her own, she declared
tina, from that time benceiorth, with the help o
Gnd, she would neither borrow nor lend. So
said Mr. b., it is with the friends Of these reso
lulions. In times past, when we stood in need
we were glad enough 10 get foreign aid Thes,
| very foreigners whom now some people desflsed
lent US their aid, and We were glad enough &c
receive it, but now we had become strong and hac
got Cub" of our own, we were like The Old lady
neither willing 10 borrow nor lend
Mr.. SIMS contended that the resolutions ought
not to be referred at all Their proper destination
would be to lie on The table In noticing the
speech Of Mr.. Levin, he reduced the arguments o
that gentleman to three propositions, viz: that The
natuIalized citizen is "poor, ignorant and Tor
eiener." This was the whole sum and substance
Of The charges. Mr.. S. then proceeded 10 show
that the charges Of poverty and Ignorance were
in numerous cases equally applicable 10 native
born citizens, and that if the former ought not L
vote within tweniy-one years, neither ought th'
latter.
MIR. DIXON, OF Conn, followed on The same
side, and gave The Natives some hard knocks.
After further debate, the motion 10 refer TO Sc
lect committee was lost and the whole mattel
was referred 10 The Judiciary committee.
from The WASHINGTON Union, Dec. 5.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
| The Secretary's Report will command the al.