Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-02-24
OREGON RESOLUTIONS PASSED
THE HOUSE.

THE HOUSE.
Monday the 9th was the day appointed
for the termination Of The Oregon debate
in the House. AT the appointed hour The
heavy stroke of the Speakers hammer
knocked in the head all incipent speech
es, and the House proceeded to action
The Washington Union says:
The scene was animated and interest
ing beyond description. 1t is the first
spectacle of this sort that we have ever
Witnessed. The galleries were crowded
beyond anything we have ever seen in
Washington. We were advised by tamil.
lar observers to prepare for storm. Il
came, indeed; but the very warning we
had received was calculated 10 abate our
sense oil The confusion and excitement il
exhibited.
All propositions were successfully vo.
ted down until The question was finally Ia.
ken Oh The Resolutions we give bellows the
yeas and nays being called for were 16s
TO 81. The Union says there was strange
blending of the parties on both sides Of the
question. The following are the resolu,
tons:
JOINT RESOLUTION Of notice 10 Grea
Britain TO ''annul and abrogate" the con
yention between Great Britain and the I'm
ted States the sixth Of August eighteen
bundled and twenty-seven, relative to the
country"on the northwest coast Of Amer.
lea westward o.! the Stony mounta rs, .
commonly called Oregon.
ReSolred by TIE Senate anil House OF
Representatives. Of the United States of A.
mericG IN Congress assembled, That the
President of the United States cause notice
10 be given 10 the government of Great
Britain that the convention between the
United States Of America and Great Brit
ian, concerning the territory on the north
west coast of America west Of the Stony
or Rocky mountains, Of the sixth DIV Of
August eighteen hundred and twenty sew
en-, signed at London, shall be annulled and
abrcgated twelve months after giving said
notice.
RcsOlred, That nothing herein contain
ed is intended 10 Interfere with the right
and discretion Of the proper authorities Of
The two contracting parties TO renew or
pursue negotiations for an nmicable settle
ment OF the controversy respecting the Or
egon territory.
1t is thought these resolutions will with
out doubt pass the Senate and become the
law Of the Ilnd 1t strikes US if it was de-
lermined TO do something, this was the We
ny best thing that could be done. Certain
ly there is no cause Of war nor offence in
these resolutions As to terminating the joint
occupancy, the terms Of the treaty origi-
nnlly Contemplated such sep, and Of
course that cannot be cause Of complaint,
and the second resolution recognizing fur.
Their negotiation is highly pacific. We
think now the two countries will go
TO work, and by negotiation and compro-
mise settle the question forever.
Since writing the above, subsequent
dates from Washington bring us the fol-
lowing, which, we can only say, in brief,
we believe, fully accords with the wishes
and sentiments ofthe constituents ofthose
gentlemen:
"Mr. NJ. l.. MARTIN, on leave given,
presented the following communication
which was read, and ordered 10 be entered
at length on the Journal
"AUcUsTUs G. DoDGE, delegate from
the Territory Of Iowa, and NJ. l. MARTIN,
delegate from tie Territory Of Wisconsin,
not having right 10 record their suflIrages
on the journals Of the House on the joint
resolution Of notice to Great Britain, pass
ed on the 9th instant, and being penera-
ted with firm conviction Of the propriety
of the measure, ask the indulgence of the
House TO express their own and the sense
of their constituents, the people Of the said
Territories Of Iowa and Wisconsin, in sup
port Of the said resolution of notice, and Of
the honorable and dignlfied attitude which
the government of their country has assn
med in vndication of its rights to the Or
egon territory, and against The arrogant
pretensions OF the British Government"