Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-02-13
OREGOV ouFSrIoN

following account OF the last hours of abe de-
bate ia Congress upon the
OREGON QUESTION. s
Nj King OF Ga. who obtained the f,oor a,
AZ o'clusk "u saturday night al which TING
thc Committee rosr.) addressed the Commit
tee tins morning mainly in review oi the cor
rtsr"tdrnCe between the British Minister and
thr Secretary oi State.
Mr.. kiog expressed his appreciation OF the
cftrr made u, Nc Pakenhs,n to refer this
Whole question To arbitration. The nply OF
Mr.. Buchsnan TO the on,r of srhitration he
characterized A. Par,akiugoi the spirit both of
tie petiiiogI' 7 and the bully. lie hoped, in
deed, that i'o such correspondence would in
future disgrace the annals VI lhe Nations iii
ploinscy.
Mr. n denied that England had offered to
refer Our own ACKNOWLEDGED lille aud territory
to arbitration. That Government would not
have dared io insult as by such an offer.
The last letter ~ Nj. buchanan WAS chaTac-
icri1ri a. SAYING We want the whole of Ore
gon and mean to have ~. lie trusted that dic
President. Tor his own honor, would diycst
himself 81 such counsel lors.
Mir King went on 20 infer 10 the claim We
st up to the whole OF Oregon. lie wished To
know cf the gentleman from Massachusetts IL
he rcnliy regarded our claim a. "clesr and in
disputab.c TO the wholc Territory.
Mo Adam rose. and thc members gathered
smu,d him Ia great numbers. Give him dn
hour, ssid somc.
III not TO Dc taken from my time" said
Mr. King. ''hc shall have What lime he pisa
scs.'
MIR Adams-I ask hut two minutes. aud
Mr.. \. went On to say that there were two
meanings 60 U,e words clear snl iuConiesli-
Bile" Our rights os against Gncat Britain
j $3.50. aa.l..r ..N satNsaA.H.HN 90 a.. .sr.sHts..
of right. hut il that which was disputed ives to
b. considered az in'i putotic. then 10 was not
-. But. added Ma. Adams. 70 oil that Great
Britain dispaios - lu be ooi-Id ed iHdispri-
Ubic. then Ne ,irtli hove TO invent some urW
term tocNVrcss Ca. opinions.
MI. Ming went un ION Gee ash Mr.. Adams
why lac did not 20 express huH> II when Sec
retary of State sni " hen President Ot ihs l..
States. Nly tll uow had bee WiDinrd from
thcsc extreme claims % "a our part.
The competitor, tUf ihe floor when Mg.
Ming closed wcT. most numerous. The Spa
kcr gave thc floor 30 Mr.. Adams.
Nj. J 4 lngers1ii sail he we0ld submit
that his friend from Massachusetts, has been
twice hsaul, and be- submitted that De was
not entitled tolhr iloor.
Mr.. Adams saint that one OF The occasions
alluded Ia by Iis intimate ireubirom PCnua. d,
WAS upon a bli n lorted here from the Com
mittse on Milisp AHsirs ior raising two u-
giments oi dragons. lie addressed The Com
mittec then upou the strength ot a mmug that
The Committee on Foreign Allairs would NOT
report lu layur ol notice To Great Britain. lie
lhen expressed ,hu hope That he Committee
woult report. To bis ercai gmtifcsiiou Tie
report Wa them msde aud iron ilat ,imc 20
ne rrescntit had also been the subject cicon-
staut debate.
HcGltgui,c incompetent 90 address the
Committee aGthi, tinIc in favor OF The notice.
uoW proposed. and OJt5fv The Ccnmittce o!
ia Whole. lie had stated whsn up h~iote,
ust he we II -SoT Ot lie noiioe ~ I've
months ago. With a patriotism aud Dbility
unsurpassed tbs dhatc had becn conducted
by the iio0~c sDd ie had listened 10 IL Viii,
profound attention.
II mind M not been pre,iously snaie up.
u would have been igom tie ioIce Of ti,e dis
caSsiou herc-but b. could hardly say tn ~ hat
conclusion IL wouldh have come by this discus-
sion.
There never ha1 been a debate more
thoroughly aul morc completed" exhausted.
Tie gyas cuus iGcri dat he iimt had come lor
giving lbe nome tu Great Britain, and upon
the whole hc ielt Thoroughly fortified la his
position that ihe notice o,git 90 bc Iivcn.-
Greas Britain 10 hi- view as matter ot righl
oud wToag had no ,l,im TO ,hc country in dis-
putc.
MI. Adams thought h. should not have M.
dressed tne Committee, bat las the persona
appeal wbieh bod been made to him tbi,
morning by the gcntlcm1n from Georgia. Ia,
had assured hin a. clearly and a. undi>aui,r,l
" as his heart AMI mind would permit him "a
speak. Thc gentleman bad addressed him IA
a snanner so4ut what disouledy.
Mr. Ming s,ith hal meant nothing unpar
ihmcntary or disconucous.
MIR. Adams ssid he believed this. huin,
maiter Tor that. IL should have been con
tent 10 30 c aye, tor any question on notice.
from iIe boiJrst to The most timII which nos
bcen presented 90 thc House. our claim
would ~ found iu ibc lst chapter al Gcn,sis
verses, 20, ~ and -, aud these were read l.,
ihc Cieik. TIE foundation Of all human ia,
10 nil human possessions rested here. We
could uut exercise the nght hire pointed out
or occupy Joe o. gce, without putting M en,
20 Tins CoureRiEh. II YVES not a Conyeniio,
oi JOINT occupation. IL wssa misaomer &,
Gallo -. II wass Convention log JOintn0a
occupation.
II tuis Convention existed bctwcrn us "a,
any other than a Chustisn nntiop. bee could nn
cite thi- tuly book. We both believed in +
of h. presumed they aid here, as the member
weN IN thc heblto i swearing by iL.
Ihs cUt F.fse 81 Ur second Palm was The,
Icsd- Ask - me and will give the hcathcr
Tor iblnc inheritance. anil Doe uttcrno-t par,
~ TIE earth Tor thy possession" Our SstiogI
Was also qaosol b. Mt Ai4ms. s- ss,ing G.,
iouh 90 Oh mliilf. esd wiil De- aitB sol.
ctcu q" tir rHI oi 10, world This wash b,
authority teas snhluinEsil bstis cessation. "A
was Cog Ne piufosr ui converting Co.. peopt
and cultiystilE Gao lald
Up to tbe urDr % Columbus .A. also was
ilrl 50 pl nafiuns t~tNcl ei uotiulis 1gp.
TOP oi Rom si iie ume ut tg.umbu- gave
60 fefiinanl rpt isst, la ihs vhsie rs,,,,
cnts oi North ani South America IA.
ihofiNd the dWuirg uf q linr ifam r.ls n,
pie aud gave @" /. piusuI aul I-tLaii4 a.
Whole continent il4- uas rnsi t,U.
whfn given Wasi hr i1uuds I.ls ai our a.
iIc. He tNir hIlms) iiI up, pilte nnlae
rciiHn,c upon 60, u., ipJ tlt paIH uf Rome
dcthfguri CHRISTIAN 81. ueI B- g..lr.tr