Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-02-12

not. as IN his last, be limited in terms % The
! division fthe territory between the parties b,,
would extend to the question Of their coniiic,.
ing titles. There is, however condition an.
nexed 10 this offer, which exposes II 10 the
same objection, in point Of fact if not IN form
which was prominently presented N his an
swer 70 Mr.. palenhanl's last proposal. THIS
conditinn 5 that Il neither (party) should be
found A the opinion of the arbitrator ta pos
sess a complete title 70 the whole ,erri,ory.
there should, in that ease, he assigned 10 each
that portion Of territory whNh would. III he
Fopnion Of the nrbitrating power. be called for by
a just appreciation Of the respective claims Of
each" He objects 10 submitting The subject
to arbitration because it would bean innnaiion,
il mot a direct invitation, TO the arbitrator 10 al
vide the territory between theparties. Title
and title alone was the only question which
could be submitted. Ifnot confined 10 a single
point, arbitrators are too much disposed for
the purpose ofpleasing both parties to make a
compromising award.
Mr.. Buchanan then proceeds tostaie the OBJ
jections Of the President in any shapeor form
to arbuation--the prominent one Of which is.
that he does not believe the territorial rights Of
this nation to be proper subject for arbitration.
He then proceeds to set forth theinterests and
claims of this nation and concludes that they
are Of too strong a character to be submitted 10
the hazards ofarbitation.
In making this abstract for you have al
most exclusively confined myself to the strict
letter ofthe papers as laid before Congress, so
4 that conceive your readers win be in posses
sion ofthe prominent points fit, and viii draw
their own conclusions.
Quite an animated debate sprung up in the
Senate this morning which though briefwashn-
portant. Mr. Westcott Of Florida had the floor
on MIR. Fair6eld's Bill for an increase of the
Navy-He was favorable to il. He adyerted
to the correspondence which lad been laid be-
/ fore the Senate--approved The course of the
President in rejecting arbitration. The new
posture IN which the Oregon question stood,
he thought rendered II imperative upon Con
gress to increase the Navy.
The debate was further continued by Messrs
Cas-, Allen, Mangum and Bagby. Mr. Cass
made regular war speech--thought the dan
ger of war imminent, but hoped for peace
He did not desire war nor did the President
they wanted however TO be ready for any con
tingency. Mr. Mangum denounced the reec-
ton Of arbitration and said the peoplewoud not
1.-THE Presidentn it. Mr., Bagby thought
i there was no danger Of war, sc. sc.
In the House Mr.. Thomas Butler King Of
Ga, most excellent man and good Wing,
spoke his hour in defence Of the plan of settling
the Oregon controversy by arbitration and re-
GREETED that it had been rejected by the Presi.
dent
4 MIR. Adams replied, and never was he more
truly ''the Old man eloquent Publish his
speech, it will be read with interest by every
one, and is worthy of lasting record Ihaye
but time to give you the result of this days
work--whether for veal or woe--here it is
backed by the large majority of 100 in the pop
ular Branch Of our Congress.
| Mr.. Boyd of KY, offered the following reso.
lutions as a substitute for the resolution Offered
by the Committee on Foreign relations:-
JOINT RESOLUTION Of notice TO Grraf
Britain 10 ''mmtai and abrogate" the conps
ton bet,reen Great Britain and he Uaiea
States Of the sirth Of August eighteen huHd
red and tcenty seren, reiatiee to The eolatg
son He northeast coast Of .8merica ,rest,o@d
grHe Stony mountains" commonly called
Oregon.
Resolved by the Senate and House Of Repre-
seIatatires Of The United States Of .4naerica IL
Congress assembled, That the President of the
United States cause notice to be given to the
government of Great Britain that the conyen-
ton between the United States of America and
Great Britain, concerning the territory on the
northwest coast Of America west of the Stony
or Rocky mountains, of the sixth day Of Au-
gust, eighteen hundred and twenty seven
signed at London, shall be annulled and abb |
rogated twelve months after giving said notice
Resotred, That nothing herein contained Is |
intended to interfere with the right and discre
ton ofthe proper authorities Of the two con
tracing parties to renew orpursue negotiation
for an arnicabe settlement Of the controversy
respecting the Oregon territory.
The vote IN tho above resolutions were Avs
l63 Nays 81.
Yours, sc. SUMMERS. 4
"THE DAYS OF QUEEN BEss."-There was
time in the reign Of Queen Elizabeth whfn
rum and brandy were sold by the ounce
apothecaries as medicine; and teaspoonu
was considered a dose by all the regular ply
sicians.
MuLIsH-Seventy-tw MULrs. from Ohio