Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-03-18
CONGRESS-.
Correspondence Vi the American.
WAsuiSsros, March lG.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
MIR. Calhoun,s speech
ruz oRHsoN QUESTION.

ri,E nRrsoS QUESTION
This snbieet now came up. when Mr.. CALHOUN ro.e
snd sad
Tho question whether notice should be given n, m.
end Of iAe Having been ced with the n.yo,,
ton lac should nothing OF ,,c woud be eSceedng
ly ndscse for him TO do lie should cav nothing eihs,
calculated TO offend any one
All must perceive that the aspect OF this question had
changed since the meeting Of Congress. The Prcsden,
message declared that mo COMPROMISE which might h
made ought TO be accepted The President further said
thai y 10 end OF year tho time would como when we
must either assert or abandon claims the whole OF
oregon lie was obliged TO admit, however, there was
ar inference To be drawn that II the British Government,
would renew tho offer Of 49, direct substantially
would he accepted.
Mr.. Calhoun snid he opposed to notice beesnso I,
wo"d not ptod"ee compromise, while others were ready
To oppose the notice II II would produce compromise
Between war and compromise, Senators upon the one
side chose the former. while he and his friends w,,e in
favor OF Compromise because they did not gard our tide
70 thn whole Of Oregon as clear and unqucsionaLe lie
t"nEht the SUBJECT was proper one for c,unpronsc
am Tor tair adjustment OF the territory in dispue
Mr. calhoun thought t.e cunsructon OF the Messape
did not warrant conclusion pacific character The
resident IA hs had directed that We should vim
dictate our claim to the whole OF Oregon by an sppea IN
ann ani nos IN aGy other form whatever. lie did not
oeIo'o that ihe President ntsuded intnils,e ENGLAND
" IoS''hhenu,rg the notice, for his good sense
mus have taught him that it would have produced a d.
fccily different effect. -
Nor did he concur with the senator. who ,l,,,L,;,
WISE u'u ha CONVENTION should have bee entered
To nj all That Coavo was TO be made ar va,
nave ensuei. England would not compromise the ou,.
ole. " ''aNe mo
lie haladed nothing saying tina, there was large ma.
Jory IN ihisabody who for compromse-honorab,e
compromise-upon this question
Inc British Government and the Prime Minister of Eng
were undoubtedly favor Of compromise upon the
basis OF the line which md been once proposed bv ms d
declined by England. The declaration OF Sir RoL.r Peel
ought 10 produce its effect upo, our and LEAD
90 renewal OF e2otauons which was nav, The Orc, a.
sacle ~ the way ct amcahle Sesment Of this ou.
non lie trusted indeed that information had gone n E
mo- 81 We rad no ono al Information of the fact, whch
would lead TO an amicable compromise Of this question
When ths Message delivered there was no bc,e ii
eomprami'r but there was hope All must see isll
mnsttce'it twas the highest consistency now 10 cum
promise ihiS question There were different ide,s o 60
o. iehcy. Some gentlemen would adhere IN ono him, al
ways. no mater what the crcum.tances Sone vr,pG a.
mere 10 me whether their principles changed or not But
waa Would youihnk of the physician who wonld prescribe
ellomel nnd nothing else through all sage, Of the s,
You would pronounce him quaek as YOU must ,b,se mon
who would moderate their acuon no ,h. .,....,.-
tina; time had brought
tie hoped that his friends who went for tho v,bol 1
offeon had themselves changed these opinions since b.
me Ie'Fgres. tn yslw divided party. anu divided
pc 'le all divided opinion. Did then become them
TO Give the NOTICE. ruuse compromise and ~ c, the
WI e ol o'esoni lie appealed his friends as pn,rios
u decids tbs question In regard To Esree he should
oP2ne u unless given ~ n dfed form.
The House Resolution he could not vote fo- because :,
vas s9uiVoeai IA It's character II the notice cisco
e' DS gwen IA puin and meaning manner ~ thar the
fresiden and the world could understand what was meant
oyH lie was inclined 10 the notice in such farm a.
was recommended By tho Resolutions OF the so,n,y t.
GeoRia-but he held his subordinate 10 apn,hsr
qn'shon, which that The ques ion should he .onlj
peaeesoy and without an appeal arms He was re
solved 10 do nothing which would .royent An an,;c,b "A
Justment Of the " hole question. w.
Mr. Calhoun then Vindicated his consistency and the m
eon ne took in ls43 He thea for adherng 10 lie
convention and thought the time had for abiding nv
IT. Oregon was easy for colombo and dificuI1 n,
gand 10 oonpronse. To England tho territory was nj
como'tShvey no value. not 50 much New Zeasnd,
While The colony itself 81 600 miles Off or nearly the
circumference OF tie ODE. We emigrateu like the Tar.
by families, and at cOmparsivel no expense
AL was going on well, but the times Ind chaneed-Tbc
peope Oregon went there avoid high duties and iud
be aenated from by any other principle than free ,oe
oar laws should be most cautiously nded TINS PEG
pie They had infinite capacity to govern bem,eivc
aud u was highly proper that they should do So
IL had come now 10 point we must have compro.
ni'e upon this question. The time had come in word
~hen TIE basis OF THE coinpromss be forty nine He
tired TO resist this IN lS43 and pIsue the American no.
iey mat every man must ought 10 have bren pur
sued MS friends who were Tor ex'r me measures had
peen forced INF" this question without due reflection
nm Tor COMPROMISE and against war. I have no un-
manly fears upon The question: and msy appeal with con-
ha'He'io my past history that governed by no such
Though wars necessary regard peace A. positive
good and war posive evil. A. z 'od defend peace
and will oppose long il woud be honorable n
10 war for the whole of Oregon, all none The
end might be taat we should come out wish none.
We wen' for Oregon it would be a for empire
ana OTrgon would b lost sight Of No good would como
al war To the people OF Oregon or to any body else sbond
we lose the territory the people in Or gon would suffer be-
YONG eaGuiahon; u we compromised upon 49, of
our people would lose their properly.
But as & national me he ives Tor conp,cm.sc-
Though war should give Canada and all Of Oregon sr
nc should DO opposed 10 war. The work Of war W oil
accomplish mighty sOciIl and political change There
was no power which could do much good in eacc
and so much harm in England, and the good and
evil were every way procal.
fle believed that would plunge US deeply in ,bt
Seven hundred and fifty millions OF dosrs would b. ~,
cost ct least and all to meet the OF this war-
We should be overwhelmed with debt were IN the
Revolution "
Awer would te tho death Of State right, and forever
es'aohsh military oespoism. Losses OF properly ard
losses Of lite would also from war-but these we
NOTHING, iur Tine could remedy all this. As the friend of
humanity civilization, and progress, he for peace
now men could men who Democrats par srsssaes
DO 10 favor OF II, when banks aud pape, money we've il.
sn. liest c0nso !uenccs
Steam ard Elrcticiy were the modem inventions rot
before applied To war. Tie u =. aud England ". nc now
through their mighty commerce. dusiug blessings over
'he void Tho word well We were 10 be srG rcr,
from war. Let peace continue and the hno wnnd cone
predicted by poets ADD philosophers when there should be
war no more.
Peace was pre-omBenly our policy; oror naton. might
resort TO wsr to obtain geanes, but great aren
dy-s nation covering tweny.thp degrees Of latitude
Our great mission occupy ih, wide dom ia with
Vriuous populaontO spread towns aud si,s over the
whole surface War was but az impeachment in this great
Wok Establish Ponce, md limo under the guidance II
wise and cautious policy would t1.ot al.
"wiso ond mastery inactivity" would prove prof uad
wisdom with 1imo would effect overy thing. had
growing population Of GO0,00n ycer md Il would be
million soon. Before Of tho young weio ~
gray ~ he was We should have puiton OF IS 900 Geo
De'u', sho az generation We should have egly millions
extending from ocenn 90 Ocorn
M calhoun closed wih remarks pcrsonsl to HIM
sei bout Texas. Tic eonfendod that Texas was not
foaheIn question In airy respect. Bot he bad pururd
pohcy diheren' IN tho than the other he he'd
seted with view ofsrourng the gtoates good 4 both
~ b9!h cases he desired t. avoid war. Time would have
Jos, Sa,s 10 us while would hsvs given ~ or gon
mr' BbNRlEN, Of Ga now obts ned tho Aoot and NOV
ed en- adjournment "N INV
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
Tho crowd IN ihc Senata md tic absence Of ali ,ut,.s
a. tre ffff u.fl ~.
The RVeI ard iiafb lill before tie lIou = du,rs
dhe day, and sPceches we're made by Ne.sn living 4