Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-02-05

n"'Ho' "'rS % have 'hc resolution -ac-ived. and
uen referred 20 the Coum.uee on Fe5ai q, Az
ia'' ta hau not ir,enIe.l iho dlscosf..,v 70
5ss|- 1hel ~. Calhoun Sad ,baroed
Upon nun. .n oiieraE the resolution on his
wv Tea 3rh'i'alt} ono WenT ON 50 shu.5 that
ms course was not without p,eoeuents; that Mr..
Calhoun himself had done the same THING as
Chairman OF a committee. Some of his remarks
were quite violent and personal towards Mr.. C.
Mr.. Calhoun in reply said he had too much SELF
respect, loo great regard for the Importance of
the subject under consideration, to allow the de-
bale TO take the personal direction given TO it by
Mr. Alien, and made short speech on the merits
OF the question. He said the precedents quoted
by MIR. Allen were not applicable to the case
Mr.. Allen continued the debate, and denounced
the interference of Eng land and France in the
| annexation of Texas, and notified the govern
ments oil Europe that we wanted none of their
mediation, arbitration, any other meddling on
this continent. Mr.. Calhoun reioined, and in
the course of his remarks expressed his biob
hopes that peace would be maintained from the
complexion o. the recent news from England
MIR. }. NJ. Clayton and others also spoke, when
The resolution was read and referred 10 the COM
mlttee on Foreign Affairs, by a vote of &c to 81.
! Mr.. Calhoun and MIR. McDuflie voted i'm the ne
gative, and two Wings, Messrs. Simmons and
Woodbridge in favor of the reference
| In the House, Mr.. King, of Ga presented
Joint Resolution on the subject of Oregon. BEING
the same as that Of Mr.. Crttenden in the Senate.
proposing notice to be given by the President at
the end of the present session of Congress, with
MIR. Mangum's amendment-whch was ordered
TO be printed. The House then went into com.
mittee of the whole on the Oregon question:
Mr.. Pepdleton first addressed the committee
lie WAS opposed to notice being given under pre-
sept circumstances, believing that it was equiva-
jent TO war. lie placed very little value on Ore
gon' and was for leaving the settlement of the
question to the wise and mastery policy of mac
tlvuy recommended by Mr.. Calhoun. ,Eniqra
ton would settle it. If driven into war about
it, however, he would say that his constituents
would never be the peace party in war, or the
war party in peace. Mr.. Sautele and Mr.. Grover
also addressed the committee. The latter went
Tor the whole of Oregon up to the Russian line.
The committee then rose, quorum not being
present.
In the Senate, on Tuesday, MIR. Breeze, from
the committee on public lands, made report ac-
companied by bill for the sale of the Mineral
Lands in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. The
bill establishing Post Offices and Post Roads in
Texas was ordered 10 be engrossed for third read
ing The bill forncreasing the Navy was then ia
ken up. Mr. Fairfield urged the measure as one of
necessiy.-He thought the day was not far dis
tant when we should find ourselves involved in a
J W. for
yet made war speech, and he saw no occasion
to do So He thought the measure war meas
ure, and was opposed to it. The ordinary appro-
prlatlon for the Navy was $500, 900 dollars, and
the bill proposed TO add 5000, 900. He moved
Its posPonement until the 1st day of May Mr..
Dickinson advocated the bill.-He thought the
country ought to be put in state of defence.
Mr.. flanagan followed.-He wished ten war
steamers in addition to those proposed in the bill
and was for pledging the public lands for an in
crease of the Navy. Mr.. Fairfield thought he
exhibited more zeal than discretion. Mr.. H. re-
piled that his zeal was often very great, but it
was such as God had given him. He was not of
those who could smile and smile, and murder
STILL The debate here closed for the day.
| In the House, Mr.. Cobb, of Ga. introduced
his colleague, MIR. Towns, elected TO fill the va
cancy occasioned by the resignation of Mr.. Poe.
! The COMMITTEES were then called upon for re-
| poris.-AmoDg them was bill to authorize the
President Ct the U. States to accept the services
oil volunteers, and for other purposes; a bill to
organize and classify the Militia of the States;
and bill providing means for the better security
OF the lives Of passengers on board of steam
vessels. The civil and diplomatic appropriation
bill was also reported. The House then went
into committee of the whole on the Oregon ques-
tion. M. Douglass spoke in favor of notice.
MIR. Bayly, of Va. opposed the notice as leading
10 war, but commended that our title to Oregon
was good up to 400, and that the English tile
was good beyond that. Spain, he said, had no
good title because her discovery was not perfect
ed by settlement. England had a good title of
settlement, but not of discovery. Mr.. Campbell
of Ny. Zone Of the Native American melnbors,)
next took the floor, advocating the notice, but
wishing it done in qualified form-after which
the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on Wednesday, the debate on J
the bill for augmenting the Navy was resumed.
Mr.. Bagby was entitled to the floor, and spoke
in opposition TO the bill. He said it would in.
volve the country in an annual expense Of about
fourteen millions, and there was no necessity fol
it, as he believed there would be no war. Mr.
Miller, Of n. j., addressed the Senate upon the
principle that in peace we should prepare for wat
lie wished the small steamers proposed should |