Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-01-22

be permitted without such convention II is not a
treaty oil joint occupation il is treaty for the ex-
ercse Of navigation rights, commercial rights and
trading rights with the Indians 1t precudes the
occupation ofthe country by either party Exclu-
siye occupation cannot be assumed by either with
out notice. OF all the measures for occupancy and
for assuming jurisdiction citizens the United
States who have gone to Oregon and are there in
actual possession, notice is the first thing Twelve
months after that notice shall have been given, the
right will accrue TO the United States to occupy
any part Of the territory they shall think proper
In the bill which passed at the last session my
self moved as FIRST section to the BILL that snch
notice should be given. The House did not think
proper to agree to it, and passed the bill without
any notice
Mr. C. j. Ingersoll. No it was put into the bill
at the last moment
Mr.. Adams But the bill did not pass the Sen
ate, and so the insertion was immateral. But il is
material fact to me- because proposed it as con.
shutting the first section Of the bill. declare my
lfready then, and am ready now, to give such
notice. lGreat sensation. | hope it will be Civ
en-, and that should do it the first measure TO
be taken-to be followed afterwards by real oecti-
patton Of the ohOle territory [Great sensation in
the House aud an incipient clap, which, however.
was promptly arrested by the Speaker, who called
loudly to otder.l But, it is indispensable that we
shall first give notice.
The gentleman from Illinois (Mr Douglass) says
that it appears to him there is game playing here
remark which is quite incomprehensible TO me- !
shall not inquire to what the gentleman alluded, but
confess / was very much surprised to hear that
the Committee on Foreign Affairs will not report to
the House such notice.
Mr. c. ] Ingersoll. know OF no member OF
that committee who has said so.
Mr. Douglass. l said So because had heard
that such was their determination.
MIR Adams resumed / have heard it from yari-
Gus quarters; and, if the report is delayed much
longer, shall believe it. A laugh II it is so,
shall dePore tt shall deeply regret if MAORI
ty Of that committee shall be ready to give that
notice. All the other measures must depend on
that. While we sit talking here about regiments Of
rifemen, and regiments of infantry, and stockade
forts, and sappers and miners, and pontonlers,
Great Britain is arming her sieam-yessels equppng
her lrigates and line-oEbattle ships, and sending
troops over here to be ready. / l0oHH press a res
0lutiOn Giving The notice DAY. If | hoped that
majority OF the House could be obtained 10 elfec,
the measure.
Mr. Wentworth here moved that the rules be sus.
pended, TO afford opportunity for such motion;
but the motion was pronounced to be out Of order.
Mr. Adams resumed | feel myself scarcely au-
thorzed to hope that should be successful should
make the motion. But for this, | would have
moved it on the first day of the session. Because
have so profound Of the duty Of adhering TO
treaties feel debarred from the last act Of hostili-
ty manifested elsewhere till notice should be given
While our convention remains, | will vote no in.
crease Of the army or navy no fort stockade, no
infantry, no sappers, or miners All must depend
on that Ii this bill should be made the special or
der for Tuesday, hope 1t will be arranged by the
gentlemen who managed the business Of this House,
that the question Of giving notice shall come up on
the same day, and shall be taken up before anything
else. Ii is mere wasting Of time, and whistling TO
the wind 10 talk about raising military force, I'M
I'll our conscience is clear from the obligation Of the
convention.
And it does not follow that, if we give notice,
there must OF necessity be war nor does il even
follow that shall then take possession 1t will
only be saying TO Great Britain: After negotiating
twenty years about this matter, we do not choose
to negotiate any longer we shall take possession
of what is our own and them TO settle that question
what is our own, you wish to negotiate we will ne
gotlate as long as you please. We may negotiate
after zoe take possession. Much laughter, That
is the military way Of doing business Increased
merriment. When the great Frederick came to
the throne Of Prussia, his father had prepared and
equipped for him an army Of an hundred thousand
men Meeting, shortly after the Austrian Minister,
the latter said TO him: "Your father has giyeu you
a great army but our troops have seen the wolf;
yours have not" "Wel, well, said Frederick, 81
will give them an opportunity to see the wolff
Frederick then added in his memoir; 81 had some
excellent old pretensions to an Austrian province
which some Of many ancestors had owned one or
two hundred years before, and | sent an embassa-
dor to the Court OF Vienna, and stating my claim,
and prosecuting full exposition of my right TO the
province The same day my ambassador was re-
ceiyed in Vienna | entered Silesia with my army"
A laugh So you see that on the very day his
army entered Sllesia he gave notice TO the Court
ofVienna that the convention for the joint occupa-
ton of Silesia was ended Loud and prolonged
aughterl
say therefore, that | hope the first measure
adopted by Congress will be to give, in the most
solemn manner, the notice to Great Britain which
the treaty requires than the coast will be clear for
us to do what VIC please. 1t does not repeat, it
does not follow as a necessary consequence that,
because we give this notice we must take possession,
though II is my hope that we shall 1t does not
essarily draw after II war and lfG. Britain choos-
es to take such notice act Of hostility our
part, and forthwith commence hostilities on hers,
we have been told that we shall all be one party
and God Almighty grant that il may be so If it
shall be So the war will have less of those very
Iraordinary terrors which my friend from South
Carolina (Alr liolmes) has now just discovered,
Notwithstanding the extreme military propensities
which he manifested on this floor last year.
The gentleman was a most valiant man when
Texas was in question. But shall draw no COM
parsons as TO what we witnessed then and what we
see now; but this will say that hope, if war
shall come-which God forbid, and of which en-
terrain no fears at allthe whole country will have
but one hear, and one united hand And of this
am very sure, that in that Great Britain will
not long occupy Oregon, or any thing else north of
the Canada line. Great sensation, and incipent
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