The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-01-10

ritory Can u Ice thai the ~rnutr rNn full act
behind n power ia whore -ln,lr thsy u ist
/ hide themselves But thr honorll'li Senator
said they were interfering with ul" Irguta-
ton Did not tIc President hinisrh tell them
there was mo- negotiation going un, Every
thing in relation Ia the subject De- to II di,m
before the whole world. Did h~ uof tell ti' 40
/ in his message that negotiation Wa Tan cfd'
| IL could not be- resumed aUuiu unlra 10y tie
British Government he ME- 49, ook the
ground uf'thc high tome i~zilrd iu tIC u' o.
sagr that our country would not rem ~ h.
| Mr. Calhoun rp~o tu make -ofur ~ marks 70
| reply Ia the senator iruu lh.iHn are, Or
| Clavton1 lie assured the houuruhir ~rn1-
Tor, ns aycrsc a. b. wu- tu di-ru-slufi Boa thHt
chamber. thut De- Mr. tailouu' uus equally
aycrsc to t. But thi- ,vn- Uut ~ raaf Fer d.
exercise of nd, ~ory uraslur-. " hat was
the proposition. twas druIal UI rhr pov
or ofthis government tu -stti" tnF question 'i
Oregon. Now, be- considered lIasi apon -iicH
point as That, there ought 90 hs u1 l.oum OH
the -uhjcct--no douht u- % whether upon
question ofthis Kind, uiey had lbs power O..
make a treaty. lis Nr t's| usulutiuus
were calculated to settle such question
though hc was ayrrsr lu dIsetIsIuu; Do
thought that there was growing Unprrs-iu
in the country tending Co much tHHf was col
culated to involve them u guat dthculu'
and which required calm dghdsruuu. lu
offering the i.ith parallel, boz considered It did
not compromise the best interests Ufthc couu
try, and ofthc American people. Upon due
reflection, therefore, be- Mr e. hoped there
would be- desire TO scttlc th" question Hy
treaty.
Mr. ALLEN rose la reply. However willing,
he did not want any discussion which should
prccede tie bill bu, wus tn favor cot -uch de-
cussion rs would secure our rights ia Oregon
to the Pacific Ocean. he did mot know whcth-
or these resolutions contained tlr true HnJiy-
sis ofthc powers of the constitution uf tlil~
government, but he rose merely tu say that 10"
would lend his agency 90 uo proposition bear
ing on this question, hut such a- provided for
giving the notice to Great Brmiu, and % a.
tend the jurisdiction ofthi~ country over Ore
gon. War had been spoken oL u u Wn~
meant that there existed "a party in the couu-
try who desired war for the sake of war. %
described Il party with whom hc Mr. A. had
no connection. There wcrr uiru who rulCu-
lated. by dollars and cents, how much th"y
would lose in their mercantile pursuits: and
it was hy the cry Of "wur" from aich men a.
these that Great Britain had hr,a able To- en-
cruach upon them, and that ul h' the sound
OF her cannon scatter the spray "a Magma.
Insult had been offered, and ,,l Lord Ash
burton had never compensated them Toy on
apology. lie Mr. A. would E-k wcr" they
to be- bullicd for ever ou th.- subject by 'rrot
Britain; Ifthry uc:"diu "a u1uurr tn urulccf
the interests OF the country, und not protect
the national honor, be- VIZ \. would DE-
nouncc it a. a war party, that -pIght to iu-
timidntc them ia the di~charEr uttteIr duty.
lie rose in reference o. thi- war crg. u was
only the banks that raised tit was au nriI-
fcrl war-cry, that cmauatrd from the East
crn STATES.
Mr. Calhoun was resolved tiUt his -ruti-
mcnts should not be- distorted. lie made uo
war cry. lie said ifthc question: could mot
he settled hy treaty. 10 uay De- sorlcd hy war.
lie would ask. wu- there nothing m the res
olutious nfthc senator from Indiana, which
ifadoptod would DENY the power Co settle
the question 81, tr,ru. IT, d,uicd The war
cry tImt wis thus ralscd. H. Mr. e. had
done his duty muniiiN upon thi-, and upon
many other questions iu which he hSd h""n
coucerucd aud he would Gee hr' duty in rrlH-
ton Ia the peace oithr country. lie would
meet the discussion iu relation go the rr~U-
buttons: and ifthcy could NOT ulc tn gur--
lion wv treaty. hc Mr. Co. was "a favor oi CIV
ing the twelve months uutIr,' @" maintain
their rights: hui II thcy did mot 'citlc the qur~
ton hy treaty. be- would GO tur The resolution
of the senator from Ohio VIZ Allen VA rrlH-
ton To the twelve month notice; and thui u
that did not do. he would go prepared Ca do
| his duty
| The discussion was further continued ~
! Mcssrs. HAYWOOD and flanagan, and on mo-
ton of the latter gentleman the resolutions
were laid on the table tu bc uken up herr
after.