Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-04-25
Correspondence Of the Public Ledger.l
lmPORTANr FROM WASHINGTON.

lmPORTANr FROM WARRINGTON.
Another Episode b, the Senofe--Mr. Criiienden, |
M. Allen Passage Of Mr. John'on's Oregon
Resoiufion.
WAsHIScros, April II.
sent you word. by second Magnetic Tele.
graph despatch yesterday, of the passage of the
notice resolution in the form presented by Mr..
Johnson. You will see that the 81 40 men voted
against it in its present form; nevertheless
large majority passed it.
The Senate was densely crowded at an early
hour and all preliminary business was laid aside
to take up the Oregon resolutions.
Mr.. Crittenden took the floor and spoke about
two hours, in conclusion of his speech commenc.
ed yesterday. He advocated the Notice as
peace measure, but was in favor Of leaving the
responsibility Of giving it with the President.
Mr.. Allen took the floor after Mr.. Crittenden
had finished, and moved to lay on the table all the
resolutions offered in the Senate so as to take up
the House resolutions, which was agreed to, as
follows:
Resolved, That the President of the United
States cause notice to be given to the Govern.
ment of Great Britain, that the convention be.
tween the United States of America and Great
Britain in relation to the Territory ofthe North.
west Coast, west Of the Stony or Rocky Noun.
tains, of the sixth day Of August, 1927, signed
at London, shall be annulled and abrogate twelve
months after giving said notice.
Resolved, That the Notice herein contained
is not intended to interfere with the right and
discretion Of the proper authorities Of the two
contracting parties: to renew or pursue negotia.
tions for an amcable settlement of the contro.
versy respecting the Oregon territory.
The resolution was finally amended and adopt.
ed in the following form After recapitulating
the terms of,he Conventions, the preamble goes
on to say that whereas. it has now become de.
sirabie that the respective claims of the United
States and Great Britain should be definitely
settled; and that said territory may no longer
than need be remain subject to the evil conse-
quences Of the devided allegiance of its Ameri.
can and British population, and of the confusion
and conflict Of natioua! Jurisdictions, dangerous
to the cherished peace and understanding of the
two countries, and, therefore, that steps be tax.
en- for the abrogaton Of the said Convention of
Aug. 6, 1927, in the mode prescribed in its sec.
ond article, and that the attention fthe Govern.
ments of both countries may be the more earn.
easily and Immediately directed to renewed ef.
forts fol- the settlement of all these differences
aud disputes in respect to said territory.
Be it Resolved, That the President of the Uni
ted States be, and he is hereby authorized, a,
his discretion, to give the British Governmen,
the notice required by its said ed article for the
abrogation of the said Convention Of the 9th o
August 1927.
The following is the vote on engrossing:-
| YEAs-Archer, Ashley, Atherton, Bagby, Bar
row, Benton, Berrien, Calhoun. Cameron, Chal
mers, J. NJ. Clayton, Corwin, Cri,tenden, Davis
Dayton. Dix, Green, Haywood, Houston, Hunt
ington, Jarnagan Johnson, (Md.,) Johnson, LA,
Lewis, McDnfie, Mangum, Miller, Morehead
Niles, Pearee, Pennybacker, Phelps, Rusk, Sewer
Simmons, Speight, Turney, Upham, Webster
Woodbury.-4o.
NAYs-Allen, Atchison, Breese, Bright, Cas-:
T. Clayton, Dickinson, Evans, Fairfield, Hanne
gan, Jenness. Semple, Sturgeon, Westcott-i4
During the discussion very exciting debat
took place between Mr.. Allen and Mr.. Crtter
den. Mr.. Allen spoke of the resolution of Nj
Johnson as an attempt to avoid responsibility
the Senate.
Mr.. Crittenden said he felt so much under
few of the remarks of the Senator from Ohio, q
to be unable entirely TO restrain himself Wha
did the honorable senator mean' On what mes
did this our Cesar feed, that he came there
lecture the Senate in the style he did? VII
gave him his commission to do so? Where d
. he come from Because he was Chairman
the Committee on Foreign Relations, did
claim to possess such authority in that body'
! was but few brief moments since the Senai
had adopted that amendment by a considerab
T majority and what did the gentleman think hin
self at liberty to do! To get mp and say II
Senate had humiliated itself by the adoption
that amendment that it was a proceeding ma
row and contracted and as he would have sal
suppose, an abjeet and slavish proceeding II
begged leave to tell the honorable gentleman
that he did not know how to estimate that bod
, to which he had addressed himself, and had y
to learn the more difficult lesson, to know hin
self; and until he learned to do so, he shou
have to wait for an answer.
Mr.. Allen rose to replys 1t would requi
too much time to reply fully to the remarks
the gentleman who has just sat down. He desir
: to know under what commission" speak her
Ispeak under the commission Of State as
spectacle, in every particular, as any other Sta
in this Urion. Ispeak under the commission
that character which bear as a mana chara
ter as unsullied let me say, as that of the Senat