Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1846-05-14

admissible demands of the British Go
vernment. and the rejection Of the
proposition. made in Difference alone
Ito what had been done by my prede-
cessors, and the implied obligation
4 which their acts scenic impose, afford
satisfactory evidence that no compro-
mise which the United States ought to
accept can be affected. With this
4 conviction, the proposition of compro-
mise which had been made and reject
ed, was, by my direction, subsequently
Withdrawn, and our title TO the whole
ofthe Oregon territory asserted, and,
as is believed, maintained by irrefrag-
able facts and arguments"
Mr.. P. would pray Senators to mark
that language. The extraordinary
and aoAolly inadn.issible demands Of
( the British Government, and the rejee-
ton Of the proposition made alone il.
Difference to what had been done by
predecessors, afford satisfactory ,eui-
dencs that no compromise which the
United States ought to accept can be
effected. stUith this conpietion, the
proposition Of compromise which had
been made and rejected, was, by my
direction, subsequently, Withdrawn, and
our title to the whole Of the Oregon
territory asserted" &C., Now ! ask
the question, (said Mr.. p if the Brit
ish Minister should suggest to the
President that her Majesty's Govern
ment at home would be willing TO set
tie the matter on the terms proposed
BY the President, or on something like
the terms proposed by him, whether
the demands Of the British Govern
ment would any longer, in the opinion
Of the President, be considered "extra-
ordinary" and "wholly inadmisslble, "
| and whether the ssrejected. PROPOSE
ton, "now returned upon the President
! himself, would Stafford satisfactory evil
dence" that no compromise which the
United States onght to accept, could
ever be effected Would there be a
"conviclion' on the mind Of the Presi-
den:, in the altered state Of the CUES
ton, that no compromise which the u
nited States ought TO accept, could ev-
er be Effected If not, would he not
be willing that the proposition Of COM.
promise which he had submitted might
still be considered as pending for the
purpose Of further negotiation? and, on
the suggestion he (Mr. P.) had sup
posed the British Minister to make,
would not the President withdraw his
withdrawal of compromise, and rein
state what had originally been propos-
ed? 1t appeared to him (said Mr.. P.}
that something of that sort would ne
cessarily and inevitably take place.
/ But the Senator from Georgia Mr..
Berrien) thinks that this is not sound
reasoning. In his reply to portion
! of the Senator from South Carolina,
(Mr. Calhoun,) who. glanced very
slightly at the very same view OF the
subject, the Senator from Georgia said
that the distinguished Senator from
South Carolina had not been as logical
in that part of hisspeech as he usually
( was. How was the Senator illogical
in his speech? If the facts should
! change, would not the opinion change?
If the cause of the opinion should
cease, would not The opinion itself
cea.e9 Cessante tausa, cessat efectus;
was not that logical Mr.. P. conceiv-
edit to be the very essence of sound
reasoning. And he submitted it to
1 Senators to know whether it was right
4 or proper-nay, whether it was fair
to hold the President boundto an opln-
ion expressed upon a certain state Of
facts, when the facts themselves might
afterwards be changed in important
! and essential particulars. 7a 9sf
j But suppose (said Mr.. P.) that the
, President ofthe United States should
!, not feel inclined himself to settle the
question on the terms which he had
4 proposed: think you, Sir, if his own
j proposition should be returned upon
/ him by the British Minister, he would
Z; not consult, the. Senate? Think you
i Sir, that he would take upon himself
! the responsibility of rejecting his own
proposition, and thereby incur the i'm
I mease responsibility of assuming upon
himself the question of peace or war:
Fl Would he not consult his constitution
4 al advisers, the great Executive Coun-
! Gil. Of the Nation, which had been erec-
]. by the Constitution for purposes
like these9 Who could do III (asked
Mr.. P. And ifhe should consult the
SENATE, did any one doubt what the
!. advice would be? The Senator from
] Mississippi (Mr:. Chalmers) had said
THAT four.fiiths of the Senate would be
willing to compromise, sthe President