The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-04-11
The Oregon Question.
MR. WEBSTER'S VIEWS.
UNITED STATES SENATE, Mar

oao by Mr. J. M. Clayton, coming M ia its or
Jcr. viz:
Resolped That the President ofthe IL s. he re-
a,ested 10 communicate TO the Sennte copies
ofany correspondence that may have taken
mace between the authorities Of the United
States and those of Great Britain, since the
last document transmitted 10 Compress. i'm re
lotion 10 the subject of the Oregon Territory.
mp 81 much thereof as ntay he communicated
without detriment TO the public interest.
Mr. WEBSTER rose and said.-I shall adj
,iso INV honorable friend. the n,emhrr f,on
delaware. to forbear from pressing This reso-
Iution for a few ,tays n IN.
There is no doubt that there are letters from
Mr. Nolan bur. ma The Chairman orthe
Committee on Foreign Relations onnoses
his motion, / am TO presume that the Execus
i've Government finds IL inconvenientt IN com.
nunicate thbse letters 10 the senate nj the
present moment rrtt M,
Yet. il is obvious. thnt MS the sena,c IL coll-
ed ON 10 perform n legislative net. II ougbt.
beforet the hour offs decision con,es) IL In
mt in nossession ofeverv tbhno lileIvl IN IN.
iluelgce its -i,ldgnoenR ofberyise Il would bo
required TO perform HIGH levislat;ve fnnctions
an mere confidence There ~ certo;nlv
some embarrassment In the cose Ifthc ~,
ecutiye Government deems the co,,munico-
lion of the corresnondence inconvenient !,
,can only be because nopotiation il still po;ng
on, or, ifsuslended. is expected 10 he resnnio
ed. So far as negotiation is concerned. The
communication. or nublicotion of the cor
responIleuce, mnv very pronerlv he thought
inconyenien,. But then. The President has
rccommended the possoge of' law or rose
mtion. by the two Houses ofCongress In
support of this Recommendation. he himself
sont MS unosked mr. tho comr,anconnont nf
,he session. the corresnondence nm n, tbnt
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Gov, - or oII2 snroI,, tho President could not