Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-02-05

,npregnabe at home, and it was elsewhere that
he battle would have to be fought Mr. Owen
red his argument upon the Nootka Sound Con-
1tlon, and if there should be any compromise,
ground of it should be the territory between
|lstfs2 end 81 no.
Mr.. Thurman of Ohio-a nephew of Mr. Allen,
OF the Senate-continued the debate. lie argued
hrst, that Congress had the power to give the
uce and secondly, that it may not be wise or just
10 allow the Executive to give 1t at his discretion.
II 1t was given TO him. and notice was war the
PRESIDENT would have the war-making power in his
own hands. Mr.. Thurman for immediate no.
tee, and for its worst consequences, if they were
likely to flow from such measure.
Mr.. Thompson, of Pa, said he was in favor of
the whole of Oregon, and for the whole of the Ia
run too. He would make no compromise with
John Bull upon either of these questions. He
wished England to understand this at once. Mr.
/. spoke his hour, and gave way between and d.
when the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, JAM %.
from large number of citizens of the Valley of
Wyoming, in Pa, in favor of our title to the whole
oil oregon, and deprecating the surrender Of any
partof that territory to Great Britain. Referred to
the Committee on Foreign Relations.
On motion OF Mr. Brcese, it was ordered, that
when The Senate adjourns, it adjourn 10 meet on
Monday next.
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr. Web
ster, calling upon the President of the United
States Tor copies Of the correspondence which has
taken place between the Governments of Great
Britain and the United States on the subject Of the
oregon territory, subsequent 10 the date of his
message, was taken up and adopted.
Mr. Breese offered a resolution directing the
secretary OF the Navy to communicate to the Sem
ate all the information in his possession relative to
the present means of Naval defence on the North
ern lakes. The resolution was adopted
The Senate then proceeded 10 the consideration
OF the special order of the day, being the bill re-
ported by the Committee on Naval Affairs to pro.
vide for the construction of ten war steamers. and
for other purposes
Mr. Speight, who was entitled to the floor. spoke
at considerable length against the bill. If it was
war measure 1t was entirely too small for that OBJ
lJect. But Mr.. s. did not believe that there was
the least probability of war, either with Mexico or
Great Britain, and therefore he could not vote for
any increased apprc priations for the Navy or for
anything else. Mr. s. took occasion to give side
blow to the Tariff in the course of his remarks.
which he said was the most impressive and iniqut-
Gus mode oil raising revenue that had ever been
adopted by any nation. Mr. S. then went into the
Oregon question, and spoke in favor of the rights
which Great Britain had in that territory, and took
occasion to regret that Mr. Buchanan had not made
the able argument which appeared in his last let
ter, before Withdrawing the offer to compromise on
~ deg, instead OF dfter as it by no means i'm
probable, that it might have had such effect with
Mr.. Pakenham, as to induce him to accept that Of
fer.
Mr.. Westcot obtained the floor and the Senate
then adjourned.
House Mr. c. j. Ingersoll proposed Resolu
ton to close all debate upon the Oregon question
on the 9TH of February, at two o'clock. and that
the Committee should then proceed to vote upon
the amendments.
A motion was made 10 lay the Resolution upon
the table, and the yeas and nays ordered The
vote was yeas 81, nays 50. The House then went
INTO COMMITTEE OF the Whole on the State Of the
Union.
Mr. Holmes, of S. c., addressed the Committee
OF the Whole upon the question of title. lie went
at once to the merits of the question, and conten-
ded that there was ground of title in the Ore
gon, resting with us, that England did not equally
participate in. 1t was just good with her as
with us. Mr. Holmes SAID if he could not make
good this position he would forever hereafter give
up all pretensions to logic
Mr. Ewing, ct Tenn, addressed the Committee
in very able speech against giving the notice in
the time prescribed by tho Committee Foreign
AnaTs. " was TOO brief, and presented in too
much OF spirit of unklndness to produce peace
! In his view 1t would be war; and here the horrors
| OF war were depicted in strong colors-so strong
indeed as to rebuke the belligerent men who have
been and are DESTROYS for war. Mr. T. said there
were men here old and experienced, honest and
CulCuldtIllS just ana honorable. to whom all the
gasconade Of the House must be eminenty dis
gushing. There was too much gasconating in the
House, and too much trdng upon the subject of
war.
Mr. Baker of Illinois, claimed the whole of Ore
gon up to 81 4O and advocated the claim with great
earnestness. Mr. Holmes was replied to and an
intimaton thrown out that Slavery was at the bot
tom ct this opposition to the Oregon. The inter
ests OF the Cotton growing States, it was hnted
entered largely into the argument of men who
thought differently upon This question than they did
upon That which came up when the annexation of
Texas was proposed.
Mr. b. spoke his full hour. The floor was then
gwen to Mr. Hoge of Illinois, who was but one of
score OF members who struggled to obtain it,
The Committee rose, and without further business
the House adjourned.
FRIDAY, Jan. 30.
No session of the Senate today.
HoUsE.-The Oregon question was brought up
MI Hoge spoke with decided ability and spirit
IN favor of giving the notice and claiming the whole
OF Oregon or none. Tie surprised and entertained
the House very much by his ready replies TO, and
retorts upon, Messrs Winthrop Pendeton, Baker,
Smith Of Indiana, Holiness Baily Owen, Dedinger
and Ewing, who had preceded him. Mr. II. is still
speaking at the time OF closing this despatch.-
baltimore Patriot.
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