Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-02-28

abandoning much that they have demanded without retracng
their steps before the world and doing what proud nation
dos with great reluctance cannot how the difficulty is
70 bs avoided That is all.
However we may differ the line Of boundary whether
should be 1t the 49h 54th degreeand have not heard
an American that should give her south of 49oyou
do not even find that that is acknowledged by Great Britain
as Just and proper boundary have yet hear the first
American say that he will yield Great Britain foot south
Of that line And now in the first place. suppose you send this
notice TO England with the offer to compromise to effect
an adjustment between the two countries the offer for all
practical purposes might well from the Common Cou
cal OF the CITY OF Washington 1t does not indicate what the
course OF the Government be is uecaraton Of
our opinion that negotiation and compromise should take place.
good deal has been said with respect the language
employed by Mr. Buchanan take ii myself that there is
good deal In diplomatic correspondence the termination
letter. and take for granted that when Mr. Buchanan says
hat ne hopes negotiation and compromise will take place.
that he does hope So does the Queen, in the language
OF her speech TO Parliament which means much nothing
But who adduces any thing from that And Unjust say that
the language Of Sir Robert Peel dgn6ed and satesmanke
he Mr. Pakenham should have transmitted the propo-
siion to his Government that might lead to something
else Well in the name of sense, why docs it net
lead to something else now, if Sir Robert Peel Is sincere
in this matter he Processes be The declaration made
in high place. If that declaration made with the sncer
~ Of of honor he has but 10 take; and that
IS to recall Mr. Pakenham, though have doubt that he
was faithful to his duty.
know where representative Of this Government in
foreign country because he stood up the rights of his
country hooted by England Let US not pursue that
course But Sir Robert Peel should further say, Mr. Paken
ham, you must return home you have undertaken deter
mine point which your Government alone ought deter
mine, and therefore is better for your country that you
return
Mr. President for myself repeat again. the read
the Presidents message containing four propositions relating
to this matter foesaw difficulties oresaw where the matter
would be at this time and must the al
uded by the Senator from Illinois, and determine what shall
be our ultimate course.
Now do undertake say what offer Great Britain
will make, what this country will accept neither know
nor ask what proposition there will be- whether there will
be any; but say for myself the part of this
body, that England must make liberal Offer am
afraid that greater difficulty will ensue.
Mr.. BREESE suggested the popey Of deferrng the fur
ther discussion Of the question and thereupon-
On motion, it ordered that when the Senate adjourn it
adjourn TO meet Monday next.
Mr.. BREESE moved that the Senate do adjourn on
which motion the yeas and nays demanded when there
appeared for the motion %, against il "a, follows
by Benton Breese Bright Cameron, Cas- Coqu Critten
den, Dickinson, Dix Fairfield, Hannegan Haywood Jarnagn
Lewis, Morchead, Miles, Pearce Sempe Sewer, Simmons
Sturgeon, Turney, Woodbridge-2s.
NAYS-Messs Archer, Barrow Berrien, Calhoun, Chal-
T. Clayton Clayton, Corwn, Davis Evans, Greene,
Due, Mangum, Miller Pennyhacker, Phelps Speight Up
ham, Webster, Westcott, and Yulee-24
And then the Senate adjourned
During the present week the leading subject of
discussion in the House OF Representatives has been
the bill for the improvement of certain Rivers and
Harbors, which proposes to make appropriations as
follows: