The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-28

proposes
title Of the United States to the Territory Of Oregon
an the and that the sson
arbitration shall be final and conclusive.
Ordered 70 be printed and 70 f2'a nr With the re-
This proposition of Mr.. Mangum was doubtless
prompted great by the temperate tone Of
message in Connection with the aspussd NerSws.
territory Mr. Mangum himself has exhibited every dis
ment and Sir Robert Peels but between the Buncombe
Of the West and the cotton traders Of South for
has manifested the strong good sense OF the latter
acting with them in behalf Of honorable compromise.
and continued peace1
ALLEN ON FOREIGN Observation-Disclosures AID
Mr. ALLEN rose and stated that there was motion ly.
ing the table for the granting him leave to introduce
his " foreign interference resolutions" Last Wednes
day he had given notice that Friday last he would
the adjournment of the Senate Thursday last over to
this day He embraced the occasion and moved to
take up the question OF leave from the table.
These resolutions declare that any interference on the
part of the powers Of Europe any of them in the a.
regarded by the United states as upon
their safety and will therefore be promptly resist
After some conversation the state of the question
before the SENATE the question Of taking the
was taken at the instance Of Mr. Allen, under the ayes
and noes % to al Mr. Chalmers of Mississippi voted for
the admission on the single consideration Of courtesy to
the Senator from Ohio.
Mr.. CASE asked il the question not grant
ing leave for the admission of the resolutions
Mr.. WEasTER said he supposed the question to be
question Of leave.
Mr. CAss upon that question proposed somewhat In a
general way to 60 into examination Of the subject
matter of the resolutions He had been precuded the
fore the Senate He JUSTIFIED the entire right Of senator
Allen on his own independent footing submit these or
any other rs:options and suggested that with SO some
meeting the appreciation Of the Senate Mr. c. declared
IF IN out
the very existence Of the independent nations Of this
hemisphere The principle embodied in these rssou.
ago. and Mr. c. doubted not that the Senator from South
Carolina, QMr Calhoun) at that time member Of Mr.
approved BY the country Mr.. Csss read from lste
English papers several extracts on the subject
had 'h9 r 1es %
his doctrine of non-nterference did not look to
ao Nv o. h s but
simply declared determination to resist any and all
attempts by the powers Of Europe to convert any o. the
dependencies OF any such European powers-that Mex
should not thus be occupied for instance. Mr. Cass
then reviewed the attitude in which we stood toward
England fanked by decentralization Of her colonies
Bermuda the South. New Brunswick in the East and
the Canadas the North-wh the territories OF the
Hudsons Bay Company stretching to the Pacific Ocean.
with the prospective assumption of Oregon and Ca!ior
Mexico NOT Of rnR TSs resolution. Of t5
Senator from Ohio though not admitted had already
abroad upon the four winds Of heaven and in every log
cabin in the forest the prairie they would meet
with hearty sppr0va and the idea would 60 sDr0sd
vote against the resolutions from such considerations.
yet whatever might be the ground Of the rejection Of
pie that from fear Of Great Britain; there not
ajourna from Johnny Groats House to Lands End but
lion. Mr., Cass next expatiated upon the balance Of
Power-the I've nations Of the old worldhow they had
nations Of Europe, including Belgium, Holland Sweden
Denmark, Norway parts OF Germany, &c These nve
new doctrines into the laws of nations 10 suit them
selves such the denunciaton Of the slave trade a.
piracy They might as easily .h:y pleased d'nouncs
thing as piracy that calculated to limit their usurpa
tons was proper that the resolutions should DO re-
ceved the opinion of Mr. Cass They could then be re-
ferred to the Committee Foreign Relations, and upon
their report they could be egher rejected or adopted
position they embraced protest against csri.in
specified principle This nothing newt was occur
The resolutions expressed a dissent to certain in.
references OF foreign powers 1t would be left TO future
Mr. Cass referred to the interference of Great Britain
and France in the affairs of Buenos Ayres and Montevi
deo and denounced unwaranted by the laws Of
tons The subject matter of the resolutions demanded
great attention The mere protest the President would
trins he has thought fit to Recommend. We were not
called upon to make any specific declaration We could
:. i
protest. We may honoraby sit STILL or resist an sggres
;ion upon our Isshoor. at our discretion wss n nSt
resist all foreign ntererences in the affairs Of this CONT
nent at any and at all hazards Read from Presidents
other Senators He was not convncsd that the dscls
ton Of Lord John Russell in the House Of Com
tionable title" of Great Britain to Oregon, was re-
called. Mr.. Cass was still Of opinion that Eng.
code, there must be war. Yet for having made thi.
declarston and expressed his belief upon the heads Of
poured out bushels Of letters had been sent
to him and other Senators threatening abusive and vim
Uq s s had
charged upon the REPRESENTATIVES Of the P:oP. in this
derations than panic-mskng and stockjobbing. The
eloquent Senator referred again to the Presidents mes
sage touching the Oregon controversy. The Senator
from Kentucky, (Mr. Crttenden) had taken him (ths
GENERALLY to task IL recent discussion for accidentally
using the expression that war was inevitable" The
General sati.ned.wh his hrst explanation again s1
planned the contingencies uponwhch inevitable
and positively refused to abae single syllsbe Of his
was nothing to show that Lord John Russell had rscedsd
from his declaration in Parliament 9th June last nor
wa, there indicating that IL. Bfsa ps
than Mr. Csnnings which embraced TO the urren.
der to England Of the free navigation o, CSiam5a and
Where is the evidence to the contrary The prstsn
sons Of emit overlap each other and where
the London mes Of ID inst establish his ass.np
ton that tho tone Of that influential paper indicated no
pare for hs worst put the country stats .! Dc
fence; because there were no advices received BY
TINS government JustiyinRN ihvoruoie asPvSsOA
things peacssble and honorable settlement Of this
controversy.
Mr.. wKssTER-Havs any advcss been received
Mr.. CAn-There have, sir.
Mr.. WEBsTER-Any advices leading to the necessity Of
arming the country
Mr.. CAss didn't know the exact nature Of the advces
received. From all the lights before him however, IN
connection with this dispute, incumbent In his
opinion for adopt at strong and Effective nsa
Of defence Mr. e. next read from the Paris Jour
nal des Debas editorial treating Of the .ub.:tng re-
ations between England and the United States In re-
gard Of the Oregon Controversy Tho French govern
ment discovering that Eng was armine and equip
ping herself war had enquirsd directly or Indirect
" whether these warlike preparations were making with
an eve to had been sstisfactorfly ascertained
that they were not The French editor Tor Mr. Cass, We
could scarcely tell which concludes that all this great
preparation in the British dock yards ID with the visw Of