The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-03

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Gent TO rePel invasion from any quarter ana 80
defend the rights, interests, and honor of the M.
| ton.
| In closing his remarks, Mr.. Fl. Withdrew IN,
part OF his motion which proposed to make the bl
the special order OF The day for Tuesday next
| So the only question then left pendinO w,s The
motion to refer the bill to the CommiItee oC ths
| Whole ON the state Of the Union.
| And, concerning this, MIR, H. INQUIRED the
Speaker, what was the effect Of the previous cues
| tion' H.-
The SPEAKER said, the effect would h. 70
bring the House TO direct vote on the question OF
reference.
| MIR. HARALSoN therefore, with all respec, h.
said, to the feelings Of the House, but with des,e
that Ills time might not be further consumed in dis
eussion, which must hereafter take place in an sp.
! propriate way, demanded the previous question.
| But The demand obviously could no. lie sus-
| tanned.
| The vote, however was taken, and stood--.vss
IS, noes 67 No quorum voting though an album
da ( quorum was present
| Telers were demanded and ordered; and the
vote having been again taken stood-ayes So,
noes So
So The House determined that il would moi second
the demand for the previous question
Thereupon the question required on the modified
motion Of Mr.. HARALsoH, to refer the bin 10 the
COMMITTEES Of the Whole on the state of the
Union.
Mr.. DARRAGH obtained the floor, and briefly
addressed the House. ID was not possible, on the
lef Of the Speaker, TO catch more Than here and
there few words OF MIR. DIS remarks, but so far
! as they could be heard In any portion, he was
understood TO express his deep conviction Of
the title Of our country To every rood and
inch Of ground in the Oregon territory the title
which he believed 10 be clear and irrefragable
| that Of any member OF the House to the lands
| tenements, and Entertainments which he might pos
sess. lie insisted upon the necessity the wisdom
and the propriety of giving, without delay, the no
lice of the termination Of the joint occupation. As
to the fact OF the existence OF such joint occupation
he had no doubt-difiering in this respect from his
colleague Mr. G. j. INGERsoLLl who had preceded
him. He pointed to the rapecity of Great Britain,
especially with reference TO her East Indian policy;
| TO the warke preparations she had recently been
making. whilst we had been cnpably sluggish AZ
not even TO provide force to protect the seven
thousand eInigrans of which his colleague had
spoken to the power and progress Of the Hudson
Bay Company since 1885, and 10 the fact that since
that time, by an act of the British Parliament the
| laws Of the British government had been extended
over the terrtory and that now, il he was not mis-
| taken, American citizens might be taken and tried
| by British subjects, under British laws And he
was in favor Of letting the British government
know, by our Legislation here, that we intended 10
have every inch Of the territory. There had been
delay enough already. He believed that there was
a high and holy obligation resting on this govern.
ment to extend the shield of its protection and irs
laws over those people who now looking, with
strnining eyes, 10 its action. We were bound to
act it was duty which We could not resist.
Mr.. ID. denounced any attempt to skulk before
the power of the British government, Ms the more
unworthy from the bold stand Of defiance which
had been taken against Mexico If, in maintaining
our rights matters should to the last resort Of
nations he trusted in God that it would be the be-
ginning of the end Of that course Of policy, by
which the old and WORKOUT governments Of El
rope had so long held their people in subjugadon
and bondage.
The remarks Of Mr. D., as to Mexico, called
| up
| Mr.. HOLMES, oESouth Carolina, in very brief
explanation. He desired to ask he said some of
these valiant gentlemen, what analogy there was be-
! tween the of Texas and that OF Oregon, Texas
belonged to the people of Texas; it was in their
possession; they asked us to admit them within the
pale Of our Union, and they admitted. But
what the fact to the territory of OregonI II
was occupied partly by the British and partly by
ourselves. But the question he wanted to put to
gentlemen this: Gentlemen talked about his
! being alarmed-not about Mexico, for she was
mere wolf-but about the British hon. Well he
was afraid, and he acknowledged it. Now, he
would put this question: Suppose of these gen.
tlemcn went out with his rife, land he believed
there some talk about these western rifss
capturing British frgates,) to protect one Of his
sheep, TO which he had "a clear and unques,ionable
,itle," and he found wolf with the sheep he
| would shoot and kill it. But suppose he found it
was lion, and not wolf; it was most probable
that he would go back and get dozen other rifles
| to help him.
Mr. PRESTON KING remarked that the sub.
ject had been precpitatey laid before the House,
and he should not now have risen to participate at
all in the debate, had it not been for remark
\ which yesterday fell from the honorable chairman
ofthe Commitree on Territories, MIR. DOUGLASS.
That gentleman had yesterday informed the House
that there was a "game" playing on this Oregon
question. He had Yesterday found paragraph in
newspaper which, in his opinion, the gentleman
might have read, and to which, whether he had read
it not, he wished to call the genteman's attention
1t was paragraph copied from the London Times
of December 2, and which the New York Courier
and Enquirer, auding TO il, supposed might haze
been written by Sir Robert Peel, or by his author.
i ty. The Loneon Times was the official organ Of
| the British administration.
/ [Several voc. s, .'Oh no; oh no'1 =. H..
/ IL was an organ, at least, and orgnn which
speaks the sentiments of that nation, and one Of
| the best-authorized organs Of that country. 1t
says:
"a resolution for the termination OF present system
Of joint occupation Wy twelve months notice will be car
but It is by equally what will be
such measure in the Senate. Mr. Calhoun is democrat
II that gentleman the senate az the present
which II is probable he will do he is said pedg de-
feat the party who are clnmorous for the occupation Of Ore
gon and ion war; and the wing numbers OF the Sener
supported by halia dozen Of the democratic from
| the South, would negative the resolution.
This believe to be the probable result Of e
present agitation oil the questions and President Polk looks
TO the conservative and pacific cheek of the Senate us the
means Of Stopping his headlong of excitement
at home and aggression abroad He thus hopes all
the popularity which is 10 lie gained the West by the
most daring declarations While he from the fatal
consequences OF his by the prudence OF New
England and the reluctance OF the South Such stroke
policy may be Ingenious but IL is not honest end uW mol
ultimately be successful aa t. Hu.vf %. a.. A e.
The Senate of,le United States opposes no permanent
nsuTmounnbe barrier TO popular agitation II rejected
annexation, yet within eight months annexation car
ried tho executive government thinks II play with
the most fiery elcmeBts ofhe pocnl world becapsethe
4 senate at hand TO eNtiugush the conae ration il h
ms Jor he r.a cs TOrd 10 prepare fr TIE most di'a'O"
! copsr4uenctr." ... 800
Mr.. DOUGLASS appealed TO the gentleman to
j allow him m opportunity to explain to which
i Mr.. KING acceding--
i Mr. DOUGLASS said that he perhaps was not
very choice IN the selection Of term, when he had
said yesterday that il struck him game was
playing III this House to prevent speedy action on
this Oregon question. he would say frankly to the
gentleman from New York and to tie TIousc, that
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