Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-01-02
TUESDAY, Dec. 80, 1915.
IN GEN ri,

I. In the Senate, at an early hour, The resolutions
of MIR. flanagan, declaring that surrender Of
#any portion OF Oregon would be an abandonment
OF The honor and best interests of the United
States, were taken up Tor consideration.
Mr.. HANNEGAN moved that they be printed,
and made the special order of the day Tor some
day next week. but al Mr. ATcher's suggestion,
changed his notion so as 10 have them made the
order Of the day for The third Monday in January.
Mr. CALHOUN rose To offer an amendment
in the shape OF a series Of counter resolutions
declaring the power 10 make treaties 10 be vested
in the President with the appreciation OF two.
thirds of the Senate that the Administration did
right in offering to settle the Oregon Question
with England upon The basis of The 49th paral-
leland that it would be no abandonment OF The
honor and best interests OF the nation to settle
the question upon that line or parallel. lie sup.
ported his amendment and stood by The course oil
the President on this subject vigorously. To
pass the resolutions offered by the gentleman lrou
Indiana, he said, would be 10 declare that The
Oregon Question could not be Sc tied by negolia
ton to bring on war, and settle The question a
the lannon's mou,h-to lose us, for the present, al
least, tn whole Of Oreson-and 10 pronounce an
implied censure upon the Administration for hav-
ing offered the 10Th parallel to Great Britain. Al
though he conld not support the resolutions, but
must oppose them, yet he was glad they had been
offered. They were direct, manly, and met the
point boldly.
He pictured the horrors Of war which might
ensue from false step in this delicate business,
and sid that, il war should come in this matter,
he ". lid stand by his country as firmly as any
man, while be would hold those responsible for
lis devastating consequences who, BY rashness or
imprudence, should bring il upon US.
The following are the resolutions submitted by
Mr.. Calhoun
Resolved, That The President OF the United
States has The power, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, TO make treaties, provided
>awo-hiras of the Senate concur.
Resoired, That The power Of making treaties
embraces that of fixing and settling boundaries
between the territories and possessions of the
uni!ed States and those of other powers, in cases
! oil conflicting claims between them in reference
TO the same.
Resolrcd, That however clear their claims, in
their opinion, 10 the country included between the
parallels Of 40 deg. and 81 deg 40 mn North la
titude, and extending from the Rocky Mountains
70 The Pacific Ocean, known as The territory OF
Oregon there now exist, and have always exist
en-, connlchng claims TO the possession Of the
same between Us and Great Brtain-the adjust
meni OF which has been the subject Of nego,ia.
Hon between The respective Governments.
Resolred That The President OF The u. S. has
iiehtfully the power under the Constitution, by
and with the advice and consent OF the Senate
provided two-tbirds OF the same concur, 10 adjust
oy treaty the claims OF the two Governments TO
lne sand territory, by fixing boundary for their
present possessions
Resoired, That the Presiden, OF the u S., in
renewing The offer in the spiri, Of peace and com
promise 10 establish the 10Th degree Of North la
a'ade as line between The two countries to the
said territory, did not abandon the honor, charac-
yer, or the best Interests Of the American people,
VI exceed the powers vested in him by the Con.
sti!olion 10 make treaties.
Mr. HANNEGAN followed. He did not in
ehi any censure upon the administration for hay
ing offered the 49;h parallel. The con,emp.u-
Gus rejection of that offer had changed the whole
aspect OF the case and it would now be an aban-
Sonmento oil our honor and best interests to seule
@e question upon that basis, and thus surrender
large portion Of soil clearly ours. While he
would not censure the President, he was not so
. ooand down to power but that he could stand up
ana oppose any measure of the President which
nc Tell was not right He claimed to be an indie
leh'ent man, as well as the President, and had
a GOOD right 10 express his sentiments as the
resident had to Communicate his. Ii war were
" ~ eohe-and ne hoped il would moi, il il could
oe avoided with honor-he desired thai il m;oh