Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-01-15

peace;hat if an honnrsb'e peace cann0! be
preserved.ii we are To have warI will still
stand hy my country in every emergency.
shall never he found anlagonis, to her.
though overrurd bv these who take an
opposite view from my own. Blu, should
war iake place. il is uai going 10 be NIL
ordinary war; and while | will give every
support to my co,in,ry, will bold those
responsible who r.shly preripita'e the
eonnirv Into war Sir. on a deliberate
view Of the quessIon. Ihopc that " henrv-
er ii comes fairly before the Ssns'e for
discussion. We snail discuss il III the calm
est manner. and when lis true grounds
arc CLEARLY seen aud understood. we shall
come TO the conclusion to avert = war II
possible; but il not. tina, we shall re unit
ed as one man in the supper. of III. coun
| Try. 5.s
Mr.C.s resolutions were then read as
follows }e
Resolved Tha, the President Of he
Unitt,. States has power, .'by and with
the advice and consent OF the Senate, to
make treaties, provided t~o-ihirds Of the
Senate present concur"
Resolved, Thu, the power OF making
treaties embraces tia. OF settling and fix
ing boundaries between the territories and
possessions Of The United States aud those
Of other Powers. in case Of conflicting
claims between them in reference 10 lhe
same.
Resolved. That. however clear .heir
claims may be, in their opinion, to "ihe
county included within the parallels of
Az and So 4O> north latitude. and ex-
tending from the Rocky Mountains to the
Pacific Ocean, known as the Territory Of
Oregon" there now exists, and have long
existed, conflicting claims To The posses.
sion Of the same between them and Grea,
Britain, the adjustment Of which have
been frequently the subjec. of negotiation
between their respective Governments.
Resolved, therefore, That the President
Of the United States has rightfully The
| power, under the Constitution, By and
with the advice and consen, Of the Sen
ate, provided that two.ihirds of the mem
bcrs presen. concur, to adjust by treaty
The claims Of the two countries 10 the said
VtifNOiNs W hAiuk a OOuHNdiy UotV0cil
their respective possessions.
Resolved, That the President OF the
United States. in renewing tho offer. in
the spirit Of peace and compromise, to
| establish the 49ih degree of north latitude
| as line between The possessions of tho
| two countries TO the said territory, did
not abandon the honor 1.-The character. and
the best interests Of the American PEG.
ple," or exceed The power vested in him
by the Constitution to make treaties.
Mr. HANNEGAN observed tina, the
Two first propositions Of the Senator from
South Caroiua he supposed would not
be contested by any one. All that was
stated in Them was perfectly correct. He.
for one, at least could have no sor, Of OBJ.
lection 10 any thing tina, they contained.
As for the residue. however, they pre-
senied matter for serious consideration, 81
least with him. for they directly conhcied
with the principles which he had laid
down. His only intention at present.
| however, was 10 make a few remarks in
reply to wha, had fallen from the senator
from South Carolna, who had stated ,ha,
the resolutions introduced by him (Mr
Hannegan.) by implication at any rate.
conveyed censure upon the President of
the United States. Sir, said Mr. H.. had
no intention OF casting vensure upon the
President
Mr. CALHOUN observed ,ha, he had
no. charged The senator with any such in
ten,ion. He had merely said that, by i'm
plica,ion, the resolutions conveyed GEN.
sure upon the President, on the ground of
being willing to surrender portion Of the
territory Of Oregon.
The debate was continued by Mr. Han.
negan. who accused Mr. Calhoun With
inconsistency in urging prompt measures
10 secure the annex alton Of Texas, while
he appeared backward in insisting on our
claims to Oregon with equal promp,isude.
Mr. Calhoun replied tina, The same views
which governed him in relation 10 The
Texas question. actuate him in accom-.
plishng the settlement of the Oregon diff
fcul,y. II he acted boldly and promptly
on tina, occasion, it was because boldness
aud prumpiitude were necessary to secure
success. j, was the golden opportunity
one years delay would have lost Texas
to us forever. II he was for more delibe-
rate measures on This occasion, il was be.
cause lie believed tina, precipitancy nigh.
lose us Oregon. He was as friendly to
Oregon as he was to Texas. Ii said il
was as much from fear Of losing Oregon
as j, was in avoiding war, tina, he had in
.roduced his amendments to the Seua,or' 8
resolutions. When the question came
up he would be prepared to discuss it,
lie said if his advice had been pursued
we should never have been involved in
this controversy al all. s7eu alt SRI
Mr. Haywood thought the introduction
Of the whole suajec. was premature. The
| question was now in the hands of the
| President and until he gave il up, It's dis
cnksion in the Senate was Improper
Mr. Archer expressed great qualification
a, the course Of the distinguished Senator
from Soulh Carolina. He looked upon
| II as the harbIngrr of peace