Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-04-09

= position offered by US 10 Great BrltasD
= 1896, which went South of that for all pu
D poses OF national advantage, to the nayIgt
tlon of the Columbia nver.
2 This the fret announccmo in The Spna,
r this session, of disposition IN any ndlvldu
, whatever, uhough have seen something
! the sort ~ The papers for the last three days
or even OF the possibility, under any conccl
/ able human circumstances, To yield up I
Great Britain the navigation Of the Couinbi
! river. That is The point on which wish I
fix the attention Of the Senate. Pubic
opinion IN the two nations, according to ih
Senator of from Massachusetts, is c0nvrrgln!
10 the point Of negotiation on basis Of III,
proposition made by us in 1896.
This strange fact, then, presents itself be
fore us we who started out at The com
mcncement of the session with claiming ths
whole oi Oregon up to 81 40, at the end o
three months began to ircmblc on the pnral,
lei Of 40, and, at the end Of three weeks more
are ready 10 tall back south even Of that
The Senate has been rccedng every hour
until, according TO all the rules of Legislative
progression. we shall in short time more
be prepared to surrender the whole territory
TO get clear Ofa war.
All this convlnccs me, not Of the Presi
dents having made great error, bnt of his
great pairlolsm and judgment in laying his
claim nt once commensurateIy with the ex.
tent OF our title.
The whole debate has gone on the as
sumption, without reason or facts 10 support
1t &; has proceeded on the false assumption
that Great Britain has just right to part
Of Oregon, and that she will sacrifice no
part Of her rights. but on the contrary will
certainly fight tor them. believe that If
Congress had IN the first week oi Is session
passed tho resolution of notice, and had thcn
gone on Ia extend our laws over The whole
territory. this controversy would have been
settled ere this. without the shedding of
drop Of blood or the loss OF an acre OF Ore
gon. But. after the world had seen that the
Senate fatered even after q vote by the
House Of three To onc. md alter II has seen
n distinguished Senator, at the end of three
months. introduce proposition to fall back
on the Columbia river, what Is likely 10 be
the course of Great Britain
Ours seem To invite her 10 claim the whole
yes. to claim The whole. Every inch we re.
cede muliIplics the chances of lighI by
Great Britain. Every body must see this.
When England sees hesitation IN this
body when She secs divided councils here
when she sees tho President censnrcd for
tho manner in which he has conducted this .
nfiarr; when she secs three months wasted :;
when she secs the arm of the Government
paralyzcd when she sees all this, she will
not hesitate ms Ia her course.
But The Senator laid down another pro.
position. and that -, 'hnt 70 give time for
the public opinion in the two nations To set.
ie down on the proposition of the Columbia
river a. n boundary, the Senate ough,, m his
Judgment. to drop this resolution ef notice
Tor n month that we ought to postpone rs
farther consideration nt present altogether -
Postpone it [? aud for vha, ? Until another
steamer shall arrive to Inform us whether
Queen Victoria is pou,ing at ~, whether
The British Government is pleased or offend Il
pd NJ what we are dong here. i
This is n species of national humiliation
10 which. with nv vote. this Senate never
shall submit. II Is time we spoke aud acted
ike men conscious ot being the representa-
ives OF a Government determined 10 assert
Is own rights. whether other Governments .
,rr placed or dlSplrnsed ar snch assertion. \
On these points | would fix the attention
,f the Senate and tho country, because they
rave bccu made by the Senator with eX. d
raordinary socmnl,y, and with The utmost
possible precnution as 10 each word and |
yllnble he u,tcrs. All this lInprrs>cs me
With the conviction that we are 10 have /.
more difficulty growing ont "f this question.
{ there is q war, tho cause of It will be-
ound in the Senate Of tho United States: ~
Is hesliating course. in It's divided councils,
n lis unwIllInnncss to sustain The rights at .
he country by the force az the cnnntly.-
}nt ! will not now trcspass on the time at
he Senate by entering farther into DIS
uSsion of The subject. And presnmlng thnt
he suggestion ri The Senator from Mnssn.
husctts lMr. WrBsrrR) will meet the nc. /
uIeSccncc of the Senator from Delaware, 4
Mr. CLAYroN,) will move that the S"Aa'c
ow proceed to the consideration of the or
ers of the day. II
Mr.. a. Withdrew the motion at the request
f II
Mr.. WEBSTER, who said II il very true
hat ! expressed, with prencdla'ed pre-
ISion, my sentiments on the question. II l. /
n important question; 1t has respect 10 the :
interests of two naiIOns--Rnd that m n con.
Idcrable eylgcncy between thrm 1t Is i'm
nrrant, undc: such circumstances, To be
,rcclsc +; and ! moy perhaps be permitted to
ay that | 10 not think 1t would bc very far
,ut OF the way # some other gentlemen
would adnp, n little of the like care To- make
heir language on great national question:
Ike this sumcw hat correct and accurate.
The gentleman secs tit Ia CONSIDER that
his proceeding viii be- regarded M ua'lon-
/ humlalron. ! rather fancy not. queS-
ION whether The result viii not b" directly
opposite and, If any Couucuancc IN Grca,
}rltnln, whether IN high ar low station, shall
wear either pout or sarcastic smilc,
whether II Is not more likely 10 be- nrlgrnat
d by what has passed on the other side OF
he chamber than on thl..
But one word un " matter moro important
'he gentleman saws Ihnt hive offered NJ
boundary the river Columbia. Pray, let
nr he understood. Such n misnppr' hrusiuu
II my words and NY mrnnlag ~ thls shows.
seems to me- that | was not tar uut when
nnk lhr irccauilnn ol reducing what ~
ended To say 10 writing. What ! snld was
and presumed not to dictate tn the Scunlc,
Y 10 peak ~ cnih'drnl that ~ nv Judgment
,uhlic opinion ~ both cuunttlrs tended io
lnirn ou the general hasl. of the proposal !
made hy tho Government Ia ihnl ~ England
n ls26 hnd ! now nsk the grnilennn
rom Oho whether hr DOES not think so
,mnsrn lMr Allen expressed di-seHtl--