The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-09
TwENTY-NINTH CONGRESS.


In Senate
WASHINGTON, April I, le46.
Another magni6cently beautiful morning. Another
Of lovely faces In the semi circular bsco
py Of the Senate chamber 70 hssr M Webster Prayer
few petitions and several adverse reports upon pr
vate cases.
other ORDERS and took up the special oader Of the day
the various propositions submitted from time to time
upon the subsct Of the twelve months notice and,
thersupon. Mr.. Webster resumed his
DEFENCE OF the Treaty or WASHINGTON
Mr. W,.:rE. rose and said tina. he had read yester.
day. from the despatch Of Lo,d pamerson to Mr. Fox,
August, i84l. and what Lord Palmsrston had said |
lsa0 expressing the opinion that was impossible to
settle this Northeastern boundary under Mr. Ven d Bu
he declares that he had thought II best 10 await change
In the government Of the United States. Mr. W. did not
than the other. His object guard against any
injurious inference that might be drawn from this fact
He would dare say the British minister knew the integ
riy Of Mr. Van Burens admInistration-that with Mr..
Van Buren,, he could not expect to drive bad bargain
Hence he hsd concluded to wait until administration
mont. Mr. Webster took IT, that the fact we'll known
that the merits Of this question discussed
der Mr Van Bnrsns sdminssrstion what vas aiseass
question. Mr. Van Buren, bad urged arbitration all
through the whole correspondence. which turns upon
because Mr. Van Buren, TO act upon the
settlement Of the case; but because the various
psSjss sn s % objection: and coCutsr
that every effort to unravel the kein OF this d.
pomacy only made the ENHANCEMENT the worse That's
all MIR. Webster said his object TO put bar against
any inference that might be drawn prejudical favor
ing Brtish interests to the ADMINISTRATION succeeding
Mr.. Ven Buren's He next REQUIRED 10 the strong mill
tary position gained by the treaty In question to the
United States, at the head Of Lake ChampIan known
Rouss Point ard sdverted 10 the opinions Of Sir Charles
Napier Howard Douglass, and other distinguished Eng
lishmen. The military strength Of Rousei Point had
had been well undsntood during the last and i'm.
msdiaeiy after the war steps taken to its fort6ca-
toni $4,000 paid for the site and IN 1916 upwards
Of 500 900 expended in terrifying the place But
In 1918, II was discovered that by the true run
ming Of parallel, Rouas's Point thrown into
the British domnions; and the works were subsequent
~ In CONSCIENCE abandoned. Any one passing some
years atsr might have the forthcstons deserted
dispidatsd, and crumbng to decay. And how had the
regarded tbs scqustion Point By the
treaty Of Wilmington Tho ink was hardly dry by
which the treaty was signed before engineers were %
pointed, workmen employ cd put the works Ia con
plate repair No point ct defsncs net sven the passage
Of the Nsrows to the city Of New York was regarded
OF greater importance, or pressed with more
to the head OF the engineer corps and to Commodore
Morris Of the navy He would put 1t 10 every man.
every citizen OF the United States most competent to
jsdEe that evidences Of the great advantage Of this
qustion had been made and continued 10 Be made He
said this not IRON dssrs that any particular credit
should attach TO himself but In vndcaion Of the treaty
MT Wsssrxa said he should next consider another to-
pic connected with this discusson-n was the MLeod
case Mr. Webster accordingly rscspitulated brieny the
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