The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-24

dilhoner as a man on q SENATOR
Mr.. HAIwoop continued. That 10 enough, Mr.
| President. The other honorable Senator from
South Carolina mr. McDurTn1 is here, and YER,
able to vindieate himself, if he thinks il is re-
CURED. But turn to higher topics. This b not a
| pleasant one.
Mr. President, in coming TO the conclusions
have, which have been expressed TO the Senat
without evapfon or disguise, and in taking m,
stand, as believe, sionsside Of the Executive de
partment OF the Government, / took no counsel o.
Great Bntain's strength TO make rsoeds from Oh,
extremist claim OF my own country. Were i
MEXICO, or stry still weaker and moro distracted
Government, If know my own heart, would de.
mand moro from IL than I would insist upon
against Great Brtain--our nights, our honorable
rights, peaceably and in love. From neither, and
from no other government in the world, would
take what was not honorable for my own 10 de-
mand, nor go to war with any nation for either a
Prcstsbse or an Improbable wrong. must be par
doned therefore, for giving utterance to the senti-
ment, that an acsesatfon Of this kind against our
own Government was neither Just, nor politic nor
patriotic. The rest Of the world Will be easy TO per.
suade, with American senators 70 instruct them,
that our country u mean enough 10 Cypress the
weak and too cowardy to assert our rights against
The strong Great Britain will hardly hnd in thst--
AZ buc III uOutc lOf surt0uocTtHT all OF
Oregon" wiihodr Fight. even fit should become
necessary for her TO fght Us sngIe-handed for IT,
SO, before God and the Sensts, ! do abure and
reprobate the sentiment Of hatred 20 any nation ar
motive for going back no further than she offered
compromise.
The venerated man whose image hangs con-
staEdy before US, and whose name should ever be
his eulogy IN an American Senate-GEORGE
WASHlNGT0N=-in his last words to the conn-
try, taught US "haf The nation ,ehieh INDUCES To-
yards another habituat HArRLc Is, In sons dsrrse
SLAVE" and tho Declaration Of American indie
pendence has sanetifed il as political rnaxim OF
this republic "to hold Great Britain, zoe Rod the
rest Of mankind, IsInrEs tonlyl IN WAR; but in
peace, rRIEsps." There is nothing that has tempted
TO forget, and nothing shall drive me to violate
the counsel Of my countrys father nor this funda-
mental maxim Of free American institutions. Nei-
Their will | teach the people To do il. Good men
could not applaud the Senate for il. Heaven
would not excuse its practical application, nor fail,
perhaps, TO visit tho consequences upon tho nation
itself, ''... . .'.
Without going into our title TO the Territory,
(which II the Senate choose can be done hereafter
and whenever the bill for taking jurisdiction over
Oregon, or "any portion Of IT," comes up for con
sderation) will tell you, in very few words, the
ground Of right upon which III there no other)
! would put my vindieation. believe IL is the DO
htieal RIGHT ofmy country to stretch itself with
out any interruption by foreign Governments from
the Atlantic TO tho Pacjhc-from sea TO sea on this
Notwithstanding ourselves shall Judge il
expedient or not That we acquired that RIGHT
upon this continent when our INDEPENDENCE
was established, subject only 20 tho provso, that
we must not do II TO deny the like privilege 10
our neighbors, nor interfere with settlements per
manently made before our Independence was es,ab.
lished, nor with similar rights belonging 10 or ac-
CURED by them act with injustice to the .9bori.
gins. What we claim RloHr 10 do, we must not
deny to the CASApAs 1t IL a sort of National pre-
emption right 10 both. Great Britain cannot right
cously complain so long we do not deny to her.
ne the mother country Of the CANApAs, the same
right equally with ourselves. She cannot rghtfuly
interrupt our enjoyment of that right. And If she
does, then we CANNOT SUBMIT TO 1T. Our
dividing line is at ago OH this side of the mountains
and IL is Slaughtered the Pacific on the other in
harmony, ought TO be satisfied. In settling that
line between the two Governments, the great law of
"love and good will to man" requires concessions
for equivalents to be agreed for by mutual consent
and they should be mutually made for the convent
ence OF each other; and such are fit subjects for
friendly negotiation. .hs " .... '" 'h - #I.
This Senate, Mr.. President, are more familiar
with the doctrines and the learning of books about
eontguity and continuity than profess to be; and
they might well complain Of me, il enlarged upon
those topics. My constituents are plain republi-
can people, who generally do not care to be en-
ghtened by such treatises As many of them as
90, VIII Tedu lot themselves bY the Constitution.
they have entrusted the making Of TREATIES with
the President and Senate. They are satisfied
with the Constitution Il is, and periodically dis.
posed in all parties TO take sides with their country
mean ''the People" are. They will feel and un-
derstand this assertion Of our right TO grow and null
tpy when in the providence Of God the country
wants to do it; and doubt not il will vindicate me-
At any rate, they put me in this Senate to act on
questions of this Sort questions Of reaiy,naking, and
TO advise the President according TO my best iudg-
ment, upon the responsibility of my own con-
science, and shall govern myself accordingly; ac-
countable to God that my motives are good, to my
associates that my speech be frank, to the people
What the end Of these things may be, il the Sen.
ate shall come to the same conclusion with me- must
depend upon the course Great Britain may pursue
or may not pursue, upon the subject of a compro-
mise. OF that know nothing. / only know what
she OUGHT to do, and that trust in God she will
do. One thing is certain-it will bring us TO the
end. II il does not aid negotiation, il will not
hinder it. ,aa.7 2.a' '7vH ,1aalF. E nart
4 believe Great Britain desires peace because il is
her interest to do it. Her Minister is still here
the Minister of Peace--the Minister of Peace from
Christian people and a Christian Government.
Why should we doubt the result He will hardly
leave before he has at least told us what is that
FURTHER PROPOSAL MORE CONSIST
EMIT WITH FAIRNESS AND EQUITY"
which he trusted the American Governments would
make TO him, (pp. I L. &c. Sir the civilized world
would execrate the Ministers Of both Governments
| if this negotiation should be terminated upon any
point of personal or diplomatic ETlaUErTE. Chris
tian lands not to be involved in at this day
for the personal pique of their agents Ministers Of
peace do not seek occasion for quarrel; but, if
really inclined to compromise, they would be look
ed upon as miserable bungiers when either or both
Of them cannot find in their own correspondence,
or elsewhere, reason or a pretext for making any
offer that would prove acceptable TO both. IF THERE
BE ANY SUCH, leave all that TO thom, and there let
the responsibility rest, undivided by US. nn ,'ss
This matter can be compromised, if the two gov
ernments are willing do it, II Great Britain does
not intend to compromise, we ought to know it; lei
her not have the excuse for it, that the President
was against "aI compromise" but in favor of ''all
Oregon or none" She shall not be permitted to
say that that misconstructon ofthe American Pres.
ident, although proclaimed in the American Senate
by some senator's, was neither refuted nor contra
dicted by any other. 1.ta Bon rrh bss 0
This notice is no threat at all; and | 10 not OK.
pect it is either TO intimidate Great Britain or to
offend her. Bot hitherto neither Of the two Gov
ernmcnts seem to have fully realized the necessity