Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-03-12
TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.

Wednesday, March 4. SENATE 4 ,,.
nication from the navy department was recsieaIi
answer to a resolution calling for opinions 49,
best mode Of defending the lakes. "'
A resolution for printing % 900 addijo,,l
les of the report Of the commissioner Of ps,en,, T
opposed by Mr. Mics, aud laid over. LUG va
The Oregon question was tken up. and La
ding to the ~ " Cam AdU) Mr. Hayvoo .1'
North Carolina, commented with severiiy nn sso,
perpetual clamor against the Ashburton lres,D W. |
the factions motives that prompted it. He XII.
bnked those senators who had ATTEMPTED lo,.,..'
outcry against all the nations Of the earl o.
brought into this body for popular excellence, 'l'
lects that properly belonged only to the e,ess,;-
II was unnecessary for him to say that ba ,''
friend Of the administration. lie held the Pc
responsible for giving US such information 4. ~.
be proper for the discharge Of our duties In, n
held that it would be entirely improper f., NJ,
ask OF for him to answer, what he would d, M
offer to Great Britain should be returned p,,n H.
The President had nowhere said that the oT,. !,
40 was nadmissible. lie challenged an, a,,
show him where the President had spoken m !,
deg 40 min. II he intended not to take a. h.,
his duty to say So But he had not said so W.
was the inference from all these factsi Ain,
ton was refused the British offer was reia,,.i'
and he now asked US, while negotiation va, an
open, for the power TO give the notice. as ma.
weapon. Could we believe that the Presidso, h.
tended thus 10 entrap US into a war;
In speaking Of 40, Mr. II. wished it to Be uos..
stood that he did not speak Of inches--his palrio,
was not restricted by inches--but he meant .,-.
where about 40. lie was prepared to stand wG
the administration on 40, without regard 10 ipels,
and he would not concede substantially sp,ths,
more. Therefore, he would give the notice
Mr. H. indicated the President for having off,.
ed the 10Th, and showed that this Governmsn, ~,
committed to that offer by previous negotiation.
but was committed to nothing more IfGre7t RI.
ain would not give US the 40ih. then we migb !,
we'll. If we were obliged to fight, go for the vboI.
The treaty with Russia, by which we agreed na
TO settle north Of 50 40. Though we had a good r.,
right to 90 to 81 as to 81 40) was assented to by A.
senste--yeas 40, nays l. So there was but one tn.
American in the senate, then, according to the,sr,
Of some gentlemen here.
"Who was he :" asked Mr Webster.
De Wolf, replied Mr. Hayward-he was from
Rhode Island, aud probably for that reason wanted
TO carve out some large states on the Northvss
coast. Mr. II. went into an argument 10 show ih..
the negotiation was not terminated that the Pres.
den, was not in the same position now that be Wa
at the commencement OF the session; that nerola
tons had taken place since that no one here had
right to infer, much less to say that the Presidsr
would not accept the 49th.
MIR Haywood did not conclude his remarks Az
journed.
HOUSE.-The New Jersey contested election
case was decided
Mr. Runk, (whig) the sitting member, was decla
ed entitled to his seat The vote Wastes &C.
nays 90 There being tie the speaker voted ia
the affirmative, and the resolution OF the majority Of
the committee was passed.
The House expelled reporter-Mr Robinson
the Tribune-lrom the hall, for ludicrous dss
cripton, which he gave in the Tribune, Of the
ner in which Mr. Sawyer, member. chose to eat
his dinner. The vote was lI9 to 40
Thursday, March 5. SENATE.-At the close
Of the morning hour, Mr. Haywood resumed the DE-
bate on the question of notice, and in favor ocon.
promising the Oregon question upon the basis o.
40
The speech created great stir in the Senate and
particularly disturbed Mr. Allen and Mr. Hanneran
The Senators from Ohio and Indiana made th.
speech personal matter and replied with so muti
feeling that both were called TO order
MIR Hannegan undertook to say, that if Mr. Polk
was represented by Mr. Haywood, he was infamoa
beyond the power Of language TO proclaim bis il.
fanny. If IT were true that he was not for 6ty.fosi
degrees and forty minutes, he had reached fall 50
deep and damnstion so profound that the hand Of
resurrection could not reach him. His falsehOod
would be greater than that of the Serpent
MIR Haywood had spoken of certain small men
holding certain large Offices Mr. Hannegan took
the remark to himself and said he had rather be
this than be supple and subseryient, back.stain
man Of the Executive. Besides he wanted the Sen.
ator 10 remember that those who lived in glaS
houses should not throw stones.