The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-26


take; He len that altogether with them; and :.
TO the matter Of compromise, IL was 10 be na,,sS
upon by the Senate whom presented BIZ The 49,
uStors Il was not for hia MIR. c. 10 d,6nsT -.
nature The Iest Was meant to ascertain s,n,I'
"hethsr there were any senators opposed 10 ~
principle OF compromise at all. The senator f,o
Ohio had been guilty Of peiitio p,ineipii-a In
gIng Of the question. He assumed that tho oSos
ton was settled, and had made up to $40 4O M,
the government Of the United States. The -,
from Ohio had spoken very emphatically Of a..
views Of the President Perhaps he had nscrIn e
oppouGnlues OF aseertsinIng those vieWs. lie
| Mr.. c. was DESTROYS Of knowing whether ~
/ President was TO be understood as expressins ~
the world the incorporating right to the who. q,
the territory
Mr.. ALLEN had spoken nothing more h,.
what the public journals had communicated TIL
President had reverted to the claim up to the Russ
lios, and stood precisely where the conesnoDdrnr.
laid upon the table placed him at the beginning oc
the controversy. ~
Mr. CoLQUITT replied tina, that was NOT IL.
Tguestion. The President expressed the claim IA
$40 40 in strong language but did that imnI ~,
he regarded the line seltled--fx-d; that no com,
promise could be made without dishonor' Tbsco,,
respoDdence given to the world tended TO a eonc,
sion quite the reverse Of that
Mr. ALLEN read several extracts from H..
Presidents message relative to the Oregon question.
and then went on TO argue that instead Of comDlv
ing with his recommendations, the objeet Of *.
resolution offered by the gentleman from Gso,g;.
appeared to be to advise him; but as he (Mr K
supposed that the resolution would 20 10 m.
common receptacle where all the others wer, bs
would have an opportunity Of examining it fullv
He would not now occupy further the time Of rSs
Senate and indeed he felt bound to ask pardon Of
tbs Senate for having already consumed so much
time IN speaking OF il.
Mr.. CALHOUN. II 10 very obvious that than,
is great question involved in ihis mstterno I,.s
han all fhar nnfrn l.....
Britain be settled by negotiation and compromis,-o,
by an assertion Of rights the enlire territory
and appeal 10 armsi Whatever doubt NAV h,xxss
heretofore existed upon this point, none can remain
after the declarations OF this day that that is the real
question involved. A question OF greater momep,
never has been presented to Congress from the d.y,
OF the revolution TO the present hold it TO be en-
imently desirable that the Senate shall make an en-
preston Of their opinion upon this important ma,
ter. cannot beeys that there is a single senator
who has not made up his mind upon il-who can
hesitate to respond 'yea" may" when the cues.
ton put IN the form of The amendment 20 the re,,
olution. deem II important that they should r,-
spond. IL Is necessary To know the sense Of M,
body To guide our future legislation. II we mean 10
assert our tito Ivy arms lei us do So and lei II, N.
gin 10 prepare, lay aside oil other legislation and ,t
US say, II gentemeh are in earnest. begin with
tho measure in which, IL involved in war, YOU
are most likely TO I've broken down--your finances
your finances. | hold 1t to be desirable to
in
every sense. They know not what to do, nor have
they known for the last three months The prop.
eny OF Thousands Is in peril. Millions upon mil.
lions have been lost in this state of affairs There
ought TO be an end TO this state Of uncertainty
With due Difference TO the Executive, not intending
the slightest dsrespect, must say that very great.
y regret that the question has been eft in this state
of uncertainty. | deem IL to be important and
speak out without hesitation, that il should he
passed upon this very day; because whatever our
decision may be, il ia desirable, in my opinion,
that it should reach the other side of the Atsn, A.
speedily as possible. believed from the beginning
Of the session that the great question Of peace or
war depends upon this body-upon your patriotism
upon your wisdom and your patriotism; and
trust such response will be given this very daym
will quiet the fears Of millions both sides Of the
Atlantic. | have the courteous feeling for
the senator from Illinois, mr. BHEEsEl would
indulge him in the time he requires ii it were con-
sistent with my view OF what is my duty upon this
occasion. IL Is not proposed to do anything more
now than test the opinion Of the Senate and here
views. The day is now far advanced, and I have
no desire to protract discussion. therefore do not
trespass further on the Senate
MIR. HANNEGAN did no desire to pro,raet dis
cusson. His object was simply to ask to lay on the
table an amendment which he would PROPOSE At the
proper time to the resolutions offered by the gen.
then presented The following amendment: '' -
STRIKE out that portion Of the Is, section enclosed IN
follows:
That notice be given terms OF the treaty for abros
ting the convention made tstween Great Britain and the
dred and eighteen and continued by the Convention Of
eigh'een hundred and w seven after the
close Of the present session Of Congress the Prei
dent in his discretion shall consider Il espedent to defer
to later per cd ...
desired tina, the long standing controversy in relation
The Oregon territory be speedily settled by negotiations
ered to the Of rea, Britan 10 which the Uni
ted States has the hest title"
The amendment in the first clause was intended
to obvate the necessity Of the call for an extra ses.
sion of Congress, by making the limitation Of the
notice expire during the regular session; and he
struck out the word compromise ;" because he was
opposed to going a-begging when the honor of the
country et stake.
Mr.. CRITTENDEN did not desire to protrae,
unnecessarily the discussion; but he wished 10 re-
ievehmself Of some misapprshsnsson Of hsr remarks
into which the gentleman from lttInois Mr. BRREsE
bad fallen. He IMr. said that he differed en-.
urely from the senator from kentucky in the sent.
ment he had expressed, thst 1t was one of their
greatest duties to preserve the peace of the country
That must have been frnrn misunderstanding.
Was he tMr c. TO infer tina, the gentleman under.
stood him as expressing a desire to preserve the
peace Of the country at the sacrifice Of its honor or
| interest, ... ....
Mr.. BREEsE- Certainly not,
i Mr.. CRlTTENDEN. II, then, consistently with
the honor and interests of the country its peace
be preserved, he would ask il the gentleman from
Illinois differed from the sentiment which he (Mr.
| c. had expressed
Mr.. BREESE. Certainly not.
I Mr.. CRlTTENDEN. have no more to say,
sir.
/ Mr. BREESE had understood the senator as
serting that the first duty Of the American govern.
msntwas to preserve peace. He (Mr B. stated
that their first duty was TO preserve the rights Of the
country If in preserving peace, the rights could
be preserved, of course that would be the first and
| highest duty.
Mr.. CRITrENDEN said that all he had wanted
was 10 know whether the senator imagined tina, his
/ (Mr. C.'s) means Of preserving the peace OF the
country sacrifice Of its honor and interests.
l Mr.. CoLQUl1T remarked, that the amendment
which the gentleman from Indiana MIR. HANNECAH
proposed to offer to his second resolution, left the
matter precisely in siaiu quo. II had no meaning.
i Mr. HANNEGAN replied, that his proposition
was very brief and simple. II merely declared tha,
no surrender Of their soil would be permitted Was