The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-01-24

In offering the foregoing resolutions, MP
Calhoun seems to have been actuated by de-
sire to prevent the door OF honorable compro'
mise from being completely shut, in case the
British Government should conclude TO recede
from the action OF its Minister Gan idea which
appears to be very prevalenD and in suru offer
to accept the 40 h parallel as boundary.
Mr.. flanagan thought the first proposition
Of the Senator from South Carolina would be
denied BY no one; the residue presented matter
for serious consideration, a least with h'm'
conflicting, as it did, directly with the principles
which he had laid down. The aspect Of things
had changed since the withdrawal BY this Gov
erument Of the proposition of,he 49,h parallel.
He(xr. H } meant not to censure the President
Az 10 war. il the adoption Of resolutions conta''
ming the immu.able principles oftruth will bring
war upon us, Ie, i. come. He loved peace;out
when it became degrading and dishonorabIe, q
war Of ex,ermination was preferable. The
course pursued 10 relation to the Oregon ques-
ton, con,rasted strangely with that in refer
ence to similar one-the annexation OF Texas.
While Texas was hurriedly brought into the
Union,,he peculiar friends Of Texas did oil they
could to strangle Oregon. He would never
vote for any treaty yielding an inch Of ground
below 81 degrees and 40 minutes.
NJ. Calhoun rejoined in reply to the contrast
attempted to be drawn between bis course upon
the Oregon and Texas questions. The views
which governed him upon both occasions were
the same. 1.-The had adopted bold and Promp'
measures in rela,ios 10 the latter, it was be.
cause delay would have lost US Texas forever.
II he vas now for more deliberate measures. it
was not because he was not friend TO Oregon.
II had no better friend than himself. He be.
lieved that precipitancy would loose Us Oregon.
1t was to proven. that result,as mnch as from
desire to avoid war, that he had proposed a.
mendments to the resolutions OF the Senator
from Indiana. He thought Oregon as valuable
to US as Texas; and if that Senator and himself
disagreed, il was not as TO the Importance OF
the former, but in relation to the means of Sc
curing IL. He mean. not to charge the Sens-
toy with censuring the President; he simply SAID
that ceusure, by implication, would be conveyed.
Mr.. Haywood was adverse to the original
resolutions, and equally opposed 10 the amend
men.s because they nigh, be understood &c
convey species Of praise which he was not
prepared to administer to the President. He in.
tended to move that the whole subject be laid
on the table. Mr.. Archer expressed lis pro.
found satisfaction at the corsse taken BY the
distinguished Senator from South Carolina Mr..
Calhoun.) He (Mr. Az had expressed bis
views upon the subject on previous occasion
lie had come there ,mbued with sppreh nsion
bu, he hailed the attitude Of the Senator as an
omen of peace. BY the word he disdained to
mean other than an honorable peace. Mr.. Cay.
ton was in favor of laying the resolutions on the
table, and thought the discussian Of the subject
more appropriate in executive session, with
closed doors. He deprecated the policy Of the
Senate's committing itself to any line Of boun-
dairy whilst there was prospect Of negotiation
or until the PresideD, should bring up that sub.
iec. for their consideration. Mr.. Allen did no,
purpose, TO affirm or deny whether these resolu.
tons contained true analysis Of the powers Of
the constitution, or not. lie wanted no die.
cussion or action Of tho Senate 10 precede that
action which would produce results. He was
ready to lend his agency to any effort which
might be made, in the proper spirit, 10 give the
question it's proper direction before the country.
by giving notice to Great Britain for the ter.
mina.ion Of Joint occupancy, and BY extending
the jurisdiction OF this Government over the
territory. War had been spoken Of. He knew
Of no class ofmen 10 favor Of war for the sake o.
war; and he regretted to hear from the Gps Of
the pre- eminent Senator from South Caroline.
that any proposition introduced into that body
might divide itin such way a. to make il ap-
pear that there we're men there, or any where
else 10 the country, who desired war fer the sake
Of war. Were they TO be inundated from %.