The Arkansas banner., 1846-04-15

iiii10tihGHb ohclcu ny tue ctlNtnuph ne remembered when some gentlemen in the Senate were not for having Oregon on any terms. lntheirsPeeches in l8lQ, 184l, lS42, l943, and .l844, and hy their votes, there could be found a flood of light thrown on thi, Oregon matter They were then told that the god of the republic would be placed on the loftiest peak of the Rocky mountains, with his face towards the east, and that all the territory behind t would be given np 10 others. They told them that the limits of this country were already too widely exten- 6ed for the prosperity and stability of the Union; that il was too widely extended for -rfie ie-ifnproveatsal of&ihe country in n1ild, in morals, and comforts of every sort. There was sort of faint impression on his mind that oa one of those occasions a statement was made showing the effect of emigration on the value of lands and property; and he remembered very distinctly that the ealeula- tions made to show the effects of emigration, attempted to make eat that in workshops and manutactofies the value of labor would be destroyed. His friend from New Jersey gave them most touching description of the fate of the poor Indian in Oregon, represeni- ting his being disturbed by the American ri- fife i'll lis slumbers and hunting grounds The Senator spoke of Oregon as being poor CT in soil than the mountains dividing Cana Ga from Maine. They were told 1t was unfit for cultivation; flat Great Britain did not want t except for hunting grounds, or when some ill-natufea, sour, bilious Englishman might retreat to. They were told that New Ill h ter than Oregon. Such were the speeches made in in 18ll, 'l2, 2i2, and Al. But lot one word about the old reasons was heard now; and they never would be heard again unti California or Mexico should rap for admission into the Union. Texas had exploded all those old theories. They would lake Oregon now, fl they got i! without fight ing.
 Fighting he admitted was terrible thing; they all knew that They were told if they got to fighting their commerce would be all destroyed, that they were 10 have seven ar mics, and two naa E, a ten years' war, aud at the end of that period debt of five hun dfed millions and in the mean lime that ali improvements i'll steam, and thunder and lightning would be stopped. One senator told them that Great Britain, like the Elni- ted States, was religious nation; and that, according to the holy commandments, 1t was wrong 10 eovet your neighbours lands or steal his property. He admitted they were of the same stock IS the people of Great Britain, their old grandmother; and flat, la- like great many Americans who 20 abroad, they had not forgotten their native tongue; but could still speak English. On account of this some people could not fight for Or egon. A considerable portion of the hon orable senator's speech was here lost to the reporter, owing to the attitude of the speaker. tho noise of spectators in the gallery, and other causes; which, indeed, throughout the whole speech prevented it's being heard with ont great interruption Was il not right to inform their minds on the question Was it not important that they should be enabled 10 co into the quarrel, if il came, wifh con viefon of its justice He did not expect the senator 10 % further than he did. He said that our title Was clear mp to 490. But let him answer does il % beyond, or not ; In defending his former pol cy, the senator [Mr CAGuorYl contended that by rashlless we were likely tol lose the whole. No dopbt he WAS sincere in his opinions. He hlr. s ] asked only what was rightly theirs, and so no reason to shrink from its assertion. The senator from Maine Mr. EyANs and others had also argued the question, and eontrover- ted the titlo of the United States 10 the grea- ter part of Oregon. They, indeed, madt short work of it. They thought we had { sort of claim springing from he treaty wltt France in 1903. That they would grant lie would not attempt now to go into dis cussion of that part of the question. Those who had preceded him had established be- vond doubt the question of title. Sc had the Secretaries of State. He mentioned tllal to show merely that all they (Mh EyANs and those who agreed with himl had said ditl not shake in tlle slightest degree his (AIr S.'s) confidence in the excellence olthe United States title. He was willing for the sake of peace that the President should dis pose of the Hudson Bay Company according 10 his discretion. He would do with them as had been done with the Wyandottes, ard other savages He would pay themlor theil improvements, and let them go i'll peace. h their treaty with Russia, they had given IT teffit0rT-tney nia IL TIT tHe -hailic ooh't'aiF y question-lollowing the lead of New Eng land. and New England lea on by her Sec retary of Siate Thus cession of country had been made giving up all acknowledge
 portion ol Maine, with the consent, he be lievct, of all New England. That was no
 the only case of the sort There were twe other cases. A portion of his own Stale haf
 been ceded away-a portion which had beef
 regularly organized, and part of which hat
 been settled as far back as lS0B. Fhe5
 consented to that-talked a little about It, tf
 be suge-bul were laughed at by grave sen
 ato9s. Ia the mean time, Mexico reYoltet
 against Spain, but never marched soidie
 across the sabine. All the time they haf held on to their territory. It was suggested
 that that portion of the State should b'
 bought back. lie stated al the time that
 for n dollar and half, he could have bengh
 it all back again from Spain. Yet that wa
 ceded Events rolled on. They had iigh
 in Texas, and she gained her independence
 and ,the same piece of territory was aga''
 given to Mexico, although it had never beel
 out of our possession. That was not al i On the north Of Red river piece of terrltor
 in which there were five counties, was als
 ceded away: and that treaty was ratliiei wit