The Arkansas banner., 1846-04-29
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 WAsuIxGroN ClTY, April ?, 1816

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 C faliing of lgos here!''-,4ppiau7e from
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 Aninteresting debate tool, place yesterday in the Senate, in which Hons. Thomas II. Benton and E. A. Flanagan took part. Cass, in his speech the day bolora had cited the fact stated by Greonhow, that the commissioners, under the treaty of Utrecht had never been the boundary between tha British and French possessions in North America. Ben ton seized tha opportunity to unhorsa old Cass on this paint but with what object, is better under stood by his own words. q will show says n- ton, "by the highest authorities, that the commis- saners diJ act: that they ddestoblisG the limits be- tween France and Great Britain in North America; and tat the i9th parallel was enc Of the lines estab lished and having shown this, l will make no argument upon it--I will make no application of the fact, but content myself with vnlieating history at essential point, and leave 1t b the Senator from Michigan to give t the influence upon his own conduct which he may think prop CT Tine fact is, if l may dare to lay hold the citadel of the Missourian's hopes and fears, rid died as they have been by the slave compromise and Texas questions, until spectral ike, all history
 stands before him, but as temb stones over fastaI rcputation the grand secret of his attack is tie ri- sing popularity of Gass. But how did Mr. Benton prove his position and how prove that they applied to the declarations of Mir. Cass? Did hc quote the language of the commissioners No. Any off cial document relating To their iabors No Tag statements of the French or English ministers in regard 10 them3 No. What kind Of pyoaf then did he give as3 Why some readings from letter of Mr. Madison Secretary of Stale, 1901, b Mr Monroe mia3t2r at London; from Mir Monroe to AIr. Madison; part of letter from Mir. MoGtoe to Lord Harrowby, British Secretary of State hom Mir. Jefferson to Massrs. Pinllney and Monroe, aud two of D'Anyilie's Maps in PosleWaite's Commer- eiai Dictionary one of the most erroueoas works of the kind that was ever comped.) I am thus particular, because from great Statesman as Ben ton has always obtained the name of being and es- peeiaIly an occasion So serious as the present, we are not to expect superficial arguments.
 Now in datail--let us see what all this budget is worth, Mr. Madison says in substance to Mir. Monroe "7are Is reason 10 belicre that these con- missioners fixed the boundary. and that it was to run from Lake of the woods wcstvardly in latitude 49." Very definite, this Well, MT Monroe re- ceiges Mr. Maisons letter, 4nd he replies that, in hia negotiations with the British Secretary of State he has acted upon his instructions He says, oYe (Lord Narrowly, British Secretary of State, and himselD then proceeded to examine the convention respecting He boundaries in the light which the rat ifcaton pr.sented it. On that subject also omit. ted nothing ehict he documents in ay possession en- abled me 10 say." Well what were the documents Why the instructions of Mir Madison, and the same sources of information which he possessed when he remarked ,.4aere reason 10 6eliereta Very def mite, indeed! But, stop, We have it now. Mr. Benton rrodaceda paper delivered by our minsterto Lord Narrowly, which says. after reiterating 10th article ofreaty ofUrecht, that 'comm,ssioners were appointed by each power, who erecute3 ha dipula- hoas 9f te teay in establishing te boaHd1yjes pro- PoSed 6y a.a And here Mr Benton paused with an ar oi triumph to say, that to all this the British eeere'arysoi State never entered single protest Well, Now the only thing wanting is to tell us heo the stpufatons were executed: MT. Benton read | "They fixed the northern boundary of Canada and Louisiana by line beginning in the Atlantic. at q Cape or promontorv in 5 deg. 30 min. north lati. 1 tude; thence sou yestardly to the lake Mstasin