Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-01-03

ties Of the Senate were to egsate by practical mandatory
part Of Congress- Executive session. TO advise when
asked TO do it. and even when advice was not asked in
peculiar cases. but barely declare opinions which might
reflect honor upon the President and agate the
people OF the Both the Senators had taken exception
to the manner in which he had been obliged characterize
their resolutions The from Indiana denied that his
resolutions were censue of tho President Now, Mr., II.
thought the proposition plain the way the Pesi
dents mansion He had nothing TO do with the Senator'S
intentions but with his resolutions, and they did contain
censre The Senate called upon to declare by Them
substance nst in words, that any offer to compromise &c
would be an to do that which contrary the
Constitution and dishonorable to the nation The President
had informed us in his message that he had done that very
thing He had offered to compromise, &c The simplest
of logic justified conclusion from such premises that the
President had done act in violation Of honor and had
offered which against the Constu-
ton Men must have formed singular notions about what
not censue, who asserted that there
this twas denunciaton OF what had passed, the form
of threat if it should be done again That the exact
character of the original resolutions and the cando of the Sc
from Indiana would compel him admit that the
end and design he had chiefly notify, fore
the President Of what he might reckon upon he should
accept from the British Government his offers to that Co
vemment for compromise for the resolutions say to him.
We distrust you take what you do"
Mr. HANNEGAN said that was exactly his object. lin
note published in the " Union, Mr. HANNEGAs states that
this given only to the assertion that the President
g should be careful how he proceeded in future
Mr.. HAYWOOD said he knew he could not be mistaken
The language was too plain mistake and the motive too
obvious escape detection And that not censue Of
the President " Was that insulting reference p what the
President had done? There language by which a
of the United States could directly and unequvo
cay President unless they should descend Dor
for the purpose from the vocabulary of black
guards Did the Senator from Indiana suppose that he or
any other Senator, had the capacity to frame
language suited Senaes dannng than his
luton Mr. II doubted it very much. What " dis
honorable !; Surrender OF the nations honor by the
Chief Magistrate violation Of the Constitution he had
The amendments offered by the Senator from South Caro-
lima liable similar objections The only difference
was the original resolutions cesued what the amendments
Laud the President for having DONE The Senator from
South Carolina had with warmth, denied that he had
Lided the President. He Mr.. HAYwooD) not 10 be
considered by that Senator intending to be dsespectu to
him personally because he did not at precisely
line his position. He certainly did not to charge
Senator with offering praise the Chief Magistrate but
ne meant 10 assert that the amendments which he had
proposed audatory in like the original reso
ions were condemnatoy The Senator would himself agree
hat respectful enumeration Oh what believed tol
fair and necessary Interpretation of motion resolution
ered to the Senate TO be regarded degree per-
'onal towards the author would thereby be imposing al
violent restriction upon the freedom of debate Mr.. CAL
nodded his assent He must still maintain the truth of
the proposition, that the amendments resolutions to
praise that which the original resolutions ceised That
which the original resolutions declared be dshonoabe and
the amendments declared to he honorable and
constitutional The Senator himself had shown that the
original resolutions by implication, and the
consequence inevitable that the amendments were to the
same extent audatory by like implication. Neither the
the other looked beyond this declaration opinions
by the Senate Both stopped short of any practical legislation
The original resolutions, well the amendments,
took into the Senates hands pematuey the subject our
negotiations, before the Executive had done ia before the
Senate had inquired of him. otherwise knew whether he
had done with and before the Senate had advised him
terminate his negotiations and turn legislation
Whether that be done by resolutions censure or
OF praise, made sort Of difference it would be
mart. of
ate and, in his Judgment unsafe unwise, undgned uncon
tuiona and he hoped that Senator'S for the sake of the
country and the Senate would all sides put stop
once Although he did not go into any examination Of
negotiations with Great Britain but absaned from il at
this time purpose, he did doubt that this manner Of
bringing Oregon the Senate would embarrass those nego
aons and the adoption of the resolutions of the amend
ments, would put country, well the President and
Senate in false position If he might be excused such
figure in the Senate, he would say he willing take
hold OF Oregon whenever into the Senate head
nosf, hut drag il Tail foremost and when was le
Ultimately there, he would only inquire hot became the
United States TO do regardless of the favor and fearless Of the
complaints OF other nations The President had this subject
in his charge, under the Constitution, and if any believed he
was not the best qualified, not well qualified they
to manage its negotiation, still he the President and
had the constitutional right and power do it. until he had
closed negotiation The original resolutions would entirely
disarm him the amendments would eaken position as
well as his For whether designed not STILL the eyes
OF Great Britain they would appear be Senatorial offer
OF the line at 40 for compromise, after that offer had Just
been refused and the President informed the nation he had
forthwith Withdrawn it, An offer made with that sort of
hasy ZEAL the appearance of it might excite expectations
abroad fatal 10 the final settlement of the controversy
But (Mr H. said) the Senator from Indiana had main
tanned that negotiation had ended, and with an air Of u
umph he had read quotations from the Presidents Message
All this might be 50, and what then IL the President
had already taken ground the Senator supposed for all
Oregon nonef he had already committed himself andt
The nation to that position then what did the Senator
want For what purpose should be reassered every day
Did not the Senator appehend that these oepeated and
en assertions Of tights and hgh resolves might bring our
courage sincerity question before the world Did,
be that Great Britain would be misIed by sup
pose that actually alarmed, and disposed to play
Of brag for Oregon, and that talked keep up
national courage II the Presidents Message correctly
interpreted by the Senator then had the Chief Magistrate
done precisely what the Senator wished and yet he friend
OF the President desired the Senate say him, by his
solutions that doubted his ability stand firm that we
questioned his rmness maintaining the Constitution and the
national honor and therefore the Senate had found expeden
threaten him with the should ecede aninch
And this in the Senate Of the United States This was
proposition OF the Senator to the Democratic parfy Too to
the Presidents friends; the Presidents own political
household The incidents Of the morning had shown the
probability, nay the certainty Of ,car if this course was pe
severed in. he did not with ENGLAND for he
declared in all sincerity that although he should regard such
war perhaps the greatest calamity that could befal the
CIVILIZED world yet for himself he had lost an hours sleep
tor the apprehension Of IL that he did believe there was
the slightest peril Of Jet,ceen England and the United
States al this time whatever. But the war he pre-
dced and the inevitable consequence Of this sort oil
proceeding war in the Senate homecontest domes-
tic affair altogether amongst the Presidents political
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