Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-04-04

TOT the Mines are NOT savage but peaceful and mer-
~ III ao" s full liberty Of his person. on
come absolute never TO 40 never 10 use again thai
OF omen, the Russian line This il sad ,e1o;na,io ii
most rucuious-oi ms waike commencement Il is the
ut OF his dependence ON Geenhows book That hook has
been The little dog OF his catastrophe Henceo,h ,hs So
tors occupation gone. War-ineyitable xvar-s - -
ger be the burden Of his song War now evabls. nsyi
liability has reversed its application IA 4 ,a... ,h..
inevitable, and henceforh must hear that duIet nd
The effect Of this change in the Senator'S position . ~
great On the Gecian band of whom he is the Agameno
must have most diminishing effect That band for some
months has been sitting for the picture which the poet drew
Of grandmothors in the time of long wasted gowns and
tight stays
ssSma by degrees and beautifully less
But the sudden deduction Of so much weight and
strength, in the person Of their chief them almost
nothing On the future conduct Of the campaign il must
have decisive effect for the Aaxes Of this expedition both
big and little must when their great chief has i'm
posed the penalty Of silence and inacon himself On the
country must have fine effect for the alarms of war will
suddenly On the Treasury the effect will be delight
full The twentone millions extra for the armament Of the
navy, and the eight nine millions extra for army will
cease to be wanted The Military and Naval Committees if
not have al least been lucky They DELAYED report
bills for these thirty millions and to-day they become unne
cessay Inactivity them, if mastery, has least been
profitable has saved thirty millions OF extra taxes oans
to the people.
But conclude have made no speech upon Oregon and
will make at this time. And here will publicly
question which Is often put to privately, Why don't
you speak p Answer profess be friend this Adj
minsation and mean 10 keep self in position act ac-
cording my professions do ahead Of the
Administration in its appropriate sphere: do not to
take negotiation out Of its hands do undertake
TO lead it, drive il, to in conflict with it. de-
nounce IT. with without hypothesis, before after the
fact The Presidents position arduous his responsible
ties to his God and bis country great believe he is
doing his best to reconcile and accomplish together the great
objects of the peace the honor and the rights the country
Isha nv in a
his acts with perfect cando and with the strongest DISPOSE
ton to support him in what he may find necessary do.
Mr.. HANNEGAN said he should not have asked the at
tenton OF the Senate for moment avng already occupied
the floor the general question: but for the suggestion of
the Senator from Missouri accompanied by and
look which peculiar force and meaning That Sena
tor the last the very last living from whom he
expected to receive such look He has been exclaimed
Mr. H my political teacher learned from him almost all
the views hold respecting this of Oregon What
position hold that subject learned from that
tors speech the Ashburton eaa treaty which, toge-
ther with those who negotiated has been the theme
of his denunciaon from the day its ratification to this hour
From that speech it learned that the American title
to the northwest coast high $50 north good only
respected any by Great Britain but good
against the world That speech delivered here this
chamber four five years ago. II he who taught
me. know he allpowerul here but he unlean
meat is beyond his power learned my creed the feet
of Gamalel since then have left my humble posture the
feet of this great teacher he may, before the world and in
the face of this Senate and the country abandon the doc
ine he then held and taught to hut shall not there
fore, abandon it. will say, the honest and patriotic and
American who filled that seat yesterday Mr. CAss) said
in his noble Speech when can be shown 10 that by the
treaty of Utrecht intended that the parallel 400 was
the Rocky Mountains and extend the Pacific Ocean,
will not only close my mouth in claiming the territory north
Of that line, but will abandon all Oregon cannot consent
to the Senator'S position that he holds the Agamemnon of our
little band fast bound by his admission Not at all Not
word OF all he read to the Senate refers the country west
Of the mountains No. not word of it. What right had
England to divide region Of country belonging to Spain
The Senator himself fully that such thing never
the intention of the treaty he must know as we all
know that that boundary line intended cross the
Rocky Mountains and to the Pacific Ocean. This was
the condition of the pledge given by the honorable Senator
from Michigan, (Mr. CAss he is bound by that pledge
and hold myself bound with him. too, bound when
this fact shall be proved TO Whenever it shall be shown
that by the treaty of Utrecht provided that the boun-
dairy of 40 should the Of the Stony Mountains
and run westward TO the ocean, will thcncefoh close nv
lips the subject of Oregon Spain party to that trea
ty she into it after il had been negotiated between
France and England; she into the agreement one Of
the parties to but she protesting that she thereby
rendered no rights ON the northwest coast that she abandon
ed none of her rights this continent France and England
divide Oregon Why France asserted in l7l3 the
emoest claim foot Of land of the Rocky Noun
tans. No, the entire Pacific the continent of
Nurh America from the Isthmus of Daren the pole. Yet
according the Senator's version of the treaty. France and
England, by agreeing that treaty. pacelled Oregon
Down to that moment and indeed TO the date Of the Nooa
Sound treaty. Spain had, in the face of all Europe asserted
But going into the argument prove this II is
notorious fact, and none will cohtrovert it.
But must be permitted congratulate who very kind
y and condescendingly noticed my humble SELF and did me
the honor to call his friend and, if may be allowed to
return the epthet will congratulate my friend from South
Carolina (Mr CALHoUS) that at last anpodes have met
that ne has at length made of the honorable Senator
from Missouri who stoops from his lofty place play the
humble subaltern. laugh This is certainly the highest
achievement he (Mr CaLHouS) has yet accomplished the
greatest intellectual triumph ever the very proudest
boast he exhibit
The Senator spoke Of the Agamemnon of little band
Of its Ajax lebanon, and its lesser little Ajax FLY this
title he referred to me- discam have title to be cali
ed an AJAX great little am but poor private soldier
tent TO in the ranks ask favor seek reward
for my humble services the triumph Of the great
ask nothing beyond it, and would spurn il il offered
should despise, should bate myself il could such
jec cherish feeling of selfshness But humble am
had rather be the little Ajax the humbIes the poorest
der in this glorious band than hold my head high that
could not any thing that below than with my
proud foot to press the earth il worthy
the Impress Yes had rather be poor private soldier than
live and walk about carrying my front the inscription
ruler claim TO rule ALL for all below me and rule
will, or RUIS-it is a matter of indifference TO which"
BE ne who he may, there this land high that
he can elevate and depress the public sentiment his will
be he who ne may and ms high he WILL he fnd with
all his fellow citizens, common level Ajax let be, il
The Senator chooses but let him remember that others fought
at Troy besides the Ajaxes and Agnmemnon and Ulysses
There was an ACHILLES there. Yes this Is Achilles
pontng to the of Mr. CAs and let that Scna
tor beware that when the Eight he be not found tho