The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-17

isnoehsy, ~. ,od ms that the Presidents views
IAA,,.s;6c notvilhstsndng the declarations In MS
'asssaSs-not that the manifest ooJecl
- recommendation is to be armed with this an'
horny for the purpose of asserting our ute 70 inc
whole of the territory. alh unable 70 sec ulis.
,hs senators from Ohio, Mr.. ALLEE, Indiana, MI
H,sNreAs,l and Illinois, Mr. BREEsE.l we arc
IA that the views of the President must have undeI
cone a change because circumstances have chans.u
Why First, public opinion has clearly msnifesIea
desire that this matter should be seluen py yo
promise; secondly, the declaration oil SIR -
indicates clearly that that Is the wISh .s,;ons Of
nnbc opinion and Of the desire Of the brleSh govern
m,nt has changed the position OF the Presaeh'Iuas
Or M .ss tbat that which he deemed incapable Of
COMPROMISE may be compromised inns may oo
so but ask upon what grounds rs inc senate OF
the United States 10 act Upon genera iI'n3,s, ~
,hs 6.ce of the official declarations OF the Presi-
a., S,nnoss he does not realize our expecta-
,an., Suppose il turns out that the senators from
Indi.ns Illinois and Ohio right and that the
.snatoY from North Carolina is wrong 10 his con-
csnton of the Presidents views. Suppose that we,
reiyng upon these representations, give the nouee,
and them that the President OF the United States
shonld use H. as il IL manifest, by his message, he
Sssgas 10 use il, in the assertion Of our right TO the
whole of Oregon, what would you have to say
That you had relied upon rumori and that II hao
lid 10 YOU; that you had acted upon erroneous
concentrations of change in the views OF the fIes
dent. The senator from South Carolina MI
C,LHoUsl says, he "inclines" to give ms nonee
IN a modified form, because The motives which 'ie
President had in demanding this notice, which ne
snDnoass he did demand In the first instance, win
~ view of asserting our title TO the whole OF Ore
con. can no longer act, because they no longer
sxist. do not think that that part Of
the honorable senator's speech displayed tne'
eIearness Of logic which usually chsracterizes his
reasoning. would respectfully ask, Is this con-
elusion warranted by these premises'-do these
PREMISES lead to this conclusion Inc argument OF
Inc honorable gentleman rather went TO show thai
the notice ought not 10 be given. ! am IN favor OF
sustaining from this understanding from actng
upon tho question all point OF time W tne session
OF the present Congress which wouu suoru SUI,
hcient interval within which, under the influence OF
tbe present friendly feelings Of Great Britain and
his Country this negotiation might be resumed
and which would allow US u sufficient tune AFTER
that period if the matter not brought TO friend
y adjustment then TO give the notice with full
view Of all the consequences which will result from
it, and Immediately TO prepare ourselves for the
consequences. But will no longer tresPass on the
time or the Senate. have long desired at heart to
perfom the duty which | owe TO my constituents,
who have a deep interest in this question-to per
form il faithfully, feaessy, but in perfect respect
and good will towards those with whom differ.
The honorable gentleman here resumed his scat;
and then, on motion Of
Mr.. ARCHER, the Senate adjourned
The following petitions and memorials were pre-
sented under the rule, and referred to the aPProPri-
ale committees:
By Mr. HERRICK: The petition Of Archibald Bull and
Lsmuel 8 Finch for services rendered and money ad.
vSneed detect forgery the pension fund referred to
By Mr. BRINKERHoFF; The memorial Of IS citizen, OF
Richlsnd county Ohio praying the construction Of rail
road the Missouri river 70 the Pacific ocean, referred
By Mr.. ROBERT sMlTH The petition Of John c. Brown
and OF other citizens OF Georgetown Randolph county
Illinois PRAYING Congress to establish mailroute from
Care via Unity Joaesboro, Toledo, Nurphy's, George
town Sparta and Athens 10 Benvile with riweekly ser
vices referred TO the Committee on the Post once and Post
Roads
By Mr.. oRINNELL: The petition OF Isaiah crowsl snt
~ ,h nrs.snt auy on .alt and boun,,
TO the eodhey of Amos Otis and 81 other citizens OF h'
town. for the like purposes Of Elisha Taylor and .
ben Arey and 90 other citizens Of WeAeet MASSACHUSETTS
for Increase Of the duty salt Of Joshua Higgins r snt
II other citizens Of Eastman for the same; OF Thomas
Holbrook and 10 other citizens of weheet for bounty
the mackere fshery Of Seth Crowe and 10 other eizen
Dennis Massachusetts, for an increased duty on salt ant
By Mr. ABBOTT: The petition Of John Tsnnsy. and IA.
others. citizens Of Ms,huen in the state Of Ms'ssehuse,
sembled to form code Of international law, by which
their varying Interests may be Determined q, n,
Railroad Company referred to the Committee on Com
:, By MIR. JAMES THOMPSON: The petition of Georg
Mcsoan Tor indemnity for property taken and confscats
by the British government account Of the petitione
having left Canada and joined the United States army dur
ing the late referred to the Committee Of Claims
By Mr. NJ. L. MARTIN; Three petitions ofctZens Of Min
ersl Point, Benton, and New Digglngs. Wisconsin, for
posoute from Ciaena via New Dggings to Mineral Point
Also citizens of Mineral Point for appropriation to rt
move obstruc in the Des Mones and Rock River rapid
the Mississippi river Also Of citizens OF Wisconsin 70
appropriations roads leading from Milwaukee to Fon
du Lac, to WATERFOWL. and to Hustis's Rapids.