Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-01-08

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posseSsion much laughter.I That !.
the military way Of doing business. Ia.
creased merrimept Wen she gFsaI
Frederick came q tAe throne Il Prussia,
his father had prepared and qiirNse!a. lor
him an army II 40 huaafed tbousa ffnen,
Meetlns. ssaFtiy alter, the Aastfi Min.
lister. lIie latter saad T. lin: our la
ther hiss giysn yea great army: bus oBs
troops haye seen We oifs ours have 40. z
Weli WeiI sod Frederick. IA ufG give
them IS eqeaFtanlty 70 sea Ito spi.
Fredenek fhse asae4 bis saemeu: y
had soiAe Is client old pfesaashiHs 10 al
Austf 30 province Nh4ch stpe 1T ny aa-
ceaors bad owBe eHe II Two 00ndgea
yeeFs felofr, and | ssnl an nMbessador
to the Court 81 Vienna ssatiag snv claim.
and pteseaiing iuli sposaeg II ny
right 70 ihe province. Tie same day n.y
9u,bass sdor was received ia Nenna | en-
tered SiI-sia With 10Y army" 4 laugh. I
4 SO sou see lhai,ou toe very Gay 4is army
entered Slesia, lie gave hotter % tbe Court
Eol Vienna that lhe convention far tbs jpinl
occupation II Siiesa was ended. Loud
udproionged laughter.
Isay. therefore, thali hope the fest
L measure Opted By Congress vii be 70
give, IA tie NEST solemn manner, the
notice t. Crest BriaD hich iAs treaty
reqairss: then fhs coast VIII be clear for
us q do wis, We please. l; does not fot.
low as necessary consequence that, be-
cause We give THIS notice, We must take
poss ssloo, though il is my hope thai We
shall. ID dots not necessarily draw after
it awsr sni II Great Brii1lu chooses Ia
take such notice as al act OF hostility en-
ourpaft, anj forthwith commence boaiii-
ties on hers, w have heen told tAat we
shall al bs but oas garty, end God Al
mighty grant it may be so II it shall
be so, the war viii have less oftbose very
Iexiraord nary teTrors which my frienj
tlom South Carolina (Mr. IIolmes) he's
now just discovered, Notwithstanding the
fexueme military propensa.es which he
manifested On this floor last year.
TIE gentleman was a mos, valiant man
when Texas was 10 question. Bat shall
draw no comparisons as to what we wat
messed then, and what we see now; but
ibis | will say, that hope, it war shall
come--which Sod forbid, and Of which |
entertain no fears at all--lhe whole coun-
ny Will have but one heart and one UNI
ted hand. And Of this am very sure,
that 10 that case Great Britain will not
long occupy Oregon, or any Thing else
north Of the Canada line. Great sensa.
ton, and lncipient indications OF applause.
But il yon will agree 10 give notice, strong
as IS my horror for war, and of all military
establishments, if there should then be the
breath of life in me, | hope shall be
willing TO 60 as far as any in making any
sacrifice to render that war successful and
glorious. can say no more. But, till
notice is given, am not prepared to vote
any preliminary measure of military
kud. | suppose, however, that we may,
without giving notice extend our laws and
our protection to our brethren who have
settled at least in that part of Oregon
which is not claimed by Great Britain;
but there can be no need OF increasing our
navy 10 order 10 do That. hope that
such on act will not be offensive 10 Great
Britain, and that she will not think OF go
ing 10 war about 1t.
But, if we are going to take the actual
occupation ofthe country, then some ad.
dihonal force will be needed 10 our army,
and in that case, however unwilling have
ever been to ncreaFe our military estab.
lishmeut, think should get over my
difficulties, especially f a disposition
should be manifested by Great Britain 10
take offence at the measure | have Just
mentioned. All our military preparation
must depend on rotice to Great Britain.
We must not have our hands and feet
bound; the obligations OF joint occupancy
must 30 dissolved, and we left free to act
according as the interests of our country
may require. believe il will no. be-
necessary for me to refer to any other part
Of this subject. There have been, as |
understand, two applications made to this
House by fellow. citizens Of ours, settled
beyond the Rocky Mountains, for the
protection of this Government. The
Chairman Of the Committee on Foreign
Afi'airs { MIR. G. J. lngersol) presented,
as think, one memorial while another
from a different quarter is also before the
Territorial Committee possibly ii is a
copy Of the same.
MIR. c. ]. lngersoIl. No; they are diff
lerent memorials, from different persons.
Mr.. Adams. think it is TINE this
House should consider what are our du:ies
to our countrymen there. confess thai
| know them very imperleclly. | have
Of course en- the reports Of Lieuteaants
Wilkes and Fremont; they contain much
valuable Information; - but that sortot in
formation which we now want Il was not
the object OF these expeditions to ob,ain.
am in favor Of protect ng these PERSONS
as far as we can.
coRRssFoSDENcE % THE HARRISBURG GAZETTE
RicHMoNp, Dec 90 l3f5.
In the House Of Delegates to-day, Nj. Taylor
offered The toIoRiog Resolution.
Resoleed That Is Select Committee he appoint.
I'd inquire into The expedisncy Of ihe passage IT
"A law, authorizing aud requiring the Clerk ol the
House Of Delegates, before be shall grant hs cert.
hcate 10 pay 10 The members Of the sane 10 re-
1nre Of fqern siafa-ratt al fhe r,t.tI.r ,r ffa-a