Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-04-18


small minority TO which he belongs Sir could the genle-
mans comprehensive ingenuity point other mode Of
arriving at unanmy Suppose the gentleman himself
should pack up, with all his dgnities of chairman of the
Committee Foreign Relations, and go the majority,
would not that be some approach to unsnmity No, sir,
that will not do We ALL suppose TO consent that our
shall be unheeded and we are all to TO him
as the great bearer beneath whose banner alone oil
national unanimiy all patriotic unanmy all unanimty be-
coming American is to be found Yes, SIR There to
be no conaband there The flag is every thing,
and be the witness OF the nationality of all which il is
spread and of the gentleman, Of those who under
it, Really sir have supposed 1t to be possible case that
may have much patriotism and as much bravery in
the ordinary Of human life, the Senator hmse
and yet rally under that standard The gentleman
think he has unanswerabe claim to invoke unanim
, because he tells that for many long year he himself
great public measure, stood solitary and alone" He
then, imagine quite ardent in favor of unanmy
But mark it, SIR such the effect such the influence of
that magnanmous example, that the Senate and all
kind to rally round the gentleman from Ohio True,
he says it took five years to accomplish this Now sir will
not the Senator have magnanmy enough to allow us i've
years resign principles and convictions and adopt
his Or does he demand instant submission And is that
| his doctrine of unanmiy
had thought according to the arrangement proposed that
to-day to do little else than We all know
that that SENATOR both here in his place and in his personal
intercourse with has expressed the greatest possible desire
and soctude that would fix upon day when should
arrive at result this matters and yet now when that day
come when the gentemans appointed time has arriv-
ed the Of the Senate which he eames " invoked,
and which bring deliberations to close has only
quckened him renewed efforts in prolongng this contest
He now tells that he will against oil resolutions
have adopted his amendment, he goes against the
whole. Well sir be it the genleman's may
doubt be of great regret and he may conslt his per-
sona dignity by standing alone another five years and waiting
in solitary grandeur till the Senate and all Congress shall flock
and congregate about him. Achilles in his tent Yes, sir,
Achilles in his tent Laughter would still recommend
the lesson which have refered-know myself! II
is the wisest lesson that any can learn.
The honorable gentleman finds out now for she first time,
that the preamble which the Senate has adopted entirely in
coherent and irrelevant the other portion Of the resolution
The Senate it seems did know this for they have just
adopted both. And how does he make it out The Pres
dent has asked authorize him give notice Great Bril-
tain Of the termination of the convention This resolution
does authorize him. And what It declares to be
desirable that he should give the notice and should abogate
the convention Now, ask is there any thing inconsistent
in this As understand the NATTER is in exact compliance
with the recommendation of the President. But it is
first discovered by the Senator from Ohio that there
sstency in it, and he goes against the whole.
Mr. President have pleasure in this sort of anmad
verson-it gives satisfaction whatever but cannot
and will not m here and allow sach language and such
airs Of superiority and supecous arrogance without reply
We have had quite enough of and to spare, and from the
quarter The gentleman seeks by vehemence of gescu
aon and volume of sound give effect to what he pleased
say and really, sir of his gestures the gentleman
is not only offensive but really alarming notwithstanding
reasonable of natural courage, gentlemen
accustomed arms and whose training has only been in boz
dies of political character might suffer personal sppre
hension. Sir the gentleman may get up panic here, and
there is telling what may be the effect Of panic. have
heard Of panics in armies producing effects the most terrible
have heard of sampadocs and many other things equally
terrible but here, sir have been told that the resolution
we have adopted miserable paty thing; that the Senate
is palterng in double that is hiding behind the
bush that ii skuking from responsibility and presuing to
differ from the House of Representatives. And oil this is
brandished with magn6cence of style and
that reay sir know where the Senate stands ard
what is to become of it
There word two more wish to add before sit down.
hope shall get all Oregon hope may have it up
to $40 40; but then if can't get all that, for will
ling TO submit take 49o But do not like hear it said
that the records of the Senate having voted that
title good up $40 40 yet find that statement cx-
pressy made in speech Of his which will here quote.
mr. G. here read an extract from speech formerly dev-
cred by Mr.. ALIEN
The Senator told Us he had it recorded in volume before
him. Yes, sir the gentleman makes speeches. and puts them
in books and lays them before him. and then quotes them
as documents suppose according the rendng fmy
honorable friend from New York, (Mr DIcKISsoS.)
Here Mr. c. read further from the speech Of Mr. ALLEN
The gentleman says the bill its very face and by name
declared our title good up to the Russian boundary deny
that the Senate passed bill making any such declaa-
on The gentleman, perhaps, may have been correctly
reported. remember indeed, that we had bill before
in which proposed TO egislate for Oregon far Eng
land had egated and provide laws which operate
during joint occupancy with England of the whole terri
tory. The operation of the law be extended the
whole territory but that looked and expressly provided for
state of joint occupancy, and neither declared implied
that we had any exclusive title to the whole part
That the question mooted The question was to
the extension of laws citizens and what
less could say than that the laws should extend them
wherever they might be- in and every part Of the eory
Yet this bill has been cited and given the public
corded document proving that the Senate by its VOTE bad
declared that right clear and unquesonable up
$40 4O.
Mr. ALLEN said he thought the extraordinary remarks
made by the Senator from Kentucky would Justify reply,
though to reply to all Of them would take considerable time
The Senator desired to know Continued Mr. A. under what
commission speak He really be an intelligent Sena-
tor to be under the necessity of asking such question.
speak under the commission of State respectable every
particular any other State in the Union speak under
commission of that character which bear char
acte unsued, sir that of the Senator from Kentucky,
any Of those with whom he speak, under the
commission which Of duty imposes upon Senator
deeply interested in the welfare of his country that Sena
tor, those with whom he acts. These the commissions
which have rendered necessary that should speak, and Of
these the jees the Senator cannot deprive either pre-
sent in future. Commissions every Of which intend
fulfil, and to live up and in doing | will be
found contributing the sacrifice Of the rights the honor Of
my country.
The Senator says the FIRST great duty of is TO know
himself He knows that and very strange that knowing
himself he had remained silent upon this OCCASION and
with doing, by entering voluntary defence of the Sem
qures the gentleman forward attorney general
vindcate IFS character He asks under what commits
sion defend the House of Representatives ask him
der what commission he presums the organ Of the Sem
ate, and the keeper Of its character ?
Mr.. CRTTTENDEN. | do not but, as one Of the body,
think it right to defend myself, and those with whom act
Mr. he Sapa he Tnr oxplo lo hoIy