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tion the latter had administered to Mr.. D. the day
before. The excuse made by Mr.. Dickinson was
that he had taken his information from Mr.. In
gersoll's speech, which he supposed to be correct
In the House, Mr.. Adams offered resolution,
calling for the correspondence Of Mr.. Gordon,
Consul Of the u. S. at Rio Janeiro, in reference
to the slave trade carried on between Brazil and
the Coast Of Africa, which was adopted The
remainder Of the day was spent upon the Senate
bill Tor raising regiment Of riAemen and for the
protection of the Oregon country.
On Thursday, in the Senate, the resolution of
Mr.. Clayton, calling for the further correspon-
dence on the Oregon question, was again under
consideration. Mr.. Atchison was in favor of the
call. MIR. Sewer was opposed to it. He did
not think 1t proper to expose the letters of Mr..
McLane, and lay the whole calculations of this
government open to the British Minister. Mr..
Calhoun supported the resolution, and remarked
in reply to MI. Allen, who had deprecated the
discussion of the question of title, that the dis
cussion had at least been productive of the good
effect OF producing great unanimity in favor of a
settlement Of the difficulty. Mr.. Allen reioined
that 1t was no longer proper that he should hear
In silence these frequent assertions of unanimi.
". lie would tell the Senator that majority
OF those who had come to the Senate as Demo.
Gratis were not in favor of yielding up one half
oil the territory; they were not in favor of auy
such unanimity. MIR. Mangum then proceeded
to address the Senate on the special order of the
day-the Oregon resolutions. He maintained
that the whole subject had been improperly in
troduced into the Senate in their legislative ca
pacity, and that Congress had not the right to
give the notice. 1t could only be given by the
President by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate.
In the House, Mr.. c. j. Ingersoll asked leave
10 make personal explanation, which was
granted. lie then proceeded to notice the re-.
marks of Mr.. Webster made in the Senate. in
reference to himself, in terms of severe retor,-
He wished now to bring forward the Journal of
the Committee on Foreign Affairs to sustain his
former charges of misdemeanors against Mr.. w.
In the use OF the secret service money. Mr.. M
Nay objected to THISTLE said it had been the
custom and It was necessary to give the secret
service money to the Executive, and it has never
oeen The custom to make known its uses Mr..
Dromgoole said he was for the adoption of the
resoluton.--Ihere had been great corruption in
the Northeastern boundary business, and an out
rageous abuse of power and trust. He exhone.
rated the Wings, not Daniel Webster, for he was
not acting with The Wings but under the direc.
ton Of MIR. Tyler; and Mr.. Tyer's administra-
ton was the most corrupt which had ever existed
In the country or the world. Mr.. Bayly defend.
ed Mr.. Tyler from the assaults OF his COLLEAGUE.
and finally opposed the resolution, as tending to
inflict great injury on the country. The resolu-
ton was now modified, so as to make the call
upon the President, with the proviso tina, the in
formation communicated should not affect the
subjects OF any other power. Mr.. Winthrop of
Mass. made warm and indignant speech on the
course of Mr.. lngersoll, charging him with de.
sertIng his issues, and bringing forward new
ones. Mr.. Ingersoll intercepted Mr.. Winthrop.
and demanded of him as man of truth to saw
whether he had not said that the Senator from
Mass. would apply the scarrifying knife to him
(lngersoll.) MIR. Winthrop said he would an
swer no demand made in so peremptory and in.
sultng form. Then the gentleman lodges nv
question, retorted Mr.. Ingersoll. No, said MIR.
winthrop, it is the member himself who lodges.
1t is he who made one set of charges. and il is
ne who has to-day brought forward another set
entirely different and distinct. Now, he con.
tinned, if any member wishes to know whether
did say that the scarrifying process was ap-
piled by the Senator from Massachusetts. I an.
swer that did, and the member is answered.
MIR. Winthrop protested against any partial exa-
innaton-any ex parte statements-any partial
exposl'Ions. He demanded all, and would pledge
himself that his friend would prove guiltless of
all the charges uttered against him. Mr.. Adams
then called for the reading of the resolution.-
There were parts of it, he said, which were pro.
per for the House 10 call for, and parts of it were
In violation of the Constitution. He would not
therefore vote for 1.-THE most material parts
require an exhibition of facts which had ALWAYS
been' and which ever should be kept profound
secrets. AS for the expenditure of the money,
the Secretary of State was not responsible.
Mr.. Tyler alone was accountable, and if any BODY
were to be impeacbed he was the individual
The law gave the President the power to expend
the money, and no body else. Mr.. Ingersoll
said he believed MIR. Tyler was irreproachable in
the business. Mr. Adams replied that it was i'm
possible.-lf there was reproach any where, it
was with the President. The resolution was fl.
nally modified so as to con6ne the inquiry simply
to MIR. Webster's administration of the State De-
partment, and in this form it was adopted.
On Friday, in the Senate, Mr.. Fairfield spoke
in reference to the settlement Of the Northeastern
IIo a. IL 4.
acquiesced, she was never satisfied with it. Mr..
Webster briefly rejoined, and pointed out the be.
nefts secured to Maine by the treaty, and main.