Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-01-03

had said nothing upon thai point either way True he had
made offer and withdrawn il here; whether was the
same, only "snilar to the which the American Min
ister had authority TO oder who knows He eafmed
title to all of Oregon, 70 be but for that he had again
and again asserted title all Of Oregon in every part
his correspondence with the British Minister and in the very
act Of proposing compromise he did all that He (Mr
did not know any about the state Of relations and
negotiations with Great Britain than other Senator'S but these
facts before the nation and they might be deemed worth
consideration before the Senate should point
tleda '6xed fac-with the Senator from Indiana that
snegotations had ended He certainly might well in
sist upon them abundany sufficient excise an inquiry
Of the President when taken in connection with the lapse
time since the date OF the last correspondence cent the
nate and the possible resumption OF negotiation by him with
the British Minister before the Presidents own friends voted
to dspace him from his appropriate dutieso censure him
by implication, or to threaten him by anticipation.
Some introductory remarks made between Mr. HAs-
and Mr.. HAYwooD which the Reporter did not hear
to render them with certainty after which,
Mr.. HANNEGAN said that the President had given the
information in his message as plainly A, B, G. And
where the necessity Of asking him whether we should
not He who could understand the plain Ian
guage of the President that the negotiation was al an end
must have singular oblquiy Of mental vision He (Mr
had then only TO pursue his course hereafter he
should proper to pursue any particular course he would
move without asking the Presidents permission SO far
etiquette concerned he cared nothing was the sub
stance which he desired But he would ask the particular
friend Of the President the Senator appeared be this
occasion, how would he defend him il the negotiation was
the world Did he not call Congress 10 act Did he not
recommend notice to be given to Great Britain for the term
nation of the joint occupation that should occupy
certain extent the territory, and erect sockads and forts
he said that the negotiation at end and yet
to ask the President time to act The Senator from
North Carolina appealed his friends stand By him in
jechg these resolutions but he Mr.. III called him.
the principles of the Baltimore Convention
stand by the proclamation Of his party In the resou
ton Texas and Oregon and met and should he MAIN
tanned Were divided there He asked the Senator not
TO adhere to men, but adhere to the declarations of party
made in solemn convention BY this he willing live
die No compromise at forty mine the people in his country
would to such surrender He repea.ed in
the words of his resolutions that would be dhonoab and
cowardly to surrender.
In reply to Mr.. HASSEsASs aluson to him the pecu-
liar friend of the President, Mr. HAYWOOD made some
the substance of which was that due
the President state that he had held conference with
him that his motion and his remarks suggested alto
gether by the events of the morning and III TRUTH he had
the President only the present Congress COM
menced excepting when he paid the formal his family
customary among Senators upon their first arrival Il
due the Senator from Indiana however that he should
admit that he Mr. HArwooD) "pec,dar friend of
the President " that he the Presidents 6end and Pre-
ents and other politicians between the Capes which bound
ed this District, he had found out had lew, very few
cERE friends.
To which Mr.. HANNEGAN rejoined Would TO God he
had an honest friend, who would talk honestly to him.
The resolutions then ordered lie on the table, as
already stated