New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-01

! ofsche !. ws1s extraordinary. majority ct the
people OF this coansry and OF England Is favor Of
a. compromise and that the basis Of our offer TO
i England in 1926.
\ We had again and again offered to give up all
\ North of 49o. The boundary this side the noun
tains is the 10th parallel Old maps make 40 to the
\ ocean, the boundary between u.s. The navigation
OF the Columbia is matter for friendly negotiation.
\ England has never resigned her claims 10 any por
ton of the Territory North of 40. and cannot sustain
any claims South OF that The general wish Of the
aober both countries had settled it in their
u,inds that it should be compromised On this line.
! Let each and both so TO work frankly to seize
the present propitious moment to settle it. He was
in favor of postponng this Resolution of Notice for
a month. He hoped that in that time the matter
would be settled by negotiation. If we are called
upon to set. we must call for information. Notice
win not help negotiations. If negotiations failed.
considerations might then call upon us TO pass the
Notice. If be had the conduct Of this matter. he
would lay it on the table for month, but no had not
that position He hoped his honorable friend from
Delaware would withdraw his resolution calling for
information.
Mr.. ALLES knew that every Senator was equal
this floor but some Senator'S, from their position.
had more attention paid 10 what they said than
others The gentleman from Massachusetts added
more solemnity TO his position which he had this
morning for the FIRST time taken this question, by
the eaborateness of his notes and the precision OF
his language
Inc senator from MASSACHUSETTS CONDEMNS inc
President for This Ii the hrs tire that any
Senator who pretended to understand the President
had condemned him. Some said if he meant so
dnd so he was wrong; but the honorable Senator
not only understood him, but charged him with
having committed an error.
He astonished to hear any talk about the nav
igation of the Columbia We commenced the ses-
sion with claiming all Oregon. AT the end Of three
months fall back 1872 and at the end OF three
weeks more we fall back South Of 40 TO the Col
umba.
five had passed the Notice at the beginning Of
the session. the matter would have been settled
without blood The Senate fatered to come up to
the action OF the House. which passed It three to
one tatered till now Senator proposed TO compro-
Pulse on the Columbia. England would coon claim
all the Territory when she saw US with divided
councils.
month to whether Queen Victoria was poutins
a. US. This was National degradation But he
would not trespass longer
Mr. WEBSTER said 1t was true that he had been
concise aud precise and it would be well If other
gentlemen would be precise also In what they say.
AS for National disgrace that would probably
come as much from the other as from this side OF the
Senate.
Will the Senator from Ohio now say that public
opinion is not tending toward a settlement on our
offer of 1926?
Mr. ALLEN did not believe So
Mr.. WEBsrER-Will the gentleman from Ohio
now say that there is not tendency settle 10.
Mr.. ALLEN did not believe public opinion was
tending toward any settlement South OF the Russian
boundary. (Laughter
Mr.. WEBSTER then went on to defend himself
against the false construction put upon his arguments
by Mr. Allen. SO far from recommending any sur
render South of 4so he distinctly said that England
could expect nothing South of 49o. The assertion
he made was that the offer Of our Government In
1926 should be the general, not the specific basis Of
settlement.
Mr. j. NJ. CLAYTON made some remarks in reply
when the special order of the day was taken up
and Mr.. BARROW addressed the Senate on the Ore.
gon Question.
The House was occupied with the Deficiency APP
preparation Bill, which they passed. They then
took up the Sub Treasury bill and are now discus