Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-04-03

must be done ultimately. 80. ~ ,,r,,fon,
daes not touch The honor ol ei'ne. o;,,.d 10,
candor o,e fairness, and prudence rule tne houri
md lot these Two great nations ne res'o,eu " w
tnIl en;o,men, Of thcir vast useful and haimohi-
Mr. ALLEN said ,ha,the Senator from Mas.
s,chnse,,s having expressed il as his opinion 'l'a'
The resolution cl,lics IN car..'h lhioi u."''1E
i from Ike Executive snculd, for The present. ne
suffe, ed IN lie on The table; which sussesnc" NC
presumed would be coupled with, u oecanie WI
necessary for him 10 enter upon 'ie uiSeus''0" =
| the Resolution. -, NJ AZ and
/, is true, constulionally, (said MI. ~ dns
true in regard 10 our intercourse ~ eao" -,
here, that all the members oil ,he Senae a Isn
! a s,ric, equality with each clSe:; pul y - az
true that the long experience Of some Sena'ois "a
| the public business the counlry,aro inc Plaee
| they have accuired in The judgmentot Tue county
/ make whatever they say mere ON great na1'on'i
/ question ri much more Importance ,,sdu :. 49,
10 IL !, fell from some others. The senator iiv'
| Massachusetts has taken his position this morn
mo lar IN, t;fsl lime. or this great Oregon que>-
ton And not only has he done ms uu' NJ , 'ts
| also taken extraordinary Hfecau''oh oSa,. ~
possibility Of having his position hl.S..:nen :.
precauliGn growing ty no nedus -. - :,Son, sncL
of CAPACITY 10 address the senate 80, :,
| tniI ana accurate NOES OF what he : about 10
saw ,Thsra !. . s,ic,nailv in The !oIm VIA wnich
hi on;n;ons have been announced lo-oay, Whfci,
connrc,cd with ne ...o1n chaIac'er, aoiii'y az"
influence IT lha, distinguished senator, 'iiahes
the declaration one 81 great importance: .r,.o
There arr three points stated BY hin. nc
first is, that in his judgment, lie t!1s'as'. - ="
| United States has committed ,his.dAe oi ~
! Oregon question; bot mainly ~ na'ins "ss,'S w
The clearness Of The American u.ie 70 vi :: ~
! ID
lact ina, lie diu this in Inc same message u WIZ"
he recommended The termination G. he coaveh-
lion q, inin, occupation. Tn" Senator uiahs
tbat by announcing that tile IN Immediate con'
| nay'.n with snrh . r.cor,m enda''"n 80 TO 81
/ denl has embarrassed The Oregon G''S>i'u"i 49,
mai, therefore whatever may te ihs results . '.'r
sc:an 81 ConeISss upon The question: al NJ GU
/ tcu,;ies when may eISac 3ie 10 De iTacs' DEC"
! 10 this error OF the President IN lis message.
Now this is The fist occasion, The re:y liis',
! that have heard, on the foo. OF lie Senate, any
blame cast en- The President bv any Senator, WIN.
like the Senator from Massachusetts, has no dIn-
/ Guilty in comprehenting the meaning ard inien.
ton Of the Message Other Senators have sail
that iii The Message means tbs, am against il;
and III it mears that, | agree win H." Bu'
| The Senator from Massachusetts has no doubt as
70 what il means, and, Under that clear compre-
heDsion al the docnmen', he ascrihsS error 10 The
seqrences. Ths IS the first pom, made by Inc
Senator.
Bul there is another point (iad very :mpcr-
tan. one il isl Which he has Also made CT 'Ais oc-
casun; and Tho, is Tia. in The intsmen, OF the
greatly expert, need and very enlightened Sena.
Tor, public ornion both in lie United Stats AMI
| Great Bri,ain, is concentrating on ilSed mode
OF adjusting the existing difference; and that Is.
BY assuming as a 5asis-not The line OF 40 de-
crees Nor l. ,alltuls-bnI the pronosl;ica offered
b. US 10 G-sa' Britain in 1895, which wen:
South OF that !or all purposes OF national advali-
iaee. 10 The navigation OF lie Columbia river
| This !. The Grst arG&g:cem ent in The Senate.
this session, 81 disposition IN any individual
Whatever. Qhopsh have seen something Of The
.ort IN Ike papers for The last three days or even
Of the possibility under any conceivable human
! circumstances, 10 yield up 10 Giea, Britain The
navigation OF the Columbia river That is the
point on which wish 10 fix ID, attention Of The
| Senate Pnb,ic opinion in Inc two nations, ac-
co.ons TO tae Senator from Massachusetts, is
Conveying 10 the point 81 q negotiation on the
basis OF ihe proposition made by rs in 1926.
This strange :c":. ;hen, presents iIsei before
Us: we, who startled ou' 1t'he commencement o.
The session with claiming Inc whole OF Oregon m
to 81 40, at The end oil three months began 10
tremble on the parallel Of 10 and, at The end OF
three weeks more, arc ready 10 AL back Soulh
e;en on shat The Senate has been recene eve
nv hon.. until, according . all toe rules of lcss-
le,ive progression, We shall in a shor, time more
re prepared 10 Surrender the whole territory 10 Sci
Clear OF war
All his convinccs me, net Of The Presidents
having mad. great error, but d mis- great palTi-
otism AMI iu,,s menl in laying his Siam al once
co,nmenSuralely with The extent oil or .le.
This whole Geba'e las gone on The assumption,
l4. n h F1d
ed on the false assumption thai Great Britain has
iusl light to Tar u Cr,gru, ard liza she XII
sacrifice 10 pa.t Q. her rights, but on The contrary
will certainly fight ior hem believe that II
Congress had in the fist week cf its session,
passed The resolution OF notice, and had lhen
gore on 10 extend orr laws over the whole lerr-
:ory, this con rovcr-y would have been settled ere
This wi,hpr; he Shed .ins Of drop or blood or
The loss Of On acre oi Oregon. Bot, after the
world had seca That the Senate ialiered, even at
ter vote BY the House of three TO one and alter
il has seen distinguished Senator al The en.' Of
three months introduce proposition TO "a! hack
on the Columbia river, wha IS likely ic Ee the
course OF Great Britain ours seems 10 invite
her to claim the whole; yes the whole. Every
inch we recede mu!iinlies the chances OF fight
by Great Britain. Every body must see this
When England sees hesitation in this BODY; when
she sees divided ccupsels here; when size sees The
| President ccnsuret for The manner in which he
has conducted This affair; when she sees three
months wasted when she sees the arm of The Go
vernmcnt paia!yzed; whcn she sees ali This, sse
will not hesitate rs 10 her course.
Blu, the Senator laid down another proposition
and that is, that to give time for public opinion
in line two nations TO settle down on The ptoposi-
| ton oil the Columbia river as boundary, the
Senate ought, in his Judgment, 10 drop lis ieso-
| luton OF notice for month; that we ought 10
pos:pune It's father consideration al present alto
| eether. Postpone Ii and ior what Until ar
other steamer shall arrive 10 INFORM us whether
Queen Victoria is rouiin~ atus, whether ihe Bfi-
is, Government is pleased or uliendt,! at what We
are doing here
| THIS is species Of rational hnmiaon 10
which, Wit, my :Gie, This Senate shall ne:er sub
nit. lisume We SPOKE and acted like men con-
scious Of being III r personalities Of Gorcfn-
ment determined to assert us own rights, whether
other Governments are pleased or disp!eassd :,
sucn assertion.
On these points would fix the attention O
the Senate and Of Tic country, because itey nave
Seen made by the senator Win extraordinary
| solenri,v, ana VIII the utmost possible rr1sau-
ten as 10 eac! word nd syllable he ut'ers.
All This mpresses me ~, - conviction, thai
We are 10 have more difficulty growing out ui
this question. II there is a war; The cause Of il
| will be found N Inc Sens.- i he Uniied Sia'e:
in is hssiialing course in lis divided councils
in lis unwi!,r.ness 10 sustain The tight, OF The
country b. III orcc of The country. Dut viii
not nrw :fesaass on The time .. the Senate by
sn'rrins fn:,hcr into a G;scus>ion Of The sui ject
And pres umrg 'ha; he srg sc.iion ot The Sena-
;or from Massachusetts (Mr. Wehse.l vii meet
The acuuirsre.cc g .he Senoor from Delaware
(Nr. Clayton ] will move that The Senate now
proceed 10 lie consideration OF Tic orders O.. The
day.
MIR. A. Withdrew he mo;.on a the sques. CT
Mr. WEBSTER, who said Il is very True
,ha; er7rssse', 18th rscmoliialvl iaec;sioh my
sentiments on Ibis QUESTION. Ii is an important
question; ii has re> pee, 70 he i..:cre. e Two ma
lions-aad that in considerable exigency be-
tween them. Ii IS important, nnter sucn circum-
stances, 10 be precise, AM may perhaps ot
! permitted u say that | DO not ;hnki. would te
vety far out OF the way il some other gentlemen
would adop, lite OF The ike care = mase their
laneues. on a Great na;.cnal question like this
! somewha, correct and accurate.
The gentleman sees fiji 10 consider that this PRO.