Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-03-26
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calts put when they bepla 10 discover that o.,.
vi hsiandng The giving Of the notice, compromise
may still be .lecled they find themselves without thu
SAINT reason for their ion.r zea L and shall nut be n
NIL surprised II. brhre this queshun is finally pu,.
These very gentlemen shall against The notice ailo-
geihef.
But irna the friends 10 ~ben' allude have under.
gone sui infher change b sides that Of their pp
tus they brgin that there are sumo doub,s
III regard 10 our li!e 10 The whale Of Oregon 1ba, II
unqnesli1nahe they cannot now say, Tor u has been
qnts'3ned "uh great ability IN iben presence This
hoar know, inderd, that their ictons have beea
AZ huucsi as they have been strong. but a,iuittoy
that Vor title seemed To them char Is moi s,ne.
,hing due To the e anges which have s'qce isksa r'
Is nnihng due the fnct that our TILE Is mi clear
but thal compromise may be honoraby ed,cud7 Il
nothing due Ia ihor opnion} Aud dues mol the inere
fact pl such division oi opnion Among perfectly
houest On beth sides present The strongest why
lie Dispute need not aud ought moi 10 he decided by
loeel appeal 10 these Sshalors patriots. iss
and prudent men. 10 say. when cntest with ~,
great Power. whether they are willing 20 hazard all
III question INCH the opinions ii rad and hunes
men all over their country uaden abb divided. |
appeal 10 them even party men. say whether they
Will Insist on pushing this question 10 such exrefs
as In divide Their party.
"A The other portion oi The Senate (in which coo.
slider mysel ncad d } it ia undeniapie thai great
change has taken place. | heel II myself Nothp,
could once have induced IL the notice RS
commended by the Presdrnt bui now IL ia very prs.
sble may give my yute Tor modified notice IN = nns
hfm. aHH
And Ibis brings now, nj length 10 the direc, oees.
pn. Shall we give 10 Great Britain the notice M.
posed, shall WE notl The % son is not free fom
doubt.
one reason in its avor Is. that it will prevent tho
conihued a2iaon Ut lhls Oregon question heing kept
mp IN The country and carried into The next Pesnlrn, nj
election. The measure Il notice. II properly qssllfed
will, IfusI, keep all quiet until The year has "a PRED
rnd tai then there viii be room io any further df.
EcuIfy.
Another in its favor Is, hat in all probability
Gscat Britain will not make hnsI move un. ,nyress
shall have aried on tho SUI jec that We sl,ould a.
soon as possibr. do something in The matter. ii were
mol Tor the force Of this considerations should be Tor
pos pnnlsg the notice for the present.
And now 10 The question. In whit form The nncs
shnll be gveni ! will vote, under no circumstances
for naked absolute notice The circumstances of the
case hive greatly changed. We not IN the satps
state Of things when the Executive mess ge first cane
III and cannot vote under The reinoiesl Impression that
there i'll be no compromise. II any gentleman once
hoped So and would haze gone for the noce under that
hone. that motive has now passed away.
Nor can vote Tor The resolution which has been scnt
~ from tee ll,use Of Representatives. have Two oh.
leeitens To II. II IL cqnivocal IN lis meaning. I'm
means 10 declare that the President may settle III dit.
hcntp 10y compromise II means Nothing, for The Prcsi.
dent has that right but II II Is meant hint 10 him to
negotiate for cmpromse. then am Tor speaking mure
plainly. am most decidedly against all eanyoca lion
in matters of State policy, Let say plainly what
we mcan Ia say. II We mean compromise, let us say
Compromise; and not send the President n resolution on
which he may put just any Interpretation that sui
him.
II We give This notice at all think il should be- Civ.
IN substantially as has been proposed by the gentleman
from Ga. II consent 10 the noIce II will be- AS have
sad 10 keep this agitation from running into the
Presidential election and finally To terminate Tho ques-
tl1n, aud II rive il al all let give IL precisely rs
intend expressing the opinion that the difficulty
should be settled by compromise. So much feel in.
elined 10 lar.
But this whole measure is subordinate to n higher
end viz the preservation of peace aud the settlement
Of d ficuI,les wuhouta arms My vote in
regard Ia notice will rest the question whether the
nltiee will advance that end not. And | shall
therefore, myself until shall be satisfied that
int.
have thus stated why am for compromisr, and
how far am 10 favor Of giving notice. vote on both
Subjects under circumstances in which find myself
placed and Tor which am not in the least responslt e.
! am doing the best ! can where fad myself, and not
wha might have done under different cfcuu ances.
repeat that Tor these circuDs am not RESPONSE.
BIZ early resisted that state Of things which has
come pnss. In 1913 ibis question The first time
assumed dangerous aspect. then saw, or thoughtl
saw what was coming, and examined The question mn
der all ITS aspects. Alter the mainres reflection came
To the conclusion which then stated saw that thcre
were routes before u.s. one olhem was 10 adhere To
the convention of 1927, and 10 do nulhing terminate
H. and 10 adhere strictly aud rgldly 10 lis PROVISIONS.
| saw lha although for time that convention operated
benef Tally for Great Britain. yet the period
hand when turn would come 10 derive its benefits,
Ia operation threw into her hands the hole fur trade
of that region and stood by while the whole Of that
rich harvest was reaped by her Subjects and saw that
we would derive the most important advantages
# IN the prnvso o The treaty. The resslless increase
OF population AMI The GRADUAL giess OF their tn
erprlse bringing them fast 10 the fm, of the Rocky
Mountains. The great South Pass had been discover
cd and | saw thai the settlement OF Oregon by Ameris
can citizens rapidly approaching.
II We should only adhere strictly 10 the convention,