Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-04-02

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the leading men Of The Iocoto.. \
South Carolina, were form,,i.
Of this kind Of appropriation,
again interrupted by Woodworb
STATE. who insisted that ii. N.
party Of his State were aIv,r.
with those gentlemen upon M,
Douglass retorsed, that Their h,lT
singular kind Of Dsmocr,s
Carolina, that ever he knewm
That they were at issue, acconli,,
assertion 81 Mr. Woodwork T.
prominent leaders upon grt,, =
tlonal question, whether CvD,,a
ses.sd the power to make ii, T.
OF appropriations contemplated l. II
under discussion. And yetkeua
ally sustaining and eleciing Id,
men 70 come 10 Congress, and
according to their doctrine, III. !,
ion, by advocating and volinr /,
appropriations. He then ins.J
according to the rule laid down i N.
southern members Of his psrty. II,
all violating the principles oibr
by refusing TO 60 for tie whole III
up 10 81 deg. 40 min. Them,
grea. many other passes beswm
lass and those gentlemen, that /,
like 10 refer 10, did my space atm
just as his hour expired. NJ sE
Va, got up and enqulred wA.ar
distinctly understood The genll.nr
Illinois 10 say, that The Oregon rev II M
Of The Baltimore convention u,
democratic party TO sustain ill,
whole Of Oregon UP to 81 40, md
pose The surrender Of al inch ID
THAT Iin,' Douglass replied, h, MI
be so distinctly understood.
then zsaed whether Tie geallenr
| Illinois intended 10 charge, thai II ii
III offering TO compromise al ~, n
lated one Of the pledges Of the N
Here the sound d the Chairman
mer cut of Mr. Douglass from Y
and Mr. HoUsToN Of Delaware, u
The floor. A, the unanimsus r1
tie Committee, lie howevsL kaaI M
wave way 10 allow Dough- DloH
1
Douglass remarked he would sris
gentleman from Virginia. with Il
and with candor. But thar il VI
necessary TO allude 10 certain iaH n
doing After recapitulalins tR !
Mr. Polk in 1923, az above reltrh
also his letter to the Cincinnati
lee. Iii, remarks in both his lnau.E
late message, as conclusive H
that Mr. Polk was pledged 10 lRs n
10 maintain our whole tile up
lie rrmsfked,iha after Mr. Polk b "
nominated, Gen. Hardin, then
guished member Of Congress "
made speech in Congress ccrtsr
Of Mr. Polk, and landing Mr. Clr
he replied 10 Gen. Hardin, in "
arralgned the msives OF Nj
offering TO compromise The 0rE
roversy upon Ihe line Of 49E =
nounced Ike willingness Of ihaw
10 surrender al the Territory nsa
and up 10 81 40 as treasonsbk
speech he assumed tina, il ArCf #
elected, We would lose nearly cif
Oregon Territory; while on ~
hand, if Mr. Polk succeeded, ~
States would acquire The whols Y
up 10 "a deg. 40 min. That ~
had subscribed for thousands ~
sands Of that speech, and circuI'a
all over the Union, previous 70 Y
ton. That in addition 10 This, ~
lass, had made eleclioneerIns Y
all over Tennessee, one Of vhItf
Columbia, within the sovnd Of "
own residence; and surrounded y
number Of his relatives. lha
speech at Columbia. he had, 10 W
of Mr. Polk. pledged the county
Mr. Polk was elected, not one lnta
territory south Of 81 deg. 4O m'a
be surrendered 10 Great BrIsir'
any other foreign power. And Y
speech was approved Of BY ths ~
and his friends; and tina. he w0ar
saw, he considered il inJudiclo"t
Polk 10 make the offer be dic'
had been Withdrawn. and nsgoda1
minated. And with the full sap
OF the sentiments he was giving II
10. he would now saw what fie 7"
said. in reply 10 Gen. Hardin'sff1''
10 Mr. Clay, ,hat ..he tgoula respI
reasonable" for any man, o. ~
TO consen. to the surrender o. y
Ina, aerrilory. south Of 81 dfg, r. n V
And that il treaty was n't'' \ XIII
terms originally offered oy $500
would suffer his tongue 10 sls'" Vi
roof Of his mouth. before ~
i, in defence of either The r'a MI
any one else who might ba'
% disreputable a treaty. td|
BY this time il was hs;I "r.d|
clock: bu. at The request o. n s,r4|
+, Pa, the gentleman from - ,.,s.i
r way 10 allow him 10 make ' Z NTH
/ PLANTATION. He then remsrkeu' .s,,
! not l,s design to cast any UT ,hpI
+ reflection whatever upon e', ,,'...s II
! man or the gentleman from l, v, pa|
i remarks lie had made anou' II, n I
obtaining the floor; and he J" ssa
! explanation was due from n'n j
!. them. Douglass ~ once Nj Il. vi
, Piled ,ha, the explanation q III. !"
). man from Pennsylvania ..att
+ satisfactory. and he. conseq \. ! NJ
! drew the remark be had n.', NM
u .leman's charge. Here 'ns Ihp
n ped; the COMMITTEES ross -
= adjourned,