Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-03-07
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGREs S.
CExTRAcrs FROM OUR DAILY REPORTS
I'M SENATE.

Of the intention of this Government annu the treaty the
joint occupation Of the Oregon territory and the resolutions Of
Messrs HASSEGAs CALHOUN, CRIrTESDEs, and CoLauITT
having relation TO the same subject
| Mr.. HAYWOOD Of North Carolina, resumed and
cuded the speech which he commenced yesterday When he
| had taken his seat
Mr.. HANNEGAN address the Senate but yielded
| the floor at the request Of Nh
Mr. CALHOUN, who desired TO impress
sion which might be conveyed by the remarks of the Senator
from North Carolina in respect to the protocol which had
been spoken Of II Senators would they would find
that contained simply declaration tho part OF the British
Minister stating the why he did not feel authorized TO
with the negotiations and that he had applied his Gov
eminent for further instructions whether those instructions
were received not, he could say he presumed, how
ever, that they had been received The United States
assented to the proposition that any part of Oregon belonged
to Great Britain Our negotiatos had always claimed the
whole In his letter to the British negotiation he had
claimed on the part Of this Government the whole valley Of
the Columbia river. He not that it had been
| acknowledged that the title not in
Mr.. HANNEGAN promised not to dean the Senate very
long Before proceeding to make few remarks in reply
parts Of what he considered the extraordinary
speech he had heard his life he begged ask the Sc
nator from North Carolina (Mr. HAYwooD) question,
which, for greater accuracy he had reduced to writing I'VE
did not get copy Of the question but in substance
this whether he had the authority Of the President Of the
United States direct Indirect for declaring here that
his wish to terminate the existing controversy with Great B
| tain by compromising on the parallel Of 49o j
Mr.. HAYWOOD replied that he had already said that
which, for fear Of mistake, he had previously written and
which he should print For the President TO authorize any
Senator to make such declaration that stated by the Sena
tor from Indiana not to be expected and would be Of
| character.
Mr. ALLEN said he should construe the reply of the Sena
tor from North Carolina negative unless forbidden by
| the Senator himself to do so.
Mr.. HAYWOOD. have already endeayored to prove my
friend from Ohio bad hand at construction. A laugh
Mr.. ALLEN. Then shall adopt the other construction
and consider his the affirmative and demand
demand it public ghthat he shall the inter
rogaory put to him. he does not answer am here ready
deny that he has expressed the views of the President
/ Mr.. HAYWOODS answer was but partially heard, but
ne was understood to that his constituents had
HIM there to answer questions put to him by any but
IN regard to the inquiries Of the Senator from Ohio if he Mr.
occupied the position which that Senator did, and
driven the necessity Of asking questions here about the OPT
MONS Of the President he should quit. Much aughter.l
Mr.. WESTCOI'r here called Mr.. HArwooD to order, if
ne was about to state any thing from the President
Mr.. HAYWOOD. The Senator need not be alarmed.
Increased merrment in parts of the chamber. No
Senator had right TO make demands Of him the floor Of
Senate and he should submit to such demands New
eheless ne might consent if properly requested reply
reasonable inquiry either in the house Of it, He
often done things that way of DOORS that he cons
rather Illuminating, for the sake Of peace and good fell
lowship; but he recognised in no right demand
| swers from him in his place in the Senate.
Mr. ALLEN said he had not demanded a
private personal right, bat public right When Sc
naor assumed speak for the President public right
possessed by Senator demand his authority doing
lima was that he the exponent Of the views of the Pes
dent Of the United States great national question The
gentleman had assumed this and Mr. A. again asked
whether he in possession Of any authority from the Pre-
sdcnt for saying what he had eH
Mr.. WESTCOTT called Mr.. ALLEN order. 1t was not
in order TO inquire here what the Presidents personal
opinions purposes.
Mr. ALLEN said that he had asked what the opinions
Mr.. HAYWOOD said that he was not al all excited He
would however, take leave TO observe that he a any
thing like catechism in the rules Of order He had not as
sumed TO speak by authority Of the President.
Mr. ALLEN Thenthe takes back his whole speech
Mr. HAYWOOD. am glad TO see that the speech takes.
/ Much laughter.
| Mr.. ALLEN, (much excited j With the British
Much excitement and here (as indeed through
out this entire scene prevented the Reporter from hearing all
that Mr.. ALLEN said
Mr. HANNEGAN wished the Senate to notice that though
the Senator from North Carolina had written his Speech he had
not printed it. that other Senators might have il 10 refer 10
IN reply twas not to be found in any Of the papers
Mr. HAYWOOD. desired that, for fear Of mistakes and
seems was right cfor Of the papers, its brief account
OF my remarks this morning. has said Of speech that was
| a speech in favor Of arbitration.
Mr. HANNEGAN said ii was quite imma,eriaI whether
the Senator from North Carolina gave direct TO Mr.
inquiry The Senator had said that there was no
meaning IN language no truth in man. if the President had
any where committed himself the line of $40 49, Mr.
would say IN turn, that there neither meaning in Ian
guage truth in if he had so committed himself
and That IN language strong that of the holy book ITSELF
before The Baltimore Convention met he stood already
mhted to the whole OF Oregon up $40 40 before all the
world Mr. H. would go back the year 1874 and call the
Senator'S attention to Mr. Folks reply committee of the
citizens Of Cincinnati Their inquiries referred to the annex
alton OF Texas; but in rcpying Mr. Polk volunteered on-
ions In regard to Oregon also and this while he was before
Inc nation as candidate for the seat he occupies
In reply to question the date of the letter Mr. H.
said was the 23d April, 1874 mr. H. here quoted the let
ter Here Mr. Polk expressed the opinion that the Union
ought never TO have been dsmemered" by the separation
OF Texas Did the speech Of the Senator from North Caro-
Ina sustain the principle of this declaration Mr. H. would
leave IL TO the world to say.
Tie further quoted the letter where declared we ought TO
assert and hold right Of dominion the whole territory
of the Republic. Who defined the limits of Oregon Did
not the President himself Mr. H. here quoted the fol-
lowing passage from the Presidents message "The ex-
haordnay and wholly nadmIssibe demands of the Bri
tsh Government and the rejection Of the proposition made
in difference alone TO what had been done nv nv predece
sors and the implied obligation which their acts seemed 10
impose afford satisfactory evidence that no compromise which
the United States ought TO accept be effected With
this conviction, the proposition Of compromise which had
been made and rejected was by my direction subsequently
withdrawn, and title TO the whole Oregon territory as
Serted and, believed maintained by irrefrapac facts
1 and argumcnts"] What did this language mean, The
oer OF 49, What compromise could he make short of the
Russian line OF 5fo 4V Did he our title to be
clear and ndsputabc to the country between 400 and $40
40 Besides Mr. H. held the language Of the Secretary Of
State TO be virtually the language Of the President and had
not Mr. Buchanan claimed the whole territory up TO $40 400
lie had Mr.. II. here read from the closing part of Mr.
Buchanan's last letter TO Mr. Pakenham Mr. b here de-
cared that was still the opinion Of the President that our
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