The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-02


for giving the notice was adopted was re elect.
on the part OF my constituents that was opposed
TO terminating the convention OF 1918. And YET Il,
gentleman from Tennessee attempts 10 read me oar
Of the party for meeting their xpeetauon, and Win
| me, nine others Of the Virginia delegation.
Now, sir, in the first place, deny the authority
| OF the gentleman 10 read me any Of nay col
leagues out of the party Our position with the nar
w Is not of such doubtful character that he or any,
body else cast suspicion upon our party fidelity
Our services have not been so unimponant that he
party will surrender us willingly 10 the opposition
But if the gentleman had the power OF driving every
man from the party who differs with the President
upon any subject would beg him to consider what
| would be the consequence Of his exercising it, He
would commence, suppose, by reading out all who
| voted against the views OF the Executive on the
Texas question: then such OF us as Will not ior
giving the notice. next all such differ with about
The reduction of the tariff then, such do not agree
with il about the sub-tnasury; and last, all such
as differ with il upon the subject OF internal i'm.
proyements And by the time he had put all thsss
under the party ban, how would il stand Its sup
porters would be beggarly account OF empty
| benches.
Il OF oil the questions to be made test Of party o..
thodoxy, this Is the last As have said before II
is purely a question of expediency, involving 20
principle But the gentleman says the questions Of
the bank, the tariff, internal improvements dlsirbu
ency. Sir have no argument to address 10 dem.
n ocrat who takes such view. ], nj least had Al.
ways thought that these questions were something
more than mere questions 81 expedieney. had al.
ways thought that they were questions involving
principle, and principle Of the most vital character
Mr.. b. concluded by thanking The House for The
Indulgence il had extended To him. 90
i Mr.. b. having concluded L..
i Mr.. A. JOHNSON rose, and land amidst sons
interruption en- questions Of order, as TO the rel
G.1.l A..
vote of leave to speak in order) replied to MI. B.
in remarks which will be given hereafter.
4 Mr.. BAYI.Y and Mr.. JOHNSON also made
some further explanations, which viii appear To-
geth'r. s. .H
rHE OREGON DEBATE r.
Mr. TIBBATTS offered resolution in the usual
terms providing that all debate in Committee THE
) Whole on the state OF the Union, on the joint
oution Of notice should terminate on Monday nsSt
: the 9Th instant, at q o'clock.
Mr.. BOYD asked the yeas and nays on the adop
z ton Of the resolution. -
j Mr.. AsHMuN moved that the resolution be laid
on the table
e Mr.. TIBBATTs asked the yeas and nays; which
= were ordered, and being taken, resulted as follow
YEAs-Messrs Abbott. John Quincy Adams, Arnoa
Ashmun, Bayly, Bednger Bell Blanchard, Milton BrOwn
Rs cos%s %asSS ro.. e1 SP
8 Cunningham, pargan, Garrett Davis, pelano, Duoa.
poshsry John wing .a tisslln Foot, rS''sI Gs'
as p. Holmes Hopkins, . w. Houston, D. w HUBBARD n
Daniel kss rsa s.
n King, Leaks, Leih Lewis, Long Mehrny, Meiyshs
Phelps Ramsey. Rhstt Robsrt. Julius Rockwell join
c A. Rockwell, Root, Runk, Russell schenck Severance
e Caleb b. smith Robert smith, sarkwea,her stephens
IS Stewart, strohm, Strong ThibodeanS Benjamin Themp
4, TranSo, Vance, Vinion white wilmo winthrop WOOD
CT ruff woodward Wright. Yanesy and Young
L Buke A.
I. Brinscrhon, Brodhead, william @: Brown, Bun. loha
eoeEs ~p Collin caiias cuSaia, Bans emerson
Dt Wis., De Mott, Douglass, Dromgoole, Dunlap Ei,s Ed
6s aouan unsssr Sa%ss h Rsa eSs
Inssrsoli James II. johnson, Joseph Johnson Gsou'
aen ramS Esnn'f Se rrs',se
v nand. Mcdonnell, MeCrae, Mcdowell Mckay Barclay
sr,s. R mg RsS Res Ritter saws sawyer
Of seammon AleAander Sims. Thomas smith stanton
=. wentworth. Wheaton Williams. Yell and Yost--sI
to So the resolution was laid on the table.
IT The SPEAKER again announced the regular or
h der Of business, se.
-z BnIDGE ACROSS the ONO
Mr. HARPER, on leave given, presented certain
joint resolutions of the Legislature Of Ohio asking
is an appropriation for building bridge across II,
Ohio river: laid the table, and ordered to be print
n Mr.. WENTWORTH called for the orders of III,
,e day.
e. OREGON. .,
But, on motion of Mr.. G. W. JONES, the Houss
~ resolved itself into Committee of the Whole on the
ne state Of UNION, (Mr. TIBBArTs, Of Kentucky in
e the thair,) and resumed the consideration Of tn
OF joint resolution of notice.
'e Mr.. JACOB THOMPSON was entitled to III,
o' floor, and addressed the committee during the hour
He did not know, he said, that he could at this
o. period Of the debate commence his speech in be-,
~ tor manner than by recapitulatipg the points upor
: which he believed there was common agreemen
IT, in this House.
He believed he might assume, then first that they
were all for Oregon--not defined by any particular
tn limit--that they were oil for Oregon He nigh
., assume, also, that they all for peace The dis
on position of this committee, SO far as it had exhibited
he itself, was decidedly pacific One gentleman from
Massachusetts,, [Mr. WNrHRor,l who had addre 9
ed the committee at an early part of this debate hat
.is said that peace was always honorable, and shou'
IL be. He believed when he said they were oil 70
peace the declaration must be qualified with the dis
Of inct proviso that peace be maintained consis
tently with our national rights and our nationa
honor. Some gentlemen had shown a disposition
~ not 10 avoid wara readiness to enter into a conhic
iii became necessary in the defence OF those right
lis and of that honor-but at the same time they hay
Id avowed their preference for peace.
e. He assumed, as TO the question oftide that Their
was no difference upon that question as far as ago
r. whatever differences there might be north OF tina
s. line and south Of $40 4W, our title up to AGO, so "a
e, as gentlemen had expressed themselves, was "cea
is and unquestionable Between 400 and $40 4V Their
seemed to be some difference; but the more general
as he might say, the universal opinion was that
N was the better title up to $40 40'. For his owl
as part he willing to rest the question of tile oil
in the able exposition Of it in the letter of Mr.. BIZ
to chanan to Mr.. Packenham Of late date. Thatlet
y ter, in his opinion would be the means Of handing hi
In name down to all poslerty, and would associate tina
pdias vial ,vi,h
q, Whose units teeming population Of enerprisinf
By American citizens would be found Then he con
en- sumption.
"a Again he believed that the people OF the United
ir. c.a.es demanded of them action. They were al
re for action Of some kind This question had beer
], the subject Of discussion for nearly half century
4 u was IN 1909, when we purchased louisiana a
he hat time treaty concluded with Great Britain
ds hXng the northern boundary OF the United States
Inat treaty was rejected by the Senate far re-
10 garded the northern boundary: and another reoty in
- 1901 ON the sarne anl,eci ,.a. 49, -~i..sI aud