New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-11
From Washington.
Things In Washington.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHING TON, Feb. g. 1876.


This has been an exciting dayin Congress. As /
closed my afternoon Letter in hurry will here re
capitulate the events
The Senate was occupied with several matters OF
more priyate mature but somewhat interesting de-
bate sprung up on the Navy Bill. IN which The re
cen, Correspondence between Mr. PAXEsHAM and
M, BUCHANAN was freely commented on o y
Vsssrs ALLEN, Cas- MASGCN. BA6Sf. &c. II
the President intends to effect the destruction OF the
Tariff b. a Treaty. of compromise on Oregon. ne
will mos, siguav fail. He canno. carry ,woihi!dS
OF the Senate for Treaty on such an arrangement
When was forced to make up my despatch this
afternoon the House had actually come 10 support
the prophecy which | made a few days since III
The Tribune that the Notice would be carried by
The Whgs voting tor il, aided by few tsc Loco
Focos But let recapltuate:
The speech OF I 4. KING, OF TIA. was able ana
severe he reviewed the correspondence between
Buchanan and Pakenham OF course he withdrew
his plan heretofore submitted for arbitration he
reviewed the course of ]. q. ADAMS also on this
Oregon Question, which brought up Mr.. ADAMS for
AN explanation and afterward Tor speech.
The speech OF Mr.. ADAMS was curious affair.
hut the hour rule cut him Oft before he had got halt
through He said. after replying TO Mr. KING, that
he conceived our title rested on the 10Th, 9th and
2sth verses OF the first chapter OF the Book OF Gen
esis. which the Clerk read as follows
30 And God said, Let US make man III cur mage ateF
ou- likeness: and let them have dominion over the lsh
OF the sea- and the fowl OF the air and over the cie
and over all the earth and over every creeping thin;
that creepeth upon the earth
$50 God created man in his oicH image N the IN
age OF God created he him male and female created ne
them. -, -, ,,,,
R. fruitful and multiply and repienish The earth an"
subdue il and have dominion over the hsh OF tue sea
and over the fowl of the air. and over every thing that
unoveth upon the earth =,
That gives US a very good tile. But let the Clerk
from be0 Psalm
accordingly read the 9TH and 3th verses OF tina
Psalm.
81 will declare the decree Lord hath said unto me
thou art my Son-,hs day have begoiten thee.
Ask of me and | shall give thee the Heather FOR
thine inheritance and the uernosi parts OF the earth
for thy possession
Upon these TWO passages OF Scripture, ne thoGSh'
our best right or title 10 Oregon was founded
All commentators agreed that the person referred
10 in the last passage was Christ the Saviour. The
Christian world for a long period OF the Christian
Era looked upon the Pope OF Rome as the repre-
sentative of Christ earth The Pope granted th's
country 10 their Catholic Majesties Ferdinand ana
Isabella on account OF the discoveries under them
by Christopher Columbus. Ii was by virtue OF ms
original authority granted by the Pope that James
and Charles Kings of Eng land had granted TO II
einia and Massachusetts territory extending from
sea 10 sea from the Atlantic to the Pacific Nor
conld England now deny the validity OF that title
it was by this only that she held Ireland In suoIeo-
ZION The only right she had 10 Ireland was the IL
tie granted TO Henry II. by Pope Adrian ".
What right had we any OF the Territory OF the
old thirteen States themselves but by virtue OF
charters granted BY Kings under this right OF the
Pope, we taking the Heather for his inheritance as
the Representative of Christ. The case now pend
ing. in the Supreme Court, between the states OF
Massachusetts and Rhode Island turned upon these
very old grants by England whose only rights were
derived from the Pope founded on these passages
But one great right lny in the fact that we want
ed 10 subdue We said England wanted 10 keep 1t
for hunting purposes for the Hudsons Bay Company
England wanted il for wild animals We want
ed it for civilized Christian man.
The House consumed nearly one hour IN wrang-
ling about permitting Mr.. ADAMS 10 proceed Had
the motion simply been put 10 permit Mr. Adams 10
proceed il would have prevailed by twothlrds
but the motion 10 suspend TIL 10 morrow, and
thus TO prolong the debate. The vote against MIR.
Tibbatts's decision was lOi to o. and the vol"
against laying the motion in favor OF Mr. Adams on
the table was la5 to -. The vote TO suspend the
rule and proong the debate was 90 10 l25.
During this dispute the Presidents Private Score.
tary appeared with Message. and there were loud
calls of " Read" Read 1t was not read. no"
ever. | believe it was report from the North
: Eastern boundary commission
l Mr. HARALsoS of Ga. rejoiced that this was ne
party question. He ought 10 have said tina! he re
ioced that his party had failed in trying to make
party question.
3 Mr. iSGgRsoLL got the floor by courtesy con
> clude the debate He showed how differed
from other Nations in our intercourse with Foreign
Nations He denied the right of the Treaty making
power to yield territory. AS for Arbitration, the
Senate could set it aside. he also contended tha
Mr.. Folks views on Oregon were the same as tnosf
always held by Mr.. Clay
. Mr.. l. then went into some statements concerning
t the Canada troubles, in which some new facts wer,
: developed concerning the trial of Mcleod and th'
J. conduct of Gov SEWARD Mr.. WEBSTER. &c. H'
said these new facts would soon be published. HI
Tho, Aohb m MIR y
srER's having asked the Committee on Foreign Re
ations for an outfit &c for Commissioner 10 setIlt
this Oregon question. He said that Mr. CALHOUN
as Secretary of State. had refused Arbitration. HI
e pointed out the bearing which recent events had
l upon each other, and complained that the Soutf
! should back our first attempt 10 get ter
, ritory at the North, when the North had stood by
the South in obtaining Southern territory three
, times-in the Louisiana Florida and Texas acqui
stons
JAMES X POLK he considered Jacobus Teytius
et Ter James the Third and Thrice Fortunate.
This question whether should follow the
POLK or WEBSTER Policy. He believed there
would be no war He referred to Mr. WEBSTER )
speech al Baltimore on Commercial Treaty, which
appeared TO me as celer thrown out for similar
project by the Administration as | mentioned las,
r night.
} After some playful remarks in reply TO Messrs.
: WIsTHRoP and PESDLEroN. Mr. IsGERsoLL sat
down, leaving twenty minutes, which Mr.. DAKRAGH
. of Pa. occupied in favor OF the Notice.
As they commenced voting Mr. PAKESH AN came
into the House where he remained for time
Mr.. BUCHANAN, Mr.. BANCROFT, and other dignita
ries, Foreign and Domestic, had been present most
Of the day.
When the votes came up on the several PROPOSE
tons Mr.. IsGERsoLL moved to strike out the word
Z" forthwith" from his resolution.
Mr. billiards amendment was voted down. 50
for it, l36 against it, JOHN QCIScY ADAMS voting
, for it.
Mr.. DARGAS's proposition TO divide on the 49th
Parallel and the Straits OF Fuca was lost by vote
of 90 to 1922 Mr. ADAMS. believe, voting against II
Several other propositions were made and lost
without division of the House by Tellers.
Mr. RAMSEY, Wing Of Pennsylvania played a
pretty trick upon those who have been clanorng for
the whole or none by offering Resolution tn at the
Oregon question was no longer subject of Nego-
tiaton or Compromise. Upon this Teers were or
dered to see how many would vote ultra measures.
The Yeas and Nays cannot be called in Com nit
tee, but took down the Yeas. There were 10 tor
the notion and l46 against it. Those for II were