Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-03-16
CorresPoadeHes 81 the BIic.msrc AnericaA.
WAsaiSGToN Alauh IL.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
AENfDfsfAI

AmoDS the memorial presented Tia, morn.
iig we're lie following
by Mr. Benton, from Thomas Allen ak
ING Tor the fulfilling ol contract tor print.
ing the Sixth Ceusu,.
IL, Mr.. Dickinson. in Inference 10 a tfcaty
with the Scncca Indians. amt one b, Nj
Webster On thc same subject.
MICHIGAN
Mf Spcight moved that titr senate proceed
10 the cOn,ll ration OF the Bat ptaniing a.-
lctuate rtttOus OF i1nd To the State OF Mich.
,-an los works o, Internal improvement.
Ms. Niles opposed thc bill H. argued
thstti Was pIaCtical assumption OF Siates
d~bt,, and therefore, s5Hltioncd power
sai puuCiple which Wa in violation VI the
Cpn,utptiOn. Alr. y thought that after the
numerous bills which h5d 6len Offered snd
vetoed. that tn principle was at r,.st against
all works oil Internal improvement. IL on.
posed The bill because IL ,iulatei the Constr
lauon oi TIA couutry -ailmg a Slate as II
dad. at the expense of tia National rr.ns1r,.
Ihe Pubiic Lands belonged 40 more 10 The
States were ,hey were located thu they b.
logged 10 other Stat q
MF Cass replied 10 this speech. lie con
tented that the Generil Govcrnm,nt owed
,rca, debt 10 hc West. II had crossed the
West nesrly half centur, ago, and when
tlI"rc were bat forty tho1sanl people al the
We {. This numbrr bad now gown to four
millions. AMI was increasing. IL held that
iic bali should pass a. IL Coafctrcd a preat
b uchl upon the nation.
The subject Wds hcn, passed over for the
iaN, amt after bflci explanation br,wecn
Nf Brcrsa aui Mr Evans, relative to tie
'ivceh OF tbr iorm-s. the Ud-rs ol the day
we're called iof
OREGON DEBATE.
l.
Injected embarrassment 80 ad,lrrss the ) nate
ippn the subjects before the country Tie
tnie hal GA when oil oi az hlta srrio ~ an 4
ln hen,iOu th1t thefc would b.. var. II. 4
iusted ,liat thr tim, had passed lot the eyer
iso ui ihcsc apPrrhensluns. la lbs simpli- I
lts iIr had supposed the Chairman at the
'aminiitce rcali, dat represent the Govern.
taai, hen he cllim.l The whole ul Orrrun
al dcr..rcd ia addition that the National
pnor would b. forfeited Il The country dit
~, by arms, maintain it- claim Go the whole
7 Oregon. Toe S-uatnr tuom MICHIGAN aud
lr Senltor ir0m Indiana. (N s,s. Cl,s anil
innesin) bad maintained ihe sImf ekjr..
.diuay views lhc sVrr,Lc, ut Mcssrs DIX
\. l., aut Benton 90 Mo, aud particular
tie speech "a The Senator ir3.n North Clra. ,
IA lMr iiayWooslj tlie Chaiun8Hul the Cum
IIee Ou Comm rec. bad revived the hone, ,
Ihc nation, ani lett all 10 believe that ihe !
! Of those Senator, would d. found offend. ,
san houoflbls compounds OF tbs o.ccun
!, siion.
Ms. Johnson slij De "a not loub, ,hatths /,
nsior rom North Carolinl. from the posi- [
~ he hell, spoke tine Views oi the President. )
was bound To know the views Ot TO-. III a
nuyc as thic Chairman 81 jhc Committee on /
nm sfec, and lc presumed bc dii know l.
'in and hid iaidy expressed tIcm la his ;
'ech un Thursday last, he MAS equal, q
ne thli ihc Snltou, irum Indiana and Ohio Il
not express the views OF the Executive.
Nc. flanagan here made an aiusion to \
Official organ ol the President a. briuq an a,
'oueni oi thc views oi the Administrator
'ir. Johnson was happy TO hear thst there
: an Official organ. aHd quoted literally 81
N Toe Union 30 show that thc official ga pa
spoke not ihc views ui tie ultfa senators. -
OF Mr Folk. II said he, this papcrs pcaks h'
Executive views. then ,hc S-nllor, from II
iuns AMI Ohio are The lcaicTs ct a lotlornl q
Alt. Hinnrsan "a his s-at--"Tlicn the lor. !,
~. "D J1,r 'rSai fheai, will b. victory 4
" your own President a.
Mr. Johnson proceeded So slloss how the "a
iators bad been silenccd IS ,is alnonition J,
'hc oihc'ai paper. and after this be argucd =
; question upon is meiits--couicndingl thai L
, Government MAS bound by every pnnci- Z
: oi hpaor AMI compromise 10 settle the e
cgon question upon lhc terms which hid + a
ga frequently proposed by our Government i
ihc aoscuc, oi comprouis-. IL WAS argued 4
al war was inevitable. Our title "a hi, >
dsment, was really good only az 10 forty !
ne
II ile question should ba a new one tl,c pro-
= division would b. forty nine. lhe bestiine :
g the interests of the nation, and the line :
Iosi "a conformity with treaties, circum-
ance', principles % Justice aud public hon.
A succinct examination OF title was then
'ade, which was followed up by a brief audi
iupfchcnston cNamlnatIou Of the npco,ia.
ons. Nh. Polk had Offered 10 c0mpsomise
ils question upon the line of - deg. WHY
A. hc done sof Ills own answer was that he
ildc q because there WAS au Implied olliua.
on upon him 20 do 20. because the Oder had
.pceiedl! becn made by his predecessors --
l. wished iO pat IL 10 thc Presidents friends
'hcliirT Tits obligation was not more binding
0w, Sheet had OHce moro been Offered. and \
" Mr.. Po.k himsrlf The addition so tbe
lumber OF oilers Increased ihe moral obliga.
ION 10 hcCept llc oilef when II sionld b. /
made. The ci,iiix q world would cppdemn
- ''''''t~ N''.i 81 VNtt alter ~ Il
idd been i've Times offered by Us and as often 1
declined
hr. Johnson now characterized dies sns,or. I
rom Ohio AMI Illinois as thc Leaders ali me
iliraisis ant the Hoispns OF the senate
They were for City forty. az fight. and bc
rad 40 doub, the Senator from lniiana would
saCS io g.
Nj. IT. nodded nss,nt.
Tue Senaiors ifoi1 Oliiu anl Illinois harll,
deserved thc cppeilaiious
Ma. }. then alluded 10 thc Senator, from y
Aofh aud Missouri. fhcs gentlemen fNe..r.
Benton aud DiA) lad not 30 deprecated E,,g
land as $40 declare that % war with swas a
iuiing alisir The Senators from Ohio M