The New York herald., 1846-03-26

Accommodate those follow Senators whom circuustsn-
css may compel to be sbssnt from the Senate for
By fixing day. many Of those Ssn.ismsn vi. rscolisci
IT, so as to be present in the Senate the day re-
to vote, to the surprise Of some may not Be pre-
sent | name this circumstsnce without naming the
still more important consideration connected with the
interests of the country Two, three. or four months
have been devoted by Congress to the consideration OF
able to AZ day for the Hns vote upon this question
know is not the habit Of the Senate to take resou
that ii has been the usuass conversational way to
aside day for this purpose, and s with this OBJ
should my self propose next Saturday. (voices-"Oh
No. Nog1 That will leave sufficient time. perhaps,
and merely II, that there may BE- some definite
period agreed upon have nothing to in reference
tosny design 70 put Oa thi: question never indus:
obtaining as far practicable day for definite action
on this subject and such would inset the views Of
Mr. MoREHEAs-I do not know what is the practice Of
the Senate alluded to by the Senator from Ohio ss to
practice were such to amount to rule, trust il
will not be applied upon the present question The pre-.
Interesting and important subject which has attracted
the attention Of the country for many years past 40
question is to be decided because do, we may, to
some extent defeat the object the Senator has profess
members by deprving many honorable Senators Of the
opportunity Of expressing their He trusted the
He had spoken several Who desired 10 make
remarks ana he could speak for himself he toe
was de1irous to say something on the question.
Mr. srsier here moved to take up the special order
OF the day.
the present stage Of the proosedngs His object was
70 fx the question of day Of definite action upon the
minds and Upon the attention vi Senators.
. THE prrercE ORLEANS.
Mr' JOHNSON (ot Ls)-I move TO take up my rssolu.
The Secretary read accordingly preamble and reso-
iuoons passed by the Legislature Of Louisiana The
preamble sets forth the probabilities of war and the
cessy OF putting New Orleans in state Of def
The resolutions Of the Assembly aforesaid instruct their
senaoTs aud request their Representatives in Congress
10 use their best endeevor for the securing appropia
tons for the fordcation Of New orleuns BY land and
sea
ing the Secretary o War to INQUIRE into the best plan
OF putting the City Of New Orleans into a respectabls
Secretary report thereon to the senate 'A' 'A'' '
The resolution lies over day.
THE OREGON REsoLurIoNs.
on motion, the Senate resumed, from Thursday last,
the resolutions from tho Committee Foreign Rsla.
amendn eots proposed by Msssrs crittsndsn, colqut
Hannegan. Breese, johnson, of Maryland and others
embraced 10 the subject matter of the specia order OF
the day.
Mr. CHALMERS, young and promising Senator from
bs rose e. to the question and after Isvswng
and the various reasons of its advocacy illustrated in
the discussions Of the senste.some sdvocating
pesce mensure ths st Of series Of measues
leading TO the formal occupation Of the whole disputed
supporting the notice in that would
would prevent compromise, by securing the whole
or none -after reviewing this contrariety OF opinions
the importance of the issues involved and Of the
necessity Of acting with dcliberaon and crcunspeoton
before proceeding to the notice, Mr. G. adverted to
ference by the Senator from Maine (Mr Evans) to the
negotiations with Russia for the settlement Of tie north
cresy was not removed from those negotiations but
the Senator from Maine had been understood to say that
that the Spanish title gave valid claim to any Of the
territory Of the coast bat that the whole
said he had been looking this correspondence and
his understanding entirely different from what he
Senator.
Mr. EvAss said that his views upon the subject
oI the Russian negotiations had been drawn from
alnewspsres but what he had said In regard Of
the inva!idy Of the Spanish title was that govern
W that the territory was opsu 10 ali IL. wo1d
Mr. CHALMERS dissened and assumed that upon prior.
ssssss the Ps.d.n. Of hs uutsa xSts
its delivery two Senators were observed in con-
Ss,1n I.s ,Sa with M w.la:I
Mr.. cHllmts, resumed the thread Of HI. remarks He
entirely concurred in the Of the Presdeut and
whatever might be the consequences the responsibility
could not fall upon him He had only been pursuing the
The honorable Senator referred to The corrsspon- |
den: dence Of Mr. Clay while Secretary Of State. set
tlsment with Russis. to be a. 'clear and unquss.
honsble" as the President assumed il to be
upt o. 4o He commanded too that while the President
had declared opinion unavorahe the prospective
issue Of he had closed the door against
degree THE resolutions Of the Legislature Of Mssis
sppi upon this question: recommending the notice and
gon but without an express declaration that they were
"clear and unqsssonsbe upto 81 a0," here read
those resolutions He should 70 for the notice a. pr
mary object to the settlement of this controversy But
and the preservation Of an honorable peace. He regret
ted therefore, that the Senator from Connecticut Mr
6epatOr Georgia. IL
Ike begging Of the question rhe great object to be de.
sired in the aeon Of the Senate 80 to shape the mea
sure before ~ to secure ts unanimous and the
moral power that would be exsrted through its unsn
nous vote A was the question in measure had gone
out oil their control il had been taken up by the
party hacks-it was in the hands of dsmagoguss who
We're using to the prejudice of speedy and peaceabls
fessed that he contemplated the aspect Of affairs with
feeling that there much to alsrm-much to hazard
ing crisis in which il would be beyond the power Of
Congress and of either prevent the issue
face Of the isct at four Sh. Of the senate were in
favor Of compromise including thrsefourth; Of the
could wisely reject compromise" II the forty
nnth parallel were offered there nothing in the mes
s.
II were 80, why not prepare for wsr1 Why not re-
navy Why not arm the country for defence
Why not issue Iequisitions for direct annual tax
Chalmers argued, that while, By the universal opinion
of the country and Of the senstc, the Pres
cent could nor descend below the basis OF the lSth
parallel yet that while fourths Of the Senate nclu
cing threeourths of his own party, advocates Of
such partition Of the territory he could not decline
evade compromise, If offered upon that basis. The
House OF Representatives by direct vote upon the
question Of settling the dispute by negotiations, had do
cided ehrmaiively, only ten men voting against q
compromise" In the face Of all these evidences Of
hs sense Of Congress were mpos.ble for the Presi
dent to reject all compromise" all negotiation Mr..
Chalmers referred to the letter Of Sir Robert Peel to the
queen on rssgning his once ss Rrmey Minister, in
which Sir Robert Promissdto to satisfy the King OF France
that the wariiks preparations Of England had refer
snce to any contemplated rupture with the French
narchy and inferred that must there
FORE look to the contingency with rupture with the
United States In the perhaps anticipated unfavorsble
foreclosure OF negotiations In Short that there
point beyond which the British Government would not