Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-02-14

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ty of such thing They might burn Capitol they
had done before, but that Capitol would again upear
| bidding proud defiance TO our foes.
| The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House having resolved itself Committee Of the
WHOLE (Mr TIBDATTs in the chair, and resumed the con-
slderaton of the resolution reported from the Committee ON
Foreign Affairs for giving Great Britain the months
notice OF the termination Of the convention of the 9th August
io2I concerning the joint occupation of the Oregon country
Mr.. THOMAS BUTLER KING resumed the debate in
an able speech which will be given hereafter When he con-
cuded-
Mr.. ADAMS commenced by observing that this was not
one OF those occasions in which, Notwithstanding the estma-
ton OF his good friend from Pennsylvania the speech he had
formerly delivered the subject before the committee took
from him the right of addressing this time. The only
when he had addressed House at all during the
session the bill brought here by the chairman of the
COMMITTEES on Military Affairs for the raising Of regi-
mens of rfemen for the army So far from the question
then being the that before the committee the
main DIM OF the few remarks Mr. A. had then made was the
complaint that he had understood by general report current
through the city, that the Committee Foreign Affairs had
determined not to report in favor Of giving notice
tam OF the termination OF the convention respecting Oregon
at the expiration OF twelve months On that occasion the
honorable chairman of the Committee Foreign Affairs
u j. ISGERsoLL had stated in his place. that no such de-
termination had been absolutely taken by that committee and
that no member Of the committee authorized make any
such statement Whereupon, gentlemen might perhaps re
member that Mr. A. had expressed himself being glad 10
hear it and as hoping that, few days. report on that
subject would be made, and that when made would be
made the first subject of consideration by the House. being
Of many highly important measures the rest of which
were to follow it. To his great qualification within three days
after, the report before the committee made and as
he had DESIRED made the first subject of any material
importance for consideration by the House, and had con-
hnued from that day TO the present.
Mr. A. had then said that ne in condition to address
the House, having neither the requisite power OF body
mind and he situation which rendered him far
more incompetent than be had been then.
At that time he had stated expressly that after great de
liberation and great reluctance he had twelve months before
declared that his mind made up in favor Of giving notice
to Great Britain that the convention respecting Oregon sbo
be terminated after the expiration Of twelve months that he
continued to think and that he ready then to aopt
any resolution giving that notice
Since that time the House had been engaged with all The
ability ne had witnessed and which, he must saw was
unspassabc, and with patriotism unsurpassed by any de
Lucrative assembly Of any people in the world upon that
question. II his mind had been made up already tina, the
time for giving such notice. il would have been
from the arguments brought forward during the debate
debate ably conducted and consummated ON both sides o
the question he had witnessed He had
throughout to keep his mind in calm and impartial state
as he had not considered the question before He had lis
tened with all the attention he could command to what had
been advanced both sides and If his mind had not been
made up in the most positive and nexbe manner he did not
know what might have been the result of the debate upon
opinion Every argument every fact every consideration of
every sort that could have power the human mind had
been brought forward both sides II not for him to
that never had there been debate which the subject in dis
pute bad been thoroughly examined more perfectly
exhausted than this The debate had left him inst where
he was whenit commenced with conviction fortified by all
that had been sad that the time which notice
ought to be given Great Britain that at the expiration Of
twelve months the convention in regard the Oregon terri
tory must be terminated and that at that time the United
States would put end to It's further continuance
On this point however, Mr. A. had but little to say in adj
don to what he had observed BEFORE and add that he
oPeu all the arguments OF those gentlemen who had main
tained the same side Of the question.
bu ne could not help saying that some parts Of the de-
bate the discussion had been drawn too much into
mr. A. mad been charged with Inconsistency in his own
course and gentlemen had sometimes imputed To him motives
nv N. most patriotic or praseworhy II had been said that
Uea Britain had some claims there some words were lost TO
ne Reporter and claim beyond that was admitted Inv The
convention between the two nations
NV u SAID that his situation such might ask some
Poogy 70 me comuee for the desuory character Of what
ne should say, and this for reasons with which no ho no,
trouble the Haise. " '''''' "o'
He had been recent urged BY his friends 70 saw something
ue,re tne committee, but for Tins he had
MOI 'o We reccss; and when he csrpc TO- t,-
n"sc inns morning he rather despanu of an orno,n
Ae any part m the discussion nor should he have A.
~ 10 = now but Tor the personal appeal made TO him
i by gentleman tNr KISo, Of Georria) far WHOM, he ,,
tanned great respect, and with whom his neysoral
Always oee Of the most friendly kind and who hal b;,he
ever observed the duties Of that relation But on tho nre
Il occasion, the gentleman had commenced NV yh. ~
to have been disorIery appeal 10 him ~
ter and which was not in conformity with The rrcs III; -
TO regulate the course If debate in tina, House r. -
lar, inasmuch as the gentleman had put his Question - H.
A. m person, instead Of addressing il 10 The ca;
right had that gentleman to ask him. person,I,v 49,
n that floor '' NY 'n'hg On
il tMr krSe, by leave, spoke in explanation II. had "A
dressed his question TO the Chair he had said that h m
due respect, he should like ask the bopor,,J. ,o,,
from Massachusetts question the gentlemen s.aI !,
assent, and then be bad put his question This s. NJ r,.
stood IT, was not unpsriiaDenary irregular He ccrl
hadintcnded nothing tina, or
II Mr. ADAMS resumed He did believe that the cen,le
man meant TO be disrespecul unpaiamenary We, re- coz
tsiny thought his question supplementary he was v;ln
to believe u was not personally di<respectfu Mr. h.s
answered II as explicitly undsgusedy as direclv a. MI
heart and mind could suggest and with that replv he mich
have concluded what he had say He referred 10 ,h e.
cnmsancc now only because the final and indeed ~
only reason why he addressed the committee -
Mr. A. had said before that he ready 10 give 10 t;ro
Britain The notice proposed by the Committee on Frco Ar
fairs but nc had not entered into MI the re,sons ,vb;c ~
brought him TO that conclusion He had been v;ln =
the balance Of the debate with the committee and =, 80 =
70 any one OF the several propositions to the form ~ irwin,
notice Of the termination Of the conventionfo m. ,;
and unconditional declaration of tho report Of the
the COMMITTEES on Foreign As down TO the las, and ns
nmd o. all the resolutions which had been before Inc
tee The more positive they the better thev ;,cJ 4;
mind hut, by way Of compromise and with q csi,e \
show as strong majority possible on tho final vote n
would consent to 60 for the least positive and ,hc ms, 90
| of thcm all lie