Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-03-12
Gmrntp Ninth Congress


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motion of Dir. DAYTON to postpone the Oregon sub
ject for the space of two weeks. We copy below in
/ full tie remarks Of Gen. Cass.)
Mr. Cass rose to speak only topic: be not GO
ing make speech aud he would say that
"wsr was inevitable, except 10 discam IL. laugh.l
II he rightly understood the Senator from New Jersey
(Mr Dayton) he grounded his motion for post ponement
the pacific recently received from ngiand, the
Of which led him to conclude that the course OF
Great Britain likely to be moro pacific. Now. Mr.
c. would say, before the Senate and before the country
that there man, from end OF the Union TO
the other who DESTROYS of peace than he
So all Senators round him; be took 1t they all
for peace Some Of them thought war Immediately
probable than others but he well assured there
not in that Chamber who would sacrifice the rights
and honor of the country the one hand, or on The
other, would lightly and recklessly force state Of
Mr. C.. bad been looking with longing eyes at the
from Europe what good contained for seemed
have reached when the affairs Of the nation
were suspended the arrival OF the next steamboat!
Half the interval from steamers arrival to anOlheT's
spett in scruiiniZng the news brought by the
last and The other half in specializing that which the
boat would bring ought TO bring We could not
deliberate great national question, far less decide
without consulting the of the British press He did
not deny that might be proper look the
if public opinion in England but be oppos ed 10
indefinite posponemen Of action affairs ul
we knew what the opinions OF the British public
I
New Jersey founded his motion to postpone! Mr.. C. had
been surprised he had been amszed that the government
paper should have spoken of the late pacific and
encouraging merely from the of the Queens speech
Parliament Why. did every body know that since
the days of William ILL., the speech from the throne
had been a stereotyped thing The Queen not
sponsibe TO her subjects TO any body she did not
speak obliged To give any account of her matters
The tenor of the speech any thing but this it
all any subjects" "my throne" "my army" IL reglet
this" Il shall do that" There spreading of the
state of the national expected from the
Executive in this country. But what did the Queen sayi
That she regretted the difficulties with the United States
had lot settled and that she disposed to accom-
modate them well she could consistently with a
gard TO the national interests and honor" That the
amount Of it; and what less could she say The de-
caIaion vague and generals what did amount
Was there any thing specially pacific If there was be
had not .oplics sharp enough TO see it.
But what else did her Majesty say 'My army and
navy be increased" And what did this mean
There need of any such declaration regarded
her home policy she knew very well that her Ministers
could carry the proposed increase the day. What
then. it for! Against France England had long
been under the srctes alliance with that power, If not
officially yet by the full understanding and constant in
terchange of communications between the Ministers of
both Kingdoms. This military and naval increase
for France, nor for other power in Europe it in
tended for the United States 1t amounted this,
saying to this government Il increasing my army and
navy that may be ready for you. And it very
maIkab!e that Mr. Hume, who had been of the
radical party, and indeed at this time IFS acknowledged
head and leader the very CeTberus of the Treasury
forward to advocate the measure with the ayowal that il
had respect to this country. Gould doubt the
intended effect To be sure Sir Robert Peel declared
that the colonies of the Crown had greatly increased and
it necessary that the army and ravy should be widely
difused So it and so it had been for ages. The
Queen, the this ground but there
doubt in England TO what it designed for.
AS to the general and complexion of the British
press, MI q. did not feel disposed to rely much upon
that the Senator from New jersey seemed to do. One
of the leading political organs in London-the Morning
Chronicle Lord John Russe's paper-threw out the idea
that the British Government ought offer the 49th
degree the boundary without accompaniment UGH
we never could consent The claims Tapped over
each other aud II was vain to Tx lIne and say they
should end there The President recommended grants
land 10 settlers at the expiration of the twelve months
notice. and said that other would then be need
ed Every body understood his meaning Every body
knew that those looked taking possession
of the whole of the Oregon territory. 1t must come to
this the destiny of country onward, and lis fu-
ture inevitable
Mr.. WEBSTER, Speaking acrOss) Yes; "war was
inevitable" Taught
Mr.. CASS, (laughing) No; did not say war is in
evabe say the onward course of country is nev-
liable; and if no accommodation shall be effected with
England, leave all say how near war may be- Sir
Robert Peel said that the British Minister this country
had refused the o Of 40 degrees made to him by this
Governments he added, in very gentle TERMS that would
have been better to have referred the question his Gov
eminent at home but ne did not that the British
Government would have accepted it if he had. If he had
intended to adopt open frank pacific course he should
have said "Mr Pakenham is honest and able man
but he has taken TO his future utility
our Minister America. We will elevate him in rank
bat we recall him, and then make to the United
States offer of the parallel of 40 deg This would
have been really pacific Till he this or something
like it, he could not vote TO postpone this debate. He
could not what to be gained by it. The notice
had passed House, and under consideration
in the other branch of the Legislature with view to its
consummation. He not disposed to postpone it fol
better
, House of Representatives. FEB. %.
: Mr.. OWN, from the select Committee the Smith
sonan beques, reported back House bill No. 5, with
e substitute, and the following resolution:
Resolved That this report be printed that the sutsii
iute herewith reported be referred to the Co nmee
the Whole the of the Union and be printed sepa
ratey in the form of a bill and that the same be made
the special order Of the day for the second Tuesday
. April next.
Mr.. HoUsrox called for division of the question: 81
to take separate vote the proposal make thu
D special order for particular days. which was ordered.
+ So the bill referred to the Committee of the Who'll
n on the state of the Union.
And the question the first branch of the resolution
. was taken, and decided in the affirmative
And the question recurring the second branch tn
l. resolution
n Mr.. OWEN said: hope the House will suffer me 4
say word this subject. The money appropriate
e by this bill has been in treasury between AM
+ eight years and in all that time, dollar of ha
been used in accordance with the will of the w
suppose Congress unwilling in such matter
" Ii has heretofore failed because in the conflict OF
other important subjects, il delayed and rename
among the unfinished business. This will again its
unless make il the special order for day. Tn
Committee put it off until April If even that be To-
early, let later day be named. But, all events le
some day be fixed when may know that the subjeC
e will be taken up that at last escape the just