Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-01-10

House what that game was had pulled out OF his pocket
copy Of the Times newspaper Of London, and had read an
extract in which predicted that the South would not
60 for this Oregon war;
The paragraph had mentioned, however, but one name
that Of Mr.. Calhoun; and, because Mr. Calhoun and the
South would go for this absurd the gentleman thought
very clear that there playing In the House. and
the gentleman from Illinois thought the same How any
gentleman could think such evidence, that game either
foul or fair was playing by the South, Mr. r. could not
dersand For himself he had dealt in impuations
against any mans had ever heard language OF that cha
from his lips But as The gentleman had been SO kind
to inform the House what said elsewhere of Mr. Cal
houn and the South he would take the liberty Of telling the
gentleman in return what said of him and those who
voted with him in this matter II said that this
quarrel got up for purposes of political and Of President
making and not for Oregon at all that 1t profigate
gambling with the limbs and lives and blood and happiness of
the people of the United States for object like this for the
qualification Of reckless ambition.
Mr. Dou6LAss inquired by whom such charge made
Mr. r. declined naming individuals, but he would tell that
gentleman also what said. 1t said, and with great
confidence that the West wanted to have the next President
and that they raising ennen and exciting the people,
and urging effect that object And to the gentle
from New York he would say that Of him and some Of
his colleagues il was said that New York embarked in this
because she disappointed in the last Presidential
eectionhe annexation of Texas having prevented her IA
voite from reaching the purple and that now she
sought weak her vengeance the South and that they
and the people Of the West together thought they should
ry this Oregon like whrwnd 1t remained to be
whether this prediction true In the geneman's
paper but had been mentioned but that name
was talisman and clue to the whole policy.
This whole thing said to be got up systematically for
the purpose Of securing the Presidential power and for
thing else under heaven He could not what the notions
which had actuated the gentleman from Massachusetts, in
advocating this and stirring up spirit Pos
sby attributed to hsdie intense, unmitgaed unap
peasabe hostility every thing connected with the South Mr.
stood here Representative Of that people, OF their inter-
and their feelings The gentleman from Ohio Mr. Mellow
had ayowedt hduty carry out the wishes OF his con-
stituens Wouldhe deny the like liberty to Mr. r. The peo
pie of the South nothing this Oregon matter for which
the country ought to be plunged into war, and did gen
temen expect him to act in opposition to their wishes
Would they have him ecreant to his constituents and to his
duty When did come they would be found true and
faithful After having done what they could to preserve
honorable peace, fight must they would be found in the
tug and wherever the battle hottest they had
BEEN But, believing they did, that Republican Gov
enmen such, based justice and peace, they
to all of aggression Many desired foreign
accomplish political objects at home but Mr. r. be-
eved in such policy No people preserved their lib
ey by of aggression the contrary, all the Republics
Of the world, they became aggressive in their
terprise lost it. On this subject all history told story
they sought rob and Cypress Others they fell
under tyranny themselves. Mr. r. did desire such fate
for this Republic.
Ever since his manhood he had been struggling for political
REFORM believing he did, that the most magnf
system of Government which the wit of man. under the
blessing of God had devised he had sought to keep
pure He believed that peace friendly to liberty and that
it state of peace that system like could best
accomplish it had accomplished, its highest and its
nobest triumph in promoting and securing the public happ
and he would not surrender it without reasons, and
strong reasons the heady headstong of popular
fury, or to the noise of political gable.
Mr. R. had said nothing of the motives of gentlemen He
meant no offensive personal illusions All he had said, he
had said Southern Representative He had doubt
that great impulses which urged gentlemen to action here
be found at their homes. He believed them upright
he knew that they fearless No people were bode
hrmer ue sesacrifcing; but they seemed to have
different interest from the people at the South. The West
was far secluded she had nothing to export The South
had every thing They remote from the immediate effects
of war,he South directly exposed to them And while
these at all against Just war, they were
good and valid for demanding clear and just cause
for going war; and for still cleavng to the blessings Of
peace till such reasons produced.
He had said nothing the subject Of negotationnothng
about the question at between ourselves and Great B
tain That question ofths He would leave that
with the Executive For himself he did not believe that
gotiaton was end but he left all responsibility that
subject where the Constitution had placed tit with the
Executive. Mr.. r. would not wrest it from him only to
precpate things into condition in which must go to
war, with all its desolations.
On the following day
Mr. billiard, who entitled to the floor, to adj
dress the House but he yielded for a moment to-
Mr.. PRESTON KING, who desired to make explana-
ton personal to himself Mr. K said that he found in the
report Of the speech of the gentleman from South Carolina
Mr. RHETT,) published in the Union, the following
paragraph:
If the West, my remarks apply the Northwest
The gentleman from Illinois him had said that game
playing this subject and the gentleman from New
York Mr. KINs had undertaken tell what the game
He pulled out newspaper TO show il to The ar
Gle which he read referred only individual Mr. CAL
houn; and it he who playing game for the
ton of such measures, but how, with whom,
planned The gentleman, however, minated that there was
duplicity in the movements against this bill
Nh. KING went ON to say that he had made no such
remark While the gentleman from South Carolina was
speaking, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. DousLAss)
rose to explain but the gentleman from South Carolina
refused to yield the floor Mr. X. repeated that he had
made such remark but the gentleman from South Ca
rona could find the circumstances of the case and the
Of events stronger evidence that understanding had
rotary of State that if Great Britain would abstain from in
tereng in the Texas question, Oregon might be divided
That the British Goverm seemed to have arrived at such
an understanding had The American negotiator
in the Senate, and should what bis future
would be- As New York. and what the gentleman
from South Carolina thought she felt about her disappoin
in the late Presidential election did not became Mr.
X. TO word Voices of the millions Of her patriotic
had borne witness to her fidelity to Democratic principles
and they felt great Indifference any questions Of local.
ty, whether in the East the West whether at the North
the South
Mr.. billiard insisting his right to the oor and
was about to commence his remarks when
Mr.. RIiETT hoped the gentleman from Alabama would
allow opportunity of reply Mr. r. had not been in
the House the moment when the gentleman had
ed his remarks but he understood the gentleman having
said that the country would see whether there had been
understanding between Mr. Calhoun and the British Min
lister the Mr. Calhoun should pursue Was this
what the gentleman had said
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